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UP ex-DGP announces new party to fight for Bundelkhand statehood. ‘Only fear of cutting votes will work’

Sulkhan Singh, who was 1st DGP under Yogi 1.0 govt, says party once registered may field candidates in 2024. He's also open to supporting BJP if they guarantee separate state.

Hotelier alleges ‘intimidation’ by Himachal DGP, cops file FIR against unknown persons after HC order

Police HQ says DGP is not a party or respondent in case & there is no adverse order against him. Case also registered against hotelier on police chief's complaint.

Tamil Nadu ex-spl DGP gets 3 yrs jail for sexually harassing IPS officer — ‘kissed her hand, kept photo’

According to 2021 complaint, Rajesh Das harassed her while on duty at then CM Palaniswami's poll event. Another cop who 'tried to stop her' from filing complaint let off with Rs 500 fine.

UP govt appoints 3rd acting DGP in row despite contempt plea in SC. ‘Bad precedent’, say ex-DGPs

Senior IPS officer Vijaya Kumar given charge. Mukul Goel, who was shunted out last May on grounds of 'disregard of govt duty', 'indolence', was state’s last permanent police chief.

Haryana IAS seeks police protection for family after wife’s complaint against ‘illegal raid’ by ACB

D. Suresh, posted as resident commissioner of Haryana in Delhi, has also sought FIR against ACB's 'illegal' probe against him in connection with allotment of a Gurugram plot in 2019.

Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood appointed next CBI director

Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre & has been appointed to the post for two years after Subodh Kumar Jaiswal completes his tenure on 25 May.

Acting DGP retires, UP puts another officer in his place — no clarity still on state’s next top cop

Appointment of permanent DGP will take time as govt has to send fresh panel of officers to UPSC for consideration after the body raised objections on removal of Mukul Goel last yr.

9 months after its top cop was shunted out, why UP Police is still without a permanent DGP

Acting DGP D.S. Chauhan is set to retire on 31 March. With no movement in the process to appoint a new DGP, Opposition has raked up the issue time and again.

In 8 months, one DGP has juggled CRPF, BSF, SSB, ITBP. For others, there’s no work

IPS officer Sujoy L. Thaosen is currently chief of CRPF with additional charge of BSF. Meanwhile, many DG-rank officers are at a loose end. IPS officers call it ‘injustice’ to all.

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We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.