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TopicRakesh Asthana

Topic: Rakesh Asthana

‘Money, power & harassment’: Complaint that landed CBI No. 2 Rakesh Asthana in a soup

Hyderabad businessman Sathish Babu Sana has alleged that CBI officers Rakesh Asthana and Devender Kumar ‘harassed’ him into paying Rs 5 crore.

At the root of the CBI power struggle lies the ‘Gujarat division’

CBI’s top two officers — director Alok Verma and No.2 Rakesh Asthana — have accused each other of corruption. Here’s how this power struggle began. 

War in CBI reaches PM Modi’s door after No. 2 officer Rakesh Asthana is named in bribery scandal

PM Modi is expected to intervene in the war in CBI between its director Alok Verma and special director Rakesh Asthana.

CBI says second-in-command Asthana’s complaint against its chief is malicious & frivolous

Rakesh Asthana had alleged interference in probes undertaken by the special investigation team under him.

On Camera

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

The Army has plans for a technology thrust in the near term, including the use of AI to support decision-making. While well-intentioned, this may have unintended consequences.

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.