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After 5 acting police chiefs in 4 years, UP to get permanent DGP soon. The top officers in the race

Senior officials from UP govt & UPSC met in Delhi Tuesday to finalise the panel for the appointment of DGP, which would be the first since 2022.

Dushyant Chautala at odds with 2nd Haryana DGP in 6 months—‘Ajay Singhal blocked my number’

This is not the first time Chautala has turned a clash with Haryana Police into political capital. Political observers say the JJP chief has found a reliable formula in his confrontations.

CAT steps in as West Bengal IPS officer risks losing top cop post due to delay amid state-Centre friction

IPS officer Rajesh Kumar, set to retire on 31 Jan, was eligible to be West Bengal DGP when the post fell vacant in 2023. He moved the Central Administrative Tribunal in Dec 2024.

Karnataka suspends DGP-rank officer for ‘obscene’ videos, causing ’embarrassment’ to government

Viral videos purportedly show 1993-batch DGP-rank IPS officer K. Ramachandra Rao misbehaving with multiple women in office, while in uniform.

Haryana has a new DGP: 1992-batch IPS Ajay Singhal, head of vigilance & anti-corruption bureau

Singhal has spent most of his career in Haryana, with stints in various operational and administrative roles. His appointment came on the day his predecessor O.P. Singh retired.

JJP royalty lose police cover after Haryana DGP flags ‘fukre log’ using entourage to ‘show-off’

Action after DGP's instructions to police to withdraw personnel who guard those who 'flaunt security at weddings, funerals and malls'.

UPSC returns Haryana proposal to pick new DGP, flagging ‘no vacancy’. Why it leaves Saini govt in a fix

Incumbent DGP Kapur went on leave after being accused of abetting IPS Y. Puran Kumar's suicide. OP Singh is acting DGP. UPSC says Kapur is merely on leave, not retired or removed.

Haryana Police chief’s fitness challenge: Run 1 km in 5 minutes, or get left behind in life

The DGP's latest post advises people to be part of the solution. The DGP who juggles multiple hats, says he can do it all easily because: 'I keep my one-kilometer running time under five minutes.'

Haryana govt writes to Centre seeking CBI probe into death of retired Punjab DGP’s son

Special Investigation Team is already probing after Haryana Police had booked ex-DGP Mohd Mustafa & his wife, ex-minister Razia Sultana, in connection with the death of their son.

‘Welcome visitors with tea, newspapers,’ new Haryana DGP’s open letter to top brass under suicide shadow

First letter was addressed to entire Haryana Police force. Second letter also asks police officers to treat youth as they treat own kids, and victims & women with respect.

On Camera

Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

NATO’s show of might ahead of Ankara summit: An ambitious arms deal amid Trump’s criticism

‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.