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TopicTamil Nadu police

Topic: Tamil Nadu police

Bribery probe against ED officer: In SC, Tushar Mehta & Sibal spar over ED’s powers in ‘certain states’

New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Kapil Sibal had a heated exchange in Supreme Court Tuesday over the Enforcement Directorate’s powers...

Transgender cop claims colleagues harassed her. Her reality the norm for India’s queer workforce

Nazriya’s years in service are a spiral of allegations, counter-allegations. The blame game exposes the casual treatment the community gets when trying to enter the mainstream.

‘Caste, protection, money’ — Why high-security Tihar failed to stop high-profile murders inside prison

Tewatia & Tajpuriya murders, which took place within a month, expose chinks in security at Delhi's Tihar prison. Both were allegedly killed by fellow inmates. 

NCW seeks action from Tamil Nadu DGP against Kalakshetra teacher facing sexual harassment charge

Panel takes cognisance of ThePrint’s report about allegations against a senior teacher at the institute of national importance based in Chennai.

Handling fake news—Tamil Nadu Police shows how it’s done. A template for other states’ forces

As the news of attacks on north Indian workers spread, the Tamil Nadu police acted quick, using social media and other means to counter misinformation.

‘Old clips’: Tamil Nadu DGP flags 2 viral videos, says claim of migrant workers being attacked false

Bihar CM had tweeted that he read news of alleged attacks on workers from his state in Tamil Nadu. DGP Sylendra Babu clarifies old videos were being circulated to create confusion.

More PFI arrests, blame-game in Tamil Nadu over petrol bomb attacks on BJP-RSS cadres’ properties

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai has demanded police protection for BJP, RSS functionaries. Police say 14 arrests have been made in connection with the petrol bomb attacks.

As fisherwoman’s ‘rape’ & murder stoke tension, TN cops to register details of migrant workers

In oral advisory, Tamil Nadu DGP orders police stations to collect details of various categories of outstation workers, including those who work in restaurants & factory workers.

Don’t just question police for custodial killings of Jayaraj-Bennix. Courts also responsible

Jayaraj and Bennix would be alive today had the magistrate applied his mind and not acted mechanically while accepting the Tamil Nadu Police’s plea for remand.

After Jayaraj & Bennix deaths, 80 Tamil Nadu policemen taken off duty for behaviour therapy

Tiruchirappalli DIG Balakrishnan says policemen on the list have been reported for poor anger management, using offensive language with the public, and use of force.

On Camera

The Beckhams’ PR game is on track. Victoria’s 50th birthday was a pop culture moment

The Beckhams have had the sleekest, unassailable PR game in celebrity town. And much of it rests on their carefully curated social media image, especially on Instagram.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.