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TopicAnil Deshmukh

Topic: Anil Deshmukh

How 2021 Antilia bomb scare has come back to bite Mahayuti & MVA in poll-bound Maharashtra

Key characters Parambir Singh and Sachin Waze, who had dominated Maharashtra’s political discourse for a bit 3 years ago, have re-emerged as MVA and BJP try to corner one another.

Shinde govt drops all charges against retd IPS officer Param Bir Singh, MVA-era suspension revoked

Controversy surrounding IPS officer Param Bir Singh began in 2021, when explosives were allegedly found outside Antilia, the Mumbai residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani.

Jailed NCP leaders Nawab Malik, Anil Deshmukh move SC to vote in Maharashtra floor test

The NCP is a constituent of the Maharashtra government which faces a credibility test in the assembly Thursday.

‘Untraceable’ since May, Param Bir Singh arrives in Mumbai, says will join investigation

Singh, who had made allegations of extortion against ex-Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh, appeared before the Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 11 at Kandivali.

Dismissed Mumbai cop Waze tells panel he met ex-minister Deshmukh’s secy, wasn’t asked for money

Dismissed cop Sachin Waze told the judicial commission that he is contemplating submitting an application that the inquiry should cease.

Don’t want to show evidence in Deshmukh case, untraceable Param Bir Singh tells judicial panel

Former Mumbai commissioner's lawyer tells Chandiwal Commission he doesn’t want any cross-examination either. Panel is probing his ‘extortion’ claims against ex-state home minister Anil Deshmukh.

5-star hotel stay, Merc, BMW show disgraced ex-cop Waze lived lavishly: ‘Leaked CBI report’

65-page purported report says ‘no cognizable offence made out’ against ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, but details extortion allegations against Waze.

Cops in Param Bir’s corruption complaint ‘only met Deshmukh to prepare answers for assembly’

Mumbai ex-commissioner Param Bir Singh had alleged Deshmukh’s aide told ACP Patil that then-home minister was ‘targeting collection’ of money from bars and restaurants.

Why NCP picked low-profile, soft-spoken Dilip Walse Patil as Anil Deshmukh’s replacement

Anil Deshmukh had Monday resigned as the Maharashtra home minister after Bombay HC ordered a CBI probe into allegations that he ran an extortion racket in Mumbai. 

How CBI plans to probe Param Bir Singh’s corruption allegations against ex-minister Deshmukh

On directions from Bombay HC, CBI team from Delhi will investigate allegations that Anil Deshmukh, as Maharashtra home minister, ordered Mumbai cops to extort bars, restaurants.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.