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TopicRakesh Asthana

Topic: Rakesh Asthana

HC asks if plea against Asthana’s appointment as Delhi Police chief pending in other courts

Delhi High Court didn't issue a notice on a plea challenging Rakesh Asthana's appointment and proceeded to adjourn the hearing to 23 August.

NGO moves SC against Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as Delhi Police chief

The petition, moved by advocate Prashant Bhushan, also urged the apex court to set aside the Centre’s order to extend Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana’s service period.

Plea against appointment of Delhi Police chief Asthana to be heard after being numbered: SC

A contempt plea was filed against PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for appointing Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police chief in alleged violation of a judgment by the Supreme Court.

‘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.

India, Bangladesh to hold DG-level border talks in Dhaka next month, discuss security issues

BSF DG Rakesh Asthana will lead a delegation that will have representatives from the Narcotics Control Bureau, External Affairs Ministry & other govt agencies.

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.

How CBI convinced UK High Court that Vijay Mallya needs to be extradited to India

'I feel vindicated,' says former CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, who led SIT against Vijay Mallya, as UK High Court dismisses the extradition plea.

On Camera

Corruption, nepotism, and a hit-and-run—how Gen Z anger spilled onto Nepal’s streets

Here is a serious lesson on not to underestimate the power of the young generation, who see the future better than older cohorts. They are frustrated with the ruling class that failed Nepal after 1990 and again after the 2006 mass movement.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?