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TopicVikas Dubey

Topic: Vikas Dubey

Missing files, quick bail: Yogi govt panel claims gangster Vikas Dubey got ‘state patronage’

Panel headed by Justice B.S. Chauhan (Retd) probed killings of 8 police personnel & Dubey's subsequent encounter, and submitted a report to UP govt in 2021. Report made public this week.

Scindia must prove himself more before PM Modi fulfils his ministerial ambition

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Vikas Dubey’s wife on his crimes — Aaj Tak, India TV, Uma Bharti feels blessed — NewsNation

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Why was Vikas Dubey on bail despite 63 cases against him, SC asks UP govt

The Supreme Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit all orders that allowed Vikas Dubey to be released on bail.

Bullying, fake student IDs & peeping families — how online classes are challenging teachers

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Vikas Dubey encounter was not fake, he died in cross-firing, UP Police tell Supreme Court

The UP Police submitted an affidavit before the top court, which comes in response to a batch of petitions seeking a judicial probe into the alleged fake encounter.

With arrest of aide Guddan Trivedi, UP cops piece together Vikas Dubey’s 7-day run

Police says Guddan Trivedi, a member of the Kanpur Zila Panchayat, played a key role in helping gangster Vikas Dubey evade them for seven days.

Seeing Vikas Dubey as ‘Robin Hood of Brahmins’ distorts true picture of caste, crime, politics

Indians’ fantasy wrongly turned Vikas Dubey into a UP don who could overturn the government if arrested.

Murders, ‘victimisation’, no political clout — UP Brahmins angry after Vikas Dubey killing

A number of Brahmin organisations are using Vikas Dubey's 'encounter' killing to assert that Yogi administration is victimising them.

With hitlist and raids, UP Police crack whip on criminals after Vikas Dubey attack

UP Police prepared ‘hitlist’ of 33 criminals last week, and launched raids to nab aides of gangsters like Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Sundar Bhati to dismantle their networks.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.