The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday termed the bomb threat to schools in the city and adjoining areas as a “hoax”, and asked people not to panic.Police and security agencies are taking necessary steps as per protocol, the ministry said. The Home Ministry declared the bomb threat targeting schools in the city and nearby regions … Read more
A day after ET report on cancellation of the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licences of five prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the home ministry officials said that the action was taken following “due process of law”. Among the NGOs that lost their FCRA licences were CNI Synodical Board of Social Service, Voluntary Health Association of … Read more
Following reports of irregularities flagged by Comptroller and Audit General (CAG), Union home ministry had proposed to amend the Lotteries Regulation Act, 1998, seven years ago and revise the Lotteries Regulation Rules, 2010, but held back after several petitions by big market players including lottery king Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming and Hotel Services. Future Gaming … Read more
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) is set to hold a comprehensive security review with the home ministry on March 8-9 to assess whether assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) can be held alongside the Lok Sabha polls. The meeting of the full commission and the secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, and … Read more
The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated Lakhbir Singh Landa, a 33-year-old gangster based in Canada, as a terrorist. Affiliated with the pro-Khalistani group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), Landa played a role in plotting a rocket attack on the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali in 2021. He was implicated in the RPG attack at … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has rubbished claims made by Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin that China nationals who joined the MM2H programme would immediately be eligible to become a permanent resident (PR) in the country. Saifuddin explained that the application and promotion for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme was … Read more
New Delhi: The Union home ministry has revoked the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence of prominent evangelical organisation, the Church of North India (CNI), active since 1970, for alleged violations of rules, said officials. They said the trust cannot receive or utilise foreign contributions until the licence is renewed. CNI came into existence through … Read more
