More women reporting crimes against them is welcome change
Financial Express Ahmedabad|December 22, 2024
Meeran Chadha Borwankar, an IPS officer of the 1981 batch, was the first woman to become a district police chief in Maharashtra, and then a police commissioner as well.
Meeran Chadha Borwankar, an IPS officer of the 1981 batch, was the first woman to become a district police chief in Maharashtra, and then a police commissioner as well. Having retired as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development, and Director General of the National Crime Records Bureau, Borwankar wrote two books about her time in the police services—Leaves of Life (2017) and Madam Commissioner: The Extraordinary Life of an Indian Police Chief (2023).

Having retired as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development, and Director General of the National Crime Records Bureau, Borwankar wrote two books about her time in the police services Leaves of Life (2017) and Madam Commissioner: The Extraordinary Life of an Indian Police Chief (2023). At the second edition of the Crime Literature Festival of India, Borwankar talks with Garima Sadhwani about her journey. Edited excerpts:

Tell us about the challenges you faced as a woman IPS officer.

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AAP rejects claims of nod to prosecute Kejriwal

AAM AADMI PARTY leaders in Delhi, on Saturday rejected claims that Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise policy scam.

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MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him.

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US shutdown averted, with funding bill rushed by Senate

Gets overwhelming approval in the House of 366-34

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Film fest raises toast to women, Kerala hopes industry follows

WHEN SHE SET out to direct her first feature film, Adithya Baby had an army of university classmates as her cast and crew. The familiarity of friends ensured that the production of Kamadevan Nakshatram Kandu (Cupid Saw the Star), the Malayalam language film screened at the just-concluded International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), was a safe workplace for everyone.

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December 22, 2024
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A 'second tree of life' could wreak havoc, scientists warn

Research on altering fundamental DNA, protein structures could lead to synthesis of lethal organisms

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How to repair the planet? An answer hides in plain sight

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Shame and hypocrisy

The hypocrisy of political parties exploiting Dr. Ambedkar's name while ignoring the plight of Dalits is highlighted, along with the alarming statistics of manual scavenging, hate crimes, and discrimination faced by the Dalit community.

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December 22, 2024
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FIFTH COLUMN

WHAT REALLY NAUSEATED me about the shenanigans in Parliament last week was the hypocrisy.

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December 22, 2024
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Battle for Mont Choisy

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Big blows for the Constitution

Congress but Indira Gandhi apologized and vowed that Emergency would never be repeated.

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