New Dehi: Eight security personnel have been suspended for the security breach in Parliament, sources said on Thursday. Those suspended belong to various security agencies who were on deputation for Parliament security. Sources identified them as Rampal, Arvind, Vir Das, Ganesh, Anil, Pradeep, Vimitt and Narendra. “Though they are on deputation for Parliament security, their cadre…
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has registered a case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Parliament security breach, officials said on Thursday. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack on Wednesday, two persons — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — jumped into the…
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak presented a defiant front in Parliament on Wednesday after winning a crunch vote on the controversial Rwanda Safety Bill, even as the Opposition accused his government of being in “meltdown”. Addressing the last Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons before Christmas recess, Sunak claimed that while…
New Delhi: Four out of six people been detained, who were involved in hatching the conspiracy of the Parliament security lapse, Delhi Police sources said on Wednesday, adding that a manhunt has already been launched for the remaining persons. As per sources, six persons, out of whom five have been identified, came from outside the…
New Delhi: The government has constituted an expert committee to investigate reasons for collapse of the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand and provide recommendations on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be followed in case of tunnel collapse/tunnel construction, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Road…
New Delhi: Parties of the opposition INDIA bloc will hold a meeting on Thursday morning to discuss their future course of action on the security breach in Parliament, and are considering meeting President Droupadi Murmu over the issue. Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay announced that the opposition parties will meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence…
New Delhi: India is an “indispensable” partner critical for ensuring strategic equilibrium against the backdrop of China’s “largest military” build-up without any transparency after the Second World War as well as challenges such as coercive trade measures and political interference, Australian High Commissioner Philip Green said on Wednesday. In an address at the Asia Society Policy…
New Delhi: Adani Group, led by Chairman Gautam Adani, has committed to investing $100 billion in the next decade to facilitate the transition to green energy and meet its ESG goals. This announcement aligns with the goal of five Adani portfolio businesses to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Adani portfolio businesses, as outlined in a…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly rejected the comments by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressing concern over the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the 2019 revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the OIC’s action at the behest of a…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded answers from the government and a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah in both houses of Parliament on the “serious security breach” in Lok Sabha, saying does the incident “not prove that necessary precautions were not taken”. Two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public…
