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TopicInvestigation

Topic: investigation

‘Mere sweeping remarks not enough’—why SC refused CBI probe into UP secretariat recruitments

Setting aside an Allahabad HC order directing a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process, top court said such power should not be exercised routinely.

Marital disputes to loan fraud, private detectives are Indian legal system’s secret search engine

Operating in a legal grey zone, these detectives work behind the scenes—tracking missing persons, unearthing hidden assets and gathering evidence that is often used in court.

Delhi police launch probe into NDLS stampede, to analyse CCTV footage

A police source told PTI that a wrong announcement about change of platforms may have caused confusion which led to the stampede.

Haryana Police suspends 372 investigating officers in one sweep after home minister Vij cracks whip

Maximum IOs suspended in Sirsa (66), Gurugram (60) and Yamunanagar (57). On Monday, Vij had directed DGP to suspend these officers for delaying investigation for more than a year.

UK police open corporate manslaughter investigation at nurse Lucy Letby’s hospital

After Letby’s conviction, govt said it would hold an inquiry into the case amid accusations from senior doctors that concerns about the nurse were not heeded by hospital bosses.

UK parliament’s Standards Commissioner opens investigation into PM Rishi Sunak

The list of open inquiries stated that the matter under investigation was a ‘declaration of interest.’ Sunak's office has not responded.

Ukraine accuses 2 Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother at gunpoint

According to Ukrainian prosecution files, these sex crimes were among several committed by Russian soldiers of the 15th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in 4 homes near Kyiv in March 2022.

Ukraine launches probe into ‘brutal shooting’ of ‘prisoner of war’ by Russia

A video on social media shows an apparently unarmed man saying 'glory to Ukraine' before multiple shots are heard coming from an unseen shooter & he slumps to the ground.

Putin approved supply of missiles that shot down Malaysian plane MH17 in 2014, investigators say

The BUK-TELAR missile system was used to shoot down MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014 that killed 298 people, investigators said.

Accident, murder, accident — 5 years after law student’s death, no closure in sight for family

Vikrant Nagaich, 22, was found dead close to railway tracks in Jodhpur in 2017. While Rajasthan cops have thrice changed stand in case, his parents have also knocked top court's doors for justice.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.