CBI headquarters. (File Photo) CBI headquarters. (File Photo)Indicating that the new CBI director’s name has been finalised, the Central government Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that all issues relating to the selection of the agency’s new chief will be settled and the name revealed by January 20. “I think so,” replied the AG, adding he would disclose everything about the selection by the next date of hearing. NGO Common Cause has alleged that the Centre took a series of steps in a “completely malafide, arbitrary and illegal manner to ensure that Asthana was given the charge of the CBI director” after curtailing the tenure and moving out a more senior officer, R K Dutta.

Source: Indian Express January 17, 2017 22:22 UTC