Morning Digest | Tender for revamp of Parliament security infra was floated day before breach; Allahabad HC allows court-monitored inspection of Mathura mosque, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 15, 2023

Allahabad HC allows court-monitored inspection of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah mosque

The Allahabad High Court allowed an application seeking appointment of a court commission to inspect the Shahi Idgah mosque, which sits next to the Krishna Janambhoomi temple in Mathura. The order comes at a time when the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is already conducting a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, after petitioners claimed that it was a Hindu temple.

Tender for redevelopment of Parliament security infra was floated a day before breach

The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) had floated a tender for additional security infrastructure for the Parliament complex, including security gadgets and bulletproof enclosures, a day before the security breach in the Lok Sabha took place. The CPWD comes under the ambit of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. The CPWD tender document — titled, “Redevelopment of reception lounge & other security infrastructure in Parliament Complex, New Delhi” — had an estimated cost of ₹35 crore and was published on December 12.

India, U.S. concur on need for speed on virtual assets’ standard

India and the United States of America, in a bilateral dialogue on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, agreed about the pressing need to accelerate global implementation of standards for virtual assets like crypto currencies to effectively to effectively address the issue of regulatory arbitrage, the Finance Ministry said.

After 7 months, bodies of 64 Manipur victims airlifted for last rites