
March 27, 2018 04:30 IST
Asked to elaborate on the import exemption, a home ministry spokesperson said, “Security agencies within the power of the DGP have been exempted to have an import licence before procurement."
Tue, Mar 27, 2018
March 25, 2018 02:18 IST
The Karnataka state government, while recommending the change in name of the station, is learnt to have presented it as long-standing demand of Kannadigas.
Sun, Mar 25, 2018
March 23, 2018 06:11 IST
The MHA also cautioned the state government about adopting transparency while recruiting to avoid a situation like previous years when there were complaints of rampant corruption and nepotism during recruitment of SPOs in Kashmir.
Fri, Mar 23, 2018
March 21, 2018 21:12 IST
The Ayushman Bharat scheme promises to provide health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year. The scheme will subsume the on-going centrally sponsored schemes - Rashtriya Swasthya BimaYojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS).
Wed, Mar 21, 2018
March 20, 2018 04:52 IST
An inter-ministerial committee, set up to look into the issue, is expected to submit its report in six months. Till the report is submitted, the ministry’s earlier order making it mandatory for cinema halls to play the national anthem is suspended, said an official.
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
March 17, 2018 00:42 IST
“The Committee strongly disapproves of this lack of seriousness in strengthening the safety and security of women in the country,” the panel said. In 2013, the Union Government allocated Rs 1000 crore as ‘Nirbhaya fund’ in its annual budget following the December 2012 gangrape and murder in New Delhi
Sat, Mar 17, 2018
March 16, 2018 06:00 IST
In Delhi, the “emerging trend of AI” in analysing data to fight crime and terrorism was taken up during a two-day conference attended by police chiefs from Asia Pacific, who discussed “policing challenges in 2020”.
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
March 15, 2018 04:40 IST
“The panel fails to understand the reasons for this poor capital expenditure and wonders as to how the ministry would be able to spend more than 38 per cent of the allocation with just 40 days remaining in the current financial year.”
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
March 14, 2018 05:08 IST
Personnel traveling in the vehicle were returning from leave to their camp in Palodi, considered an area where Maoists have almost complete control and is cut off from the rest of the state.
Wed, Mar 14, 2018
March 14, 2018 00:25 IST
How have India’s Parliament, Law Commissions and the Supreme Court dealt with the question of capital punishment and the many issues it raises?
Wed, Mar 14, 2018
March 12, 2018 04:56 IST
The 12 states, while arguing against the abolition of capital punishment, took the line that the penalty serves to act as a deterrent in cases of heinous crimes such as murder and rape.
Mon, Mar 12, 2018
March 09, 2018 03:27 IST
It expressed displeasure over infiltration and cross border terrorism and said, “The committee is not happy with the progress of the investigation. NIA should complete the investigation in the remaining cases at the earliest.”
Fri, Mar 09, 2018
March 08, 2018 05:13 IST
BJP sources said both Narendra Modi and BJP chief Shah were “furious” over the developments, given that these incidents took place after the Prime Minister had hailed the BJP’s victory in the Left bastion of Tripura as a win over the “politics of violence”.
Thu, Mar 08, 2018
March 07, 2018 05:02 IST
The Union Home Ministry asked the Tripura Governor and DGP to ensure peace till a new government is installed. PM Narendra Modi is expected to visit Agartala on March 9, when Tripura BJP chief Biplab Deb will be sworn in as Chief Minister.
Wed, Mar 07, 2018
March 06, 2018 04:41 IST
Union government has embarked on a policy initiative for rapid transformation of 115 districts lagging in development parameters like nutrition, education, basic infrastructure, agriculture, water resources, financial inclusion and skill development.
Tue, Mar 06, 2018
March 01, 2018 05:35 IST
The revision of allowances will lead to an additional financial burden of Rs 39 crore under recurring expenditure and over Rs 6 crore under non-recurring expenditure on the exchequer.
Thu, Mar 01, 2018
March 01, 2018 05:28 IST
The NIA will receive financial aid under Nirbhaya fund for safety of women in order to set up a cell for investigating human trafficking.
Thu, Mar 01, 2018
February 27, 2018 04:16 IST
The properties, estimated to be over Rs 1 lakh crore, were left behind by people who took citizenship of Pakistan and China. These were abandoned when wars broke out between India and China in 1962, and India and Pakistan in 1965 and 1971.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
February 26, 2018 03:11 IST
In its letter, the MHA further observed, “More than 18 crores people have been covered under the PMJJBY and PMSBY, but a large part of the population still remains uninsured.”
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
February 26, 2018 01:21 IST
Unpacking the issues behind the controversy over the presence of Canadian Jaspal Atwal in India.
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
February 24, 2018 02:55 IST
Over the next four months, Islamabad is expected to comply with certain conditions failing which they will find mention in FATF’s formal statement, as per officials who were present at the FATF plenary which ended on February 23.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
February 23, 2018 04:45 IST
Justin Trudeau in India: Jaspal Atwal, a former member of the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), was convicted of attempted murder after then Punjab minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu was shot on Vancouver Island in 1986.
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
February 16, 2018 06:35 IST
The MHA has written to state governments, urging them to share cases of “phone fraud” and spread awareness on such crimes.
Fri, Feb 16, 2018
February 15, 2018 05:36 IST
Modi’s visit may irk China, which treats parts of Arunachal Pradesh as “disputed area”. Beijing had in the past objected to visit by Indian leaders to the frontier state.
Thu, Feb 15, 2018
February 14, 2018 05:33 IST
After the NDA came to power, visa rules for minorities from Pakistan, who fled the country owing to religious persecution, were relaxed and cases, including those of 'extreme compassion', were approved for LTV visa for five years.
Wed, Feb 14, 2018


