Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lays foundation stone of new CRPF headquarters in New Delhi

Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of the CRPF Headquarters in New Delhi, Amit Shah said that he is more than happy to inaugurate the new headquarters of the World's largest and the bravest force.

Dec 30, 2019

BJP members say party misread India's mood on Citizenship law: 'Prepared for anger from Muslims, not widespread protests'

Hundreds of thousands have protested against the law offering citizenship to immigrants from non-Muslim minorities who have fled Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. At least 21 people have died in clashes with police.

Dec 26, 2019

Cabinet gives nod to update National Population Register, approves Rs 8,500 crore

NPR is linked to the Census and is seen as the first step towards a nationwide exercise to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Dec 24, 2019

UP BJP to set up registration camps for refugees: 'Muslims won't be affected by CAA'

UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh said that the opposition has been spreading canards about the citizenship act which has fuelled the recent violence in the state on the Citizenship Amendment Act issue.

Dec 23, 2019

'Keep Sana out of it,' Sourav Ganguly tweets after daughter indirectly calls BJP government 'fascist'

An Instagram post from Sourav Ganguly's daughter Sana Ganguly resulted in a tempest on social media with the former captain having to intervene.

Dec 19, 2019

Day after Amit Shah showered praises on Sitharaman, IMF signals slashing India's growth estimates

The statement from the IMF has come at a time when Home Minister Amit Shah finally admitting that the country is facing a slowdown because of the conditions in the global economy.

Dec 18, 2019

'Night of horrors': Inside the Indian university stormed by police

Video footage shot by a student inside the library shows dozens of young students - including several women - scrambling for cover, cowering beneath desks, and jumping over metal and broken glass dividers as they attempted to flee.

Dec 17, 2019

Jamia violence: 10 arrested for setting vehicles ablaze during protests, none are students

On Sunday, December 15 protesters torched four public buses and two police vehicles as they clashed with the police during a demonstration against the Citizenship Act, leaving nearly 60 people including students, police and firefighters injured.

Dec 17, 2019

States will have to implement Citizenship Act, not their choice: MHA officials

Home Ministry clarified that this is not a choice that states can take or leave, but under the Constitutional scheme of things, the Citizenship Amendment Act will have to be implemented.

Dec 14, 2019

Maharashtra IPS officer Abdur Rahman quits due to CAB or 'personal reasons'?

After the Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed in the parliament, IPS officer Abdur Rahman wrote in his resignation letter that the bill was against the religious pluralism of India.

Dec 12, 2019

Citizenship Bill aftermath: Army deployed in Assam, curfew in Guwahati, flights, trains cancelled

The bill was earlier passed in Lok Sabha with 311 votes in support and 80 against it on Monday midnight.

Dec 12, 2019

Will the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill get Rajya Sabha's nod?

While major opposition parties have described the bill as "anti-Muslim", Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Indian Muslims have no reason to fear.

Dec 11, 2019

India hits back after US commission seeks sanction against Amit Shah if CAB gets Rajya Sabha clearance

The bill seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Dec 10, 2019

Amit Shah will be in the league of Hitler: Asaduddin Owaisi's jibe at Home Minister

Opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha, Asaduddin Owaisi said, "Amit Shah will be in the league of Hitler."

Dec 9, 2019

Shiv Sena to back Citizenship Amendment Bill amid Congress rallying against it

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to move the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, in the Lok Sabha.

Dec 9, 2019

'Each and every infiltrator will be thrown out by 2024 using NRC': Amit Shah sets deadline across nation

While addressing an election rally at Chaibasa, Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said all infiltrators will be thrown out by 2024 implementing NRC, whether people of Jharkhand want to throw out infiltrators.

Dec 2, 2019

IPC and CrPC revamp in the offing? Next big move hints Amit Shah

Stressing on the importance of strengthening its internal security, Shah said that the internal security is the key element to achieve the goal of $ 5 trillion GDP target

Nov 30, 2019

Amit Shah: The undisputed 'Chanakya' of Indian politics

How Maharashtra political events proved Amit Shah is the undisputed "Chanakya" of Indian politics.

Nov 23, 2019

No curfew in Kashmir, internet to be restored soon: Amit Shah presents proof in Rajya Sabha

Replying to questions over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah defended internet ban in the Valley and said that internet services would resume soon.

Nov 20, 2019

Rebels or Cadres? Amit Shah holds urgent meet, soon after Karnataka verdict

The agenda of the meeting was to decide on how many of the rebels should get BJP tickets, who shall be excluded, if at all and how it can be ensured that their disaffection due to exclusion doesn't harm the BJP-led Karnataka government in the state.

Nov 13, 2019

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