JP Nadda elected BJP president unopposed

Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday was elected unopposed as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the party’s organisational poll process. Several party leaders including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Nitin Gadkari were present during the announcement. Nadda will replace Amit Shah who is currently serving as Union Home Minister in the […]

Finally a solution to 22-year-old Bru crisis; pact signed for their settlement in Tripura

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and representatives of Bru refugees have signed an agreement to end the over two decade old crisis of Bru refugees who fled Mizoram and took shelter in Tripura back in the year 1997. The Agreement was signed in presence of Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Mizoram Chief Minister […]

Clause 6 panel members meet Amit Shah

The members of the High Level Committee to look into implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord led by Justice Retired Biplab Kumar Sarma called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday. The meeting between Amit Shah and the panel members started at around 10 am in the morning. During […]

No link between NPR and NRC; National Population Register started during UPA: Amit Shah

Seeking to allay apprehensions about the updation of National Population Register (NPR), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that there was no link between the National Population Register exercise and the National Register of Citizens and that the process of NPR cannot be used for NRC. In an exclusive interview with ANI Editor […]

Committed to preserve linguistic, cultural rights of Northeastern states: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to preserving linguistic and cultural rights as well as the social identity of people in northeastern states. “In northeastern states, we will try to address the issues raised by them about the law. We repeat our commitment to preserving […]

Manipur to be included in Inner Line Permit system: Amit Shah informs Parliament

Manipur will be included in the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, Home Minister Amit Shah announced while moving the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, for passage in Lok Sabha on Monday. “We are including Manipur in the Inner Line Permit system. This big issue has now been resolved. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf […]

Lok Sabha votes in favour of introducing Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The Lok Sabha on Monday approved the tabling of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with 293 members voting in its favour and 82 opposing the introduction of the Bill. #BREAKING | Division of votes in Lok Sabha: 293 'Ayes' in favour of introduction of #CitizenshipAmendmentBill and 82 'Noes' against the Bill's introduction in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/V2jqysWMDd […]

CAB not even .001% against minorities in the country, says Amit Shah as he introduced it in Lok Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday introduced contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha and said that it is not even .001 per cent against minorities in the country. “This Bill is not even .001 per cent against minorities in the country,” Shah said in the House, amid much uproar by the opposition. […]

Crucial meeting between Home Minister Amit Shah and AASU ends in stalemate

The all important meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the All Assam Students Union delegation that took place on Tuesday evening in New Delhi, ended in a stalemate with the AASU sticking firm to their opposition to the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill. The meeting which took place at the Assam Bhawan was also […]