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Alok Verma (left) was removed as CBI chief by the government within a day of being reinstated by the Supreme Court. Photo: Courtesy CBI
Posted inFrance, India, South Asia, World

Dismissal of CBI chief undermines India’s war on corruption

by Saikat Datta January 11, 2019February 18, 2020

In a major setback for the probity and independence of anti-corruption bodies in India, a panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sacked the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday night. The CBI is the equivalent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is the premier anti-corruption body in […]

The Grand Alliance led by Indian National Congress with all non-Bharatiya Janata Party allies. Photo: Twitter
Posted inIndia, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Uttar Pradesh’s major regional parties join hands but hold their cards close

by Kanchan Srivastava @Ms_Aflatoon January 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Indian soldiers on alert near the Line of Control in Jammu. Photo: PTI
Posted inChina, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Is India’s government undermining its military?

by Prakash Katoch November 22, 2018November 22, 2018
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function in March 2018. Photo: AFP/ NurPhoto
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Without Brahmin and Rajput votes, BJP may lose in Rajasthan

by Rangoli Agrawal November 21, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian police personnel stand in front of the Bangalore office of the CBI prior to a nationwide protest on October 26, 2018 by opposition leaders over alleged interference in the country's main police agency. Photo: AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India still awaits effective anti-graft mechanisms

by Prasanna Mohanty November 20, 2018February 18, 2020
CBI special director Rakesh Asthana (left), Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) and agency director Alok Verma. Photo: Asia Times Collage
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Supreme Court stands firm against politicians in CBI case

by Ujjwal K Chowdhury October 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Central Bureau of Investigation Director Alok Verma (left) and Special Director Rakesh Asthana (right). Photo: Courtesy CBI
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Rumblings in CBI, India’s top anti-graft body, opens can of worms

by Saikat Datta October 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Protesters hold a candle-light vigil in Ahmedabad, in support of rape victims following horrific attacks in Jammu and Uttar Pradesh. Photo: AFP/ Sam Panthaky
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Contradictory reports emerge on BJP lawmaker’s role in rape

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020
File representative photo of school students in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Courtesy Twitter
Posted inIndia, South Asia

BJP ministers pampered by allies despite ‘pro-rapist’ stance

by Majid Hyderi April 18, 2018February 18, 2020
A Punjab National Bank branch in Kolkata. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Corporate governance at the core of rise in India’s NPAs

by S Jaganathan April 5, 2018
Sayeed Wasim Rizvi, chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board, wants madrassas to be shut down as they are 'terror schools,' he says. Photo: Kanchan Srivastava
Posted inIndia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia

‘Madrassas radicalize, shut them down’: Shia Board chief

by Kanchan Srivastava January 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Supporters of Andimuthu Raja celebrate outside the court in New Delhi.  Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Acquittals in 2G court case trigger seismic fallout

by Asia Times staff December 26, 2017February 18, 2020
Rahul Gandhi, vice-president of India's main opposition Congress party, receives a memento from people belonging to India's low-caste Dalit community during a rally ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, at a village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on November 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Upcoming Gujarat assembly elections key to BJP’s fate in 2019

by Aditya Sinha November 29, 2017
A file shot of dentists Rajesh Talwar, right, and his wife Nupur being taken to court in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, in November 2013. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIndia, Nepal, South Asia

Appeal court says Talwars ‘not guilty’ of murdering of daughter Aarushi

by Kanchan Srivastava October 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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