HongKong launches new law of extradition despite opposition

The leadership of Hong Kong has launched laws for changing the rules of extradition for allowing people to be sent back to mainland China for any trial, thereby standing against the growing opposition to a move which had the potential ..

India and US renew Triangular Development Cooperation in Asia and Africa

India and the US has signed an agreement to the Statement of Guiding Principles (SGP) on triangular cooperation for global development to facilitate with a framework to promote bilateral cooperation to meet the developmental ambitions of partner countries, particularly in ..

Ottawa hosted 16th meeting of the Canada-India Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism

The 16th meeting of the Canada-India Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism and its Expert Sub-group was held in Ottawa on 26th and 27th March to provide detailed briefings on their respective nation’s counter-terrorism priorities, strategies and legislative frameworks. The meeting ..

ECI appoints Special Central Police Observer for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Election Commission of India has appointed Sh K K Sharma (IPS 1982 Retd DG Border Security Force) as the Central Police Observer for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana instead. Sh K K Sharma was earlier nominated for the ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Central America-US Security Cooperation Deal questioned by Activists

Many activists from Central America and Mexico have questioned the focus of their governments on security for addressing the issue of migration after meetings they held with Kirstjen Nielsen, the US Secretary of Homeland Security. It was on Tuesday, that ..

Border Patrol orders quick release of families

There are number of families and children entering Us from Mexico. The numbers are so high that the Border Patrol is immediately releasing them rather than handing them over to the responsible agency. The screening process needs to check on ..

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s view on bringing all tribunals under one Umbrella

Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s view to bring all the quasi-judicial bodies under one central umbrella body to ensure efficient functioning and streamlining the working of tribunals within 2 weeks. The five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan ..

Bomb threat in Germany: 6 cities evacuated

Police evacuated many building in 6 German cities following email threats to the officials. The officials in Chemnitz, Augsburg, Kaisersautern, Neunkirchen and Gottingen received bomb threats to their emails. The evacuation included a 21 storey building where more than 1000 ..

Byelection on May 6 for British Columbia

Prime Minister Jutin Trudeau has announced byelection in British Columbia to fill a vacated seat. The MP who vacated his seat is to run a seperate party. The Canadian Electoral system is based on PArliamentary syhstem of Government. The Parliament ..

Single police and fire service creates problems in Scotland

In Scotland, the police and the fire services were merged following the Police and Fire Reform in 2013. Bad money management and personnel issues are now creating problems. The Justice Committee report last years said that the issues were predominanlty ..