Amit Shah

Panic in Karnataka: State to implement NRC to weed out illegal immigrants

Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the government is collecting information on the people from other states and will discuss the matter with the Centre.

Oct 3, 2019

Navratri gift for J&K: Amit Shah flags off Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express

The Vande Bharat Express will begin its commercial run between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra October 5 onwards.

Oct 3, 2019

Gandhi Jayanti 2019 LIVE: PM Modi pays tribute to Bapu, Lal Bahadur Shastri

PM Modi is scheduled to declare the nation open defecation-free (ODF) in the presence of over 20,000 village heads at the Gandhi Ashram.

Oct 2, 2019

Explained: What is National Population Register that Amit Shah spoke about

NPR, a register of the residents of India, is mandatory for every resident of the country.

Sep 23, 2019

From paper to digital census in 2021; Amit Shah pitches multipurpose ID card

While addressing a gathering at an event in the national capital, Amit Shah proposed the idea of a multipurpose identity card for every citizen which includes passport, Aadhaar, voter card, driving licence and bank accounts.

Sep 23, 2019

Jawaharlal Nehru's untimely ceasefire led to the creation of PoK, says Amit Shah

The Union Home Minister said that Sardar Vallabhai Pate should have handled the Kashmir issue, instead of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Sep 22, 2019

From NRC to Bengal's renaming; 5 things Mamata Banerjee discussed with Modi,Shah

This was the first meeting the TMC chairperson held with PM Modi and MHA Shah since the BJP-led government came to power for its second term.

Sep 19, 2019

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Air India disinvestment: Government may keep working capital debt out of the deal

The airline industry showed cold shoulders to earlier government's proposal to sell 76 per cent stake in Air India as no foreign players wanted the government having owned 24 per cent after divestment.

Sep 18, 2019

Narendra Modi Birthday: When will the prime minister retire?

In 2013 Modi and Shah bargained for a greater pace at which India would change than what would have been possible under a putative Advani regime. Currently, such ideological asymmetries don't exist.

Sep 17, 2019

Hindi imposition ought to turn Karnataka hostile towards BJP; CM Yediyurappa opposes move

Even though Bengaluru houses people from all across the world, the locals still prefer Kannada rather than English or Hindi and hate people saying "Kannada gothilla" (don't know Kannada).

Sep 16, 2019

Kamal Haasan warns Amit Shah: Battle against Hindi imposition will be bigger than 'Jallikattu'

Kamal Haasan has warned Union Home Minister Amit Shah of protests if any language is forcefully imposed on the people, whose mother tongue is not Hindi.

Sep 16, 2019

South India miffed over Amit Shah's 'one nation, one language' agenda on Hindi Diwas

Amit Shah urged everyone to speak in the mother tongue as well as Hindi and contribute in making Mahatma Gandhi's and Sardar Patel dreams of 'one nation, one language' agenda come true.

Sep 14, 2019

Detention centre in Mumbai? Maharashtra Home Ministry approaches planning authority for 2 acre land

The Shiv Sena alleges there are numerous illegal Bangladeshi residents in Maharashtra.

Sep 9, 2019

Internal, external security must for India to become $5 trn economy: Amit Shah

Amit Shah said over 34,000 personnel had sacrificed their lives to maintain law and order within the country lending credibility to the Police Force, and urged policemen to carry forward the good work done by their colleagues.

Aug 28, 2019

Will Karnataka CM Yediyurappa balance out an equation to induct ministers without a rebellion?

As several saffron party leaders have displayed their displeasure for not getting ministerial posts, CM Yediyurappa flew to Delhi to meet Amit Shah and solve the puzzle.

Aug 23, 2019

Karnataka cabinet expansion: 17 MLAs take oath as ministers in Yediyurappa govt

The opposition Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) had targeted Yediyurappa earlier over the delay in cabinet expansion.

Aug 20, 2019

Yediyurappa awaits Shah's nod to expand cabinet

To fill the remaining cabinet posts in the 34-member ministry, Yediyurappa is likely to wait for 6 months in the event of by-elections to the 17 assembly segments.

Aug 19, 2019

Karnataka floods: CM Yediyurappa asks Centre to release Rs 10,000 crore in aid

CM Yediyurappa will visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 16 and request him for the immediate release of funds.

Aug 13, 2019

Amit Shah may hoist national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Independence Day

In 1992, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, accompanied by Modi, had unfurled the Tricolour at Lal Chowk, despite grave threat from various Pakistan-based terror organisations.