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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicAbhishek Verma

Topic: Abhishek Verma

10 yrs after going to jail in arms case, ‘Lord of War’ Abhishek Verma resurfaces as Delhi tycoon

Of 7 cases lodged against him, Verma was acquitted in 3 & is facing trial in 4. He claims all cases were 'politically motivated' & is now trying to rebrand himself as a businessman.

16-year-old son of a farmer wins gold for India in shooting at Asian Games

Saurabh Chaudhary hails from a village in Meerut and is now ready to move on to the World Championships.

Top German minister tried to get defence firm off the blacklist, Modi govt didn’t budge

Gun maker Rheinmetall also allegedly paid controversial arms agent Abhishek Verma to get it off the hook, was misled by an undisclosed Indian industrial group.

Indian company linked to ‘arms dealer’ invited to build Maldives airport

Opposition in Male questions antecedents of its promoters, Abhishek Verma and his wife Anca Verma, who are facing criminal charges.

After major blow in trial court, CBI approaches High Court against arms dealer Abhishek Verma

The verdict by a lower court – now being challenged by the CBI – had put all agency cases against Abhishek Verma on a weak wicket as it had struck at the core of prosecution argument. MANU PUBBY

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.