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Topic: Police

Farewell, Rammohan: The tough top cop who supported tribal rights in insurgency-hit areas

E.N. Rammohan was popular for his handlebar moustache, discipline, leadership skills, and a no-nonsense attitude that took him far in the police establishment.

The Indian justice system is the best example of the steady decay of India’s institutions

In this excerpt from the book 'Seven Decades of Independent India by Vinod Rai, Dr Amitendu Palit', Professor Sumit Ganguly writes democratic institutions are deteriorating in India.

25 years on, 1993 Mumbai blasts fading from public memory

Mainstream gives it a miss; no memorial or prayer meeting organised for those killed in India’s first organised urban terror attack.

How CISF transformed itself into a revenue-earning modern security force

CISF, which marks its raising day on 10 March, guards critical infrastructure like airports & nuclear facilities & corporates such as Reliance, TATA & Infosys.

UP encounters: One ‘mistaken identity’, another killed after ‘raising hands in surrender’

Cities in Delhi’s neighbourhood have seen 3 encounters in the last 5 months, and locals say each of the slain gangsters was frequently visited by the police.

Rapes, murders and riots: Faith in Khattar’s Haryana hits rock bottom

Faith in Haryana police is at rock bottom, and fingers are being pointed at greenhorn Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the home portfolio.

How I blew the whistle on Lalu Prasad Yadav and the fodder case: Amit Khare

People ask me: Was I not afraid for my career and the security of my family? Some even commented that the state police would implicate me in these cases.  

Data says India’s safest city for women is Coimbatore. But is it really?

Official data says the city in Tamil Nadu didn't have a single case of rape in all of 2016. That may be too good to be true. 

Cops use memes and videos to tackle drugs abuse, drunken driving & cyber bullying

Police in big cities are turning to social media to spread their message and connect with young, net-savvy Indians.

Security forces kill 120 Pakistani militants in Valley, but lose 54 civilians in a record year

Overall 200 Pakistani militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year, the highest in nearly a decade.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?