New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): Home Minister P. Chidambaram administered the National Integration Pledge to the officers and staff of the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the Quami Ekta Week ...

By Ashok Easwaran Chicago, Nov 18 (IANS) Even as the Indian government announced it was investigating the issue of a visa by the Indian consul general in Chicago to terrorism suspect Tahawwur ...

New Delhil, Nov.11 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday issued an alert warning for four cities of three States along with Delhi over probability of multiple terror attacks. Ministry of Home Affairs ...

New Delhi, Nov.11 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday issued advisories to eight coastal States and Union Territories over cyclone Phyan and put the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) batallions in Gujarat and ...

New Delhil, Nov.11 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday issued an alert warning for four cities of three States along with Delhi over probability of multiple terror attacks. Ministry of Home Affairs ...

Ranchi, Nov. 9 (ANI): The Centre on Monday assured full security to Jharkhand voters in the wake of a recent Maoist call, boycotting the five-phase assembly elections in the state. "Over 300 ...

Srinagar, Nov 9(ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he would hold talks with Union Home Ministry over its decision to ban pre-paid mobile service in the State ...

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The government has yet to grant permission to foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's week-long visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh that begins Sunday, saying ...

Srinagar, Nov 6(ANI): Activists of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) led by chief Mehbooba Mufti, staged a peaceful march in Srinagar on Friday to protest against the ban on prepaid mobile phone ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday rebuffed Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's statement that central forces will remain in barracks during the by-polls Saturday and said the paramilitary troopers ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday denied that it has restricted foreign journalists from covering the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh later this week. To travel to Arunachal Pradesh, ...

By Prem P. Batra The massive oil depot fire that raged for days in Jaipur has dramatically but tragically illuminated the woefully inadequate fire service infrastructure in India. While conceding that the Indian ...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The second India Disaster Management Congress will be held in New Delhi from Wednesday and is expected to bring together 1,500 scientists and scholars from various global ...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): The second India Disaster Management Congress will be held at the Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital from Wednesday. The Congress is being organized by the National Institute ...

Srinagar, Nov 3(ANI): The Union Home Ministry's decision to ban pre-paid mobile service in Jammu and Kashmir from November 1, has resulted in complete chaos as thousands of people who were associated ...

Srinagar, Nov 1(ANI): Pre-paid mobile connections were blocked in Jammu and Kashmir from Sunday following the Union Government's decision to ban it on account of security concerns. The decision to stop the ...

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) has cautioned insurance companies against policy holders whose identity matches that of those on the United Nations' list of terrorists or organisations ...

New Delhi/Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) The union home ministry Friday banned pre-paid mobile phone connections in Jammu and Kashmir over "serious security concerns" following reports that militants were getting SIM cards ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) No new prepaid mobile connections would be issued nor would existing ones be renewed from Nov 1 in Jammu and Kashmir following reports that militant groups ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided that no pre-paid mobile connections should be issued and existing pre-paid SIM cards should not be renewed in Jammu ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) India's visa procedures have been an impediment in attracting foreign investors, says a study by industry lobby Assocham. Assocham conducted a survey among over 100 Indian businessmen ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the union home ministry to make arrangements for the deportation of a Pakistani national, who has alleged that he is in ...

New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Tuesday that massive expansion of the central police forces (CPF) is indicative of inadequacies of state police. Addressing the ...

New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has advised Indian citizens to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of deteriorating security situation there. In an advisory, the MHA has ...

Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has asked all stock exchanges and securities intermediaries to inform "within 24 hours" the home ministry if they ...

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) An NGO head has been booked for allegedly using forged identity cards of various ministries, police said Sunday. A case was slapped earlier this week against Chaudhary Jamshed ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The government has approved 26 foreign investment proposals worth Rs.1,361 crore, it said here Thursday. "Based on the recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its ...

Dhaka, Oct 18 (IANS) Bangladesh, which is currently engaged in a dispute with Myanmar over border fencing, fears that Yangon may attack its St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal, a ...

Chandigarh, Oct 14 (IANS) The Chandigargh administration Wednesday announced that it will introduce e-stamping of the documents in the union territory. "Chandigarh will soon adopt this practice under India Stamp Act and send ...

New Delhi, Oct 9 (ANI): U K Bansal, Special Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has said the police would hunt down the Maoists who had killed the 17 to 20 policemen in ...