2,331 foreigners were deported during the 2023-24 period, of which, 1,470 were from Nigeria, 411 from Bangladesh & 78 from Uganda. Over 98 lakh foreigners visited India.
Counter-insurgency operations resulted in killing of 33 insurgents, arrest of another 184 and recovery of 49 weapons in Manipur in 2024, MHA said in its report.
In year-end statement, MHA also listed implementation of new criminal laws, successful conduct of elections in J&K and crackdown on drugs-terror nexus among its achievements.
The anti-terror agency re-registered 3 cases afresh on 13 November, after the ministry decided to hand over the probe to NIA considering the gravity of the offences.
Officers in govt who have worked with incoming home secretary Govind Mohan say 1989 batch IAS officer ‘knows how to get things done’ and ‘prefers clean desk with no pending files’.
25 June, 1975 is the date when Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency. Congress calls move a 'headline-grabbing exercise', says Modi's reduced majority a ‘political and moral’ defeat.
French radio journalist Sébastien Farcis says he has left India after 13 yrs & that 'no reason' has been given by MHA to justify its action. He's an OCI card holder, married to an Indian.
Govt is set to spend this amount from 2024-25 to 2028-29 to set up more forensic sciences universities & laboratories. This comes in light of impending enactment of new criminal laws.
Trucks blocked by Kukis had to be sent back to strife-torn Jiribam. Kuki union claims Meiteis have been blocking highway, stopping essential supplies from reaching them.
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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