NEW DELHI: Security has been stepped up around the Israel embassy in the city after twin blasts were reported outside its embassy in Denmark’s Copenhagen on Wednesday morning. Patrolling has increased and barricading has been ensured to stop unauthorised entry in the area. The embassy on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in Delhi has already witnessed…
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, the outgoing chief minister of Delhi, has announced that he will relinquish all government facilities, including security, and vacate his official residence within 15 days, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Wednesday. This comes a day after Kejriwal submitted his resignation from the chief minister’s post.Speaking at a press conference,…
US President Joe Biden during a recent interaction with reporters, revealed a significant change in his campaign security. Biden, 81, who is on the campaign trail to support his VP Kamala Harris’ bid for presidency revealed that the Secret Service, “doesn’t let” him go into the crowd anymore. “They said it’s too dangerous. No one…
With assembly elections returning after a decade, people of Jammu region are eager to vote but their optimism is tempered by threats of terrorism, unresolved local problemsJAMMU: A hamlet deep inside dense forests and rugged terrain south of the Pir Panjal range in Kathua district of Jammu region was abuzz recently with a political meeting…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance for the upcoming assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir and demanded that the grand old party to clarify its stance on reservations for Dalits and other backward castes in the state, which its ally partner has vowed to…
KOLKATA: A 180-member CISF contingent assumed control of security at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Thursday, following a Supreme Court order. Upon arrival, they removed barricades at the entrance that had been in place since Independence Day after the hospital was vandalised by a mob on the night women marched across the…
DHAKA: India has reiterated its commitment to working with Bangladesh to fulfil “shared aspirations” of the peoples of India and Bangladesh for “peace, security and development” but expressed concerns regarding the safety and security of Indian establishments and minorities in Bangladesh, including its high commission in Dhaka.Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma flagged these…
NEW DELHI: Amid growing convergence on strategic issues, particularly the common agenda of ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific, India and Japan are in talks to revise and update the joint declaration on security cooperation they signed in 2008. The third India-Japan 2+2 foreign and defence industrial meeting on Tuesday will look to carry forward…
In central Mumbai, a female resident doctor at LTMG Hospital was assaulted by a drunk patient early Sunday. The patient, who required stitches, became violent when the doctor removed some cotton from his injury. The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) reported significant security lapses, urging immediate action. The police are investigating the incident, aiming…
NEW DELHI: The announcement of assembly elections in J&K came amid a recent surge in terror activity, particularly in Jammu region. But with MHA backing the deployment of a large number of security forces, EC, recognising the enthusiasm among J&K voters to be agents of change by choosing the ballot over bullets and boycotts, has…
