The Jammu and Kashmir government was working on the issue of providing honorarium and security cover to panchayat members, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels sad with the increasing number of atrocities against women and says that such acts need immediate attention as women are born to live free. "Stop this disrespect! Measure the presence of women in our existence with required dignity! Protect them that fall unfortunate victims to savage inhuman intent and stand tough against them who raise their hands to defile them," the 70-year-old posted on his blog.

Conceding to the demands of non-Congress Chief Ministers, the Centre has diluted the much touted NCTC with Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde exuding confidence that the anti-terror hub would see the light of the day during the Chief Ministers' conference next month.

In the wake of the alleged gang-rape of a Swiss woman in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district recently, the State Government has decided to constitute a special police force for the safety and security of foreign tourists.

The new year brings with it a silver lining of hope  and resolve against the backdrop of the anger and anguish that the rape related death of  a brave young girl has generated in India. Internal security in the country is far from adequate and while this is  of immediate relevance for the common man, the larger spectrum of national security challenges also need to be reviewed in a holistic manner.

BJP, which has been opposing NCTC, on Saturday accused the Congress-led UPA government of failing to provide leadership in fighting terror and asked it to bring in a strong anti-terror law if it was serious on the issue.

Bihar government on Thursday charged the Centre of finalising Food Security Bill without consulting state governments and pointed several lacunae in the draft legislation which needs to be addressed before hand.

In a setback to Food Security Bill, considered as the world's biggest welfare programme, many of the states on Wednesday differed on the quantity of subsidised grain to be supplied and the number of beneficiaries to be covered under the scheme.

India and South Korea have held discussions over emerging dynamics of global and regional security, cooperation in cyber security, defence and space sectors and reviewing bilateral ties.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said police personnel who are put on duty for giving security cover to VIPs be deployed for better purposes like making the roads safe for women.