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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Topic: CBI

Govt unleashes its caged parrot CBI when under crisis. Sterling scam is no different

Whenever the NDA government faces a crisis, a new development is suddenly reported in investigations involving the BJP’s opponents or its critics.

Photographers summoned for Babri trial worried about grainy memories of 1992 demolition

They recall the larger picture, but say they are fuzzy on the details, a fact they fear will be used by the defence to discredit their account.

Upendra Rai raids: Call data of ED officer, ex-corporate affairs joint secretary under probe

The probe agencies have seized a confidential communication between the Indian High Commission in Singapore and a former ED Chief in connection with a case related to Naveen Jindal.

Sushil Chandra gets vigilance clearance, to continue as CBDT chairman for another year

A discreet probe was conducted against Chandra and eight other senior I-T officials by CBI in connection with the Nirav Modi case.

CBI officer probing Nirav Modi & ICICI-Videocon cases moved back to home cadre Tripura

Rajiv Singh is one of 3 Tripura cadre IPS officers prematurely repatriated as new CM Biplab Deb requested their return to help improve law enforcement.

Year of the Dog: The BJP can blame Chinese Zodiac for Karnataka defeat

Pre-Truth, our new feature, brings you snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Nirav Modi fraud cost Rs 14,357 crore, says PNB

The bank Tuesday posted its largest-ever quarterly loss of Rs 13,416.91 crore for the January-March period, mainly on account of high provisioning for bad loans.

The meteoric rise of Upendra Rai, a boy from Ghazipur who became a ‘tainted’ media baron

Rai has been arrested by CBI over alleged dubious transactions worth Rs 100 crore, and suspicion that he used false information to gain access to airports.

UK court says evidence against Mallya admissible, next hearing on July 11

The trial, which opened at the London court last year, is aimed at laying out a prima facie case of fraud against Mallya, who has been in the UK since he left India in 2016.

How a chromosome and a unique test helped crack Himachal’s Kotkhai rape case

Having hit many dead ends, the CBI found alleged rapist Anil Kumar through a procedure called lineage testing, used for the first time in India.

On Camera

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.