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Amaravati, March 29 – Former Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to pass a bill in the current session of Parliament to grant legal status to Andhra Pradesh's capital, Amaravati.On Sunday, Venkaiah Naidu spoke to Amit Shah about the resolution...

Jammu, March 27 National Conference legislators on Friday called for the immediate restoration of their security escorts in Kashmir, citing "serious concerns" that have made it "difficult" for them to move freely and carry out their duties.They said the current situation has made travel...

Jammu, March 25 The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Wednesday claimed that the security cover of several of its legislators, including Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra, was "downgraded" ahead of the resumption of the Budget session of the Legislative Assembly here...

New Delhi, March 25 The Centre has allocated ₹450.53 crore for the next fiscal under the 'Modernisation of State Police Force' scheme, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha.Responding to supplementary queries during Question Hour, the minister said the budget...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The Odisha government has so far deported 75 out of the 77 Bangladeshi infiltrators, who were identified in different parts of the state between June 2024 and February 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday.In a written reply to a question from BJD...

Nainital, March 17 The Uttarakhand High Court, while hearing a plea by two senior IPS officers challenging their central deputation to a post lower than their current rank, has directed the Centre and the Uttarakhand government to file affidavits.A division bench, comprising Chief Justice...

New Delhi, March 17 Despite increasing operational responsibilities, no additional battalion of the National Disaster Response Force has been raised in the last three years, a parliamentary panel has noted.In its report presented in both houses of Parliament, the Parliamentary Standing...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Union government cautioned citizens on Tuesday against cyber fraud being perpetrated by scammers using fake notices from "Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)" or "Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)" that warn phone customers about a possible SIM card blockage...

Kolkata, March 13 Amid reports that the Union home ministry may seek the services of Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar and Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra on central deputation following the controversy over President Droupadi Murmu's recent visit to North Bengal, the state government on...

New Delhi, March 12 The assassination attempt on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with opposition parties blaming the revocation of statehood for the incident, while the Centre promised a comprehensive investigation.The leader...

Kolkata, March 12 – Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) top officer and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi, will be sworn in as the new Governor of West Bengal on Thursday.Ravi arrived in Kolkata late Wednesday evening, and his swearing-in ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Lok Bhavan...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Home Ministry has drafted legislation to address the grievances of cadre officers of the paramilitary forces regarding cadre review and career progression.Sources close to the development said that the ministry has drafted a bill which may rationalize the opening...

Itanagar, March 10 Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Mama Natung said on Tuesday that the prolonged insurgency in the Tirap, Changlang, and Longding districts has adversely affected the overall security environment and has had social and psychological impacts on the people.Responding to a...

Kolkata, March 9 The West Bengal government has submitted a report to the Centre, explaining the circumstances surrounding the alleged breach of protocol during President Droupadi Murmu’s recent visit to Siliguri, officials said on Monday.State Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty sent the...

Kolkata, March 8 BJP MP Khagen Murmu demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, stating that she had insulted President Droupadi Murmu.The President had expressed her displeasure over the change of venue of her programme near Siliguri on Saturday, and...

New Delhi, March 7: The focus of a seminar organized by the Union Home Ministry's Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) on integration with state agencies was on preparedness for the 2026 monsoon and technological advancements in disaster management, an official said on...

New Delhi, March 6 The Centre has granted a longer seven-year tenure to personnel of central armed police forces and the Assam Rifles joining the counter-terrorism commando force, NSG, on deputation, considering the "Black Cat" force's special combat requirements.The Union home ministry...

The center has established two more empowered committees in West Bengal to decide on applications seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In a gazette notification, the Union Home Ministry stated that the empowered committee will be headed by an officer not below...

Hyderabad, March 3 – AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the Centre for its “advisory” to states to keep an eye on pro-Iran radical preachers in the wake of the Israeli-US attacks on Iran.The Hyderabad MP alleged that the “advisory” exposes the double standards of the Modi...