Apex court asked MHA to clarify if IPS officers on central deputation can turn down state posting. Matter arose after Sunil Achaya, posted in RAW, 'expressed unwillingness’ to be Nagaland DGP.
Nagaland DGP T. John Longkumer put in his papers Monday, a week before final Supreme Court hearing on the matter of his tenure being extended for 6 months after his retirement.
MHA, in letter sent to all chief secretaries on 12 September, ordered states to get approval before promoting or appointing senior IPS officers, or risk having the posting cancelled.
As state opposition alleges involvement of more police officers in case, Trinamool announces state-wide protests Friday claiming central agencies targeting opposition-led states.
In a letter to Kovind, the 27 former IPS officers said it was 'one of the gravest security lapses in the history of this country committed through conspiracy and collusion'.
IPS officers Suman Bala Sahoo, Soumen Mitra and Ranveer Kumar make up the SIT formed by the Calcutta High Court to probe the cases of political violence.
Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, forced to retire by MHA in 'public interest' this March, had Saturday announced he would contest against CM Adityanath in UP polls.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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