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Haryana relieves Shatrujeet Singh Kapur as DGP amid shadow of IPS Puran Kumar suicide case

With Kapur’s two-month leave having ended Saturday, he is expected to join Monday as chairman of the Haryana Police Housing Corporation.

‘Leaked charge sheet’ in bribery case linked to Haryana IPS suicide goes viral before court submission

Purported Rohtak Police charge sheet against Sushil Kumar, whose arrest in bribery case was linked to Puran Kumar’s suicide case, was signed by investigating officer 22 November.

Haryana Police confronts caste beneath the khaki — divide out in the open for the first time

Retired bureaucrats from Dalit community say IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s experiences weren’t different from their own, whether it's untouchability, slurs, or humiliation over quota.

If my friend betrays someone, I feel ashamed—new DGP’s cryptic couplet for Haryana Police amid suicides

New DGP, who took charge after Shatrujeet Kapur was sent on leave following alleged suicide by IPS officer Puran Kumar, urges personnel to promote equality.

Haryana IPS officer’s case takes murky turn. ASI found dead, ‘final video’ alleges corruption

ASI Sandeep Kumar allegedly died by suicide Tuesday. In the ‘final video’, IPS officer Y Puran Kumar and his IAS officer wife have been implicated in a corruption case.

IPS officer Puran Kumar’s ‘suicide’: Haryana DGP sent on leave; no decision on postmortem yet

Kumar’s family has been demanding the arrest of DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur and the now-transferred Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya.

6 days after Haryana IPS officer’s ‘suicide’, body still in mortuary. Family seeks accused DGP’s arrest

Family has rejected govt’s offer to send DGP Kapur, who the officer accused of harassing him, on short leave. They want his & now-transferred Rohtak SP Bijarniya’s arrest. 

Chandigarh Police amend FIR in IPS officer ‘suicide’ case, invoke SC/ST Act section carrying life term

IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s IAS wife Amneet P Kumar had given representation to Chandigarh SSP, flagging 2 ‘irregularities’ in FIR, including a milder SC/ST Act section.

Sonia Gandhi writes to IPS Y Puran Kumar’s wife as Opposition turns up the heat on BJP government

‘Y Puran Kumar’s passing reminds us that even today, officers committed to integrity and social justice face unjust challenges from those in power,’ Gandhi wrote in her letter.

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Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

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.