Home Ministry Statement

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday supported Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by saying that India's position on PoK is very clear: "it is part of India

A specially-abled woman in Assam was reunited with her family earlier this month, several weeks after she went missing from her home, an official statement from the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.

20 Indian fishermen were released by Pakistan and repatriated via the Wagah Border on Monday, a statement issued by Pakistan's foreign ministry said today.

Assam is dealing with boundary disputes with four states, including Mizoram, and inter-state border disputes can "only be resolved with the cooperation of state governments involved in the matter", the Home Ministry told parliament today.

International Yoga Day 2020: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, International Yoga Day will be observed at home. "Due to the contagious nature of COVID-19, no mass gathering would be advisable this year...," the AYUSH Ministry said in a statement earlier

The statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs came after a section of media reported that the ministry has given permission to all states to open schools. "No such decision taken by MHA. All Educational institutions are still prohibited to open, throughout the country," the spokesperson tweeted.

The centre on Friday extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown - which was scheduled to end on May 3 - by two weeks. In a press statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the lockdown led to "significant gains in the COVID-19 situation in the country". It issued a fresh set of guidelines to regulate the lockdown, and said it has permitted cons...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Centre was making contradictory statements on enforcement of the lockdown, and wanted greater clarity on the recent Union Home Ministry order on reopening shops.

Bajaj Auto will be resuming operations at its two facilities located in Waluj, Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Rudrapur in Uttarakhand after receiving the nod from the local authorities. While the Rudrapur plant has been operational since Monday, the Aurangabad facility will resume work from Thursday onwards. The decision reopen the plants has been m...

Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with senior officers of the Delhi Police to review the situation in Delhi following widespread violence over the controversial citizenship law that has left at least 42 dead. The Home Ministry in a statement said considering the improvement in the situation, the ban on large gatherings in northeast Delhi areas...

A section of protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the epicenter of anti-citizenship law protests in the national capital, have said they will march to Home Minister Amit Shah's home at 2 pm on Sunday to discuss the contentious law with him, two days after Mr Shah said anyone could seek time with him to debate the merits of the Citizenship Amendment ...

The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday claimed that Union Home Ministry had instructed states to set up detention centres for illegal migrants in January this year, and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making a false statement about such facilities at his Delhi rally.

WhatsApp on Friday said it agreed with the strong statement made by the Indian government about the need to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indian citizens.

Pegasus allegedly exploited WhatsApp's video calling system with installing the spyware via giving missed calls to snoop on 1,400 select users globally.

The Home Ministry said today that the deployment of paramilitary forces in Jammu and Kashmir was based on the security situation there and requirements of rotation, and that such things are not discussed in the public domain.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday supported Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by saying that India's position on PoK is very clear: "it is part of India

A specially-abled woman in Assam was reunited with her family earlier this month, several weeks after she went missing from her home, an official statement from the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.

20 Indian fishermen were released by Pakistan and repatriated via the Wagah Border on Monday, a statement issued by Pakistan's foreign ministry said today.

Assam is dealing with boundary disputes with four states, including Mizoram, and inter-state border disputes can "only be resolved with the cooperation of state governments involved in the matter", the Home Ministry told parliament today.

International Yoga Day 2020: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, International Yoga Day will be observed at home. "Due to the contagious nature of COVID-19, no mass gathering would be advisable this year...," the AYUSH Ministry said in a statement earlier

The statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs came after a section of media reported that the ministry has given permission to all states to open schools. "No such decision taken by MHA. All Educational institutions are still prohibited to open, throughout the country," the spokesperson tweeted.

The centre on Friday extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown - which was scheduled to end on May 3 - by two weeks. In a press statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the lockdown led to "significant gains in the COVID-19 situation in the country". It issued a fresh set of guidelines to regulate the lockdown, and said it has permitted cons...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Centre was making contradictory statements on enforcement of the lockdown, and wanted greater clarity on the recent Union Home Ministry order on reopening shops.

Bajaj Auto will be resuming operations at its two facilities located in Waluj, Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Rudrapur in Uttarakhand after receiving the nod from the local authorities. While the Rudrapur plant has been operational since Monday, the Aurangabad facility will resume work from Thursday onwards. The decision reopen the plants has been m...

Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with senior officers of the Delhi Police to review the situation in Delhi following widespread violence over the controversial citizenship law that has left at least 42 dead. The Home Ministry in a statement said considering the improvement in the situation, the ban on large gatherings in northeast Delhi areas...

A section of protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the epicenter of anti-citizenship law protests in the national capital, have said they will march to Home Minister Amit Shah's home at 2 pm on Sunday to discuss the contentious law with him, two days after Mr Shah said anyone could seek time with him to debate the merits of the Citizenship Amendment ...

The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday claimed that Union Home Ministry had instructed states to set up detention centres for illegal migrants in January this year, and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making a false statement about such facilities at his Delhi rally.

WhatsApp on Friday said it agreed with the strong statement made by the Indian government about the need to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indian citizens.

Pegasus allegedly exploited WhatsApp's video calling system with installing the spyware via giving missed calls to snoop on 1,400 select users globally.

The Home Ministry said today that the deployment of paramilitary forces in Jammu and Kashmir was based on the security situation there and requirements of rotation, and that such things are not discussed in the public domain.