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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. 

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.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.