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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: MHA

Interim budget 2024: Big slice of MHA pie to forensics, CCTNS, border areas. CAPFs allocation stagnant

Overall budgetary allocation for MHA saw marginal increase of 3.06% to Rs 2.02 lakh cr from Rs 1.96 lakh cr the previous year.

Centre issues formal order for Kerala Governor’s Z+ security, Raj Bhavan says didn’t ask for it

Issue snowballed into a political controversy as governor questioned police for lax in his security Saturday but later maintained that he didn’t ask for enhanced cover.

French journalist issued notice for withdrawal of OCI card over ‘malicious’ reporting, visa violations

Notice comes ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit as chief guest of Republic Day parade. The journalist has denied the claims of the Indian government.

Govt scrapped CPR’s FCRA licence over ‘funding for protests’, paper on policy challenges

Govt says think tank ‘misutilised foreign funds to affect India’s economic interests’ in violation of FCRA rules. CPR calls decision ‘incomprehensible & disproportionate’.

CISF takes over security at Ayodhya airport ahead of Ram temple consecration ceremony

Maharishi Valmiki International Airport was inaugurated by PM Modi on 30 December. Nearly 150 CISF personnel deployed as part of an 'emergency' security measure.

‘Paresh Baruah must know about changing realities of Assam’ — Himanta reaches out to ULFA (I) chief

CM highlights advantages of the newly signed Memorandum of Settlement with ULFA (pro-talks) faction & asserts it gives highest level of protection to people of Assam.

Roads to 4G connectivity, how govt pushed to bolster border infra in 2023 with eye on China

Launch of Vibrant Villages Programme in April was major decision to develop areas along remote frontiers. Another important decision was to upgrade cellular network & mobile services.

Govt declares Canada-based Lakhbir Singh Landa of Babbar Khalsa International as ‘individual terrorist’

In a gazette notification Friday, home ministry said Landa has been involved in several ‘terrorist activities’, including 2022 attack on Punjab State Intelligence Headquarters.

Master’s from Harvard, President’s medal, oversaw Sheena Bora probe — CISF’s 1st woman head Nina Singh

The Bihar-born officer, who has been appointed as chief of Central Industrial Security Force, also headed CBI’s special crime zone in the past, when her unit cracked several cases.

NIA files chargesheet against doctor from Pune, 5 others in Maharashtra IS module case

National Investigation Agency says that all 6 were 'Islamic State members' & conspired to further terrorist activities to 'strike fear among people and to threaten country's security'.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.