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25 Lakh People In Assam Seek Re-Verification Of Draft Citizens Register

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 20, 2019

After nearly 41 lakh people in Assam were left out of the draft National Register of Citizens, about 25 lakh people have sent a petition to the Centre for re-verification and it is under the consideration of the Union Home Ministry.

27 Fugitives Brought Back To India From Abroad In 3 Years: Home Ministry

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday July 18, 2019

As many as 27 fugitives - wanted in various cases involving terrorism, financial crimes and other grave offences have been brought into India from other countries through deportation or extradition in the last 39 months, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

1,000 Employees Sacked From Home Ministry In 5 Years

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday July 17, 2019

More than 1,000 employees have been sacked by the Home Ministry in the last five years on the grounds of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness in public interest, union minister of state for Home, Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Blog: No Media Ban At Home Ministry, Amit Shah Assured Us

Blog | Neeta Sharma | Sunday July 14, 2019

The "ban" on journalists from entering the North Block, the headquarters of the finance ministry, was the talk of the town in media circles this week. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman making her side of the government secretariat out of bounds for reporters naturally made even those like us who cover the Home Ministry on the other side of the No...

Centre Won't Initiate Talks With Separatists Anytime Soon, Say Officials

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday July 9, 2019

The government would not be initiating talks with the Hurriyat anytime soon as the Home Ministry feels talks with separatists would not yield any results, a senior official has told NDTV. "What can they deliver as the situation in Kashmir is beyond their control now," the official said.

5.28 Lakh Posts Vacant In Police Forces; 1.29 Lakh In UP, 50,000 In Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 7, 2019

A whopping 5.28 lakh police posts are lying vacant in the country of which nearly 1.29 lakh are in Uttar Pradesh, 50,000 in Bihar and 49,000 in West Bengal.

Terrorist Group Using Some Madrasas In Bengal For Radicalisation: Centre

India News | ANI | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh is using some Madrasas in Burdwan and Murshidabad district of West Bengal for radicalization and recruitment activities, Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday.

Respond To Query On Illegal Bangladeshis: Information Office To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 2, 2019

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Home Ministry to respond to a three-year-old RTI application seeking to know the number of illegal Bangladeshi nationals in India and action taken against agencies which failed to send them back.

Pulwama Attack Not An Intelligence Failure, Government Tells Parliament

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday June 26, 2019

There was no intelligence failure in the Pulwama terror attack, the government told parliament on Wednesday. The Home Ministry said all agencies are "working in a coordinated manner and the intelligence inputs are shared among various agencies on a real-time basis".

In Last 3 Years, Over 700 Terrorists Were Killed In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2019

More than 700 terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir over the last three years, the Home Ministry said on Tuesday.

155 ISIS Operatives, Sympathisers Arrested So Far In India: Home Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2019

A total of 155 operatives and sympathisers of banned terrorist organisation ISIS have been arrested in the country so far, the Home Ministry said Tuesday.

Trinamool Says Will Boycott Centre-Convened Meets, Involves Home Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

TMC member Saugata Roy Friday said the West Bengal government will continue to boycott meetings called by the centre till the Union Home Ministry stops sending advisory to the state under Article 355.

"Provoked By Driver": Delhi Police's Report After Viral Video Of Fight

Delhi News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday June 18, 2019

The Delhi Police on Tuesday submitted a detailed report to the Union Home Ministry on the incident in which a group of policemen "thrashed" a three-wheeler driver after he allegedly attacked a cop with a sword in the northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar.

Akali Dal To Move Centre For Action Against Kamal Nath Over 1984 Riots

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Monday June 17, 2019

Raking up the issue of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the party would approach the Union Home Ministry to initiate action against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath for allegedly leading a mob and attacking Sikhs during the carnage.

Home Ministry Seeks Delhi Police Report On Fight Between Cops And Driver

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2019

The Home Ministry Monday sought a report from the Delhi Police after a video surfaced online showing a violent clash between a driver of a three-wheeler and a few policemen in northwest Delhi, a senior official said.