All eyes are on Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as he is shouldering a big responsibility to conduct free and fair Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls in four states. Considering the threat to him, the Centre increased its security for his safety in the election season.
The Ministry of Home Affairs increased security based on the Intelligence Bureau (IB) threat report. Earlier, Jaishankar was accorded with Z-category security.
Recently, 'Waris Punjab De' chief and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh was arrested from the Moga district of Punjab. Subsequently, Khalistani groups' activities increased in Punjab which posed a security threat to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
Azam Khan was released in May on bail after being lodged in Sitapur jail for almost 27 months.
Rajib Banerjee contested the West Bengal polls as a BJP candidate from the Domjur constituency and lost to the TMC candidate. He returned to TMC after a nine-month stint with BJP.
In a miraculous incident, an alert plumber helped in averting a major train accident in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district. The incident took place on Saturday.
India on Sunday recorded as many as 78,761 new coronavirus cases and 948 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 35 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, who heads the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas, will now be given "Z" category security. The Mahant, till now, enjoyed "Y" category security.
Days after his Special Protection Group (SPG) cover was withdrawn, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday got protective cover from CRPF commandos in the downgraded Z+ category.
Ranchi : Jharkhand Assembly Speaker has been put in the Z category security after elevating the position of the office in the list of protocol.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Prasad Singh yesterday informed the House on
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