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TopicVikas Dubey

Topic: Vikas Dubey

Kanpur ambush to Vikas Dubey ‘encounter’ — retracing events that unfolded in last one week

Vikas Dubey was arrested Thursday from MP’s Ujjain where he was spotted at Mahakal temple, 6 days after 8 cops who had gone to arrest him were killed in Kanpur.

Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in ‘encounter’, UP Police say he tried to flee after road accident

UP police claim that Dubey, wanted for the murder of 8 policemen, attempted to flee after the car he was in overturned. Police were bringing him from Ujjain to Kanpur.

‘Mistrusting’ Gandhi family trusts and finding ‘Vikas’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Vikas Dubey’s ‘arrest’, CBSE’s non-political science & Jagdeep’s laughing matter

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Chain of events in Kanpur encounter case hints at collusion, says Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also demanded a CBI probe to ascertain the facts about the ‘grant of protection’ to gangster Vikas Dubey.

UP govt should clarify whether Vikas Dubey surrendered or was arrested, says Akhilesh Yadav

Dubey, who was on the run since the Kanpur encounter on Friday & carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh, was nabbed in Ujjain Thursday morning.

Vikas Dubey arrested in Ujjain week after 8 UP cops were killed while trying to apprehend him

Police had launched a manhunt to catch Dubey, Kanpur’s wanted criminal, after 8 policemen were killed when they had gone to arrest him on 2 July.

Rajat Sharma attacks Vikas Dubey caste sympathisers, Times Now brings Gandhis to book

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

Bhujiya, bicycle, bathroom: TV news scripts potboiler story of Vikas Dubey before UP Police

Aaj Tak anchor Anjana Om Kashyap seemed to be auditioning for a dialogue writer's role. Channels not satisfied with police-criminal nexus went looking for gangster Vikas Dubey's wife.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.