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.


Budget 2018: Home Ministry gets Rs 93,450 cr, a 5.6% hike


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In an effort to curb the proliferation of crypto currencies like Bitcoin in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government will eliminate virtual currencies' usage for illegitimate financing.


Crypto currencies are not legal tender: Jaitley


The government will bring out an industry friendly defence production policy in 2018 to promote domestic production by public sector, private sector and MSMEs, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his Union Budget.


Industry friendly defence production policy to be brought: Jaitley


The government will focus on developing infrastructure in the border areas, and a tunnel will be constructed under the Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh to promote connectivity and tourism, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his Budget speech.


Focus on border infra, tunnel to be constructed near Tawang: Jaitley


The discovery of a 450 kg bomb from the World War II in Hong Kong has triggered evacuation of over 4,000 people, even as experts were trying to deactivate it on Thursday.


2nd unearthed WW II bomb in Hong Kong triggers evacuation


An Indian Air Force officer, posted at the Air HQs here, has been taken into custody on charge of spying, sources said on Wednesday.


IAF officer held on charges of spying


The CBI has arrested a BSF commandant in Kerala's Alappuzha with Rs 45 lakh in cash allegedly collected from smugglers on the India-Bangladesh border, an official said on Wednesday.


BSF commandant taking bribes from smugglers arrested


The third indigenously-built diesel-electric Scorpene-class submarine, 'Karanj', was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) here on Wednesday morning by Reena Lanba, wife of Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba.


3rd Scorpene-class submarine 'Karanj' launched


Another youth injured in security force firing in Shopian district on Saturday succumbed to injuries on Wednesday taking the toll of civilian deaths in the incident to three.


Youth injured in Shopian firing succumbs


An emergency text alert warning residents in the US state of Hawaii of an imminent ballistic missile threat was a false alarm due to human error and inadequate safeguards, a new report revealed.


False Hawaii missile alarm sent by human error: Report


Four people burned to death inside a vehicle and at least three others were wounded in a series of shootouts in Mexico, police said on Tuesday.


Four die in shootouts in Mexico


Barring stray incidents of attempts by miscreants to disturb peace, the situation in violence-hit Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh remained peaceful on Tuesday. Police teams led by Inspector General (IG) Sanjeev Gupta raided some houses in Baddu Nagar and picked up four suspects for interrogation.


Amid tense calm, normalcy returning to violence-hit Kasganj (Roundup)


A young man rumoured to have been killed in the communal clashes in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Republic Day, surfaced on Tuesday and trashed reports of his death.


Man reported killed in Kasganj violence surfaces, trashes rumour mongers


Just a couple of days after the Punjab Police got a pat for killing two notorious gangsters, the force had to face embarrassment on Monday when a gangster escaped from its custody from the court complex in Amritsar.


Gangster flees from police custody in Punjab


Three days after clashes between two communities left one dead and many injured, the situation in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh remained tense but under control, as the Yogi Adityanath government on Monday removed the district SP Sunil Kumar Singh.


Violence-hit UP town tense, SP removed


The world's leading ATM makers have warned of "jackpotting" attacks against US cash machines in the wake of the country's first confirmed hacks.


ATM makers issue alert after 'jackpotting' hacks target US cash machines


The National Conference (NC) on Monday demanded the arrest of soldiers named in an FIR in the killing of two civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, while the ruling BJP demanded withdrawal of the FIR.


Shopian firing: NC says arrest soldiers, BJP wants FIR withdrawn


The Strategic Partnership model will lead to higher participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing and create employment opportunities, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.


Strategic Partnership model will lead to employment generation: President


The National Conference (NC) on Monday demanded the arrest of soldiers named in an FIR in the killing of two civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.


Arrest soldiers involved in Shopian killings: NC


Microsoft has released another security patch against "Spectre Variant 2" bug found on Intel chips.


Microsoft releases another security update against 'Spectre'


An Indian soldier was injured on Sunday in unprovoked Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

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