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Topic: Alapan Bandyopadhyay

‘Incorrect path’ in CU VC reinstatement — no SC relief to wife of ex IAS officer who ‘snubbed’ Modi

Sonali Chakravarti Bandopadhyay is wife of former Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay, who was in the midst of a centre-state tussle after he skipped a meeting with the PM in Kalaikunda.

‘Conduct unbecoming’ of IAS officer: What Modi govt charge sheet says on Mamata aide Alapan

Charge sheet accuses Alapan Bandyopadhyay of failing 'to maintain absolute integrity'. List of witnesses based on which charges were framed has 1 person — ADC to Bengal Governor Dhankar.

Doctor with ‘mental health issues’ sent death threats to Bengal ex-chief secy, police say

Former Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay had received a death threat through a letter that was sent to his wife. Police have arrested three people in connection with the case.

Central govt’s modus operandi in Alapan case reeks of malafides, Calcutta HC order says

HC says CAT order to unilaterally transfer petition by Bengal’s ex-chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to principal bench ‘shocks judicial conscience’.

Bengal’s ex-chief secy Alapan Bandyopadhyay gets death threat, police say probe on

Bandyopadhyay received death threat through a letter that was sent to his wife. A senior official says the former Bengal chief secretary has informed the state govt about the letter.

Bengal’s ex-chief secy moves Calcutta HC against Modi govt after CAT transfers case to Delhi

Alapan Bandyopadhyay had moved Central Admin Tribunal questioning Modi govt’s jurisdiction in initiating disciplinary action. But case was transferred to Delhi.

Bengal’s ex-chief secy takes Modi govt to Central Admin Tribunal over ‘indiscipline’ probe

Bengal govt officials say Alapan Bandyopadhyay filed an application with CAT challenging Centre’s jurisdiction in initiating a probe against him, bypassing the state.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.