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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...

Patna, February 24 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a three-day visit to Bihar, starting Wednesday, to review security measures, administrative preparedness, and ongoing development initiatives in the state's border districts, with particular emphasis on areas along the India-Nepal...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 The Odisha government has deported 73 of the 77 Bangladeshi infiltrators residing illegally in various districts of the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly on Monday.In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Padma Lochan Panda, Majhi said...

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 18 The Department of Training and Technical Education (DTTE) of the Delhi government has directed all institutions under its administrative control to ensure that the national song 'Vande Mataram' is sung in full, with all six paragraphs, during official programmes...

New Delhi, February 16 – BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi strongly defended the national song, "Vande Mataram," on Monday, calling attempts to communalize or criticize it "a form of criminal anarchy."Speaking amid renewed debate over the song's ceremonial role at official events, Naqvi urged...

New Delhi, February 12 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday termed the Centre's directive to sing all six verses of the national song "Vande Mataram" as "unconstitutional", and said it would move court if the government does not withdraw the order.The statement came after the...

New Delhi, February 12 Prominent Muslim organization Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind described the Centre's directive mandating the singing of all six verses of the national song "Vande Mataram" at official functions as "unilateral" and "arbitrary," and alleged it is a "blatant attack" on the freedom of...

New Delhi, February 11 The Union Home Ministry has directed that all six verses of the National Song, "Vande Mataram," written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, shall be sung first when the National Song and the National Anthem, "Jan Gana Mana," are to be played together.In an order dated...

New Delhi, February 11 The Union Home Ministry has directed that all six verses of the National Song, "Vande Mataram," written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, shall be sung first when the National Song and the National Anthem, "Jan Gana Mana," are to be played together.In an order dated...