Patna, The industrialists and businessmen in Bihar on Monday demanded security from the state government in view of the killing of several business persons in the state, officials said. Fear runs high among the businessmen in Bihar after the killing of more than half a dozen businessmen including an young[Read More…]
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France best partner for India: Macron
New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said that France should be the best partner for India and the entry point to Europe. Macron, who arrived here on Friday on a four-day visit to India during the course of which he will co-chair the founding conference of the International[Read More…]
Supreme Court favours CCTV in courtrooms; says ‘no need for privacy’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said there is no need for privacy in courtrooms, favouring installation of CCTV cameras and audio recording of its proceedings, as it will be in larger public interest and security. “What is the need for privacy in the court? There is nothing private happening here.[Read More…]
Tight security across Karnataka for Tipu festival
Security has been tightened across Karnataka on Friday to ensure peaceful celebration of the state-sponsored Tipu Sultan Jayanti in honour of the erstwhile Mysore ruler amid protests by the right-wing opposition. Additional forces, including the paramilitary troopers have been deployed in Bengaluru, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysuru and Mangaluru across the southern[Read More…]
Doctors at Safdarjung hospital go on indefinite strike, demand better security at premises
Resident doctors at the Safdarjung hospital have decided to go on an indefinite strike alleging that one of their colleagues was assaulted by a woman patient. The doctors went on a strike on Wednesday and emergency services were badly affected at the hospital. They demanded enhanced security on the premises[Read More…]
Delhi: Security beefed-up ahead of Independence Day
The national capital, including the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 71st Independence Day, has been put under an unprecedented ground-to-air security cover. As many as 70,000 Delhi Police personnel will be guarding the national capital owing to the twin occasions of[Read More…]
BSF to use capsicum-based teargas for crowd control
The border security forces will now use capsicum gel-based tear gas to quell mobs. A senior BSF official said the new tear gas will be ready for use by security forces in a spray can and shell forms, as early as next month. The shells will be produced by the[Read More…]
Mantralaya in Mumbai plans to tighten its security measures
Mantralaya in Mumbai considered as headquarters of the government is supposedly planning to get more securities. Entering Mantralaya will now get more difficult for the common man as the home department plans to tighten the internal security by controlling access points for visitors and vehicle monitoring system. Read More: Union government to impose[Read More…]
Ensuring safety, Indian Army to use bullet-proof helmets
Amidst terrorism seeping through borders threatening the lives of many, especially those fighting for our protection, the Indian government is finally thinking about the betterment of the army. Taking a step forward to ensure the safety of Indian soldiers, the Army has finally got modern bullet-proof helmets added to its[Read More…]
Rajasthan gov to eliminate inefficient employees
Those working for the Rajasthan government for over 15 years or attained 50 years of their age and whose integrity is suspicious and work unsatisfactory may lose their job. Rajasthan Chief Secretary O P Meena, in an order, has asked all department heads to mark those employees or officials who[Read More…]
Floodlights installed along Pakistan and Bangladesh borders
In attempts to prevent terrorists and immigrants from invading the Indian borders, the government has floodlit 647 kilometres of the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The floodlighting of the 647-km-long stretches of the two international borders was completed in last one year, a Home Ministry official said. This initiative will[Read More…]
J&K bypoll: Polling wind up in many centres in Budgam
Voting for the bypolls to the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Kashmir began on Sunday. Security was tightened in Srinagar as separatists called for a boycott of the by-election. The bypoll was required as the former PDP leader Tariq Hamid Karra resigned from PDP and Lok Sabha in protest last[Read More…]
Taj Mahal security beefed up after reported IS threat
Security has been enhanced at the Taj Mahal in the wake of a media report of a threat to the 17th century monument from terror outfit ISIS. “A link has been circulated in which it is claimed that Taj Mahal is on the target of ISIS. We are probing it.[Read More…]
High security at Taj Mahal after reported threats
Microsoft invests $1 Billion in cyber security
Intelligence Bureau says ISIS may target Delhi courts around Republic day
The Islamic State may be planning an attack on Delhi courts near about the Republic Day, according to Mail Today quoting a latest input by the Intelligence bureau. However a senior Delhi police official said that Delhi Police has done the most sensitive arrangement for the Republic Day celebration and[Read More…]
Review all risk points: J&K Governor Vohra
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra on Wednesday asked all security forces commanders and the government to enhance surveillance and immediately review the security of all important installations. The Governor raised the concern after being briefed about the attacks by Pakistani terrorists at Ramgarh and Nagrota on Tuesday. The[Read More…]
Chinese police official to head Interpol
A Chinese police official has been elected president of Interpol, raising alarms from human rights groups concerned that the appointment will lead to abuse of the global police organization’s powers to issue international arrest warrants. Meng Hongwei, vice minister for public security since 2004 and the first Chinese to hold[Read More…]
Forces will give befitting reply to Pakistan: Rajnath Singh
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, amid the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along LoC, said on Saturday that the security forces were giving a ‘befitting reply’. “I want to assure the nation that the security forces are giving befitting reply to the firing from Pakistan. We will not bow down[Read More…]
Rajnath Singh assured safe release for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Producers
In a relief to the makers of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil amid threats and protests, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reportedly assured film producers that the film will release without any violence and all cinemas will have “100 per cent police protection.” President of Producers Guild Mukesh Bhatt told the[Read More…]
22 airports across the country put on high-alert, security beefed up
Many airports and important places have been put on high alert after receiving intelligence information of a possible terrorist attack. More than 22 airports across the country, including civil airports in India’s western states and other important ones like those in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, have been alerted. The forces[Read More…]
Online dating apps are the new target of cyber criminals: Report
A recent Norton Mobile Survey has revealed that online dating apps in India are at considerable risk from cyber threats including malware attacks, nuisance advertisements, cyber stalking, identity theft, and even revenge porn. The survey says that three out of five online daters (59%) have been victims of cyber threats on such[Read More…]
After husband’s ‘Z’, Nita Ambani gets ‘Y’ level security cover
Three years after Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani was accorded a “Z” category security cover, the government has now granted a “Y” category security cover of armed CRPF commandos to his businesswoman/philanthropist wife Nita Ambani. Officials confirmed that she has been provided with a full ‘Y’ cover of about[Read More…]
AAP’s Bhagwant Mann apologises for videography in Parliament
Aam Admi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann has issued an unconditional apology to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for trivialising safety checks in Parliament by live-streaming the area on Facebook. The issue rocked both Houses today, with MPs urging strong action against him. Mahajan is expected to consult political parties[Read More…]