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TopicDelhi Police commissioner

Topic: Delhi Police commissioner

CM Sai’s serendipitous encounter with Left leaders & Rajeev Shukla to wait longer to become BCCI chief

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Why Delhi court pulled up cops for ‘casual attitude’ in probing case against minister Kapil Mishra

Mishra was accused of promoting communal enmity. The court said it had no option but to bring this “state of affairs” to the Delhi Police commissioner’s notice.

Monitoring interstate gangs & criminals, specially from Bangladesh — security measures for 77th I-Day

Officers at a high-level meeting in Delhi also talked about intelligence sharing on recently stolen vehicles, arms dealers and couriers delivered to unspecified addresses, it is learnt.

After magistrate summons cop ‘300+ times’, Delhi court sets aside order — ‘must stop this practice’

Order by district & sessions judge came on a revision petition filed by a station house officer called to assist the court. His lawyer says it disrupted his daily policing duties.

Former ITBP DG, part of task force against Veerappan — Sanjay Arora is Delhi’s new police chief

Arora, of the 1988 IPS batch, was appointed chief of the national capital’s police force by the Ministry of Home Affairs Sunday. He took charge Monday.

Crossed rivers, travelled amid Covid restrictions — Delhi cop recalls how she traced 76 kids

Delhi Police Constable Seema Dhaka, who got an 'out-of-turn' promotion for her achievement, recounts rescuing children who suffered from drug abuse, were abducted or abused.

9 ex-IPS officers ask Delhi top cop for re-investigation of all riots cases ‘without bias’

The letter says that investigations and challans submitted by the Delhi Police with respect to the February riots were 'partisan and politically motivated'.

Delhi Police opens 6 wellness centres with Ayurveda, tele-counselling services for personnel

An MoU has been signed with the Ministry of AYUSH for Ayurvedic doctors at the centres, which also have outdoor gymnasiums.

‘Dil Ki Police’: Delhi Police Twitter handle gets colourful makeover to motivate ground staff

Delhi Police PRO M.S. Randhawa says steps are being taken to increase people-to-police contact and boost morale of ground staff.

Controversial ex-CBI officer Rakesh Asthana is top contender for Delhi Police chief post

Other contenders for post of Delhi Police commissioner are Puducherry DGP Balaji Srivastava and ADG (Training) in CRPF S.N. Srivastava.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.