Home Ministry

Embrace "Swadeshi", Shun Foreign Goods: Home Ministry To Paramilitary Forces

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

The Union Home Ministry has directed all CAPFs or paramilitary forces to shun foreign brands and introduce ''swadeshi'' goods, including food items, household goods and clothing, in their canteens and offices, officials said on Thursday.

Top Officials Discuss Strategy To Carry Out Census 2021

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 11, 2019

Top census officials have discussed a strategy to carry out the massive exercise to count different aspects of India's a billion plus population and run the entire process seamlessly, the home ministry said on Friday.

Women's Panel Asks Home Ministry To Intervene In Murshidabad Killings

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in the Aircel-Maxis case.

Pak State Actors Behind Drone Weapon Drops In Punjab, Home Ministry Told

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday October 10, 2019

The "state actors" of Pakistan were behind the 10-odd weapons drop by drones across Punjab that took place in September, intelligence agencies have informed the home ministry. In a report to the ministry, the agencies have also questioned why the Air Force or the Border Security Forces were unable to detect the drone activity, sources told NDTV.

Over 2,000 People Died In Floods Across India, Says Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 9, 2019

More than 2,100 people have died and 46 are missing after heavy rain this monsoon season, the Union Home Ministry said today.

Centre Announces Rs 1813 Crore Flood Relief For Karnataka, Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 4, 2019

The Centre on Friday approved an additional financial assistance of Rs 1813.75 crore to Karnataka and Bihar for the damages caused by the rains and floods in the two states, the Home Ministry said on Friday.

Nearly 1,900 Dead In Monsoon Rains, Floods Across India

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 4, 2019

Nearly 1,900 people lost their lives and another 46 were reported missing this monsoon season in rains and floods which affected more than 25 lakh in 22 states, Union Home Ministry officials said on Friday.

Death Penalty Cases Should Be Commuted To Life In Jail: Amarinder Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said that all cases of death penalty should be commuted to life imprisonment. His comments come after the Home Ministry decided to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment.

Death Sentence Of Convict In Beant Singh's Killing Commuted To Life Term

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

The Home Ministry has decided to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment, officials said on Sunday.

1984 Riots: Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Convict's Plea On Probe Team

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 28, 2019

The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a plea by one of the convicts in 1984 anti-Sikh riots challenging the legality of the Home Ministry's order for setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to reinvestigate the cases.

PM, Amit Shah Targets In Terror Plan, Warns Intel; Air Bases On Alert

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 26, 2019

India is on high alert after intel inputs warning of a terror plan to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, home ministry sources said on Wednesday. The ministry has put out an alert to all states following a threat naming 30 major cities. Indian Air Force (IAF) sources have also conf...

Congress Moves Poll Panel Over Mumbai Police Chief's 3-Month Extension

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 24, 2019

The Congress in Delhi today lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against the three-month extension to Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve and said he should be retired immediately as the Union Home Ministry's decision ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls was a "violation" of EC guidelines.

Junior Home Minister Goes 'Homeless', Operating From Andhra Bhavan

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday September 20, 2019

Union minister GK Reddy, Amit Shah's junior at the home ministry, has been operating from Andhra Bhavan for the last four months, owing to the practice of former ministers hanging onto their official accommodation- mostly heritage bungalows in the posh Lutyen's zone.

"Work On Indian Side For Kartarpur Will Be Complete Before Time": Centre

India News | ANI | Monday September 16, 2019

A team of Home Ministry officials on Monday inspected the ongoing construction work for Kartarpur corridor on the Indian side at Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur.

312 Sikh Foreign Nationals Taken Off Centre's Blacklist, Can Enter India

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday September 13, 2019

Only two of the 314 Sikh foreign nationals who were blacklisted by the government remain in the list after 312 Sikh foreign nationals were removed from the Central Adverse List or blacklist containing the names of foreign nationals.