More EU aid for flood-hit Kerala
New Delhi, Sep 18: The European Union has allocated an additional 1 million euros in emergency aid for flood-devastated Kerala, an EU delegation to India said on Tuesday.
According to a statement, this comes on top of the initial assistance of 190,000 euros announced last month and channelled through the Indian Red Cross.
"The EU assistance will complement the national response and reach the most vulnerable communities whose livelihood, homes and belongings have been swept away by torrential rains," Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said.
"This additional contribution is a gesture of solidarity coming from European citizens who stand by the Indian families affected by the dreadful blow," Stylianides said in the statement.
The worst floods to hit Kerala since 1924 have claimed hundreds of lives and caused widespread destruction.
"The assistance will be channelled through the EU humanitarian partners who are already working on the ground, and will take the form of essential relief items, water and sanitation, hygiene, and health-promotion activities to counter the insurgence of water-borne diseases," the statement said.
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Bihar man sought money from foreign agency for threatening PM’s security, arrested: Police
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Buxar (PTI): A man was arrested in Bihar’s Buxar district for sending a message to a foreign intelligence agency’s website, claiming that he could compromise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security in exchange for money, police said.
The accused, identified as Amal Kumar Tiwari of Simri locality, was apprehended on Thursday night. Police seized a laptop, mobile phones and other digital evidence from his premises.
“Police received information that Tiwari posted a message on the website of the USA-based intelligence agency. He demanded money in exchange for compromising the security of the Indian PM," the Buxar police said in a statement on Friday.
It was found that in his seized mobile phone, multiple virtual private networks (VPNs) and some apps were installed, which were used to access the dark web, it said.
A VPN is a tool that creates an encrypted, private tunnel for one's internet traffic over public networks, providing enhanced privacy, while the dark web is a part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and requires special software to access.
The police statement said that fake identity documents were also recovered from his premises, which were being used for cybercrimes.
“During interrogation, the accused confessed his involvement in the incident. It was also revealed that earlier he had been involved in a case of threatening to hack Kolkata airport's website,” the statement said.
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