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New Delhi, March 25: Congress MP Manish Tewari criticised the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, stating that the proposed legislation suffers from "serious constitutional maladies."The Bill was introduced by Union...

New Delhi, March 25 A bill brought by the government to amend the FCRA will significantly tighten its oversight of foreign-funded organizations, proposing the creation of a powerful new authority to seize and manage the assets of non-profits that lose their license.The Foreign Contribution...

New Delhi, March 25 The questions related to caste that enumerators will be asked will be announced before the start of the second phase of the 2027 Census, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the questions will be...

New Delhi, March 25 A bill brought by the government to amend the FCRA will significantly tighten its oversight of foreign-funded organizations, proposing the creation of a powerful new authority to seize and manage the assets of non-profits that lose their licenses.The Foreign Contribution...

New Delhi, March 25 A bill to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with the government making it clear that individuals engaging in forced religious conversion through foreign funding will not be spared.Introducing the Foreign...

New Delhi, March 24 There was "no representation" from the West Bengal government in the two tripartite meetings, and "no significant representation" in one meeting concerning the Gorkha community, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Responding to a question by Trinamool Congress MP...

New Delhi, March 17 In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Tuesday that he wanted to see the development in a "positive light" and hoped it would lead to a "meaningful dialogue" on the demands of the protesting groups in Ladakh.Addressing a...

New Delhi, March 17 The 2027 Census will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase focusing on house listing and housing census, and the second phase dealing with population enumeration, which would include disability data, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.In a written reply...

New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, March 14 Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Centre announced the revocation of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) to facilitate dialogue, a move...

In New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, on March 14, activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Union Government announced its decision to revoke his detention under the National Security Act. This move...

New Delhi, March 11 The upcoming census will collect data on the sex of the household head – Male, Female, and Transgender, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written response, said the 2027 census will be conducted in two phases...

Patna, March 7 – Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday, dismissed the claims made by Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, an Independent Member of Parliament from Bihar's Purnea seat, regarding the alleged creation of a new Union Territory by merging districts of Bihar...

Patna, March 7 Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday dismissed speculations that a move was afoot to form a new centrally administered territory by carving districts out of Bihar and West Bengal.Rai, who is also a former Bihar BJP president, responded to claims made by...

Patna, March 5 Nitish Kumar, supremo of the JD(U), "wishing to become a Rajya Sabha member," has paved the way for the formation of a new government, with the BJP now appearing poised to have its "own CM" in the only Hindi-speaking state where the party has been unable to secure the post.The...

Patna, March 5 – As Nitish Kumar is set to file his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections, speculation is growing that his move could bring an end to his nearly two-decade-long tenure as Chief Minister of Bihar. Amid these reports, JD(U) workers gathered outside Kumar’s official...

Patna, March 4 Bihar minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary confirmed on Wednesday that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was considering contesting the Rajya Sabha elections, a move that could effectively end the tenure of the state's longest-serving chief minister.Chaudhary, the state parliamentary...

New Delhi, February 23 – Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan held a meeting with his Guyanese counterpart, Bharrat Jagdeo, in New Delhi on Monday, discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral ties across various sectors.The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the voice...

New Delhi, February 19 Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, praised the Assam Rifles on Thursday for strengthening national integration through the 'Unity Utsav 2.0' youth-centric initiative, which promoted sports and culture.The two-phase program was organized by the paramilitary...

New Delhi, February 17 – Guyanese Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday to attend the AI Impact Summit. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, welcomed him at the airport.Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal, stated...