Centre tables three bills in Lok Sabha to revamp criminal justice system

The new Bill has provisions that seek to repeal sedition, and award maximum capital punishment for crimes such as mob lynching and rape of minors, the Home Minister said.

12 Aug 2023

Home Minister Shah appeal for peace, says shameful to politicise Manipur issue

Shah said that the government was taking proactive measures to bring back peace. Because of the quick responses and intervention, the overall toll is comparatively low at 152, he said.

10 Aug 2023

To combat left-wing extremism, Centre focusing on better roads, ATMs, mobile towers in affected areas

The number of LWE related violent incidents have come down by 76% in 2022 in comparison to the high of 2010, said the minister.

08 Aug 2023

Need to address factors leading to Left-wing extremism, says Amit Shah

Shah appreciated the efforts of the Navin Patnaik-led state government regarding Left-wing extremism initiatives.

06 Aug 2023

NIA raids 31 locations in Punjab, Haryana over attack on Indian mission in London

The High Commission was attacked in March by a group of about 50 people, who committed criminal trespass, caused disrespect to the Indian flag, damage to public property and injuries to officials.

01 Aug 2023

Land for job scam: ED attaches property worth Rs 6.02 crore linked to Lalu Yadav's family, aides

The investigation was initiated by ED under PMLA, 2002 based on FIR registered by the CBI against the Ex-Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi & others.

31 Jul 2023

Manipur 'sexual assault' case: CBI takes over probe

The CBI will dispatch some more women officers, besides forensic experts, to probe the case, the officials said.

29 Jul 2023

Manipur viral video: CBI to take over probe into brutal assault of two Kuki-Zo women by mob

The trial would be sought to be held in a court in neighbouring Assam, they said.

27 Jul 2023

Sidhu Moosewala murder: NIA arrests gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's aide Vikram Brar

An NIA team had gone to the UAE to secure Brar's deportation and bring him back to India.

26 Jul 2023

Motive necessary for conviction if no eyewitness for crime, says Supreme Court

All the witnesses of fact who are family members have stated that there was no enmity between the appellant and the deceased.

23 Jul 2023

'India is a leader in combating climate change': PM Modi at G20 energy ministerial meet

PM Modi said that India had achieved its non-fossil, installed electric capacity target nine years in advance.

23 Jul 2023

NIA cracks down on more ISIS modules, raids in four states with two arrests

NIA claims the module had been allegedly engaged in raising funds for promoting IS activities and carrying out terror attacks by committing dacoities and other criminal activities.

21 Jul 2023

Anti-narcotics units to set on fire drugs worth Rs 2,416 crore today

The conference will be chaired by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah.

17 Jul 2023

Amit Shah releases plan to rev up farm bodies through co-ops

According to Shah, the Modi government has taken adequate initiatives to extend support at every level — from the production to marketing of the products — for the FPOs made through PACS.

15 Jul 2023

Gold smuggling: Airlines, govt staff on the radar

Further questioning of the three passengers revealed that the gold was concealed for being smuggled into India with the help of some officials posted at the Surat International Airport.

14 Jul 2023