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TopicRakesh Asthana

Topic: Rakesh Asthana

CBI fratricide is stemmed as Modi removes its head

Simrin Sirur -
Your daily news capsule.

Modi has been fixated with IPS officers and that’s hurt him badly

Ruhi Tewari -
As the Alok Verma-Rakesh Asthana war in CBI continues to rage, a look at Narendra Modi’s past encounters with top police officers.

Modi govt sends warring CBI bosses Alok Verma & Rakesh Asthana on leave

Maneesh Chhibber -
Alok Verma divested of his charge as CBI director. Joint director M. Nageshwar Rao to hold top post.

ED files 5th chargesheet in Sandesara fraud but no mention of CBI No. 2 Asthana so far

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Rakesh Asthana’s name appeared in the Sterling Biotech diaries seized in 2011, but it has not been mentioned in five prosecution complaints filed so far.

CBI No. 2 Asthana insists FIR against him is illegal, gets temporary relief from court

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The Delhi High Court has instructed that CBI special director Rakesh Asthana cannot be arrested until the next hearing Monday.

All you wanted to know about the war in CBI between Rakesh Asthana and Alok Verma

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The standoff between CBI’s top two officers, Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana, goes back to 2016 when Verma became director.

CBI Vs CBI dominates the headlines

Simrin Sirur -
Your daily news capsule.

CBI is no longer India’s premier investigation agency, it is a self-destructive monster

Neeraj Kumar -
The feud between Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana in the CBI has sent its prestige, credibility and image down the drain.

Behind CBI’s No. 1 versus No. 2 battle is also a turf war in Modi’s PMO

Maneesh Chhibber -
NSA Ajit Doval is said to be backing CBI director Alok Verma, while special director Rakesh Asthana has the support of P.K. Misra, a top PMO official.

PM Modi summons CBI’s top two cops, agency arrests its own DSP Devender Kumar

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Devender Kumar was arrested for allegedly forging a statement to assist CBI's No. 2 Asthana in his corruption complaint against agency director Verma.
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Opinion

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Shekhar Gupta -
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

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Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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