BCAS, RRU to establish India’s indigenous aviation security equipment testing centre

IANS | April 6, 2026 10:43 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The government on Monday said that Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment and operation of a dedicated indigenous Testing Centre for conducting trials, performance evaluation and certification of Full Body Scanners (FBS) and other security screening equipment used at Indian airports.

Congress using North-South divide to incite conflict: Pralhad Joshi ​

IANS | April 6, 2026 9:42 PM

Davanagere, April 6 (IANS) Responding to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s criticism against the Centre, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Monday accused the Congress of trying to create divisions by raising a “North-South states” narrative over the issue of Lok Sabha constituency delimitation, and launched a sharp attack on the Chief Minister.​

PM Modi delivering strong leadership, empowering women: Acharya Pramod Krishnam

IANS | April 6, 2026 8:39 PM

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), April 6 (IANS) Spiritual leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that India has finally received strong and decisive leadership after a long wait, which has helped address several long-standing issues facing the country since Independence.