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‘Retaliatory, violates PoSH Act’—officer accuses CRPF of bias after complaint against IG, commandant

Alleging she has been transferred 'out of turn' twice since bringing sexual harassment charges against her senior, assistant commandant-level woman officer has approached Delhi HC.

HC quashes ‘discriminatory’ action against CRPF man with mental illness, restores full service benefits

Chhattar Singh was dismissed from service on two grounds: ‘absent from service’ and ‘insubordination’. The court has called his punishment ‘discriminatory, unfair’.

Village fair tattoo may cost man his CRPF future; MHA says can’t bend rules, HC to decide

MHA has told the Delhi High Court that tattoos on the right forearm—the saluting arm—violate uniformity and secular neutrality in the CAPF.  

NIA chargesheets CRPF ASI dismissed after Op Sindoor for ‘leaking’ sensitive info to Pakistan

Moti Ram was arrested by the NIA after the CRPF allegedly uncovered evidence of his contact with suspicious accounts. Agency has also charged him under UAPA.

Distraction, desperation or a divide? Security officials sceptical over Maoists’ ‘ceasefire declaration’

A purported statement by CPI (Maoist) with offers of peace talks, dated 15 August, has surfaced now, sparking doubts over its authenticity & the intent.

13 yrs after he escaped custody, Maoist central committee member Sahadev Soren killed in encounter

Soren, wanted for his role in 2005 killing of IPS officer posted in Bihar's Munger and escape from police custody in 2012, was killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh Monday morning.

Centre withdraws Delhi CM’s CRPF security, Delhi Police to retain charge

CRPF had been handed over Rekha Gupta’s security last week, hours after she was attacked at her residence by a man from Rajkot, who is in Delhi Police’s custody.

Hours after attack, MHA directs CRPF to guard CM Rekha Gupta, specialised wing for VIPs in charge

Delhi CM has been ‘provided with a security detail under Z category’ and at least 30 CRPF commandos would work in shifts to keep her safe. 

BMI campaign for a ‘fit & fighting’ CRPF as growing number of heart attacks spark concern

Campaign applicable to all CRPF personnel except those who in last 2 years of service. Personnel with BMI above prescribed level will get support for dietary guidance & exercise.

CRPF defends sacking constable with Pakistani wife in HC, says he ‘forged sign on nikahnama’

New Delhi: He harboured a Pakistani national and married her without telling his bosses, and that amounts to grave misconduct. That's what the Central...

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Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.