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Centre to withdraw NSG commandos from VIP protection; focus on anti-terrorism operations, training will help strengthen chinks in armour
Fp Staff •Two decades since the 'Black Cats' — National Security Guard (NSG) commandos — were enlisted for VIP protection duties, the Centre on Monday decided to completely withdraw the elite counter-terror force from the task, and direct the personnel into the counter-terrorism and anti-hijack operations the force had been originally conceptualised to tackle.
'Second House, not secondary': Narendra Modi, addressing Parliament to mark 250th session of Rajya Sabha, quotes Atal Bihari Vajpayee
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Upper House of Parliament was essential for checks and balance in democracy but a distinction needs to be drawn between checking and clogging
Winter Session of Parliament: Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams govt for not letting Farooq Abdullah attend LS proceedings, not allowing MPs to visit J&K
•Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary said it was an 'atrocity' not to allow former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah to attend Lok Sabha proceedings
Suriya on how he embraced grey shades with Kaappaan, and sharing screen space with Mohanlal
Raja Sekar •Suriya talks about collaborating again with director KV Anand for the third time, and giving marriage tips to his Kaappaan co-stars Arya and Sayyesha.
'Feel unsafe at home': J&K residents accuse security forces of raiding houses, arresting 'innocent' Kashmiri youth under Public Safety Act
Mansoorpeer •The slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on over 150 youths from Kashmir for indulging in stone-pelting on security forces has fuelled anger in the Valley and has left people, especially women, frightened
With Manmohan Singh's SPG cover removed, over 3,000 commandos of security force will now provide cover to just 4 VVIPs
•The SPG with its 3,000 strong commandos now provides close proximate security to just four persons — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her two children — Rahul and Priyanka
Sushma Swaraj says if terrorism is not a poll issue, then Rahul should give up Special Protection Group security cover
•Union minister Sushma Swaraj alleged the Congress does not consider terrorism to be a problem, which was reflected in the party's election manifesto.
Threat to Narendra Modi at 'all-time high', warns home ministry; even ministers need SPG clearance to come near PM
Fp Staff •PM Modi has also been advised by security agencies either curtail roadshows in the run-up to the state assembly and the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 or cut down on the number and the length of the roadshows.
Robot created by a student startup to greet PM Modi at the Investors Meet
Ians •The Special Protection Group (SPG) has given clearance for the proposal mooted by the organisers of the mega event.
Narendra Modi to inaugurate Delhi Metro's Magenta Line today: Security tightened in Noida ahead of visit
•Tight security is in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Noida on Monday to inaugurate Delhi Metro's Magenta Line.