Transparency International Corruption Index

A Singapore court has sentenced ex-minister S Iswaran to 12 months for accepting over $300,000 in gifts - an event which marks the first jail time for a former cabinet member in Singapore's history

The government will refrain from sharing exaggerated figures on investments at the World Food India event this year until they are fully verified and materialized on the ground, Union Minister Chirag Paswan said on Wednesday. Addressing media at the curtain raiser of World Food India's third edition scheduled for September 19-22 here, the Food Processing Industries Minister sought to allay concerns over the status of investment made in the food processing sector during the last two editions. Responding to a PTI query on the status of investments made in the previous two editions and any plans to tighten MoU conditions, Paswan said, "Investments are promised while signing an MoU and there is a gestation period (for implementation). It is only after that we come to know how much has been grounded. Henceforth when we talk about investment, we will mention those investments which can be grounded." Paswan, who also launched a mobile app and website of the third edition, said, "We are ver

India remains a middling performer

Bribery in public services continues to plague India.

India figures in list of countries with worst track record in dealing with foreign bribery, according to Transparency International

Country fails to open account in four years till 2017 on five metrics, bribery of foreign public officials not criminalised at all despite India being bound by UNCAC rules

The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean