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Crackdown on cybercrime: Rs 25,000 crore saved, Rs 323 crore refunded, e-Zero FIR rolled out

July 11, 2026 7:10 am

Home ministry officials also briefed PM Modi that the Centre had blocked around 2.75 lakh URLs, 233 apps, and 3,691 websites in five years for containing ‘material prejudicial to India’s sovereignty’.

Wanted in murder, extortion cases, Haryana gangster Venkat Garg extradited from Georgia

June 11, 2026 1:35 pm

Georgia extradited Venkat Garg despite the lack of an extradition treaty with India.

MHA amends immigration rules, changes foreigner registration deadline in India

June 02, 2026 9:38 am

The changes to the Immigration and Foreigners Rules also offer limited relief to children born in cases where one or both parents are foreign nationals.

MHA updates citizenship rules, tightens norms on dual passports for minors

May 01, 2026 9:24 am

Minors holding Indian passports cannot simultaneously possess passports of other countries.

170 custodial deaths in first 74 days this year; Bihar, Rajasthan, UP top the list: MHA data

March 25, 2026 11:24 am

According to state police and NHRC data, Bihar topped the list with 19 cases, followed by Rajasthan (18), Uttar Pradesh (15), while the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab reported 14 cases each, MoS Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Exclusive | Appoint nodal officers to tackle racism faced by people from Northeast: MHA to cities in NCR

March 25, 2026 9:40 am

The meeting was led by a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee for the welfare of people from Northeastern states.

Red Fort blast accused used code words, need to decipher: NIA to Delhi court

January 14, 2026 2:18 pm

Seeking custody extension of five accused, allegedly part of a terror module, the agency said it wanted to unearth the overall “larger conspiracy” in the case

Home Ministry asks DGPs to standardise protocol for events drawing large crowds

January 14, 2026 3:46 am

Police chiefs told to clearly define responsibilities for event organisers, maintain detailed arrangement record.

Ex-Agniveer quota for BSF constable post now 50%

December 21, 2025 6:25 am

“By direct recruitment (including 50%), vacancies shall be reserved for ex-Agniveers in every recruitment year, ten percent for ex-Servicemen, and up to three percent for Combatised Constable (Tradesmen) in absorption of annual vacancy,” the notification said.

Home Ministry asks states, UTs to set up detention camps for illegal foreigners

September 03, 2025 9:30 am

The MHA said foreigners may be refused entry into or stay in India if they are convicted of serious charges and no foreigner shall climb or attempt to climb any mountain peak in India without permission from the Centre.

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Amit Shah takes charge as Home Minister

June 01, 2019 1:10 pm

BJP president Amit Shah took charge as Home Minister on Saturday. Replacing Rajnath Singh, this is the first ministerial responsibility that Shah will take on at the Centre.

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