Rajnath Singh

From Rahul Gandhi to Smriti Irani: Key candidates in fray for Phase 5 elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a second term from an estimated 9 crore voters across seven states in fifth phase of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections.

May 6, 2019

Lok Sabha election Phase 5 LIVE Updates: 48.38% voter turnout till 3 pm, Bengal highest at 61%

Voting will take place in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, seven seats each in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar and four in Jharkhand. In Jammu and Kashmir, polling will take place in Ladakh constituency and Pulwama and Shopian districts of Anantnag seat.

May 6, 2019

Gautam Chintamani's political biography Rajneeti to chronicle Rajnath Singh's 5-decade BJP journey

Rajneeti from Penguin Random House India will hit the stands in May and is currently available for pre-order on e-commerce websites.

Apr 10, 2019

Meet the Kashmiri doctor who cycled 65km to protest against Jammu-Srinagar highway ban

The young urologist said that he ditched ambulance services and opted to pedal his way to his office - 65km away from home.

Apr 8, 2019

BJP manifesto 2019: Party reiterates stand on abrogation of Article 370, Article 35A

With just three days left for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its 48-page poll manifesto.

Apr 8, 2019

Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha to take the political plunge, will fight against Rajnath Singh in Lucknow

Poonam Sinha will contest on the Samajwadi Party (SP) ticket with the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) support for the Lok Sabha polls.

Apr 5, 2019

Full list of BJP candidates for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

PM Modi will contest again from Varanasi. However, the BJP delivered a shocker when they announced that Amit Shah will replace LK Advani to contest from Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Mar 22, 2019

Monthly stipends and jobs for Kashmiri militants who give up arms, says J&K's surrender policy draft

The militants, who wish to shun violence, are likely to be brought into the mainstream through various rehabilitation measures.

Mar 11, 2019

Two dozen J&K newspapers run blank front pages to protest against govt's no ad diktat

The Kashmir Editors Guild has said that the state government has not officially communicated the decision.

Mar 10, 2019

IAF Balakot air strike: Rajnath Singh holds high-level meeting on security

The issues discussed in the meeting included the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence inputs after Tuesday's air strikes and further strategy.

Feb 27, 2019

J&K: Supreme Court defers hearing of Article 35A to Feb 26-28; panic grips Valley

The J&K government has quashed the rumours of immediate scrapping of Article 35A and said such prerogative holds with an elected government.

Feb 25, 2019

Citizenship Bill in Rajya Sabha: BJP's allies, CMs protest amid violence in north-east

Violence, arrests and shutdowns in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya have stirred trouble for the BJP and its allies in the north-east where it is holding power in all the seven states.

Feb 12, 2019

Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the nation, says Rajnath Singh

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day after the Opposition created ruckus by carrying placards and raising concern over the controversial deal and several other issues.

Dec 14, 2018

India surrounded with possibilities, not incapabilities: Home minister Rajnath Singh

Praising Patel's role in India's unity amid the tumultuous years post Independence in 1947, Rajnath Singh said the nation was deeply indebted to him for integrating 562 princely states into the Indian Union.

Oct 31, 2018

Rajnath Singh inaugurates two-day Vijaya Lakshya Yuva Mahadhivesam in Hyderabad

Telangana will vote for its first independent assembly elections in December after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao prematurely dissolved the assembly on September 6.

Oct 26, 2018

Govt will take strict action against fugitives, says Home Minister Rajnath Singh

The statement comes shortly after fugitive billionaire Mehul Choksi released a video statement saying that the charges leveled against him were false and baseless.

Sep 11, 2018

PM Modi's Vision 2022: India will be free from terrorism, casteism and communalism, says BJP

On the second day of the National Executive meet, the Home Minister said that the nation will be free of terrorism, casteism and communalism by 2022.

Sep 9, 2018

Watch: Mortal remains of Vajpayee arrive at BJP HQ

Watch: Mortal remains of Atal Bihari Vajpayee arrive at BJP HQ

Mortal remains of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were taken to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Headquarters on Friday.

Aug 17, 2018

Rohingya infiltration still on; Indian troops deployed at Bangladesh border to keep check

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Border Security Force and Assam Rifles have been deployed at the border and states advised to not let them spread.

Jul 31, 2018

A rear view of the Nehru memorial museum and library in New Delhi

Is BJP trying to wipe out Congress' legacy with new museum at Teen Murti complex?

The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library has accepted the centre's proposal for a new museum at Teen Murti. The Congress has hit back, calling it a plot to wipe out the Congress' legacy.

Jul 27, 2018

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