Archive for the ‘Bribe’ Category

Income Tax Dept Urges Not To Pay Bribe

Saw this in the Hindustan Times epaper.

November 8, 2006   Posted in: Bribe, Corruption  9 Comments

India Up the Honesty Ladder

This is some good news.
The latest report by Transparency International (TI), the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog, has a surprise. India ranks No. 70 on its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) out of 163 nations. It is a distinct improvement over last year, when India stood at No 88. For the first time, India has reversed its downward [...]

November 7, 2006   Posted in: Bribe, Corruption  12 Comments

To Bribe Or Not To - That Is The Question!

I believe most of us have faced this dilemma at some point or the other. People bribe for petty things in India e.g. gas connection, phone connection, phone line repair, passport, income tax clearance, traffic violation and loads of other things. Sometimes one has to bribe just to get an appointment with a [...]

November 2, 2006   Posted in: Bribe, Uncategorized  16 Comments