PM Modi to address 90th Interpol General Assembly on Oct 18. Details here
Hindustan TimesPrime minister Narendra Modi will address the 90th Interpol General Assembly session - being held in India after a gap of around 25 years - at 1.45 pm Tuesday. PM Modi to address 90th Interpol General Assembly on Oct 18 India's proposal to host the Interpol General Assembly this year - coinciding with celebrations for the nation's 75th year of independence - was accepted with an overwhelming majority, a government release said, adding that the event is an opportunity to showcase best practices in India’s law and order system to the entire world. Union home minister Amit Shah, Interpol president Ahmed Naser Al Raisi, and secretary general Jurgen Stock will also be present at the event. The event which will begin on October 18 and end on October 21 will focus on corruption and cybercrimes, child sexual abuse material circulated on the internet, missing persons, and terrorism besides new technologies and mechanisms to improve police-to-police cooperation in tracking fugitive criminals across the globe, reported PTI citing officials.