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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.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.