
January 16, 2020 01:12 IST
Sources in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the RGI received the communication through its regional Census offices in these states.
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
January 15, 2020 07:13 IST
In an editorial encapsulating the contents of the issue, the Organiser has criticised the JNU violence, blaming it on the influence of Marxism in the campus, and not focusing on “life building and man-making” as Vivekanand believed.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
January 15, 2020 03:55 IST
The order states that the measure would come into effect Wednesday for a week unless modified. “lnternet service providers (ISP BSNL/private service providers) to provide broadband facility... to all the Institutions dealing with essential services, hospitals, banks, etc.,” it states.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
January 13, 2020 21:43 IST
Previously, only four cities had the commissionerate system of policing: Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai. Now, it will be implemented in Lucknow and Noida.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
January 12, 2020 04:50 IST
Sources said while protection of jobs for local people may be guaranteed through requirement of 15 years of domicile in Jammu and Kashmir, land protection would remain confined to agricultural land.
Mon, Jan 13, 2020
January 11, 2020 03:39 IST
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs is working on acquiring technology to disable drones. “There are inputs that at various launch pads across the border, terrorists who have fought in Afghanistan or are of Afghan origin are waiting to cross over to Kashmir,” a senior BSF officer said.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
January 11, 2020 02:48 IST
This practically means that beginning January 10, at least legally, illegal immigrants from communities - barring Muslims - can apply for Indian citizenship under the new Act.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
January 11, 2020 02:12 IST
The assets include residential flats, land, cash and plant and machinery in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra “totalling to Rs 78.15 crore in possession of accused Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar and the companies owned/controlled by Deepak Kochhar”.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
January 10, 2020 03:55 IST
The NCRB data show how toothless central commissions are in dealing with complaints of human rights abuses and atrocities on women, children, and Dalits.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
January 10, 2020 03:42 IST
The data shows that Jammu and Kashmir saw a sharp spike in sedition cases in 2018, with 12 cases compared to just one in 2017. The state was split into two Union Territories last year.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
January 10, 2020 03:33 IST
From 223 cases of rape with murder in 2017, the count increased to 291 in 2018. Assam recorded the highest number at 66 followed by Madhya Pradesh (46)
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
January 10, 2020 03:32 IST
Latest NCRB crime report shows shifting trends in causes of riots. The overall number of cases has dropped, driven by a decline in riot cases over communal and political issues. On the other hand, cases due to industrial and water disputes have multiplied. The Indian Express looks at this and other trends in the report.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
January 07, 2020 04:40 IST
The Ministry also advised the university not to “precipitate” the matter by pursuing police cases and disciplinary action against the students. “The idea is not to close the university, but ensure that things return to normal,” a Ministry official said.
Tue, Jan 07, 2020
January 06, 2020 02:41 IST
The case has been registered as part of a court-ordered probe into coal block allocation during the 1993-2004 period.
Mon, Jan 06, 2020
January 05, 2020 04:35 IST
The Indian security establishment has never considered Iranian intelligence or militia operations as a major threat. Barring an attack on an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi in 2012, there is no history of Iranians or Iranian agencies being involved in a terrorist attack or subversive activity in India.
Sun, Jan 05, 2020
January 04, 2020 04:33 IST
The government had stripped the state of its special status on August 5. The decision abrogated Article 370 and Article 35A — the latter reserved jobs in Jammu and Kashmir for residents of the erstwhile state and prohibited anyone from outside the state to own property there.
Sat, Jan 04, 2020
January 04, 2020 02:46 IST
Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra — all with non-BJP governments — have declared that they would not implement CAA in their states.
Sat, Jan 04, 2020
December 31, 2019 04:08 IST
The Indian Express analysed key public protests in the past four years in the states of UP, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. Barring the national capital, all these states were ruled by the BJP at the time of the protests.
Tue, Dec 31, 2019
December 25, 2019 04:40 IST
"I assure all the people, specially from the minorities, that NPR is not going to be used for NRC. It’s a rumour,” Amit Shah said.
Wed, Dec 25, 2019
December 25, 2019 04:35 IST
Many in the Opposition said that the NPR, in itself, was little more than a counting exercise but given the deep distrust and tension around the new citizenship law and the NRC and the new query in NPR on parents’ birth, it could a key stepping stone towards the NRC.
Wed, Dec 25, 2019
December 25, 2019 04:30 IST
Government has announced an allocation for the National Population Register. A look at the details that NPR will collect, what makes it contentious, and whether it has any connection with the nationwide NRC.
Tue, Oct 26, 2021
December 16, 2019 01:12 IST
In the FIR lodged on Saturday, the agency alleged that Gogoi and several others, “through their visible representation and spoken words... have abetted, incited hatred and caused disaffection towards the government...”
Mon, Dec 16, 2019
December 13, 2019 01:03 IST
CAB protests: Sources said due to anticipation of violence, 50 companies of Central Armed Police Forces were withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir and stationed in Assam a week ago.
Sat, Dec 14, 2019
December 12, 2019 04:30 IST
Parliament clears law to ease citizenship for illegal migrants — but non-Muslim — from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
December 12, 2019 02:52 IST
Derek he called the legislation “anti-India”, “anti-Bengali” and violative of the Constitution and pointed out that the 1 crore people who entered West Bengal in 1971 did so due to linguistic and not religious persecution.
Thu, Dec 12, 2019




