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Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood appointed next CBI director

Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre & has been appointed to the post for two years after Subodh Kumar Jaiswal completes his tenure on 25 May.

Parliament passes bills to extend ED, CBI directors’ tenure up to 5 years

The passing of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Bill increased CBI chief's tenure from two to five years while Central Vigilance Commission Bill extended the ED director's term.

‘Mixed bag’ Glasgow Pact shows rich, historical emitters’ hypocrisy of villanising India

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Why IPS officers Rakesh Asthana & YC Modi, govt choice for CBI chief post, were ruled out

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana invokes a Supreme Court rule on appointments that has never been used before in the selection of CBI chiefs.

Mallikarjun Kharge objects to new CBI chief’s appointment, says selection criterion diluted

Mallikarjun Kharge, who was on the PM Modi-led panel to select the CBI chief, alleged that Rishi Kumar Shukla does not have the required experience.

Selection committee headed by PM Narendra Modi to decide CBI Director on Friday

The post of the CBI chief has been lying vacant since January 10 after the unceremonious exit of Alok Verma.

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Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

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.