The Union ministry of home affairs, in its 67-page agenda note for Monday’s meeting of chief ministers, a copy of which is with this newspaper, has drawn up plans explaining how states need to pull up

Attaching the highest importance to prevention and control of crimes against SCs and STs, the Union home ministry has told states that 'arms licences should be provided to members of SCs and STs' in '

Attaching the highest importance to prevention and control of crimes against SCs and STs, the Union home ministry has told states that “arms licences should be provided to members of SCs and STs” in “

In a first, the Centre has ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to crack down on the arms network of the CPI(Maoist) as recent investigations have unearthed foreign links to rebe

Less than a week after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said that the two sides are taking significant steps encouraging bilateral trade, Union home minister P.

In a major initiative to build close ties with Pakistan, the government has decided to liberalise the visa regime which will benefit those persons who are married and living in each other’s countries.

As the hostage crisis in Orissa escalates, the Union home ministry has advised the state government not to rush into a swap deal with the Maoists but weigh the pros and cons of such a decision as the

Amidst fresh concerns over Pakistan’s inaction against 26/11 mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and the United States announcement of a $10 million bounty on him, India will discuss with Pakistan

Fresh trouble is brewing for the Union home ministry as state police officers, women in armed police forces and deputy superintendent of police in states are raising a red flag to the home ministry’s

The CPI (Maoist) have launched an “intense tactical counter offensive campaign” (TCOC) and Naxal hotbeds of Gadchiroli, Dantewada, Abhujmad and other Naxal dominated zones — particularly border districts of Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Maharashtra — are high on the target of the banned outfit.