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Topic: CBI

CBI unearths web of assets, seizes Rs 2.6 cr in cash as it widens net in Assam NHIDCL bribery case

CBI had registered a case against NHIDCL executive director and two representatives of a private company on the basis of source-based information.

‘Mere sweeping remarks not enough’—why SC refused CBI probe into UP secretariat recruitments

Setting aside an Allahabad HC order directing a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process, top court said such power should not be exercised routinely.

CBI books Punjab DIG for ‘demanding’ Rs 8 lakh bribe to ‘settle’ businessman’s case

It has been alleged that the DIG, posted in Ropar Range, also sought recurring monthly payments, and threatened to falsely implicate the complainant in criminal cases.

‘Rs 8 lakh + monthly sewa-paani’: CBI’s bribery case against Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar

Harcharan Singh Bhullar was posted in the Rupnagar range. Bhullar joined as an officer of the Punjab police and was promoted to IPS in 2016.

CBI reports surge in Interpol notices, reduction in processing time from 14 to 3 months

CBI Director Praveen Sood said the agency published 189 Interpol notices, including 79 Red Notices and 110 Blue Notices, in the first nine months of 2025 compared to 52 Red Notices in 2024.

When complainant becomes ‘culprit’: Curious case of Reliance Power CFO’s arrest in bank guarantee case

Enforcement Directorate arrests CFO of Reliance Power subsidiary, chartered accountant with 25 years experience, for allegedly colluding to provide fake bank guarantees for his employer.

Why SC struck down a Rajasthan HC order, saying high courts can’t recall final orders in criminal cases

Rajasthan HC had transferred to CBI two illegal mining & intimidation cases in Bhilwara against Congress leader and ex-minister Ramlal Jat, after initially declining to do so.

Posing as PMO official, Delhi man sought Tirupati darshan, Symbiosis admission. CBI now on lookout

Man booked based on 3 complaints from PMO, which also alerted CBI that accused contacted tehsildar in Mysuru & introduced himself as joint secy, seeking documents related to a plot.

‘Ready to hand over case to CBI’—Assam CM on Zubeen Garg’s death probe

While addressing the formulation of an special team, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the case would be transferred to CBI if the SIT 'fails to investigate properly'.

CBI begins probe into alleged FCRA violations by Ladakh-based activist Wangchuk’s institution

'We don’t want to be dependent on foreign funds, but we export our knowledge and raise revenue. In three such instances, they thought it was foreign contribution,' Sonam Wangchuk claimed.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.