Ministry Of Home Affairs

IB ACIO Exam 2017: Candidates Complain Of 'Less Time, Copied Questions, Mismanagement'

Jobs | Written By Maitree Baral | Saturday October 21, 2017

Candidates, who took the exam, have been posting every detail of 'inconveniences' on social media platforms.

Home Ministry Withdraws Gallantry Medals Of Three Police Officers In Last Five Months Over 'Misconduct'

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday October 14, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocates "good conduct" for men in uniform. Using this as a bench mark, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) withdrew three Gallantry Awards of three police officers for misconduct in last five months.

'Be Fit, But Not Fat': New Mantra Policemen Need To Follow For Service Awards

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday September 14, 2017

"Be fit, but not fat" is a new mantra the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is chiming for all Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who aspire to get a meritorious or distinguished service award.

After Cabinet Reshuffle, Arun Jaitley Keeps Finance

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday September 3, 2017

Arun Jaitley retained Finance Ministry while his Defence Ministry was handed over to Nirmala Sitharaman in the cabinet reshuffle today that saw nine new ministers take oath.Ms Sitharaman is India's first woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi, who held the department for a short while when she was Prime Minister.

Ministry Of Home Affairs Receives Tamil Nadu Government's Draft Ordinance On NEET

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 15, 2017

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today received from the Tamil Nadu government a draft of the proposed ordinance it plans to promulgate to exempt students from the NEET examination for admission to medical colleges in the southern state, a senior official said.

Intelligence Bureau To Recruit Graduates For ACIO Post, 1430 Vacancies Available

Jobs | Written By Maitree Baral | Wednesday August 16, 2017

IB ACIO online registration has begun. Candidates can apply at mha.nic.in.

Rajnath Singh Directs Officials To Boost Air, Sea Connectivity To Lakshadweep

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 14, 2017

Air and sea connectivity to Lakshadweep is likely to be enhanced with Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday directing officials that infrastructure for both the modes of transport be improved substantially.

Intelligence Bureau, MHA JIO II/ Tech Exam 2016: Final Result Declared, Check Now At Mha.nic.in

Jobs | Written By Maitree Baral | Thursday June 8, 2017

Final results have been declared by Intelligence Bureau, MHA for the post of JIO II/ Tech.

Anything New On Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Death Will Be Examined: Centre

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 2, 2017

Indicating that the Centre has an open mind on the issue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death in 1945, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said its reply to an RTI was based on available official information and that if anything new comes up in the case, "it will be examined".

File Returns Or Get Registration Cancelled, Ministry Of Home Affairs Warns NGOs

India News | Thursday June 1, 2017

NGOs who don't submit their annual income and expenditure records by June 14 will face cancellation of their FCRA registration, the government has warned.

At North Block, Home Ministry Makes Wi-Fi Out Of Range For Its Neighbour

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 31, 2017

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has alleged that the Home Ministry is not allowing use of Wi-Fi in its offices due to security reasons but the facility is being allowed for Finance Ministry offices in the same building.

File Returns Else Face Licence Cancellation: Ministry Of Home Affairs Warns NGOs

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 23, 2017

The FCRA registration of NGOs failing to submit their annual income and expenditure records by June 14 will be cancelled, the government has warned.

AAP Unable To Explain Source Of 2 Crores Of Donations, Claim Income Tax Officers

India News | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 9, 2017

The Aam Admi Party, a lightning rod for scandal in recent weeks, has a new controversy to contend with. Tax officials say they the party, which is headed by Arvind Kejriwal, has been unable to explain the source of 2 crores of donations received by it ahead of the 2015 election. Last week, the party was asked by the Home Affairs Ministry to explain...

Centre Tells States To Link Prisons With Courts Via Video

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 8, 2017

The Centre has asked all states to link prisons with courts through video conferencing for expeditious trial and to save costs of escorting undertrials to courts. In an advisory to all states, the Ministry of Home Affairs also said prison e-system should be integrated with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) as well as e-courts ...

Deported From Singapore, Indian Imam To Return Home Today

Indians Abroad | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday April 6, 2017

The Indian imam from Singapore, who was pulled up by a court for his offensive remarks against Jews and Christians during a sermon, will return to India today under repatriation order. The Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on April 3 that the imam will be deported. Imam Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, 46, was handed a nearly Rs 2 lakh fine o...

Request To Bring Back Vijay Mallya From UK Forwarded To External Affairs Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 21, 2017

The Home Ministry on Monday forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) a court-issued request to bring back embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom to India to face money laundering probe.

Home Ministry Website Blocked After Attempted Hack: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 12, 2017

The website of the Ministry of Home Affairs was reportedly hacked today, prompting authorities to temporarily block it, an official told news agency Press Trust of India. The Home Ministry website was immediately blocked by the National Informatics Centre after an attempted hack was noticed. Computer emergency response teams are looking into the in...

People With Disability To Be Still During National Anthem At Cinema, Says Government

India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor | Tuesday January 24, 2017

The Ministry of Home Affairs has made it obligatory for even people with disability to stay still while the national anthem is played at the movies. This has left people furious and made them question the government's sensitivity towards the issue.

Union Home Ministry Provides 85,000 Paramilitary Personnel For Poll Duties

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 19, 2017

As many as 85,000 paramilitary personnel have been made available to the Election Commission for deployment in the upcoming assembly elections in five states, including in politically-crucial Uttar Pradesh, beginning February 4.

Delhi LG Returns Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology Bill

Education | Agencies | Wednesday January 18, 2017

Lt Governor Anil Baijal has returned Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology Bill to the Delhi Assembly asking for reconsideration of the Bill, days after his office sent back the file on slashing DTC bus fares to the AAP government. In June 2015, the Delhi Assembly had passed NSIT bill (amendment) tabled by AAP government, according university stat...

Attari-Wagah 'Retreat' Spectacle Venue To Get A Stadium Look

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 13, 2017

Songs blaring on powerful speakers, enthusiastic people wearing patriotism on their sleeves, jingoistic slogan-shouting and the grand finale -- the foot-thumping by troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers, the bodily gestures and the glares -- all are part of the the Retreat ceremony that marks the lowering of the natio...

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Rubbishes Home Ministry Report On Unrest

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 4, 2017

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh today met President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the Ministry of Home Affairs' report to the Election Commission that termed the law-and-order situation in the state as "grave".

Home Ministry Hacked To Renew NGO Licenses? No, Finds Probe

India News | Written by Tanima Biswas | Tuesday December 27, 2016

Home Ministry computer systems weren't hacked to incorrectly renew foreign funding licenses of 16 non-governmental organisations or NGOs, government sources told NDTV today. An internal probe had been ordered earlier this month after the Ministry found licenses for the NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA, which allowed them t...

After Five Months Of Unrest In Kashmir, Hurriyat Welcomes Tourists

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday December 8, 2016

After 5 months of shut down and unrest in the Kashmir Valley, separatists are now promising tourists they'll be safe.

President To Seek Report From Home Ministry On Missing JNU Student: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 6, 2016

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said President Pranab Mukherjee has assured that he will seek a report from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the JNU administration on the missing student.

25 NGOs Denied Foreign Donation Permits For 'Anti-National Activities'

India News | Written by Tanima Biswas | Saturday November 5, 2016

As many as 25 non-government organisations or NGOs have been denied licenses by the Ministry of Home Affairs to get foreign donations for allegedly being involved in "anti-national activities".

Home Ministry Denies Reports Of Judges' Phone Tapping

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 31, 2016

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday denied reports that phones of judges from the Supreme Court to High Courts were being tapped.

1,100 Retrenched Indians To Return Home After Saudi Government Issues Exit Visas: Foreign Ministry

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday October 21, 2016

As many as 1,100 retrenched Indians are expected to return to India in the coming weeks with Saudi government issuing exit visas to the Saad group workers, according to External Affairs Ministry.

MHA Issues Alert For All Airports Across Country After Uri Attack

India News | ANI | Sunday September 18, 2016

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued alert for all airports across the country in wake of the terrorist attack at an army administrative base in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri near the Line of Control this morning.

Zakir Naik NGO Case: 15 Home Ministry Joint Secretaries Support Suspended Officer

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 7, 2016

In an unprecedented move, 15 joint secretaries serving in the Ministry of Home Affairs met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to reconsider the decision to suspend senior IAS officer GK Dwivedi for the renewal of FCRA licence of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's NGO.