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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicHome Ministry

Topic: Home Ministry

Only 144 availed funds allotted for poor prisoners in two yrs, Maharashtra tops list, says MHA

Home ministry had launched Support to Poor Prisoners scheme in 2023, providing cash bail of up to Rs 40,000 and penalty payment of up to Rs 25,000 to reduce jail overcrowding.

MHA asks states, UTs to invoke emergency procurement powers under Civil Defence Rules

The communication urges states to invoke Section 11, granting emergency procurement powers to respective Directors of Civil Defence for the protection of people & property during a hostile attack.

16 Pakistani YouTube channels blocked in India on MHA recommendation

These channels have been accused of 'disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content as well as false and misleading narratives against India.'

ED gets home ministry sanction to prosecute Kejriwal, Sisodia in Delhi excise policy case

The former Delhi chief minister & his deputy are charged with being involved in money laundering linked to the alleged liquor scam.

Prez Droupadi Murmu designates LG power to constitute & appoint members to any statutory body, boards

A gazette notification from the Home Ministry Tuesday said the provision was made under clause (1) of article 239 of the Constitution read with section 45D of the GNCTD Act.

Haryana’s gallantry medal proposal — home ministry seeks ‘firing details’ of cops, ‘correct info’

Haryana govt has recommended 6 cops for awards for stopping Punjab farmers from marching to Delhi in February. Farmers' bodies allege a farmer died in police firing, but the govt denies.

MHA broadens powers of J&K L-G, gives him more say in matters of police, public order, postings

This means that if and when the Union territory gets a chief minister following assembly elections, he or she will not have any say in these matters as long as J&K remains a UT.

Rapid urbanisation leading to more fire accidents. But Indian firefighters lack numbers, equipment

The incidents in Delhi & Rajkot last week have raised concerns about the preparedness of India’s fire services, which, according to govt reports, are facing a lack of adequate infra and manpower.

‘Unlawful association’: Jammu Kashmir National Front led by Nayeem Ahmad Khan banned under UAPA

Ministry of Home Affairs said the JKNF has been 'indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, and security of the country.'

Kharge writes to Amit Shah to look into ‘security issues’ during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

In letter addressed to the Home Minister, Kharge seeks action against 'miscreants associated with BJP', says Assam Police 'been found wanting in providing adequate security' to the Congress MP.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.