Congress Party takes another big hit as India ruling party leader charged with senior corruption

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Fresh charges laid in India’s ‘Coalgate’ scandal

AFP – Indian police on Tuesday filed preliminary corruption charges against a leading steel company and its chairman, a prominent ruling Congress party lawmaker, over allocation of coal mining rights. The federal Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement it had also filed preliminary graft.

Indian opposition leader reverses decision to quit key posts

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India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani gestures as he arrives to cast his vote during an election for the ceremonial post of president in New Delhi.