Morning Breaking: Supreme Court to hear Alok Verma’s plea today

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the plea filed by CBI Director Alok Verma challenging the government’s order divesting him from his duties and sending him on leave in view of graft allegations against him. Verma and his deputy, CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, were sent on leave by the Centre after a feud between the two spilled into the open, with both levelling serious accusations of corruption against each other.

Dec 05, 2018, 09:28 AM IST