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TopicRakesh Asthana

Topic: Rakesh Asthana

How HC order has set into motion probe against meat exporter at centre of 2018 CBI vs CBI feud

Delhi HC has dismissed Qureshi’s argument that an order asking him to provide voice samples amounted to self-incrimination and violated his fundamental right to privacy.

Why Delhi court called CBI’s 2018 probe against Asthana ‘tainted’, said ‘complaint against him not unsoiled’

A CBI special judge was hearing a case against alleged middlemen accused of taking a bribe in 2018 on behalf of then CBI special director Rakesh Asthana. The court has now discharged them.

First-timers accused in 91% of Delhi crimes in 2021, shows police data. Cops blame joblessness

3,06,389 crimes reported in 2021, compared to 2,66,070 in 2020. First-timers accused in 99% of rape cases, 84% of attempt to murder cases. Need for money, 'bad company' among factors.

New addition to Delhi Police uniform: Insignia culled from 1954 ‘Colours’ awarded by President

The President’s ‘Colours’ is bestowed on a military force unit, in recognition of their exemplary and exceptional service rendered to the nation.

Delhi’s police stations to have 24×7 special teams to help victims of crime, says chief Asthana

In interaction with women journalists, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana also spoke about women's safety, the rise in cyber crimes and the need for a law against snatching.

‘Rakesh Asthana sent on special mission’ — Delhi assembly passes resolution against appointment

MHA named Rakesh Asthana as the new Delhi CP Tuesday, three days before his retirement as the BSF DG. AAP MLAs say this violates SC guidelines.

Why IPS officers Rakesh Asthana & YC Modi, govt choice for CBI chief post, were ruled out

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana invokes a Supreme Court rule on appointments that has never been used before in the selection of CBI chiefs.

Mamata’s ex-minister says Saradha is country’s worst scam, bats for Rakesh Asthana in new book

Former additional CBI director Upen Biswas, widely known for his probe into the fodder scam, has written that Saradha scam is a ‘monumental fraud that overshadows all scams of India’. 

Dentist says Chandigarh cops filed FIR against him at Asthana’s behest, HC seeks affidavit

Dentist alleges that Chandigarh Police booked him in a cheating case on the complaint of a US-based woman patient, who is close to former CBI special director Rakesh Asthana.

IPS officer Rakesh Asthana appointed BSF chief two years after ouster from CBI 

During his tenure in the CBI, Asthana was involved in investigating many high-profile cases and helped build a watertight case for Vijay Mallya’s extradition.

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After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Free internet, $10,000 cards, diaspora voting rights — Nepal’s parties are pitching big ideas ahead of polls. Will this election truly break the cycle?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.