A stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela’s Sangam Nose during Mauni Amavasya Shahi Snan left several injured, prompting authorities to cancel the ritual. A broken barrier triggered the chaos as lakhs rushed for the holy dip. NDRF, NSG, and heavy police presence were deployed, and the second Amrit Snan was put on hold. Religious leaders urged devotees to use nearby ghats. PM Modi and HM Amit Shah assured full support to CM Yogi Adityanath. Medical aid was provided at Sector 2’s hospital. Despite the tragedy, the next major bathing event, the third Amrit Snan, remains scheduled for 3rd February.
The blast has been reportedly caused by a low-intensity improvised explosive device (IED), likely controlled by a timer or remote, and no shrapnel was used.
The NSG unit in Ayodhya will be equipped with specialized weapons and anti-drone measures. With the addition of these new hubs, the NSG will have a total of eight hubs across the country, including existing ones in Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Gandhinagar.
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India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.
This will be after over two decades that the 'black cat' commandos of the elite counter-terror force will be taken out from VIP protection duties, a task not originally charted for it when the force was conceptualised and raised in 1984.
Singh alleged that it was the political affiliations rather than threat perception which formed the basis for security categorization of political persons in the Union Territory and urged for direct intervention of President Ram Nath Kovind in view of "gravity of the matter".
The decision to send the teams was taken in view of the high number of casualties in the worst terror strike in the state since the Uri attack in 2016.
The NSG is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of guidelines for nuclear and nuclear-related exports.
Kashinath Mandal, who worked as a security guard, was arrested by the D B Marg Police in central Mumbai on July 27, an official said.
The federal contingency force till now used to put Army and paramilitary troops under rigorous physical and mental strength tests once they join the commando conversion course to get inducted into the premier force.
A Pakistan's national security division official, on the condition of anonymity, said the meeting between Pakistan's National Security Advisor retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua and India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval took place on December 27 in Thailand, The Dawn newspaper reported.
The money generated from the sale of the bikes, which are priced at Rs 1.9 lakhs will be donated to Prerna, a non-profit initiative for differently abled children that is supported by the NSG
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Sri Jagannath Temple has been described as an important and sensitive pilgrim centre of the country in a communication from central agencies to the state government.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India is engaged with China to resolve differences, not only on the stand-off at Dokalam but all matters like border dispute, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the blocking of UN sanctions against Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit chief Masood Azhar.
China, a key member of the NSG, has been stridently opposing India's bid primarily on the grounds that New Delhi is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
"On the issue of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), I can tell you China's stance on the accession of new members into NSG has not changed," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters.
The two leaders met in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being held on June 8-9 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is special for India as it would be formally admitted into the China dominated six-nation grouping along with Pakistan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying's comments came a day after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that India is engaging with Moscow and making efforts to convince Beijing on the issue.
China has been blocking India's membership in the 48- nation grouping which controls the nuclear commerce even though India has the backing of majority of the members.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed their commitment to "strengthen global non- proliferation efforts"
The proposal put forward by Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui also includes starting negotiations on a 'China-India Treaty of Good Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation' and prioritising finding an early solution to the border dispute between the two countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today reviewed the status of bilateral ties, including in key areas of security and trade, and discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern.