Congress summons DCP Rakesh Asthana amid ED probe in National Herald case

Amid the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into the National Herald case, the Congress party on Wednesday exempted Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana from the meeting called by senior leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Congress leader and chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had issued summons to Delhi’s top cop […]

Rakesh Asthana appointed police chief due to Delhi’s ‘challenging situations’

The Central government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that there was a “compelling need” to appoint Indian Police Service (IPS) Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner taking into consideration the national capital’s “extremely challenging situations” of public order, policing issues, and their implications on national security. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), […]