"Let me clarify that I have no intention to insult either Bihar or the people of Bihar. If it has hurt anyone's sentiment, I immediately withdraw that statement," the minister said in Rajya Sabha today.
Of the 11 cases, two were registered in 2019, four each in 2020 and 2021, and one this year, said Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on behalf of the MHA in a written reply to the queries of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Kunwar Danish Ali.
Over the tension across the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress MP Rajni Patil on Tuesday gave the Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in the Upper House of Parliament.
He reiterated the incidents of 2015 when Guru Granth Sahib was burnt in Bargari and Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta in Ludhiana and said that several incidents of disrespect of holy books are coming forward.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Opposition was behaving like an "obstructionist" who does not believe in the rules and regulations in the functioning of the Parliament.
As per reports, the meeting was held in Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's chamber to plan the strategy on Indo-China tussle and other issues in the House.
"The problem of terrorism in India is largely sponsored from across the border. The Global Terrorist groups and some foreign agencies inimical to India have been making efforts to radicalise people and spread terrorism through the use of social media platforms, the internet etc," said Nityan
With enhanced use of cyber space, the number of cyber crimes including frauds is also increasing, Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Security arrangements are in place to secure India's nuclear power plant systems from cyber-attack, said Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh on Thursday.
As per the Annual Report of the Department of Expenditure, the number of vacant posts under various ministries and departments of the Central government, as on March 1, 2021, in Group A, B and C are 2,3584; 1,18,807 and 8,36,936, respectively.