INDIA
IB given bigger role, to share inputs on terrorism with B'desh, Myanmar
This was disclosed in a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by Congress' Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma, on the 'Demands for Grants' of the Ministry of Home Affairs placed in the Parliament on December 21.
BSF caught 3,204 illegal intruders in past year, BGB claims no infiltrations in India
After the 51st DG level talks (DLT) in Guwahati with the BGB, BSF Director General Rakesh Asthana said that since September this year, the BSF has handed over 60 Bangladeshi nationals to its counterpart.
Dharavi slum of Mumbai records zero Covid-19 cases on Christmas
At one point, it ranked as the worst hotspot and the most worrisome for the health authorities, but Dharavi now has a mere 12 active cases currently under treatment in local hospitals. "We salute the people of Dharavi for their full cooperation, following the BMC's SOPs and other health guidelines that has helped immensely," said an elated BMC Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal.
TRP Scam: Mumbai Police say former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta was mastermind
Addressing the media, Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and other officers said that the former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) had allegedly conspired to boost the ratings of one new channel by reducing the viewership of its rival channels.
India expands its counter-terror grid, IB network to cover 825 locations across country
At present, a total of 374 locations are on the network of the MAC created in December 2001 in the aftermath of the Kargil Conflict as a platform to share, collate and analyse all intelligence relating to terrorism.
Iconic Urdu writer and critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi passes away
Born on September 30, 1935, the poet, recipient of the Padma Shri honour (2009) known for his immense contribution to Urdu literature by keeping it 'relevant' and finding ways to make it popular, spent all his life in Allahabad.
Railways to enhance user personalisation of e-ticketing site: Piyush Goyal
Earlier in the day, Goyal reviewed the upgradation being done on the e-ticketing system. The minister sought that the e-ticketing website should provide holistic convenience to the passengers for thier train journey. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the ticketing website of the Railways, provides the facility of online passenger reservation in the trains being run by the national transporter touching the lives of most citizens for their train travel needs.
Encounter breaks out in Shopian
The firefight broke out after security forces cordoned off Kanigam area and launched a search operation on the basis of a specific information about presence of terrorists there. As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where the terrorists were hiding, they came under a heavy volume of fire and retaliated.
Government ready to discuss all issues with farmers: PM Narendra Modi
Modi said this after transferring more than Rs 18,000 crore to over nine crore beneficiary farmer families as part of the seventh instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme -- a direct transfer scheme for the farmers -- even as the farmers continued to hold fort against his government over the contentious farm laws.
Modi releases book on Atal, calls him visionary leader
Earlier in the day, Modi paid respects to Vajpayee through a tweet, saying "with his visionary leadership, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji took the country to unprecedented heights of development". Modi said the efforts of the BJP leader to build a strong and prosperous India will always be remembered.
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