The two have been identified as Ravindra alias Kallu, a native of Rohtak, and Arun, a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, both 'active members of the Rohit Godara–Goldy Brar gang'.
The gunning down of 'Seizing' Raja—third encounter in two months—is not just a one-off episode. Police had faced flak after BSP state president was brutually hacked in July.
Family of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho who Bangladesh Police allegedly shot during the student protests that led to Sheikh Hasina's fall is yet to come to terms with his death.
Victims' family denies that there was 'personal rivalry', says main accused Sajid paid them a visit asking for money for wife's delivery. But Sajid's family says his wife isn't pregnant.
Vinod Kumar Upadhyay enjoyed patronage of Hari Shankar Tiwari & had at least 35 criminal cases lodged against him in police stations across UP between 1999 and November 2023.
Dujana’s lawyer Jitendra Nagar claimed he was picked up by the STF from outside Delhi’s Karkardooma court and later shown to have been killed in an encounter.
Exceptions that might be justified in the small wars of Punjab, Kashmir have become part of the normal fabric of policing. The emergency has become the everyday.
The encounters in UP and Telangana, which are more than 28 years apart, show the regularity of police confrontation and celebrations of ‘instant justice’.
Established in 1968, the EU Customs Union is a foundational pillar of European economic integration. With Turkey in the mix, India’s biggest deal with the EU suddenly looks more complicated.
Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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