The 1993-batch IPS officer has previously led SITs that probed cases including rape charges against former MP Prajwal Revanna and graft allegations against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara says police have arrested ex-DGP's wife Pallavi in connection with the murder, and she has admitted committing the crime.
Appointment comes around Congress's Karnataka elections win. State party chief D.K. Shivakumar had called Sood ‘nalayak’, vowing to take action against him once they are in power in the state.
Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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