New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote, marking a significant step towards unifying administrative and service rules for India’s five major paramilitary forces — the CRPF, the BSF, the CISF, the ITBP, and the SSB. The Bill seeks to create a single overarching legal framework for recruitment, promotions, deputation, and conditions of service of Group A officers in the Central Armed Police F…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) YSR Congress Party staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Bill to give statutory status to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, terming it as “hopeless” for the people of the state.While making it clear that they are not against Amaravati, YSRCP leader P.V. Midhun Reddy said the party was opposing the Bill in its present form.He stated that merely naming the capital would serve no purpose and wanted the government to protect the interes…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member, Priyank Kanoongo, on Wednesday, criticised Opposition leaders protesting outside Parliament over the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), alleging that their stand supports organisations involved in religious conversions through foreign funding. Taking to social media platform X, Kanoongo said, “These honourable MPs, eager to change the demography of India in the pursuit of foreign d…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Opposition parties on Wednesday criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government for the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, in the Lok Sabha, calling the Bill ‘malafide’ and ‘undemocratic’. While the BJP, in its defence, said the Bill aims to regulate foreign funding and is in ‘national interest’.The Bill was introduced on March 25 by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, during the ongo…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday criticised the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, stating that the proposed legislation suffers from “serious constitutional maladies”. The Bill was introduced by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai during the ongoing Budget Session.Tewari said that the Congress would request the Speaker to refer the Bill to either a Standing Committee or a Joint Par…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday began discussion on the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, which seeks to ensure a dominant role for Indian Police Service officers in the top leadership of the country’s paramilitary forces.The move has drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties and retired CAPF officers. They argue that the Bill undermines a Supreme Court judgment delivered on May 23, 2025. In that verdict, the apex court granted Organised…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Centre allocated Rs 227.42 crore till February 24 in 2025-26 for modernisation of police forces in States and Union Territories, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply, said that under the “Assistance to States & UTs for Modernisation of Police (ASUMP)” scheme, major infrastructure and technology upgrades have been proposed/completed since 2021-22.In 2024-25, funds released/…
Patna, March 7 (IANS) 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 and West Bengal. Responding to a social media post by Pappu Yadav, MoS Rai said the Central government has no plan to create a Union Territory by merging districts from the two states.He termed the …
Patna, March 5 (IANS) As Nitish Kumar is set to file his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls, speculation is growing that his move could bring an end to his nearly two-decade-long tenure as Bihar’s Chief Minister. Amid these reports, JD(U) workers gathered outside Kumar’s official residence in Patna on Thursday and raised slogans in his support. The party workers expressed their opposition to the reports suggesting that Nitish Kumar may step down from the Chief Minister’s post and …
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) On the third and final day of his visit to Bihar’s Seemanchal region, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on the India–Nepal border management in Purnea on Friday. The meeting, held at Zero Mile in the city, focused on strengthening security arrangements, preventing infiltration, and enhancing intelligence coordination across border districts.The Union Home Minister’s emphasis on action against infiltrators indicated the possibility of stricter measu…