Retired Army man Mohammad Sanaullah was kept at a detention camp in Assam last month as he failed to furnish evidence before a foreigners’ tribunal in the state to establish that he was Indian by birth, the Rajya Sabha was informed by Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy in a written reply. Sanaullah failed to furnish evidence before the tribunal to establish his linkage to his parentage on Indian soil prior to March 25, 1971, the House was informed. PTI

Increase defence outlay: Tewari

Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari asked the government to allocate adequate budget for defence. He told the Lok Sabha that the spending on military was just 1.52 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which was the lowest in 58 years. India faces a two-front onslaught from Pakistan and China. The minister said China’s defence spending has been growing, while India’s dropping. TNS