By denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the Supreme Court has exposed the selective conscience of the so-called liberal ecosystem and the arrogance of foreign busybodies. Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam sends a clear signal about where politics ends and law begins. After examining the prosecution material in the 2020 Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case, the Court concluded that both men failed

The assassination of Judge Giovanni Falcone more than three decades ago laid bare Italy’s long war with the Mafia and the cost of defying it. Capaci, Sicily, the site of the A29 bombing that killed him in 1992. Giovanni Falcone At precisely 5.56 pm on May 23, 1992, thirteen drums of TNT and Semtex placed in a culvert on the A29 – the autostrada leading from Palermo Airport to Palermo, Sicily – and near to the small town of Capaci were detonated. The explosion was so massive t

Khaki, Black Money - Part 4   State’s police machinery is sinking in the mire of corruption AI Generated Image Kolhapur:  By law, every government employee is required to file an annual statement of assets held in their own name and that of their family members. The Supreme Court has repeatedly underlined this obligation. Yet, ask a simple question: how many actually file these disclosures on time? How many senior officers ever bother to seek an explanation when they don’t? T

Khaki, Black Money - Part 3 Crores in unaccounted cash being allegedly suppressed during investigation AI Generated Image   Kolhapur: In March 2016, a sensational theft rattled Kolhapur district. Over Rs 3 crore was stolen from a room inside the Warna Education Group campus at Warananagar by a habitual offender. Sangli police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested the thief and initially claimed to have cracked the case. But what followed exposed a far murkier truth

Khaki, Black Money - Part 2 Investment and recovery games thrive inside the police force AI Generated Image Kolhapur: In Maharashtra’s police force, where one is posted often matters more than what one does. Police stations that promise “high returns” trigger fierce competition among officers and staff. To secure such postings, deals are struck quietly. What was once paid in envelopes has now graduated to suitcases. Those who cannot match the price are pushed to side postings

Khaki, Black Money - Part 1 Crores allegedly traded for transfers and promotions; seven bank accounts under scanner AI Generated Image Kolhapur: Kolhapur has stumbled upon a rare moment of truth — and possibly a historic reckoning — within the police force. An alleged broker in the police establishment, Satish Panekar, was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) a few months ago for demanding hefty bribes in return for transfers and promotions. After spending ti

Congress woman leader killed in chilling plot by husband, four arrested Accused Rupesh Amberkar & Death Neerja Amberkar Badlapur : Maharashtra has been rocked by the shocking revelation that a Congress party woman office-bearer was brutally murdered through a planned snakebite, allegedly orchestrated by her own husband with the help of a snake rescuer. After remaining hidden for three years as an accidental death, the case has now been cracked by the police, leading to the ar

Karnataka’s reward scheme for whistleblowing offers a rare lesson in how to make truth-telling worth the risk.   Big frauds seldom look dramatic at the outset. They begin with something typically routine in form of a tweaked ledger or an insider who decides it is safer to stay quiet. Every major scandal of the past decade - from Wirecard in Germany to FTX in the Bahamas, from IL&FS to the collapse of the Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank - shared one fatal vulnerability

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