New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Looking to strengthen the fight against cyber frauds, the Union Home Ministry’s Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration, an official said on Tuesday.The two agencies will work together for combating cyber-enabled financial frauds and curtailing mule accounts across the banking and digital payments ecosystem, said the official in a statement.The MoU aims to facilitat…
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Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to withdraw the ‘Z-plus’ security cover provided to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, a government official said on Monday.According to the official, the additional security personnel and special pilot car facility allotted to Abhishek Banerjee will no longer remain in force.It may be noted that Abhishek Banerjee had been provided ‘Z-plus’ security cover for more than 10 years. Howe…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) In view of the recent murder of his personal assistant, the administration does not want to take any chances with the security of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, officials at the state secretariat Nabanna said on Sunday.According to officials, personnel from both state police and central forces will be deployed for the Chief Minister’s security for the time being.Suvendu Adhikari started receiving security cover from central forces after leaving the Trinamoo…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Monday said that the nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) will close on July 31.The prestigious national-level award, conferred annually to recognise exceptional achievements of children aged 5 to 18 years, are given only to an Indian citizen residing in the country, said an official statement.The awards are given to children who deserve recognition at the national level in the fields of braver…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Just 48 hours before the crucial second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Union Home Ministry on Monday issued an order extending the tenure of the current state Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta by six months.Gupta was supposed to retire from service on April 30.Under Secretary, Home Ministry, Sanjeev Kumar, on Monday, sent a communique to West Bengal Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, to intimate him about the extension to Gupt…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry announced on Monday that July 31 is the last date for nominations/recommendations for the Padma Awards to be conferred on the occasion of Republic Day 2027. The nominations process was launched on March 15 with the stipulation that these will only be received online on the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in), said an official statement.The Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are amongst the highest …
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the Central forces, accusing the personnel of beating and intimidating villagers in Nandigram in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district. The party has submitted a letter to the ECI in this regard, said a Trinamool leader on Wednesday.In the letter, Trinamool claimed that the CRPF is working at the “behest of the BJP”, and the Central forces are being “used for political gain”. The…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Looking to check cyber frauds and financial crimes, the Union Home Ministry’s Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Finance Ministry’s Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) to enhance information sharing and coordination, an official said on Thursday.The MoU aims to enable both agencies to establish robust feedback mechanisms for enhancing fraud detection protocols at the national level, the official s…
Guwahati, April 5 (IANS) Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika on Sunday accused Congress leader Pawan Khera of misusing personal information allegedly sourced from a social media post, terming it part of a “fake AI campaign”.In a post on X, Hazarika claimed that details related to a “Golden Card” were lifted from a Facebook group where a user had reported losing a wallet in Ajman, UAE. The original post sought public help to recover important documents, including Emirates ID cards, car registr…
Saharanpur, April 3 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood, responding to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s remarks on the Women’s Reservation Bill, said on Friday that a special Parliament session has been convened for April 16, during which the legislation will be taken up for discussion.Speaking to IANS, Masood underlined that the groundwork for women’s reservation was laid during Sonia Gandhi’s leadership and asserted that the Bill had already been passed earlier.”It is not that the Bill was never clea…