Rahul should be sent back to school: Giriraj

Taking a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on creating a separate fisheries ministry, Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday said the Congress leader should be “sent to school” so that he knows what ministries and departments exist under the central government. TNS

Over 3 lakh cyber crimes in 18 months

The government on Tuesday said in the past 18 months, 3,17,439 incidences of cyber crimes and 5,771 FIRs were registered online through a centralised portal, as a vast majority of them were reported in Maharashtra and Karnataka. In reply to a question in the LS, MoS for Home G Kishan Reddy said the MHA operationalised the national cyber crime reporting portal on August 30, 2019, to provide a centralised mechanism to the citizens for online reporting of incidences of all types of cyber crime. tns

230 got VIP security from Union Govt

The government informed Parliament that 230 persons are currently being protected by the CAPFs, including the CRPF and CISF, under different categories of VIP security like “Z-plus”, “Z” and “Y”. In a written reply to a question in the LS, MoS for Home G Kishan Reddy, however, remained silent over the expenditure incurred on security to these protectees. TNS

Spending Rs1,418 per capita per yr on health

The government on Tuesday said in the Rajya Sabha that India was spending a nominal Rs1,418 per capita per year on health. This compares poorly to the rest of the world with spending on health pegged at nearly Rs4 lakh in the US; Rs2.65 lakh in the UK; and Rs64,000 in Russia. tns

Only Pb objecting to MSP transparency: Goyal

Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the FCI procurement was going on well in the country and only “one state, Punjab”, is objecting to the “transparent” way of the MSP disbursal adopted by the Modi government to benefit farmers. Replying to a supplementary by SAD leader Harsimrat Badal, where she raised the issue related to the FCI seeking land record details for providing e-payment to farmers in Punjab, Goyal asked her the reason for not providing the information. TNS