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New Delhi, March 31 The home ministry has told a parliamentary panel that security agencies use open-source intelligence from public sources, including social media, to gather information, emphasizing that no privacy breach occurs as personal data is not collected.The ministry's submission was...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Supreme Court has criticized several states and authorities for failing to respond to a matter concerning human trafficking and missing persons, warning of contempt action, as it directed the formulation of a nationwide Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).In its order...

Lucknow, March 26 The Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed the Central government to be made a party in a case related to the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked it to submit relevant records on April 6.The order was passed by Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Lucknow...

New Delhi, March 24 Ten requests from central investigating agencies to prosecute officials are pending with the Union Home Ministry for more than three months, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai also said that since 2014, the...

New Delhi, March 23 Trinamool Congress leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O' Brien, accused the government on Monday of not providing "48-hour advance notice" for the proposed introduction of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, leading to party MPs walking out of...

Lucknow, March 19 The Allahabad High Court heard a case regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's citizenship on Thursday and directed the petitioner to include the Centre as a party in the matter.As soon as the hearing began, senior advocate S B Pandey, representing the Centre, requested the...

New Delhi, March 15 – The Union Home Ministry on Sunday opened the window for submitting nominations/recommendations for the Padma Awards-2027, among the highest civilian awards of the country, to be announced on the occasion of the 2027 Republic Day, an official said.The deadline for...

Hyderabad, March 14 CPI (Maoist) leader Thippiri Tirupati alias Devuji, who recently surrendered to the Telangana Police, demanded that the governments lift the ban on the outfit and recognize it as a political party, although the organization does not favor participating in electoral politics...

The government has immediately released Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) last September. The Home Ministry stated that Sonam Wangchuk's detention occurred in the context of the serious law and order situation that arose in the town of Leh last year.The...

Nainital, March 13 Two senior IPS officers of the Uttarakhand cadre filed a petition in the high court challenging their deputation to posts allegedly lower than their current rank in central forces.A division bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, hearing the...

New Delhi, March 13 The Union home ministry will conduct a comprehensive security audit of all VIPs under central security cover in the wake of the assassination attempt on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, officials said on Friday.The decision to hold the review next...

New Delhi, March 5 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah formally launched four digital tools and unveiled the mascots – "Pragati" (female) and "Vikas" (male) – for the upcoming Census-2027 on Thursday.The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) developed advanced digital platforms to...

New Delhi, March 3 – The CBI has booked three individuals and launched an investigation into illegal drug manufacturing by at least two companies in Puducherry, after receiving approval from the Union Home Ministry, an official said.The federal agency filed an FIR against Vivek Venkatesan...

New Delhi, March 3 The Union Home Ministry on Monday set up two more empowered committees in West Bengal to decide on applications seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act, according to a government order.The state already has two such committees. However, in view of the...

New Delhi, March 2 The Union Home Ministry has asked states to monitor pro-Iran radical preachers who are making inflammatory statements, which could lead to violence, in the aftermath of the Israel-US attack on Iran, officials said.In a letter circulated to all states on February 28, the...

Araria, February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday called for a detailed action plan to remove "encroachments" in areas near the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar, highlighting the region's vulnerability to "infiltration".The directions were issued at a meeting held at the Araria...

Itanagar, February 25 Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein described "Prahaar," India's first-ever comprehensive counter-terrorism policy, as a "decisive step" towards strengthening the country's national security architecture, asserting that it reinforces zero tolerance for...

Kathmandu, February 22 – A meeting of stakeholders, including representatives from all political parties active in Rautahat district, Nepal's border region, appealed for religious harmony on Sunday after clashes erupted between Hindu and Muslim groups in Gaur, the district headquarters...

Jaipur, February 19 Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Thursday condemned the death threat to Rahul Gandhi and termed it a consequence of "ideological extremism."A man from Kota has been arrested for allegedly issuing the threat through a video.Dotasra also accused the BJP and...

New Delhi, February 16 Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Monday that the Naxal violence in several states is coming to an end and will be eliminated by March 2026.Shah, addressing the Delhi Police Raising Day function here, also highlighted the Centre's resolve to develop a security...