According to the study, which sought to analyse the perception of police along state and community lines, the rich and well-to-do were twice as likely as the poor to have sought police help or contacted them.
A survey by NGO Common Cause and Lokniti shows Adivasis are most afraid of being framed for Maoist activities, while Dalits are afraid of being falsely accused of petty thefts.
A survey by NGO Common Cause and Lokniti finds that, among India’s institutions, police are the least trusted, with faith particularly low among women, Dalits, Muslims and the poor.
A video that went viral on Facebook over the past two days purportedly shows a mob in Ramnagar ready to attack a Muslim boy, allegedly for being in a temple, but held back by the officer.
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.
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.
How Trump responds to the growing Russia-China alliance and their anti-American diatribes will require some strategising among the Indian foreign policy and national security mandarins.
Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.
Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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