BJP leader R. Ashok alleged that the Kumaraswamy govt approved illegal phone tapping to pry on the opposition, journalists and police officials among othersThe probe into the illegal tapping was commissioned on 8 Aug after the phone call of Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao was made public
2 min read14 Aug 2019Bhaskar Rao was serving as Additional Director General of Police, Karnataka State Reserve Police until his new posting on FridayAt least 16 IPS officials were transferred in one go on Thursday and several other IAS officials were also transferred
1 min read2 Aug 2019The AAP delegation told reporters that they gave Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik 'video evidence' of the assaults that took place on 20 February at the Delhi Secretariat
1 min read26 Feb 2018In a letter to CBI director Alok Kumar Verma, Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar alleged that the agency's officer investigating the Saradha scam is acting on the basis of political motivation
2 min read5 Jan 2018T. Suneel Kumar has been appointed the new police commissioner of Bengaluru with immediate effect, replacing Praveen Sood after just seven months of service
1 min read1 Aug 2017Delhi police commissioner says the police is looking forward to tell the public about investigations, breaks in tricky cases on TV shows such as Crime Patrol and Savdhaan India
1 min read10 May 2017Election Commission transfers Chennai Police Commissioner S George following a complaint by DMK, ahead of the RK Nagar assembly bypoll in Tamil Nadu
1 min read25 Mar 2017Amulya Patnaik, a 1985 batch IPS officer, will replace Alok Kumar Verma who was named as CBI chief
1 min read30 Jan 2017Residents, fact finding teams say after Jallikattu protests turned violent , the fishing hamlets and settlements off Marina beach were targeted by authorities
2 min read28 Jan 2017When molestation happens, bystanders don't intervene, report it, which is a bigger crime, says new Bengaluru police commissioner Praveen Sood
5 min read24 Jan 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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