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No specific group identified for hate speeches against minorities, Centre
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai in a written reply in Rajya Sabha said that no specific group has been identified for spreading rumours and hate speeches against minorities in the backdrop of violence that was reported in Tripura some wee
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Robust security, intelligence grid in place to ensure minorities' safety i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Robust security and intelligence grid are in place to ensure the safety of the minority communities in Srinagar, informed the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
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4,557 Afghans currently residing in India on 'Stay Visa' after extension o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): A total of 4,557 Afghan nationals are presently staying in India on 'Stay Visa' after the extension of their visas, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday.
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Naxal violence down by 70 pc from all-time high in 2009: Govt
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The incidents of Naxal violence have come down by 70 per cent from the all-time high of 2,258 incidents in 2009 to 665 in 2020 across the country, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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MoS Home Nityanand Rai says NIA has registered case in Mundra drugs haul
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case in connection with the seizure of 2,988.21-kg heroin worth Rs 21,000 crore from Mundra Port in Gujarat be
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Apprehensions of West Bengal, Punjab on BSF jurisdiction extension 'ill-fo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said that the apprehensions of the governments of West Bengal and Punjab on the extension of the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) are " ill-founded".
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187 insurgency-related incidents occurred in northeastern region this year
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): There has been a decline in the number of insurgency-related incidents in northeastern region between 2014 and 2020 and 187 insurgency-related incidents occurred in region this year till November 15, the govrenment informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra records highest number of custodial deaths in 2021: MoS Home N
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The highest number of custodial deaths were reported in Maharashtra followed by Gujarat and Bihar this year, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday in a reply to a question on custodial deaths.
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No proposal under consideration for separate Vidarbha State: MoS Home Nity
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that no such proposal is under consideration with the Central government to carve out a separate Vidarbha State out of Maharashtra.
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Post abrogation of Article 370, 1,678 migrants returned to Kashmir for tak
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Minister of State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed Lok Sabha, that as per the information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, after the abrogation of Article 370, a total of 1,678 migrants have returned to the Union Territo
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Operation conducted by forces to nab insurgents of terror attack on Assam
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): An extensive operation was conducted in the surrounding areas of Manipur by the Security Forces to nab the insurgents involved in the recent terror attack on the Assam Rifles convoy on November 13, informed the Ministry of Home Affairs in a written reply
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MHA extends Covid containment measures till December 31 considering emerge
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Taking cognizance of the emergence of highly mutant Covid-19 variant B.1.1529 or Omicron cases in few countries of Africa, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday extended validity of Covid containment measures till December 31 to curb further spre
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