Lisbon, May 13 (IANS) India on Wednesday thanked the Portugal government and its law enforcement authorities for their cooperation and support in the successful extradition of wanted fugitive Iqbal Singh alias ‘Shera’ from Lisbon. The Embassy of India in Lisbon while thanking the Portuguese authorities stated that Iqbal Singh is accused of several serious offences including drug trafficking and terror financing. He would now be subject to trial before courts in India.”The extradition has been ef…
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New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Congress MP and Deputy Leader of the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressing concern over repeated incidents of racial harassment and attacks on women and people from the Northeast in Delhi.Gogoi urged immediate steps to strengthen institutional mechanisms for their safety.In his letter, Gogoi referred to the recent incident at Nehru Place in the national capital, where two women from Assam and Bihar were allegedly molested, …
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and Delhi Police, has successfully secured the extradition of wanted fugitive Prabhdeep Singh from Azerbaijan to India, an official statement said on Wednesday.Prabhdeep Singh, who was the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice, was wanted in connection with a case registered at the Special Cell Police Station in New Delhi under various p…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In a significant step to combat incidents of cybercrime and digital fraud, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs and Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday. The MoU seeks to create an integrated system and strengthen collaboration in combating cyber-enabled financial fraud while curtailing mule accounts across the banking and digital payments ecosystem.Union Home Minister Am…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the country’s preparedness to deal with potential floods and heatwaves and directed an National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) study to find out how many states are following the guidelines for dealing with forest fires, heatwaves and floods, an official said on Sunday. Addressing the meeting, Home Minister Amit Shah said that at least 60 lakes should be included in the plan to develop an early warning system for 30 high-risk …
Lisbon, May 9 (IANS) India on Saturday thanked the Portugal government and its law enforcement authorities for their cooperation and support in the successful extradition of wanted fugitive Abhay Rana to India. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), successfully secured the extradition of Abhay alias Abhay Rana from Portugal to India.The Embassy of India in Lisbon also issued a statement, than…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has successfully secured the extradition of wanted fugitive Abhay alias Abhay Rana from Portugal to India, an official statement said on Saturday.Abhay alias Abhay Rana, who was the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice, was wanted by the Haryana Police in multiple criminal cases registered in the state. The charges against him include…
Kohima, May 8 (IANS) A joint execution programme for the handing over and taking over of 18.8 acres of land presently occupied by the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School at Chumoukedima to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the expansion of Dimapur Airport was held on Friday, officials said.A senior Nagaland government official said the programme was attended by Dimapur Airport Director Moa Pongen, Assam Rifles Commandant K.D. Sharma and several other senior officials of the state gov…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Wednesday said India’s ban on bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan will continue, while also maintaining that Pakistan players and teams will be able to participate in multilateral events hosted by India.In an official circular issued to the National Sports Federations, the Indian Olympic Association and the Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs, the ministry stated that, “Insofar as bilateral sports…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), working in close coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has successfully secured the extradition of wanted fugitive Md. Navas Kakkat Ismail from the United Arab Emirates.The accused, who was the subject of a Red Notice issued through INTERPOL, was handed over to Indian authorities on May 4 and brought to Delhi.Ismail was wanted in connection with a…