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TopicDevender Kumar

Topic: Devender Kumar

CBI No. 2 Asthana insists FIR against him is illegal, gets temporary relief from court

The Delhi High Court has instructed that CBI special director Rakesh Asthana cannot be arrested until the next hearing Monday.

PM Modi summons CBI’s top two cops, agency arrests its own DSP Devender Kumar

Devender Kumar was arrested for allegedly forging a statement to assist CBI's No. 2 Asthana in his corruption complaint against agency director Verma.

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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.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘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.