The government, amid strong protests from the Opposition, introduced a Bill in Lok Sabha that proposes to allow the police and prison authorities to collect, store and analyse physical and biological samples including retina and iris scans. Meanwhile, among the host of agreements signed during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka, Delhi and Colombo are stepping up their cooperation in the Indian Ocean with a Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC)
