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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicMinistry of Home Affairs

Topic: Ministry of Home Affairs

Home Ministry’s 14C has blocked over Rs 8,031.56 crore in fraud. Here’s how it works

The ministry also said in Parliament that India has a total of 459 dedicated cybercrime police stations, as of 2024.

The Chandigarh debate: Why proposal to replace Governor with L-G isn’t just ‘simplifying’ law-making

Bringing Chandigarh under Article 240 will simplify law-making, says MHA. It'll shift the 'centre of gravity' of governance from Parliament to the home ministry, Punjab worries.

Amit Shah’s warning to Delhi blast culprits—‘will hunt them down even from depths of hell’

Home minister made the remarks at the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Faridabad. Meanwhile, the toll in the blast rose to 15 on Monday.

‘Punishment,’ says Wangchuk as MHA scraps FCRA license of NGO linked to him day after Leh violence

MHA’s foreigners division said responses by SECMOL, of which Sonam Wangchuk is founding-director, to show cause notice issued on 10 September differed from details in annual reports.

Breakthrough before PM’s likely Manipur visit: MHA, Kuki-Zo groups renew arms-down pact, NH-2 to reopen

Suspension of Operation pact between Centre, Manipur & 2 umbrella organisations representing insurgents was not renewed in wake of ethnic strife.

OCI cardholders charged with offence inviting 7 yr jail term now liable to lose registration

In a gazette notification Tuesday, MHA declared that the decision was taken in exercise of powers granted to it under the Citizenship Act, 1955.

Ministry of Home Affairs to relocate to new office under Central Vista project by next week

The MHA, now in historic North Block, will shift to a modern building designed to accommodate various departments like internal security, border management, J&K Affairs, and more.

MHA resumes talks with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups after 2 yrs to discuss ‘way forward’, renewal of SoO pact

Kuki-Zo groups are demanding a ‘revision in ground rules’ of the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement that remains in limbo, it is learnt.

Operation Shield: Mock drills in Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan postponed

The civil defence exercise originally scheduled for Thursday was postponed following the Union Home Ministry’s directions.

Electronic screening, automatic FIR: How Modi govt’s new e-Zero FIRs to solve cyber crime will work

Launched as a pilot project in Delhi for now, the new system will drive investigations swiftly cracking down on cybercriminals, Home Minister Amit Shah said.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.