Union home minister Amit Shah, while speaking at a citizenship certificate distribution program under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Ahmedabad, said that the CAA is not only about granting citizenship but also about providing justice and rights to lakhs of people who were denied justice from 1947 to 2014 due to the appeasement politics…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi and other BJP leaders on Friday paid tribute to ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial in the national capital.Union home minister Amit Shah, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief JP Nadda among other party stalwarts were also present at…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday wrote a letter to home minister Amit Shah expressing their “shock” at the “brutal murder of a 2nd year medical student at R G Kar Medical College in Kolkata”. While requesting a meeting with the minister, the IMA also made five demands to ensure the safety…
NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Saturday said govt has decided to advance the target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol from 2030 to 2025-26, appealing to sugar cooperatives to help achieve the target by ensuring that all sugar mills produce ethanol in two years, setting up multi-dimensional biofuels production plants…
NEW DELHI: The debate over the Waqf Act Amendment Bill took an unexpected turn as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav locked horns with Union home minister Amit Shah. The exchange began when Akhilesh alleged that the rights of the Lok Sabha Speaker were under threat, a claim that quickly drew a rebuttal from Shah.Akhilesh Yadav,…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday launched a fierce attack on Congress over former Union minister Salman Khurshid’s reported remark about the possibility of India facing a situation similar to one unfolding in Bangladesh.Former Union minister Anurag Thakur said the Congress neta’s remark had laid bare Congress’s wish and intent to create anarchy. “Their actions and…
NEW DELHI: Bengal BJP functionary Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday called on home minister Amit Shah to raise the issue of attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, asserting that the situation in the neighbouring nation underscored the necessity of CAA.After meeting Shah, Adhikari said the home minister told him that Centre is taking appropriate action…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday took a dig at TMC MP Sougata Roy’s suggestion to implement the “West Bengal Model” for addressing left-wing-extremism (LWE) in other states, saying, “No state would want to implement the West Bengal Model.” Speaking in the Lok Sabha during question hour, Roy said, “West Bengal was once…
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARGH: Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that NDA govt will not only complete its full five-year term but also take the helm at the Centre in 2029 and Narendra Modi will be prime minister again.“I want to assure you that whatever opposition wants to say, you don’t need to worry. In 2029…
NEW DELHI: Calling the three new criminal laws, which came into force across India on July 1, the “biggest reforms of 21st century,” Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Chandigarh will be the first administrative unit in the country where 100% implementation will be completed in the next two months.Addressing a gathering…
