New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A political row has erupted on Friday after the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant, described West Bengal as “the most polarised state in the country” while taking cognisance of an incident linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.Responding to the court’s observations, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari welcomed the intervention and called for urgent action.He said that the apex court’s move was necessary, questioning how long silence could continue o…
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Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) As many as 14 Bangladeshi infiltrators were arrested by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on the New Delhi-bound North-East Express train.The arrests were made late Wednesday night at Jalpaiguri Road Station. Of the 14 arrested, five are women, and four are minors. Fake Indian identity documents, including fake Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, Indian mobile SIM cards, and Malaysian Ringgit, have been seized during their processions.The state…
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has written to the Union Home Ministry alleging inadequate security arrangements for its President, actor-turned-politician Vijay, during his ongoing election campaign in Tamil Nadu. The development has triggered controversy after the letter reportedly mentioned the name of a serving Governor instead of a current Union Home Ministry official.In its communication addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the party claimed that despite V…
Narayanpur, March 31 (IANS) As a success for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, a 26-year-old armed Maoist cadre surrendered before authorities in Narayanpur district on Tuesday. The youth, identified as Bijlu Mandavi, carried a reward of one lakh rupees on his head and belonged to the North-West Joint Sub-Zonal Bureau technical department of the outlawed CPI Maoist organisation. Mandavi, a resident of Tushwal Panchayat under Barsur Police Station in neighbouring Bijapur district, laid down …
Amaravati, March 29 (IANS) 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 provide legal status to Andhra Pradesh’s capital, Amaravati. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday spoke to Amit Shah about the resolution passed by the state Assembly, urging the Centre to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 to accord legal status to the capital.Naidu recalled that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the …
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) After the Union Home Ministry issued an advisory regarding some elements trying to indulge in radicalisation in the event of the war in Iran, the Intelligence Bureau has now sounded an alert against a charity scam.Many groups have cropped up who are collecting donations in the name of the war in Iran. These elements are collecting funds on the pretext of welfare of the people of Iran who have been affected due to the war, an official said.Similar activity was discovere…
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) The Telangana BJP has urged Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla to direct the Assembly Speaker to suspend the membership of AIMIM MLAs for showing disdain towards the national song in the Assembly.A delegation of BJP leaders led by the party’s state President N. Ramchander Rao on Wednesday met the Governor at Lok Bhavan and submitted a memorandum, seeking action against the AIMIM MLAs.The BJP brought to the notice of the Governor that on March 16, the first day of budget ses…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A Parliamentary Standing Committee, in its report presented on Tuesday, flagged delays in the 477 MLD Chandrawal Water Treatment Plant and the water supply system improvement projects in Delhi, recommending that the Union Home Ministry and the city administration focus on periodic monitoring to meet timelines. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, chaired by Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, MP, Rajya Sabha, presented its report on Tues…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Union government, on Tuesday, cautioned citizens against a cyber fraud being perpetrated by scamsters using fake notices from “Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)” or “Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)” that warn phone customers about possible SIM card blockage. Issuing a factcheck to declare such notices from “BSNL” and “TRAI” as fake, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) advised citizens to exercise caution and not fall in the trap of scamsters, who migh…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Preparedness for Monsoon-2026 and technological advancements in the field of disaster management were in focus as the Union Home Ministry’s Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) organised a seminar on integration with state agencies, an official said on Saturday.The third seminar on Integration with State Emergency Operation Centres (SEOCs), held under the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is one of the government’s endeavours to achieve t…