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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicUnion Home Minister

Topic: Union Home Minister

Home Minister Amit Shah to chair BJP Kerala’s state-level leadership meeting today

The Union minister will visit Kochi ahead of the the local body elections in the state to head the BJP's 'Booth Karyakarta Sammelan'.

Amit Shah orders formation of ‘homogenous teams’ of central, state agencies at 8th NSSC

The teams will plan, implement, and monitor strategy. UHM also urges each state to involve young officers to address national challenges and train in security databases.

Here’s what Home Minister Amit Shah plans to do once he retires

He revealed his plans while speaking in Ahmedabad to workers associated with the cooperative sectors of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Hindi a ‘friend’ of Indian languages, efforts needed to ‘enrich official language’, says Amit Shah

Shah, speaking at the golden jubilee of the Official Language Dept in Delhi, said until we ‘proudly’ speak in our mother tongue, we cannot be free from the ‘slavery mentality’.

Modi govt notifies rules for citizenship law CAA

The act allows the government to grant citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who faced religious persecution in their countries.

Amit Shah holds talks with US Ambassador Garcetti, in rare one-on-one with a western envoy

Home Minister Amit Shah met US Ambassador Eric Garcetti Tuesday, where he reiterated commitment to build upon 'positive outcomes arising out of' PM Modi’s visit to US last month.

On Camera

How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

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.