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Topic: Maharashtra Police

‘Military dominance, immunity to change’: Ex-Maoist leader Venugopal on why the movement fell apart

In interview to ThePrint, the surrendered leader said the movement had departed from its foundational principle that the political party would guide the actions of its military wing.

SC gives states a deadline to frame media briefing policy for police. It all started with a 1999 plea

Expressing its dissatisfaction with the slow progress made, the SC has set the standard for framing the policy—a 61-page manual prepared by Amicus Curiae Gopal Sankaranarayanan.

Appealed to 3 CMs, then laid down arms. Maoists’ zonal committee member surrenders in Maharashtra

Vikas Nagpure alias Anant was a special zonal committee member of Maharashtra–Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh zone & its spokesperson for the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).

Aadhaar card in name of Donald Trump—Rohit Pawar terms sections invoked in FIR ‘laughable’

Pawar, the NCP (SP) MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed constituency, termed sections invoked in FIR lodged by Maharashtra Cyber Police ‘laughable’.

Educated, tech savvy & in running to lead Maoists. Why Mallojula Venugopal Rao surrender matters

Belonging to Telangana's Karimnagar district, he is one of most educated & technologically competent among contenders for top post. Maoist leader faces 26 cases in three states.

Maharashtra Police places order for US-made sniper rifles even as MHA recommends ‘Make in India’

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police placed an order last week for 15 US-made Barrett Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifles and related accessories worth...

SC slams Maharashtra cops, orders SIT in Akola riots witness assault. What it said on ‘bias in uniform’

SIT to comprise policemen from both Hindu & Muslim communities, rules top court. Order came on plea of 17-yr-old, who witnessed a murder & was assaulted, said police didn’t register FIR.

What Panvel court said while handing life sentence to decorated cop for murder of lady cop

Abhay Kurundkar received the President’s medal for meritorious service on Republic Day, 2017, after the murder of woman inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore.

Woman with US passport found chained to tree in Maharashtra jungle, shifted to Goa for treatment

A shepherd heard the woman's cries & alerted police. Aadhaar card with Tamil Nadu address & note mentioning 'former husband' also found in her possession.

‘Upright’, 26/11 hero & expert from terror to financial fraud: Who is Sadanand Date, new chief of NIA

From battling terrorists in Mumbai to cracking high-profile cases like Telgi scam and the Shakti Mills gangrape, IPS officer Date is known among his colleagues as an ‘all-rounder’.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.