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TopicAlok Verma

Topic: Alok Verma

CVC recommended sending top CBI officers Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana on leave: Arun Jailtey

Finance Minister Jaitley says government will comply with Supreme Court order reinstating CBI director Verma.

SC plays it safe in Alok Verma ruling

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SC reinstates Alok Verma as CBI director, PM-led panel to decide on his future in a week

CBI director Alok Verma was sent on leave last October after a bitter feud with agency's No. 2 Rakesh Asthana over corruption allegations. 

In CBI vs CBI case, Delhi court grants bail to alleged middleman Manoj Prasad

Special CBI judge Santosh Snehi Mann granted bail saying no purpose will be served by keeping Prasad in further custody.

Navjot Singh Sidhu has a new taunt for BJP after election loss

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Elated by UK court decision on Vijay Mallya: Ousted CBI spl director Rakesh Asthana

Rakesh Asthana, who led SIT against Vijay Mallya and never skipped a hearing in the case, says UK court has upheld his integrity as an investigator.

ED ‘digging dirt’ on joint director Rajeshwar Singh, seeks info on lawyer close to him

To ‘build case’ against Rajeshwar Singh, ED wants info on advocate R.S. Gill, who may have appeared in cases related to Baba Ramdev, IPL team owners & Sahara.

Extraordinary situations need extraordinary remedies, CVC tells SC in CBI vs CBI case

The Central Vigilance Commission made these remarks during the hearing of CBI Director Alok Verma's plea against the Centre's decision to divest him of powers.

A brief history of the cats of Kilkenny & why they were linked to CBI’s internal feud

From myths to cartoons, the mysterious cats have been around for centuries, engaged in a mutually destructive battle for power.

Top CBI officers fighting like Kilkenny cats exposed agency to ridicule: Attorney General Venugopal

It was absolutely essential for the Centre to step in and act in the tussle between two officers, he said.

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.