Defence min reviews national security
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in and around the country with the top security brass including the three Services chiefs. National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, Defence Secretary RK Mathur along with the three Services chiefs were present in the meeting, Defence Ministry officials said. The meeting, which comes a day after the India-China defence dialogue, is also understood to have discussed measures to improve infrastructure along the line of Actual Control (lAC) with China.
‘Modi luring Gujarat Cong MlAs with money’
New Delhi: A day after two Gujarat MlAs quit to join the BJP, the Congress on Tuesday alleged that Chief Minister Narendra Modi was promoting corruption and luring legislators and others with money. “Today, there is a large scale corruption in Gujarat. He lures Congress MlAs with money. Why he lures them, what is the need for him, he already has 117 MlAs. In my opinion, he does it through corrupt practices and lures them by giving them money,” senior party leader Dinsha Patel said here.
NBA objects Kejri’s ‘unverified’ remarks
New Delhi: The News Broadcasters Association on Tuesday objected to ‘unverified’ and ‘highly defamatory’ charges levelled against news channels by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and comments by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde threatening to ‘crush’ the electronic media. The apex body of news broadcasters appealed to political leaders and public figures not to level baseless charges against media and keep the discourse ‘civil and sane’.
former Raw chief tripathi joins BJP
New Delhi: Former RAW chief Sanjeev Tripathi on Tuesday joined the BJP ahead of the lok Sabha elections, following the footsteps of several retired bureaucrats and diplomats finding a career in politics. Tripathi, a 1972-batch IPS officer, is the latest to join the saffron party in the recent past after former Home Secretary RK Singh, former Petroleum Secretary RS Pandey and India's former permanent representative at the UN Hardeep Singh Puri.
Govt for raising MNREGA workdays
New Delhi: In a major initiative for tribals, the Government is proposing to raise the workdays under its ambitious rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA by 50 per cent to 150 days a year for them in forest areas.
SC rejects Gujarat mp solanki’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of Gujarat Government and BJP MP Dinubhai Solanki, an accused in the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, challenging the transfer of investigation to CBI from State police but granted him bail.