NEW DELHI: The resolution confirming President’s rule in Manipur was passed by Rajya Sabha at 4am on Friday after a heated debate between treasury and opposition members. Union home minister Amit Shah slammed opposition for politicising an ethnic conflict and said Meitei and Kuki communities would engage in dialogue, adding that the next meeting between…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha witnessed a light-hearted banter between Union home minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s next president.Akhilesh Yadav, who was speaking during a debate on Waqf Amendment Bill moved by Union minister Kiren Rijiju, said, “The minister said it [the Bill] is…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah dismissed the opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. “…It was your (opposition) insistence that a Joint Parliamentary Committee should be formed. We do not have a committee like the Congress. We have a democratic committee, which brainstorms,” he said.“‘Congress ke zamane…
SRINAGAR: Union home minister Amit Shah will visit J&K next week, chief minister Omar Abdullah announced Monday. This will be Shah’s first trip to the Union Territory since last year’s assembly elections in which Omar’s National Conference (NC) won a landslide.The CM insisted however, that Shah’s trip shouldn’t be linked with ongoing operations in Kathua…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed the surrender of 50 Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, describing it as a major step towards ending Naxalism in the country. In a post on X, Shah welcomed those who had laid down arms and urged others to abandon violence and integrate into the mainstream.“It…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday took a swipe at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi alleging that “their regime will be remembered for promoting ‘jungle-raj’ in Bihar.”Addressing a public gathering in Patna, Shah said “Lalu-Rabri regime will be remembered for promoting ‘jungle-raj’ in Bihar. He (Lalu)…
Union home minister Amit Shah praised the security forces, saying, “Another strike on Naxalism! Out security agencies have neutralized 17 Naxalites and recovered a massive cache of automatic weapons in the Sukma operation. Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi , we have resolved to eradicate Naxalism before March 31, 2026.”Shah reiterated his call to…
Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, while replying in the Lok Sabha on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, on Thursday accused Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing border security efforts by not providing land for fencing and showing mercy to infiltrators.He said, “The fencing work of…
NEW DELHI: The Malaysian Hockey Federation has not extended an invitation to Pakistan for this year’s Azlan Shah Cup in November due to an “outstanding debt.”“A former official of the PHF made some bad decisions during the last Azlan Shah Cup which left the PHF in debt to the MHF,” a source in the Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: AIADMK and BJP seem to be exploring the possibility of reviving their tie-up ahead of next year’s assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, with home minister Amit Shah and leader of the TN outfit Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) holding an important round of talks. Palaniswami was accompanied by ex-ministers S P Velumani and K…