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Bangladesh police arrest man accused of raping Hindu woman, 4 held for circulating victim’s video

The incident took place in Comilla district on June 26, where the accused raped a woman and fled after being beaten by locals, while others allegedly filmed and shared the victim’s video online.

In a 1st, Delhi Police introducing merit-based examination for appointment of station house officers

Until now, SHO postings were based on seniority and experience, but this new system aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in the selection process.

Army vs police case in Odisha shows urgent need for police reform. Accountability is key

The police station is the soul of policing and enough time and effort must be dedicated to it to improve its functioning.

4am reporting, long wait, no doctor—What Jharkhand constable aspirants faced before death

Families of the victims allege that no one from the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission informed them about the deaths.

Professors, principals, civil servants — 57 sacked in 2 years for ‘supporting militancy’ in J&K

Most sacked from education department — 13 from schools & 8 from universities. DSP-rank officers among 11 fired from J&K Police, 3 senior doctors among 6 fired from health services.

Too many juveniles are locked up in adult jails. Police bias is to blame

The police decide whether a young person in custody will be treated as a child or an adult. Placing discretion with them is based on the erroneous presumption that age is clear.

Involve psychologists in police recruitment. Keep out criminal mindset against namaz, Muslims

Deviant behaviour of Delhi SI toward namazis is confirmation that our police force has become highly communalised and politicised. Change should start from recruitment process.

Rashmi Shukla appointed DGP of Maharashtra, first woman to hold the post

Shukla, a 1988 batch IPS officer, was embroiled in controversy during the previous state government’s tenure when she was named as an accused in phone tapping cases.

Woman dies 6 days after ‘accidentally’ being shot at Aligarh police station, sub-inspector on the run

Deceased Ishrat Nigar's son claims the shooting wasn't an accident & that sub-inspector Manoj Sharma shot her in the head after an altercation over her passport verification.

Protestors clash with police in Dublin after knife attack injures 5, including 3 children

Clashes reportedly broke out hours after the knife assault outside a school in central Dublin, rioters said to have hurled pyrotechnics and bottles at police.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?