Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday promised a crackdown on the corrupt government officials who had purchased "paper belts" for police personnel after another case came to light.


Manipur CM promises crackdown on corruption in equipment purchase


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The fate of five Pakistani nationals, languishing in a jail in the national capital, is uncertain as Pakistan has refused to accept that they are its citizens.


Five Pakistanis languish in Indian jail despite completing their terms


A shooting incident on Saturday injured six foreign nationals in the central Italian city of Macerata and led to the arrest of one man, the police said.


Shooting injures 6 foreigners in Italy, 1 arrested


A three-member committee of the BJP arrived here on Saturday to probe an alleged gang rape of a minor tribal girl by security personnel in Koraput district.


Central BJP team arrives in Odisha to probe gang rape


At least four people were injured in a drive-by shooting in a central Italian town on Saturday. One man was arrested.


4 injured in Italy drive-by shooting


Facebook has reportedly banned a page that claimed to have sabotaged a Hollywood movie's ratings and is preparing to damage the score of other upcoming films on an American review website, media reports said.


Facebook bans page trying to sabotage movie ratings


Tension ran high along the Manipur-Myanmar border on Friday following the recovery of a bullet-ridden body of an Indian, police said.


Tension after Indian's body found on border with Myanmar


Three soldiers were killed on Friday when an avalanche hit their post near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.


Three soldiers killed by avalanche


Terming the industrial safety and surveillance to be of major importance, Army's Eastern Command chief Lt Gen Abhay Krishna on Friday said industries should utilise retired Army officers to boost the security infrastructure as they are highly trained in risk management.


'Retired Army officers should be used in industry security'


At least five people died on Friday in an accident involving two military helicopters in southeastern France, the Defence Ministry said.


5 killed as two military aircraft collide in France


India's overall financial outlay in the national budget offers some instructive insights about the constraints and the opportunities in which national security, in its most comprehensive definition, is pursued at the policy level.


National security: India needs to nurture indigenous-technology driven policy focus (Comment: Special to IANS)


The allocation for the Defence Ministry in the Union Budget 2018-19 stands at Rs 2,95,511 crore, an increase of a little less than six per cent over the Revised Estimate of last year.


Defence Budget increased, but still less than 2% of GDP


The Manipur Police said it nabbed on Thursday three Rohingya women and an alleged human trafficker while trying to sneak into the state from Assam.


Three Rohingya women arrested in Manipur


Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government's announcement of creating defence manufacturing corridors will give a "big boost" to defence production and has paved the way for setting up the first Defence Production Corridor in Tamil Nadu.


First Defence Production corridor to come up in TN: Sitharaman


Prominent Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, known to be close to Hurriyat leaders, used to show foreign remittances under "other income" in his proprietorship firm and pass on the funds to the separatists to fuel anti-India agenda in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the NIA.


Hawala conduit Watali showed foreign remittance under 'other income': NIA


Cyber security players on Thursday welcomed the government's decision to build a secure work environment online by creating a Center of Excellences (CoEs) for disruptive technologies, including cyberspace.


Experts welcome cyber security initiative


The construction of a tunnel under the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, one of the country's strategically most important defence infrastructure projects, has been completed, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.


Construction of strategically important Rohtang tunnel completed: Jaitley


The 2018-19 Union Budget on Thursday proposed an allocation of Rs 107,572.79 crore to the Home Ministry, a hike of 9.6 per cent, with most funds earmarked for police, including the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) that are responsible for internal and border security.


Budget 2018: Home Ministry gets Rs 107,572.79 cr, a 9.6% hike


India's first World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev, who was commissioned into the Territorial Army (TA) as an honorary lieutenant colonel in 2008, urged the media not to present sensational stories to audiences but to show stories of youngsters who sacrificed their lives for our country


Kapil Dev urges media to show stories of soldiers


The allocation for the Defence Ministry in the Union Budget 2018-19 stands at Rs 2,95,511 crore, around 10 per cent of the total budget amount, recording an increase of around six per cent over the Revised Estimate of last year.


Defence allocation up by around six per cent


The Home Ministry has been allocated Rs 93,450 crore in the 2018-19 Union Budget, a hike of 5.6 per cent, with most funds earmarked for police, including the Central Armed Police Forces that are responsible for internal and border security.

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