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TopicCriminals in politics

Topic: Criminals in politics

Ban criminals from politics: Cop-turned-BJP candidate Rajeshwar Singh’s poll pitch in Lucknow

ED’s ex-joint director wants to 'clean up system', blames SP for criminalising politics. SP petitions EC for his wife Laxmi Singh’s transfer from Lucknow, where she's an IG.

Almost 70% of MLAs in Bihar’s new assembly face criminal cases, up 10% from the last one

ADR analysis finds 123 out of 163 ‘criminal’ MLAs have serious charges against them. Number of crorepati MLAs has also gone up to 81% from 67%.

Me Lord, use your time for something better: My response to SC order on criminals in politics

Wouldn’t it be better if SC focussed its energy on tackling the root causes – the inordinate delays and miscarriage of justice in India's legal system?

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

SEBI green-lights NSE IPO. What exchange’s CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan revealed about next steps

Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.