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Topic: Kerala police

Can arrests be made on court premises? SC weighs arguments, sees road to resolve cop-lawyer friction

Kerala Police Officers’ Association argues HC guidelines on arrests in court premises hinder investigations and risk criminals taking shelter in court premises to evade police action.

Back-to-back RTI revelations expose ‘police brutality’, Kerala Congress sharpens attack on LDF govt

While CCTV visuals were secured through RTI by Congress in the first case, a hotel owner took the same route in the second case that involved his two employees.

Congress alleges Centre & CPIM ‘compromise’ as RA Chandrasekhar takes charge as Kerala DGP 

Congress raked up 1994 Koothuparamba police firing case in which 5 DYFI activists were killed. Chandrasekhar was appointed as ASP in Kannur district just two days before incident.

Kerala Police vs ED—the ‘Rs 2 crore bribe’ at heart of vigilance case against Kochi ED officer

A senior ED officer in Kochi was named the first accused in a case wherein bribe was allegedly demanded to drop a case. Central agency calls the complainant a 'fraudster'.

Kerala Police has its eyes on Indo-Russian AK-203, set to be first police force to procure it

This is a part of a larger project to modernise the standard-issue firearms used by the police force. The tender is for 250 units, with the deal valued at Rs. 2.25 crore.

What’s the Kerala half-price ‘scam’ involving ex-HC judge, politicians of all hues & ‘CSR funds’

At least 50 complaints have been received from across Kottayam district, says district police chief A. Shahul Hameed. On Monday, case was transferred to Crime Branch.

How the ‘Kuruva Gang’ of suspected robbers from Tamil Nadu is giving Kerala Police sleepless nights

The gang is known for its signature style: its members enter through the back door, have oil smeared on their bodies and names tattooed on their chests.

Booted & back in 2022, Kerala ADGP puts Pinarayi in tight spot again amid LDF-backed MLA’s charges

Nilambur MLA PV Anvar has accused ADGP (law & order) MR Ajith Kumar of murder, graft, involvement with gold smuggling racket & tapping phone calls of ministers and journalists.

How this Kerala police student programme went global. Even UNICEF is a partner

In ‘Schools That Dream’, Shashi Velath and Anand Haridas look at the origin and subsequent success of IPS P Vijayan’s Student Cadet Programme.

‘Unassuming English teacher, recluse’ — inside the world of Kerala bombing suspect Dominic Martin

Dominic Martin returned to Kerala from Dubai in August. Neighbour says 'he kept to himself & the family went to Church occasionally but never had guests visiting them'.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.