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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

Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.