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UN Security Council Must Push Myanmar To Let Refugees Return: Kofi Annan

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 15, 2017

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked the deadlocked Security Council to push the Myanmar government to allow the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh to return home in safety and with dignity.

Rajnath Singh Appeals To GJM To Withdraw Darjeeling Bandh

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday September 26, 2017

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has appealed to the GJM to withdraw their ongoing agitation demanding a separate Gorkhaland state. Mr Singh also directed Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to convene an official level meeting to discuss all related issues.

Former Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi Takes Over As Comptroller and Auditor General

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 25, 2017

Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi took over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India today. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Mehrishi at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Former Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi To Be Next Comptroller And Auditor General

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi will take over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tomorrow succeeding Shashi Kant Sharma, officials said today.

Mamata Banerjee Has New Plan After Court Voids Durga Idol Immersion Ban On Muharram

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday September 23, 2017

The day after the high court cancelled unusual restrictions imposed in West Bengal on Puja processions this year, the Mamata Banerjee government on Friday decided that people will have to seek police permission for immersion of Durga idols on Muharram, the Muslim day of mourning.

Mamata Banerjee, BJP Spar Over Rajnath Singh's Meet With Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP hit out at each other today over Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh meeting GJM general secretary Roshan Giri despite a lookout notice against him.

US President Donald Trump Addresses UN General Assembly: Full Speech

World News | NDTV.com | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates: Welcome to New York. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city, as a representative of the American people, to address the people of the world.

London Planning New Security Treaty For Anti-Terror Cooperation: Home Secretary

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 17, 2017

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that the government will suggest new security treaty to keep level of counter terrorism cooperation with the European Union (EU) after Britain leaves the 28-member bloc.

Border Fencing: Supreme Court Seeks Name For GK Pillai's Replacement

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the centre to suggest a name to replace former home secretary GK Pillai as the chairperson of a committee to oversee the fencing work on the Indo-Bangladesh border.

The Man Who Arrested LK Advani Is Now A Minister In PM Narendra Modi's Government

People | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Sunday September 3, 2017

Former union home secretary Raj Kumar Singh has been been given the tasked to lead the Power Ministry as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third cabinet reshuffle today. He has also been given the responsibility ofNew and Renewable Energy Ministry.

RK Singh, Who Arrested LK Advani 26 Years Ago, Takes Oath As Minister

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Sunday September 3, 2017

26 years ago, when BJP leader LK Advani's rath rolled into Bihar, then Chief Minister Lalu Yadav ordered his arrest. He chose two officers to stop Mr Advani's rath yatra from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. One of them, Raj Kumar Singh, took oath today to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers.

PM Picks Professionals For Look-Ahead Cabinet: Ex-Top Cop, 3 Bureaucrats

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday September 3, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has included four retired administrators with solid reputations in a list of nine new ministers expected to join his government tomorrow. Two of them, former diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri and ex-IAS officer KJ Alphons aren't even members of parliament. The other two, Satya Pal Singh and RK Singh are first-time MPs.

Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Home Secretary, Is Government's Top Auditor (CAG)

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Thursday August 31, 2017

Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed to lead the country's top audit body Comptroller and Auditor General on Thursday. The former Union Home Secretary will replace Shashi Kant Sharma whose term ends on September 23.

Rajiv Gauba Takes Charge As Union Home Secretary, Rajiv Mehrishi Retires

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 31, 2017

Seasoned bureaucrat Rajiv Gauba today took charge as the Union Home Secretary after superannuation of incumbent Rajiv Mehrishi. A 1982-batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, 58-year-old Mr Gauba will have a fixed two-year tenure in the sensitive post, a home ministry official said.

Kashmir Stone Throwing Reduced After Terror Funding Probe: Home Secretary

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday August 31, 2017

Hours after Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar said he was satisfied with his management of the violence by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's followers on Friday, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi too gave the state government a clean chit.

Stay Home If Heavy Rains Persist, Maharashtra Government Tells Employees

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Maharashtra government employees have been advised to stay home tomorrow if rains persist, state chief secretary Sumit Mallick said today.

'Deeply Distressing,' Says PM Modi After Violence Over Ram Rahim Verdict

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday August 26, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned this evening's massive violence linked to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in Haryana in strong terms and asked the people to keep the peace. In a series of tweets, he also said he has reviewed the situation with the home secretary and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Ahmed Patel Win Deserves No Congress Celebration

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 9, 2017

Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader and political secretary to Sonia Gandhi, has an affable demeanour with a strict avoidance of displays of emotion. Yet, after his roller coaster ride to his fifth Rajya Sabha seat from home state Gujarat, at 2:30 am, Patel, a night bird, was visibly moved as he hugged his son Faesal.

India Submits Vijay Mallya's Extradition Paperwork To His Legal Team

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 1, 2017

The Indian government has submitted the requisite "opening note" and paperwork related to Vijay Mallya's extradition case to the liquor baron's legal team within the UK court deadline, according to official sources.

'No Change Needed In India-UK Extradition Treaty,' Says Top Official In London

India News | Reported by Radhika Iyer, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday July 18, 2017

Even though India's endless wait to bring back flamboyant businessman Vijay Mallya, who is nesting in London, continues, and even though there has been only one extradition from the UK to India since the Extradition treaty was signed in 1992 between the two countries, the Indian Home Secretary said that the agreement is "working just fine".

Rs 3.5 Crore Cash, 4 Kg Gold Recovered From I-T Official Tapas Kumar Dutta's Kolkata Home By CBI

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 12, 2017

Rs 3.5 crore cash and 5 kg gold has been recovered during searches at the Kolkata residence of Jharkhand's Principal Commissioner of Income Tax in a corruption case, the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has said.

Near Miss Between IndiGo and BSF Planes in Jammu and Kashmir

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday July 1, 2017

An IndiGo aircraft flying from Srinagar to Delhi was involved in a near-miss incident with a Border Security Force plane carrying Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi on Friday. Asked, an IndiGo spokesperson confirmed the incident.

US Declaration On Syed Salahuddin May Choke His Funding: Home Secretary

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 28, 2017

The US government's decision to declare Syed Salahuddin, chief of the terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen, a global terrorist would help in choking his movements and financing, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said on Tuesday. Salahuddin was a "coward" who had "run away" to Pakistan, Mr Mehrishi said.

Top-Level Bureaucratic Reshuffle: Rajiv Gauba Next Home Secretary

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 21, 2017

Urban Development Secretary Rajiv Gauba was today named as the next Home Secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected today.

Rajnath Singh Meets GJM Leader As Violence Hits Darjeeling: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday June 16, 2017

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Gorkha Janamukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and BJP's Darjeeling lawmaker SS Ahluwalia this evening after a day of violence and arson in Darjeeling. The home minister stepped in after the popular hill resort of Bengal witnessed an upsurge of violence and the matter turned into a crisis for Chief Minis...

Home Ministry Report On Border Floodlighting Shows Spain-Morocco Border

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Wednesday June 14, 2017

After a photo captioned in a Home Ministry report as "floodlighting along the border" turned out to be from the Spain-Morocco border, Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has demanded an explanation from officials and said: "If it's a mistake by the ministry, we will apologise."

Days After Madhya Pradesh Farmer Deaths, State Home Secretary Transferred

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 13, 2017

Madhya Pradesh Home Secretary Madhu Khare was transferred today to the Khadi and Gramodyag department. While the government is yet to comment on the transfer, it comes after six farmers were killed in Mandsaur last week after the police opened fire to control crowds during a farmers' protest.

TTV Dinakaran Back In Chennai, Could Give Chief Minister Sleepless Nights

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday June 4, 2017

Out of prison on bail last night, AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran reached home in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai on Saturday afternoon, sending a message to party cadres that he was still the party's boss in the absence of his aunt and jailed party chief VK Sasikala.

Government Eases Rules For Private Sector Entry In Defence Production

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 28, 2017

The Commerce and Industry Ministry can now grant licences to companies for manufacturing tanks, fighter jets, warships and other defence equipment, the Home Ministry has said in a gazette notification. The Home Ministry said the secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion or DIPP can now issue licences for manufacturing defence h...

Saharanpur Clashes 'Well-Planned Conspiracy': Yogi Adityanath Government

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Friday May 26, 2017

As the Union Home Ministry rushed 400 riot-control policemen to Saharanpur on Thursday, the Yogi Adityanath government called the continuing incidents of violence in the western Uttar Pradesh district a "well-planned conspiracy" but held out hope that a new team of district officers would be able to restore normalcy within 24 hours.