Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson and senior party leader A.N.S. Prasad has called for appointing a dedicated home minister to curtail the rising crimes in the state. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin holds the home portfolio along with the departments of Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) India on Tuesday announced that it is providing “all possible help” to Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national. In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We are aware of the sentencing of … Read more
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Police have deployed 25,000 personnel equipped with drones and CCTV surveillance to ensure law and order during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Chennai and its suburbs. The security arrangements involve police drawn from Greater Chennai Police (GCP), Tambaram, and Avadi city police. Of the total force, 19,000 police … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) As northwesterly winds increased the cold in the Delhi-NCR region, the temperatures remained low and the air quality deteriorated to the ‘poor’ category on the final day of the year Foggy conditions also prevailed in the region. The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees on Tuesday and … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lauded the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for successfully launching the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission. The mission was launched on Monday at 10 p.m. The PSLV C60 rocket carrying two small satellites, SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target), along with 24 payloads, lifted … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Pratap Chandra Sarangi, the BJP MP from Odisha’s Balasore, has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of “behaving more like a bouncer than a Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha”, a position once held by eminent leaders such as former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. BJP MP Sarangi, who sustained … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) As the city gears up to welcome the New Year, the Delhi Police have implemented security arrangements across the city to ensure safety, smooth celebrations and effective crowd management, officials said. DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said additional patrolling and specialised units had been deployed across key areas to maintain law … Read more
