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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicMinistry of Home Affairs

Topic: Ministry of Home Affairs

3 Bengal districts tagged hotspot by Modi govt ‘haven’t reported Covid-19 cases in a week’

Categorisation of these districts led to a slugfest between Mamata and Modi governments as central teams were not allowed to visit the affected areas initially.

Home ministry to act against officials who fail to check lockdown violations in their areas

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba asks for appointment of nodal officers across states to fix responsibility for the care of migrant workers and labourers.

Over 25,500 Tablighi Jamaat members and their contacts quarantined across India: MHA

Joint Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava said that five villages in Haryana have been sealed, as members of the Islamic organisation had stayed there.

Inside Modi govt’s virus ‘war room’ — ministers sleep over, 50 phone lines, 4 control rooms

From coordinating with states to tracking cases around the world, North Block is guiding the Covid-19 effort, with Amit Shah monitoring from his residence.

‘Assault on press freedom’ — Editors Guild seeks MHA action against attack on journalists

Editors Guild of India has said home ministry should investigate the incidents of attacks on journalists covering the CAA violence and direct Delhi Police to take appropriate action.

Nothing illegal about NIA taking over Bhima Koregaon case but state police still holds key

The NIA Friday took over the case in which several activists were booked for allegedly making provocative speeches in Pune, Maharashtra, on 31 December 2017.

No IPS officer should head RAW, chief should be PM’s choice — Indira Gandhi told RN Kao

RN Kao made R&AW one of the best intelligence outfits in the world. But from very early on, it was a victim of bureaucratic apathy and peer jealousy.

Jharkhand gets major chunk of funds in Modi govt’s infrastructure push in Naxal-hit areas

MoS for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy says in Lok Sabha Rs 1,775 cr has been released to 10 LWE-hit states in 3 years, with 44% of it going only to Jharkhand.

Assam Rifles operational control shouldn’t be under home ministry. Don’t mess with the best

The move will affect the Assam Rifle’s operational efficacy. Unless it is simply about the oldest Indian governmental ailment – empire building.

No farmer suicide numbers for second year in a row as NCRB releases crime data for 2017

The Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report – a crucial source for data on farmer suicides – brought out by NCRB was last published in 2015.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.