Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Mizoram’s apex student body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the Centre’s decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR). In the letter sent through State Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, the MZP expressed … Read more
Revanth Reddy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s request to the Central Government seeking steps to recover money from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh for utilising the assets belonging to Telangana has caught the officials by surprise. They have a reason as the Chief Minister’s request to the Union Home Minister Amit … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks at a public meeting ahead of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, in Jagdalpur, on October 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on October 19 accused the Congress of encouraging Naxalism and said incidents of Naxal violence have come down by 52% in the nine-year rule of … Read more
Eatala Rajendra. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu There is trouble brewing in Telangana BJP after reports that new entrant to the party, and Huzurabad MLA Eatala Rajendra may be made campaign committee chief in the run up to the Assembly polls in the State later this year, a situation strongly resented by BJP State … Read more
Assam Police stop vehicles moving in to Shillong and Meghalaya fearing backlash, following border firing incident near Assam-Meghalaya border. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A day after violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on November 23 alleged that the BJP’s North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) has failed the Northeast and called on Home … Read more
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh approached a special court here on Tuesday, seeking default bail in connection with a money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate. Deshmukh was arrested by the ED on November 2, 2021 and is currently in judicial custody. In his plea filed through advocate Aniket Nikam, Deshmukh … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that India has handled the COVID-19 pandemic in the best possible manner among all countries in the world despite limited resources. Addressing the 17th formation day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here, Shah also said that the Centre is planning to roll out the ‘Aapda … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the opposition Congress of only talking about poverty alleviation and the welfare of the poor, tribals, women and Dalits, but not doing anything in reality. Shah, during a one-day visit here, attended various events including a ‘Gaurav Utsav’ organised in the honour of tribal icons and erstwhile … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has not undergone any fresh COVID-19 test, an official said on Sunday, a clarification which came after BJP’s Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari tweeted on the test. Shah is recuperating at a hospital in Gurgaon after testing positive for coronavirus last week. A Home Ministry official said when a … Read more
WASHINGTON: An elephant figurine, made up of artificial pearls and semi-precious stones, which was gifted by the then Indian Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani to US Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2002, has made its way to the State Department exhibition hall. “Secretary Colin Powell received this gift from Indian Minister of Home Affairs … Read more