India to set up floating fence
India will soon erect a “floating fence”, anchored by submerged metallic meshes, along the disputed Sir Creek border area with Pakistan.
Sky marshals to be given ‘dumdum’ bullets
Sky marshals, deployed on civilian aircraft to counter hijack or hostage situations, have been armed with modern “dum dum” bullets that burst inside the body of an attacker instead of passing through
‘400% rise in fake currency circulation’
As fake currency continues to be pumped illegally into the country, a latest government report states that there has been a 400 per cent increase in such counterfeit transactions in Indian’s financial channels.
300 parties never filed tax returns
A country-wide probe conducted by the income-tax department has found that close to 300 registered political parties have never filed their tax returns and the Election Commission has now asked the de
Commandos being sent to guard mission
India has decided to send over 100 specially trained commandos to protect its mission in Yemen amid rising threats from terror groups including banned Al Qaeda in that country.
Candidates will need poll bank account
Poll candidates will now be monitored with a separate “shadow” expenditure register and will have to open an exclusive election bank account under the new guidelines framed by the Election Commission
‘Indian law can’t curb terror funds’
A global task force which tracks money laundering and terrorist financing across national borders, has raised doubts about the efficacy of India’s laws in combating this dual menace.