Already flooded with requests for central security cover from more VIPs, the Union Home Ministry is facing a surge in similar pleas from VIPs in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab after the state governments withdrew security. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said trimming of security cover given to VIPs by the state governments had led to the sudden rush of people approaching his ministry for security cover after they apprehended threat...
11:44 AM, Mar 31, 2013
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre for classifying people as VIPs and VVIPs other than constitutional functionaries for providing them security cover. ...
04:07 AM, Mar 15, 2013
More politicians are getting "Z-plus" security and the new entrants include Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma and BSP MP Brajesh Pathak months after the list of VIPs in this category was pruned during P Chidambaram's tenure as Home Minister. ...
08:40 AM, Mar 09, 2013
With security often seen as a status symbol, the Uttar Pradesh government is spending a whopping Rs 120 crores in public money a year to provide security cover to around 1,500 VIPs of different hues, deploying as many as 2,913 police officials, officials records show. Inspector General of Police (Law & Order) Badri Prasad Singh admitted that 1,476 VIPs (very important persons) were being given security based on "pre-emptive threat...
12:00 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Hyderabad: Though the drive against drunken driving had been initiated almost 10 months ago by the city traffic police, violation of the rule is still a cause of concern. Thousands of cases have been registered so far, yet the police are having a tough time dealing with those who violate the rule. The police find it surprising as a majority of those who violate the drunken driving rule are either...
01:31 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: In an attempt to plug revenue loss of Air India, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has imposed a blanket ban on excess baggage checked in by ministers and civil servants, which is generally carried free by the airlines. Singh, in a letter to Air India CMD Rohit Nandan, said that the airline should stop the practise of carrying excess baggage without charges immediately on domestic and international flights,...
03:00 PM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: Expenses on foreign and domestic tours of central ministers and VVIPs rose by more than ten times to Rs 678.52 crore in 2011-12, up from Rs 56.16 crore in the previous year. The tour expenses increased from Rs 46.95 crore in the budget estimates of 2011-12 to Rs 499.89 crore in the revised estimates, due to payment dues to Air India for VVIP travels and maintenance of aircraft,...
04:18 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: At a time when police-population ratio is abnormally low, 16,800 VIPs across the country had more than 50,000 security personnel to guard them, nearly double the actually allotted strength. According to a Home Ministry report, 50,059 policemen were deployed in 25 states and Union Territories in 2010 to provide security to 16,788 VIPs, which included ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges and bureaucrats, for more than six months. Interestingly, only...
09:33 AM, Apr 01, 2012
Chennai: The Centre on Thursday assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa that it will take into account her opinion on unannounced visits by Sri Lankan VIPs to the state, saying it will take the matter "seriously". "We are a federal state, we have the greatest respect for states. Whatever is the assessment of the state governments, we will take it seriously but we will see how we can reconcile...
02:05 PM, Mar 08, 2012
As VIP's started to visit the injured of Wednesday's Delhi High Court blast, hospitals cordoned off the area not allowing relatives to meet their patients. ...
08:05 AM, Sep 08, 2011
New Delhi: It is the age old lure of the lal batti - the symbol of power and status. The country may be agitated over issues like rising inflation, land acquisition and assorted scams but our members of Parliament are vexed over just why they have been deprived of that red beacon. Led by Congress MP Avtar Singh Bhadana, a hundred legislators have signed a petition to the Chairman of...
08:21 PM, Aug 12, 2011
New Delhi: There seems to be a reservation plea taking place in Parliament as well, with around hundred MPs demanding that they be allowed to add the special red beacon to their cars. They have sent a petition to the Chairman, Privilege Committee requesting that they be allowed to use the beacon while driving in New Delhi. Present rules allow only ministers to have a red beacon atop their cars....
05:08 PM, Aug 12, 2011
New Delhi: VIPs beware ! Do not accept gifts from strange and unknown persons as they could be explosives wrapped neatly. The Centre has sent an advisory to all states asking them to alert prominent persons in their areas not to accept any gifts from unknown persons as there may be explosives inside. The advisory was sent to the states following an intelligence input suggesting that terror modules were exploring...
01:42 PM, Jul 20, 2011
Mumbai: As India readies for one of its biggest cricket matches ever, the World Cup final against Sri Lanka, the Wankhede stadium is a bustle of activity, with people from different parts of the country, and even, the world, waiting in long queues to get tickets. To be a part of the World Cup final fever, they say no price is too great. With all the tickets sold out, frantic...
08:18 AM, Apr 02, 2011
Mahindra & Mahindra had manufactured armoured Scorpios for VVIPs. ...
09:03 PM, Mar 17, 2009
HC orders govts to examine who really needs policemen. ...
10:03 PM, Dec 24, 2008
All Union ministers were seated in separate enclosure away from VVIPs. ...
08:20 PM, Aug 15, 2007
Andhra Home Minister Jana Reddy and three of his colleagues, may themselves have been the intended targets. ...
07:55 AM, May 21, 2007
CNN-IBN special investigation shows how the top political leadership in J&K leasing out prime land for just a token sum. ...
11:29 AM, Dec 16, 2006
