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TopicNityanand Rai

Topic: Nityanand Rai

1,647 km of 2,216 km fenced on India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, Rajya Sabha told

The Union MoS information was provided to the RS in a written reply to the Question of BJP MPs Shambhu Sharan Patel and Neeraj Shekhar.

Immigration bill allows govt to bar foreigners over ‘national security’, retains reverse burden of proof

The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, was introduced in the Lok Sabha by MoS Nityanand Rai. If passed, the bill will repeal and replace 4 existing laws.

95% govt job quota for Ladakhis, reservation for women in hill councils: Takeaways from Ladakh HPC meet

The HPC, chaired by MoS Home Nityanand Rai, met leaders from Leh & Kargil to discuss key demands, including that of statehood.

NDA united under Nitish in Bihar, no question of replacing him as CM, says MoS Nityanand Rai

Rai, BJP candidate from Ujiarpur, says there is no anti-incumbency against NDA in Bihar & RJD-led Grand Alliance will fare poorly in seats that went to polls in first two phases.

OBC quota in panchayats, municipalities — how Bill tabled in LS seeks to amend J&K local bodies’ laws

Term of nearly 28,000 local representatives ended on 9 January. Till now, J&K has no provision for reservation for OBCs in panchayats & municipalities unlike various other states.

96% conviction rate in NIA cases in last 5 years, home ministry tells Rajya Sabha

Between December 2018 & November 2023, ministry handed 324 cases to counter-terrorism agency. Out of 84 judgments in cases NIA probed and chargesheeted since 2019, 81 were convictions.

‘Ex-Agniveer’ category with 10% quota created for CAPFs, Assam Rifles recruitment — home ministry

During the question hour in the Lok Sabha, MoS for Home said an additional age relaxation of 5 years will be granted to candidates from the first batch.

4,690 arrested, 149 convicted under UAPA between 2018-2020, Modi govt tells Parliament

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai added that there are adequate constitutional, institutional and statutory safeguards to prevent misuse of UAPA.

Over 3,800 Kashmiri Pandits returned to Valley as they feel ‘more secure’: Centre

Out of 26,684 Kashmiri migrant youth who applied for jobs in J&K, 1,997 candidates were selected under the Prime Minister’s rehabilitation package, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said.

NGOs received Rs 50,975 crore foreign funding in last 4 years, maximum from US, says govt

In the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said Rs 19,941 crore was received from the United States between 2016-17 and 2019-20.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.