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A whistleblower moved Lokpal against SAIL’s dealings. After CBI FIR & suspensions, came the boot

The general manager-rank official was forced into early retirement with immediate effect this February. The PSU cited 'doubtful integrity & conduct unbecoming of an employee of SAIL'.

‘Tweaked policy to favour firms’: What Lokpal probe found that led to suspension of 2 top SAIL officials

The anti-corruption watchdog received three complaints against officials for granting undue benefits to private companies & causing losses to the public sector enterprise.

Modi warns against ‘glorifying the guilty’ — glimpses from launch of corruption complaints portal

Speaking at the launch of Central Vigilance Commission's Complaint Management System portal, PM Narendra Modi said govt institutions need not work with a political agenda.

India Inc loves retired bureaucrats. Modi govt can stop the stink with cooling-off period

Former CVC K.V. Chowdary’s joining Reliance Industries as an independent director highlights the need for urgent reforms in Indian bureaucracy.

After Alok Verma, Modi govt now removes Rakesh Asthana & 3 top CBI officers

Decision to curtail tenure of these four officers was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by PM Modi. New Delhi: A week...

K.V. Chowdary, first IRS officer to serve as CVC, is no stranger to controversy

K.V. Chowdary is said to have been as close to the power centres in UPA as he is in NDA.

How the lack of ‘dharma’ caused the CBI crisis

It started long before Narendra Modi took office.

In siding with govt, Supreme Court has lot to answer on Alok Verma’s ouster as CBI chief

The Supreme Court allowed itself to become party to what was essentially a political game of one-upmanship.

This is how Mallikarjun Kharge defended CBI director Alok Verma at selection panel meet

Congress leader calls for Verma’s tenure to be extended and says that even the charges against him that need a probe are not significant.

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A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

Amid the new war in Middle East, ‘God’ surfaces in oil and commodities contracts

Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.