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Gujarat-Cadre IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana Appointed New Delhi Police Commissioner

Swarajya Staff
2yr News Brief
Rakesh Asthana, former Special Director of CBI (representative image)  (Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

BSF Upgrading Its Tech Surveillance; To Get Drones, Anti-Drone Systems As Pakistan's Nefarious Acts On Border Increase

Swarajya Staff
3yr Insta
Indian Border Security Force soldiers (TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

Delhi Court Accepts CBI Clean Chit To Agency’s Former Special Director Rakesh Asthana In Bribery Case

IANS
4yr Insta
Rakesh Asthana, former Special Director of CBI (Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Former Madhya Pradesh Top Cop Rishi Kumar Shukla Appointed As Next CBI Director

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
CBI headquarters in New Delhi (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

The CBI Chronicles: Who Has  Manipulated The Institution After All?

Sanju Verma
5yr Politics
 P Chidambaram with former CBI director Ranjit Sinha. (Mohd Zakir/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Alok Verma’s Unanswered Questions: Illegal Wiretapping Of NSA Ajit Doval’s Calls Questioned By Delhi HC

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
NSA Doval at Hyderabad House in New Delhi (Ajay Aggarwal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Gearing Up For A New CBI Era: PM-Led Selection Committee To Meet On 24 January To Appoint New Chief

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
PM Narendra Modi addressing a gathering in New Delhi (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times)

CBI Chief Alok Verma Removed By High-Powered Panel Consisting Of PM Modi, Leader Of Opposition Kharge

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
Alok Verma. (Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) 

SC Verdict On CBI Vs CBI Is Rap On Wrist For Government, But Endgame Is Unclear

R Jagannathan
5yr Politics
CBI Director Alok Verma. (Ramesh Sharma/India Today Group/Getty Images)

Third Time’s A Charm: Interim CBI Director Nageshwara Rao Finally Elevated To Post Of Additional Director

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
Interim CBI Chief Nageshwara Rao. (pic via Twitter)

Exiled CBI Director Incurs CJI’s Wrath: Justice Gogoi Lashes Out Over Confidential Information Leaked To Media

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
Supreme Court of India. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

SC Gives Ex-CBI Head Alok Verma An Opportunity To Defend Himself Even Before The Hearing, To Receive Copy Of CVC Report

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma taking charge as a CBI Director at CBI Headquarter, on February 1, 2017 in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

CBI Drama: CVC Submits Interim Report On Director-On-Leave Alok Verma; SC To Hear Matter This Friday

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
The Supreme Court of India.

CBI–The War Within: Director On Compulsory Leave Alok Verma Denies All Corruption Allegations Before The CVC

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
Alok Verma (seated) with Rakesh Asthana. (Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

CBI In Total Paralysis: Decision-Making Comes To A Halt After SC’s Ambiguous Order On Interim Chief’s Role

Arihant Pawariya
5yr Politics
The CBI headquarters

SC Verdict On CBI Tussle: From ‘Verma Vs Asthana’ To ‘Modi Vs Opposition And Activists’ In 72 Hours 

Swarajya Staff
5yr Politics
Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi with other Congress leaders during a press conference on the issue of CBI chief Alok Vermas removal (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

‘CBI Chief Alok Verma Was Not About To Order Investigation Into Rafale Deal’, Agency Rubbishes Fake News

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
CBI Headquarters  (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Morning Brief: Crucial SC Hearing On CBI Director Verma’s Petition Today; India Set To Become Third Largest Aviation Market; And More

Swarajya Staff
5yr Current Affairs
The Supreme Court of India.

As CBI Infighting Moves To Court, Here’s What Has Happened In Last 36 Hours

Swarajya Staff
5yr Politics
Exiled CBI Chief Alok Verma(Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Drama Over CBI Chief Alok Verma Continues: Four Men Caught ‘Snooping’ Outside His Delhi House

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
Alok Verma (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Feuding CBI Chiefs Sent Home Packing, Nageswara Rao Appointed Interim Head

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
New CBI interim director Nageswara Rao (@loksavera/Twitter)

‘Let Law Take Its Course’: Amid CBI Fracas, PM Modi Enters The Scene

Swarajya Staff
5yr Insta
CBI Director Alok Verma (Ramesh Sharma/India Today Group/Getty Images) and Special Director Rakesh Asthana (Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images).

Morning Brief: Modi Vows Reforms Push; India May Get Armed Drones; Shell Companies Face Criminal Action

Swarajya Staff
6yr Current Affairs
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering of Bhartiya Janta Party supporters during Gujarat Gaurav Mahasamellan at Bhaat village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. (SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/GettyImages) 

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