However, the Intelligence Bureau confirmed that the intruder was a drunken Delhi police constable who was behaving in a suspicious manner and tried to get past the first security cordon of the prime minister's residence.
The renovation of the property is underway, encompassing painting of walls, cleaning, and other necessary repairs befitting the new entrant's stature and requirements. The bungalow, spread over about 1.5 acres, belongs to the family of veteran Congress leader the late Sheila Kaul, who was the sister-in-law of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Virendra Singh Rawat reports.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday arrived in Rae Bareli, on her first visit to the constituency she had resigned as member of Parliament, to a rapturous welcome from her supporters and party activists.
According to an official source, Dr Singh will arrive in Guwahati on May 8 to file his nomination papers next day. A team of his Special Protection Group has already arrived here to look after the security arrangements for the PM's trip.
The incident occurred during Priyanka's election campaign, when she was going to Rae Bareli from Amethi. The other two injured were occupants of the van.
Trouble began when the SPG told media persons that they will not be permitted to go up to the media stand at the prime minister's residence.
Bhura has been giving different versions to the Delhi police officials who questioned him along with the intelligence agencies through the night about the motive of moving around the prime minister's residence when he was not posted there.
Empowerment of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with extra territorial jurisdiction and declaration of Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim as terrorists after legislative amendment were counted among its achievements by the MHA, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Occupants of a Maruti car were seen videographing Sonia's residence.
The youth were found to be MBA students of an institute in New Delhi and were not aware that filming of the premises was not allowed, sources said, adding that they were allowed to go after their identity was established.
No one, not even ministers and officers, should be allowed to come too close to the prime minister unless cleared by his special security, the home ministry communication said, citing an "unknown threat" to Modi.
The national capital witnessed the worst riots in last three decades this week, with allegations of police acting as mute spectators when angry mobs ran riot on the streets of northeast Delhi.
"Unfortunately I have been down with high fever since Sunday and the doctor has advised rest for the next two days," the 45-year-old Congress leader said on micro-blogging site Twitter late Monday night.
The CBI has so far maintained that Gujral was questioned as a witness, but remained tightlipped if he will still retain the same status.
Manmohan Singh has declined to use the BMW cars ordered by the previous National Democratic Alliance government for the use of the prime minister, as he prefers the time-tested ambassadors.
The ministry has got Rs 1,03,927 crore for 2019-20 which is 4.9 per cent more than Rs 99,034 crore given in 2018-19.
Asked about the security breach at their residence, he said it was a "very big lapse", but he would like to emphasise more on the safety of women in the country.
Against the backdrop of Rahul Gandhi's statement that he could be eliminated like his grandmother and father, government today said the threat to the Congress vice-president is permanent and it is taking all steps, including deployment of Special Protection Group personnel, for his safety.
He will travel the 8km stretch from Katra to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on February 7 to dedicate to the nation a bridge on Saryu River.
Ashok Kumar and Dharen Singh, who were drunk, had driven into the sanitised area on Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi, as Vajpayees cavalcade was passing by.
A high-voltage drama unfolded in Lucknow yesterday as Priyanka alleged she was manhandled by cops who grabbed her by the neck and pushed her when she resisted their attempts to stop her from visiting the residence of an ex-IPS officer arrested for anti-CAA protests.
In addition to 16 CCTV cameras, almost 700 police personnel have been deployed.
On his arrival, Xi will be welcomed by traditional peformances including 'tappu' folk drum art display at the airport by about 500 artistes.
Ahead of the India-China summit, Mahabalipuram, the ancient coastal town near Chennai, has been virtually turned into a fortress with unprecedented security arrangements while the beautification and other preparations touched a feverish pitch on Wednesday.
An anonymous letter threatening to kill Rahul Gandhi at an election meeting in Puducherry has been received by a senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy.
The Intelligence Bureau has issued an alert about a possible attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi using a human bomb either during his visit to Patna or at the public rally he is scheduled to attend in Muzaffarpur on July 25.
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B V Wanchoo on Friday resigned as Governor of Goa as government went about finalising its plans for replacing the Governors appointed during the previous UPA regime.
The Congress chief met senior United Democratic Front leaders, including Ramesh Chennithala and P K Kunhalikutty.
Senior IPS officer Vivek Srivastava was on Wednesday appointed as Inspector General in the elite Special Protection Group which guards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other VVIPs, including the Gandhi family.
A poster war has erupted between ruling Janata Dal-United and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Gaya ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the holy city to address a party rally scheduled for Sunday.
Manash Borah, the Congress candidate in Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency, has reasons to feel special for two reasons.
Security agencies are also working in close coordination with the US Secret Service, officials said. In Ahmedabad, over 10,000 policemen from different parts of Gujarat have been deployed at strategic locations as part of the elaborate security arrangements, officials said.
'If there is a vulnerable family anywhere in the world, it is the Gandhis,' notes Aakar Patel.
"Many people who had some links with Agusta, I am not saying illegitimate links, but some links with Agusta procurement and supply, were given good positions," Parrikar told PTI in an interview.
The home ministry has asked the civil aviation ministry to go ahead with its plan to review the list of 33 categories of people, including the Dalai Lama and Vadra, who are currently exempted from frisking at airports in the country.
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