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298 persons killed in Wayanad landslides: Govt tells Parliament
298 persons killed in Wayanad landslides: Govt tells Parliament
Published on Apr 01, 2025 05:35 PM IST
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India's stern message to terrorists: ‘Either go to jail or to hell’
Nityanand Rai said that as of March 12, 2025, the NIA registered 652 cases since its inception, and 516 cases had been charge-sheeted.
Published on Mar 19, 2025 04:45 PM IST
BJP slams Omar Abdullah's remark on Afzal Guru's execution: ‘Anti-India’
“I don't believe that any purpose was served by executing him,” Omar Abdullah said on Afzal Guru's execution in 2013.
Published on Sep 07, 2024 04:24 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aryan Prakash
‘Jail or jahannum’: Minister clears Centre's stance on terrorists in Kashmir
Nityanand Rai said the Narendra Modi government has zero tolerance for terrorism.
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 05:28 PM IST
Uma Bhagwati temple reopened in Anantnag after 34 years
Nityanand Rai on Sunday threw open an ancient temple dedicated to Goddess Uma Bhagwati for the devotees at Brariangan in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The temple has been reopened after a gap of nearly 34 years, a government spokesperson said.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:47 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Central Industrial Security Force marks 55th Raising Day in Bhilai
Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai underscored the pivotal role played by the CISF in upholding national security
Published on Mar 12, 2024 06:24 PM IST
Centre will work to resolve farmers’ issues: Anurag Thakur
Union minister for information and broadcasting and youth and sports affairs Anurag Thakur, who spoke to reporters in New Delhi regarding the farmers’ movement, said he is confident that there will be a positive atmosphere on Sunday also when the Union ministers and representatives of farmer organisations are scheduled to hold another meeting
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
‘Hindus of Bihar are watching’: Union minister on Nitish govt's new holiday list
The Bihar education department has reportedly done away with holidays for Hartalika Teej and Jitiya, and increased holidays for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
Published on Nov 28, 2023 06:12 PM IST
Eye on Yadav pie: Nityanand dares Lalu to field his son against him
War of words broke out between the two Yadav leaders on Tuesday when both were addressing separate gatherings in Patna to mark Govardhan Puja.
Published on Nov 15, 2023 09:18 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
‘Should've made your wife the CM?’: Lalu Prasad's jibe at Nityanand Rai
Lalu Prasad had installed his wife Rabri Devi as the Bihar chief minister in 1997, days before he was arrested in the multi-crore fodder scam case.
Published on Nov 14, 2023 09:28 PM IST
BJP slams Bihar minister's comments on ‘Ramcharitmanas’: ‘Sick mentality…’
Chandra Shekhar claimed that ancient scriptures such as the Ramcharitmanas had elements pernicious enough to be likened to “potassium cyanide”.
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 07:23 PM IST
Party worker died in police action to disperse protest: BJP’s Sushil Kumar Modi
The BJP’s protest march was aimed at demanding deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav’s exit from the Nitish Kumar government in view of the new charge sheet filed against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 04:47 PM IST
Can Chirag be BJP’s trump card in Bihar?
The younger Paswan, who could extract a union cabinet berth, is in the middle of a family feud with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras who is already a minister.
Published on Jul 12, 2023 03:36 PM IST
Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi hit out at Kharge
Many BJP leaders and union ministers expressed sharp reactions over Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's ‘poisonous snake’ remark against PM Modi.
Published on Apr 28, 2023 09:51 AM IST
FCRA complaint against NGO that led Sterlite stir, Parliament told
The Centre informed Parliament on Wednesday that it has received some complaints related to the violation of foreign funding laws by ‘The Other Media’, a NGO which organised protests and demonstrations that led to the closure of the Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi in 2018.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:12 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Govt planning to amend NDPS Act: Arora
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjiv Arora said as per the reply, the government was considering decriminalising possession of drugs up to some reasonably small levels to segregate drug addicts from traffickers
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 02:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Shah arrives, BJP cites Sec 144 for putting off Sasaram event
BJP blamed the Nitish Kumar government for the cancellation of the function at Sasaram, scheduled for Sunday to celebrate the birth anniversary of Emperor Ashoka.
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 10:00 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
BJP defers Amit Shah’s visit to Sasaram in view of communal tension
Amit Shah is scheduled to land in Patna on Saturday on a two-day tour of Bihar and later was scheduled for Sasaram on the same day to mark the birth anniversary of Samrat Ashok.
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 02:16 PM IST
Prepare vision for 2047: Shah chairs UTs’ meet
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked all Union Territories (UTs) to prepare their vision for 2047, while emphasising they can become role models for the growth of the country.
Updated on Dec 30, 2022 02:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
497 cases registered by NIA including Coimbatore blast: Govt in Rajya Sabha
Nityanand Rai also underlined that the NIA is required to investigate and prosecute offences of grave nature affecting the sovereignty, security, and integrity of India, security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states, matters relating to international treaties, etc.
Updated on Dec 14, 2022 04:54 PM IST
Anish Yande
BSF working to thwart threat of infiltration, drone use, says MoS Rai
The MoS asserted that the government will leave “no stone unturned” in providing the BSF with the best technological equipment and infrastructure to deal with the drone threats and other activities at the border.
Published on Dec 05, 2022 01:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
More than 1.6 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2021: Govt data
The data was released by Union minister of state (MoS) of home affairs Nityanand Rai as a reply to Haji Fazlur Rehman, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP in Lok Sabha.
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 03:55 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
'Radicalisation by global terror groups is...': Government's reply in Lok Sabha
Minister of State (MoS) home Nityanand Rai in a written reply to Lok Sabha said the government has ensured coverage of various welfare schemes without discrimination, introduced special schemes for unserved and underserved communities and areas.
Published on Jul 19, 2022 02:48 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
‘He doesn’t feel like…': Tejashwi claims BJP leader wanted to join RJD
Tejashwi Yadav's remark drew sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused the RJD leader of ‘character assassination’ and said the leader of opposition has a problem with every Yadav who does not belong to his family.
Published on Jul 19, 2022 11:49 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
UK raised Oxfam FCRA licence refusal issue with India: Minister to Lok Sabha
Besides Oxfam India, the government cancelled FCRA licences of nearly 6,000 non-profits on various legal grounds last year
Updated on Mar 16, 2022 12:59 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
4 terrorists involved in J&K attacks on minorities killed: Govt in Parliament
Responding to a query in a written statement in Rajya Sabha, minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said seven people were also arrested in this regard.
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 04:39 AM IST
Malavika Murali, New Delhi
Over 7,000 Pakistanis applied for Indian citizenship till Dec 14: Govt
Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said another 1,152 applications for Indian citizenship are pending from Afghanistan, 161 from Bangladesh and 10 from China, among others.
Published on Dec 22, 2021 04:04 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Over 8.5 lakh Indians gave up citizenship in past 7 years till Sept 30: Govt
Earlier, Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai had told the Parliament that 1,11,287 Indian nationals renounced their citizenship this year itself till September 20.
Updated on Dec 14, 2021 04:07 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi Police spent over ₹7 crore for security during farmers' stir: MoS Home
When asked about the number of farmers who lost their lives in the ongoing stir, and if the Centre has announced any compensation for their families, Union minister Nityanand Rai said police and public order are state subjects.
Updated on Dec 08, 2021 11:34 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
'Inter-state disputes to be resolved with cooperation of states', Lok Sabha told
"The approach of the Central Government has consistently been that inter-state disputes can be resolved only with the cooperation of the states," Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha
Published on Jul 27, 2021 07:36 PM IST