Kenya's police chief quits after row over force against anti-tax protesters

IANS | July 12, 2024 11:52 PM

Nairobi, July 12 (IANS) A day after Kenya President William Ruto fired most of his ministers, the country's police chief Japhet Koome on Friday submitted his resignation in the wake of the violent protests against the proposed tax hikes and the "excessive force" in the crackdown against the agitators.

Ex-Agniveers secured: 10 per cent reservation in Central Armed Police Forces

IANS | July 11, 2024 10:15 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to provide 10 per cent reservation for constable vacancies within Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for ex-Agniveers. This decision was made on Thursday, with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF), Railway Protection Force (RPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) all implementing this reservation. Some forces will also offer short-duration training to ex-Agniveers before deploying them in border areas.

Bangladesh becomes fifth member of Colombo Security Conclave

IANS | July 10, 2024 7:14 PM

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) India, Mauritius, Maldives and Sri Lanka welcomed Bangladesh as the fifth Member State of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) at the 8th Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) level meeting of the regional grouping which was hosted virtually by Mauritius on Wednesday.