The Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) has drawn up a comprehensive plan to train all Signal &Telecom officers in all railway zones across the country by March 31, 2026, to accelerate the roll-out of ‘Kavach’, the indigenously developed automatic train protection system. Director General Sharad Kumar Srivastava informed that eight additional … Read more
A journalist was publicly assaulted by two police personnel following an argument between them in Punjab’s Batala. The entire incident was captured on CCTV. The accused were suspended after a video of the footage went viral on social media. The incident occurred on August 1 when Balvinder Kumar Bhalla, a freelance journalist, was attacked by … Read more
J. Radhakrishnan, P. Amudha, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, and Dheeraj Kumar, all serving as additional Chief Secretaries, were appointed as the official spokespersons | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) dismissed, with costs of ₹1 lakh, a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate, challenging the appointment … Read more
The central government has approved the suspension of three IPS officers, namely Dayananda, Vikas Kumar and Shekhar, in connection with the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case that claimed the lives of 11 people and left many others injured. The approval comes after the Karnataka government initiated disciplinary action against the officers citing dereliction of duty during … Read more
The Nedumbassery police have taken into custody two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers, reportedly a Sub-Inspector and a constable, allegedly for fatally knocking down a man in a suspected case of road rage at Nayathodu near the Kochi airport in Kerala on Wednesday (April 14, 2025) around 10.30 p.m. The deceased has been identified … Read more
The State government issued three separate GOs on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) extending the suspension of three IPS officers, P. Sitharama Anjaneyulu, Kanthi Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni. The government extended their suspension for a period of 180 days i.e, up to September 9, 2025 under Rule 3 (8) (d) of AIS (D&A) Rules, 1969. The government … Read more
The Bihar government has decided to appoint 140 full-time ‘protection officers’ across the state to support women affected by domestic violence more effectively. The Social Welfare Department has decided to create a separate cadre under which sub-division, district and state-level protection officers will be appointed. The decision has been taken in view of the rising … Read more
Lt. Gen Rajeev Puri. Photo: X/@easterncomd Calling for a “comprehensive policy” on “gender neutrality” as well as gender-neutral assessments of course performance, a senior Army officer listed out findings from a performance review of women Commanding Officers (CO) under his command in the Eastern sector and flagged several shortcomings which include poor interpersonal skills, over … Read more
Seven personnel of the Andhra Pradesh Police Service (APPS) were on Tuesday promoted as Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad issued a G.O. (Rt. No. 1901) to this effect, and said that the President of India approved their appointment against the vacancies determined by the Government of India for Select List … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 5, 2024) issued notices to the Delhi police and a woman on a plea by a former Army officer who sought quashing of a charge sheet against him in an alleged rape case. A Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah while agreeing to examine the man’s plea … Read more