Alok Verma

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The Centre had taken the decision against Verma and CBI's Special Director Rakesh Asthana after their feud had become public and they levelled allegations of corruption against each other. (Photo:File)

Ex-CBI chief Alok Verma dismisses reports that he wrote to Prez alleging 'political witch-hunt'

Verma did not join the position following which the Home Ministry initiated disciplinary proceedings against him.

04 Oct 2019 1:34 PM

Asthana had also accused former CBI Director Alok Verma of trying to falsely implicate him in the case, following which the Centre sent both on leave last year. (Photo: File)

CBI vs CBI: Asthana all set to get clean chit, say sources

The CBI investigating officer (IO) has prepared a report absolving all charges against Asthana in the case and submitted to his seniors.

04 Oct 2019 11:07 AM

Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS officer, along with the head of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Y C Modi were given the top pay scale of Rs 2.25 lakh. (Photo: File)

Rakesh Asthana among 3 IPS officers to get top pay scale

Civil Aviation Security chief Rakesh Asthana, hogged the headlines due to his bitter fight with former CBI chief Alok Verma.

11 Mar 2019 10:56 AM

Manoj Jha said, ' this is the result of nuisance created by government policies, like how we saw Alok Verma ji (who was shunted out as the CBI Director) and CBI vs CBI.' (Photo: ANI)

CBI working as 'parrot' under BJP: RJD's Manoj Jha

A face-off between Mamata Banerjee and the Centre erupted after a CBI team moved to arrest Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar.

06 Feb 2019 2:28 PM

CBI: New chief, old issues

The message is that governments desire that the CBI be their “caged parrot”.

04 Feb 2019 12:07 AM

The names were picked from the earlier list of 79 officers belonging to top four batches – 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 – of the Indian Police Service (IPS) that were submitted to the panel at an inconclusive January 24 meeting (Photo: File)

After 2 panel meetings, CBI no closer to getting a new head

At Friday’s meeting, after the government submitted 30 names for the post of CBI director and suggested three or four candidates.

02 Feb 2019 12:34 PM

The three-member committee, with the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the other members, had last met on January 24. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi-led panel likely to appoint new CBI Director today

Names of 80 IPS officers were discussed by the committee on that day, although it remained inconclusive on a successor to Alok Verma.

01 Feb 2019 3:27 PM

Ousted CBI director Alok Verma (Photo: PTI)

Alok Verma likely to lose his pension

According to the officials, this non-compliance of the directive amounted to violation of service rules for all India services officers.

01 Feb 2019 4:54 AM

The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. (Photo: File)

SC to hear next week plea challenging M Nageswara Rao as CBI's interim director

The CJI told Bhushan that it was 'definitely not possible' to hear the matter on Friday and the plea would be heard next week.

16 Jan 2019 11:16 AM

The government had given charge of the agency to Joint Director Rao, who was later promoted as additional director. (Photo: File)

Interim CBI chief begins process of making structural changes: Officials

Several officers have raised issue of uneven distribution of work which is affecting ongoing probes and work force distribution.

16 Jan 2019 10:09 AM

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM, calls Rao’s posting illegal

“Actions of the government indicate that it’s scared of a CBI headed by an independent director,” Mr Kharge wrote in his letter to PM Modi.

16 Jan 2019 1:50 AM

Kharge termed the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as the CBI's interim director 'illegal' and demanded a meeting of the selection committee be convened immediately to appoint a new chief of the probe agency. (Photo: File)

Come clean on Alok Verma, make details of meeting public: Kharge to PM

'Actions of the government indicate that it's scared of a CBI headed by an independent director,' Kharge wrote in his letter to PM Modi.

15 Jan 2019 1:52 PM

'See I don’t want the controversy to be dragged. I want it to die,' Justice Sikri told PTI on the sidelines of a private function relating to the release of a book on the life of former Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal. (Photo: File)

Justice AK Sikri wants controversy over govt offer, CBI case to die

A senior advocate, who knows Justice Sikri for three decades, said 'some people are only trying to malign the judge'.

15 Jan 2019 8:24 AM

‘The Government of India has attempted to stifle the independence of the institution of the CBI by appointing the Director of the CBI in an arbitrary and illegal manner,’ the plea claims. (Photo: File)

Appointment of Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director challenged in SC

Petition, filed by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj, sought laying down of mechanisms to ensure transparency in appointment of CBI director.

14 Jan 2019 6:39 PM

‘Shortage of personnel at various levels in CBI is a perennial problem. The committee has expressed its concern on this on several occasions,’ has been said in a parliamentary committee report. (Photo: File)

No director of prosecution in CBI, govt seeks nominations from ministries

It is for the first time that the CBI is working without its regular chief and the Director of Prosecution.

14 Jan 2019 2:27 PM

Justice AK Sikri is due to retire on March 6. (Photo: File | PTI)

Justice AK Sikri, who voted against CBI chief, declines govt offer amid row

Sikri withdrew his consent to govt offer to nominate him for president/member of Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal.

14 Jan 2019 9:27 AM

Congress spokesman Abhishek “Manu” Singhvi (Photo: File)

Congress: Remove CVC, he’s govt ‘puppet’

There was no immediate reaction from the Central Vigilance Commission or the government about this.

14 Jan 2019 3:13 AM

CBI credibility at all-time low

The suspicion is that the Supreme Court may not have shared the Justice Patnaik report with the PM-led committee.

14 Jan 2019 12:00 AM

The CBI director’s removal was unfair

The CVC finding is that it could not look into these allegations for want of time, and that further inquiry is needed.

13 Jan 2019 2:05 AM

Ex-CBI chief denied chance to defend: Sena

If the Prime Minister could use every platform to defend the Rafale deal, why was Mr Verma not allowed to shield himself, the Sena questioned.

13 Jan 2019 1:46 AM

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