Tag: Rajnath Singh

Kisama: Exhorting Nagaland to look ahead to the future, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reiterated the Central government’s commitment to fulfill the aspiration of the Naga people for brighter tomorrow with all the honour which they richly deserve. “Nagaland, with its rich natural resources and talented people, has limitless possibilities. Enduring peace can help […]

New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for signing an agreement with Russia on combating all forms of terrorism and organised crime. According to an official statement, the new agreement is proposed to be signed during the visit of an Indian delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Russia from November 27 […]

New Delhi: Politicians should rise above political differences in matters of national security, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has told Home Minister Rajnath Singh while demanding “impartial” and “objective” investigation into the arrest of two alleged IS operatives in Gujarat. “I wish to bring to your notice the recent reports of arrest of IS (Islamic […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the NIA will “fully choke” terrorists and separatists of foreign funding to curb terrorism that he described as a “curse for the civilized society”. The Minister said being an autonomous body, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had done its job well in its crackdown on terrorists […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday rejected demands for probe into the alleged extraordinary spike in the turnover of a company owned by BJP President Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah after NDA came to power, describing them as “baseless”. “All these allegations are baseless and there is no truth in them. Earlier also […]

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday rejected senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha’s critique on the state of economy, saying the world acknowledges that India is the fastest growing economy. “The world acknowledges India is the fastest growing economy. No one should forget it. Our image at the international level is very strong,” Home Minister Rajnath Singh […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will on Monday operationalise a full-fledged Intelligence Wing of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), mandated to guard India-Nepal and India-Bhutan borders. In a bid to enhance operational efficiency, the Home Ministry in July had given approval to create 650 combatised posts for the intelligence set-up in the 96,500-strong SSB. […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government will inform the Supreme Court of its stand on the Rohingya immigrants on September 18, and refused any further comments on the issue. Asked about the politics over the Rohingya refugees, a persecuted community of Muslims from Myanmar who have fled the country in large […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will on Friday brief opposition parties on the India-China standoff in Doklam and the situation in Kashmir ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session that begins on Monday. The all-party meeting to take the opposition leaders into confidence on the two issues would be held at […]

New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday arrived at Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s residence for talks to reach a consensus on a presidential candidate, polling for which is scheduled to take place on July 17. Singh and Naidu, who are part of the three-member team constituted by Bharatiya Janata […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Islamic State (IS) has failed to make its base in India, which has the second largest Muslim population in the world. “India is the second country with the highest number of Muslims. Despite having that large a Muslim population, the IS has failed to spread […]

Gangtok: Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired here on Saturday the first security review meeting with Chief Ministers of five states bordering China. Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti (Jammu and Kashmir), Virbhadra Singh (Himachal Pradesh), Trivendra Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand), Pawan Kumar Chamling (Sikkim) and Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh) attended the meeting. A Home Ministry official said the objective […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a first security review meeting on May 20 with Chief Ministers of five Himalayan states on the India-China border during his three-day visit to Sikkim, an official said on Thursday. Mehbooba Mufti, Virbhadra Singh, Trivendra Singh Rawat, Pawan Kumar Chamling, and Pema Khandu, who are Chief […]

New Delhi: Vowing to take action against Pakistan-based terrorist groups in the wake of increased attacks on Indian security forces, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Narendra Modi government would not let “countrymen hang their heads in shame” and “respond without announcing”. “Bol ke nahin karengey, karke dikhayengey (we will not announce it […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called for the choking of financial resources of the left-wing extremist groups and said it was the fundamental instrument to counter the Maoist violence. The Home Minister’s remarks came during his inaugural address at the day-long security review meeting here with Chief Ministers of Maoist-affected states — days […]