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TopicAlok Verma

Topic: Alok Verma

Govt issues show-cause notice to ED joint director Rajeshwar Singh

Accused of having disproportionate assets, the officer is considered close to Alok Verma as well as BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.

Tavleen Singh takes on #MeToo supporters, explains why she isn’t on the same page

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi leads protest to CBI headquarters

Rahul Gandhi Friday led a protest march to demand the reinstatement of CBI director Alok Verma and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

CBI vs CBI vs Rahul Gandhi

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Supreme Court sets two-week deadline for probe against CBI director Alok Verma

The Supreme Court, hearing CBI director Alok Verma's petition against his removal, said the CVC probe will be monitored by ex-SC judge A.K. Patnaik.  

Narendra Modi had to use the guillotine before the CBI-ED war engulfed him

Narendra Modi knew he had to take charge, even at the cost of exposing the government's security flanks.

LIVE: CBI Vs CBI

The Supreme Court is hearing a plea filed by ousted CBI chief Alok Verma against the government stripping him off his powers. 

The 9 cases CBI chief Alok Verma scuttled for bribes — Rakesh Asthana’s allegations

From Moin Qureshi case to IRCTC scam -- CBI No. 2 Rakesh Asthana, in complaint to CVC, accuses Alok Verma of scuttling probes & accepting bribes.

Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana are still director and special director: CBI

CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said M. Nageshwar Rao will continue as interim director until CVC concludes its probe.

Modi govt needs to give SC credible ground on why it removed CBI chief, says Soli Sorabjee

Eminent jurist Soli Sorabjee feels Modi govt's hurried move to remove CBI chief Alok Verma raises suspicion, says it was avoidable.   

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RBI didn’t do heavy lifting under Subbarao. And Finance Ministry didn’t undermine the Governor

In my view as the finance secretary during UPA II govt, the least RBI could have done was not to further depress the sentiment with doomsday prophecies.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.