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The Delhi High Court today rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation for the delay in their probe against former Special Director Rakesh Asthana and directed the agency's chief, RK Shukla, to appear in person if the investigation is not completed within four weeks.

The CBI has sought more time from the Delhi High Court to complete the probe against its former special director, Rakesh Asthana, in an alleged bribery case. The agency maintains that although it is trying to "complete the investigation as expeditiously as possible", the process of examining the probe report at various levels as per established pro...

A high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met today to appoint a new CBI chief, but the outcome of their discussions remained inconclusive. The other members of the panel are Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge.

Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police RK Shukla tops the shortlist of officers who will be considered for the post of CBI Director by a high-powered committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge tomorrow.

The case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against its Special Director RK Asthana is full of legal loopholes, NDTV learnt as the battle between the two top bosses of the agency reached the Delhi High Court today. For one, the First Information Report that was filed against Mr Asthana on October 15 is under a clause of the corruption law...

Delhi Police chief Alok Verma was named as the next head of the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI today for a two-year term. The selection comes in the wake of a huge controversy over the appointment of Gujarat officer RK Asthana as the acting chief of the agency in December, which was challenged in court by lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan.

Delhi police chief Alok Verma apparently leads the shortlist of contenders for the post of the Chief of Central Bureau of Investigation, sources said after a three-member committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met this evening. Sources said Mr Verma had got two out of three votes - that of PM Modi and Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, but th...

Archana Ramasundaram, a woman IPS officer is among those in the running for Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI chief. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and leader of second largest party, the Congress, in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, will meet today to decide on the top post. Ms Ramasundaram, said sources, cou...

The Prime Minister's Office has responded to the letter of Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge, which alleged that the appointment of CBI's acting chief Rakesh Asthana was made without a meeting of a selection committee so the charge can be given to a junior officer as RK Dutta, its Special Director, was transferred to the home ministry. The Prime Minist...

The Delhi High Court today rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation for the delay in their probe against former Special Director Rakesh Asthana and directed the agency's chief, RK Shukla, to appear in person if the investigation is not completed within four weeks.

The CBI has sought more time from the Delhi High Court to complete the probe against its former special director, Rakesh Asthana, in an alleged bribery case. The agency maintains that although it is trying to "complete the investigation as expeditiously as possible", the process of examining the probe report at various levels as per established pro...

A high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met today to appoint a new CBI chief, but the outcome of their discussions remained inconclusive. The other members of the panel are Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge.

Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police RK Shukla tops the shortlist of officers who will be considered for the post of CBI Director by a high-powered committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge tomorrow.

The case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against its Special Director RK Asthana is full of legal loopholes, NDTV learnt as the battle between the two top bosses of the agency reached the Delhi High Court today. For one, the First Information Report that was filed against Mr Asthana on October 15 is under a clause of the corruption law...

Delhi Police chief Alok Verma was named as the next head of the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI today for a two-year term. The selection comes in the wake of a huge controversy over the appointment of Gujarat officer RK Asthana as the acting chief of the agency in December, which was challenged in court by lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan.

Delhi police chief Alok Verma apparently leads the shortlist of contenders for the post of the Chief of Central Bureau of Investigation, sources said after a three-member committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met this evening. Sources said Mr Verma had got two out of three votes - that of PM Modi and Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, but th...

Archana Ramasundaram, a woman IPS officer is among those in the running for Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI chief. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and leader of second largest party, the Congress, in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, will meet today to decide on the top post. Ms Ramasundaram, said sources, cou...

The Prime Minister's Office has responded to the letter of Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge, which alleged that the appointment of CBI's acting chief Rakesh Asthana was made without a meeting of a selection committee so the charge can be given to a junior officer as RK Dutta, its Special Director, was transferred to the home ministry. The Prime Minist...