No sanction to prosecute marines
New Delhi: The Home Ministry on Friday withdrew the sanction given to the NIA to prosecute under an anti-piracy law two Italian marines, accused of killing Kerala fishermen. The sanction given to NIA to prosecute the two marines under Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation And Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act (SUA) has been withdrawn, a Home Ministry official said.
BJP gaining in UP, but no NAmO wave: Akhilesh
New Delhi: UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday conceded that BJP’s reach has expanded “to some extent” in his politically-crucial State but stressed that there is nothing like a ‘Modi wave’.
DRDO says none of its networks hacked
New Delhi: DRDO on Friday said that none of its networks has been compromised through hacking and it does not store classified information on computers connected to the Internet. “No classified information is kept stored on the machines connected to the Internet. No network of DRDO has been compromised,” DRDO spokesperson Ravi Gupta said. He said DRDO maintains a strict “air gap” between the machines having Internet and the ones without the facility.
law Min upset at delay over lS poll dates
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday sent the mandatory recommendation for notifying the lok Sabha poll dates to the law Ministry but the latter is upset over the “delay” that took place in this process. The recommendation was sent by the EC three days after it announced the schedule for the nine-phase polls beginning on April 7. Based on the recommendation, the ministry is working overtime to prepare a proposal for the Union Cabinet which will recommend to the President to approve issuance of notifications for the different phases.