NIA assists Bengaluru blast probe, police looks into SIMI angle
Dec 29, 2014, at 08:34 pm
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said National Investigation Agency (NIA) could probe the Bengaluru blast of Sunday that claimed the life of a woman while the city's police commissioner said all angles are being investigated to find out the terror group behind the explosion outside a popular restaurant.
Assam toll reaches 70, more killed in police firing, backlash
Dec 24, 2014, at 11:06 pm
Guwahati/New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS) The death toll in the spiralling ethnic violence in Assam, where tribal Bodo militant group NDFB-S faction gunned down 62 men, women and children on Tuesday in four coordinated attacks, rose to 70 on Wednesday as reprisals followed and police resorted to firing to quell an unruly mob.
Rajnath Singh asks states to ban web-based cab services
Dec 09, 2014, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked all state government to consider banning internet-based taxi services, media reports said.
Delhi cab rape: AAP, NSUI workers protest outside Rajnath Singh's residence
Dec 08, 2014, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) Aam Aadmi Party workers on Monday outside Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence here over the rape a woman passenger in Delhi by a Uber cab driver last week.
Union Home Minister lauds BSF for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan's ceasefire violations
Dec 02, 2014, at 03:13 am
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday lauded the role of Border Security Force (BSF) as the first line of defence for the country.
Lay down arms and return to mainstream: Govt appeal to Maoists
Nov 13, 2014, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday appealed the Left Wing Extremists (LWE) to lay down arms and join the mainstream.
Centre commits to eradicate Maoist extremism
Nov 12, 2014, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Government will commit all resources at its disposal to eradicate the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country.
Rajnath Singh discusses global terror threats with Israeli PM
Nov 07, 2014, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh discussed terror threats evolving to global community with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when they met in Tel Aviv in an hour long meeting on Thursday, during his official visit to Israel.
Nobody should threaten or warn India: Rajnath
Oct 16, 2014, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a strong warning to China by saying that nobody should "threaten or warn India".
Gadkari calls on Union Home Minister
Sep 18, 2014, at 04:11 am
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS) A delegation of Sindhi and Bengali communities accompanied by the Union Minister of Surface Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.
Sep 13, 2014, at 02:50 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday negated knowing 'love jihad', which is a term currently in wide circulation in the ruling BJP and its allied groups in the country.
Army, IAF, NDRF continue JK flood rescue
Sep 07, 2014, at 07:02 am
Jammu, Sept 6 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday said that 8 NDRF teams are operating in flood affected Jammu and Kashmir for carrying out rescue and relief operations even as reports are circulating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could visit the calamity hit areas on Sunday as the state reels under power cut and breakdown of communication system in many parts.
9 Army jawans washed away in J&K flood fury
Sep 06, 2014, at 07:19 pm
Jammu, Sept 6 (IBNS): Nine Army jawans are reported to have been washed away while carrying rescue operations in the flood-hit state of Jammu & Kashmir, even as Union Home Minister arrived in the state to take stock of the situation that turned grim.
Identify land for rehab of Kashmiri migrants, Rajnath asks Omar
Sep 05, 2014, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir State Government to identify suitable land for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants.
Home Ministry denies meeting with PAK counterpart in SAARC
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IBNS): The Home Ministry on Monday denied media reports that Rajnath Singh will meet his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) conference scheduled later this month in Nepal, reports said.
Befitting reply to Pakistan if ceasefire violations continue: Rajnath
Sep 01, 2014, at 04:50 am
Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would give a befitting reply to Pakistan if it continued to violate ceasefire rules along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
Modi defends Rajnath on son row, PMO clears stand
Aug 27, 2014, at 08:30 pm
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally decided to put the ongoing controversy over the son of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to rest by issuing a statement on Wednesday defending the senior BJP leader and the key minister in the Modi cabinet.
BJP to hold high-level meeting in UP today
Aug 23, 2014, at 05:13 pm
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is scheduled to hold a high-level meeting on Saturday preparing a political roadmap for the party to take on the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.
Modi lavishes praise on Amit Shah
Aug 09, 2014, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising the new BJP president Amit Shah said the party would not have won in Uttar Pradesh without him and exuded confidence that under him the party will prosper.
UPSC row: NSUI protest before Rajnath house
Aug 02, 2014, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Hindi-speaking UPSC aspirants protesting emphasis on English in the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) took their stir to the doorstep of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday morning but they were quickly cleared by the police.
Reports are totally baseless and false: Gadkari on bugging row
Jul 30, 2014, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Union Transport and Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday dismissed reports that bugging devices were found in his residence and called them as 'baseless and false'.
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned
Jul 30, 2014, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS) Both the Houses of the Indian Parliament were adjourned following ruckus over different issues including the bugging row.
BJP ready to form govt in Delhi: Satish Upadhyay
Jul 20, 2014, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Satish Upadhyay met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his residence on Sunday fuelling speculations of a fresh poll in Delhi.
William J Burns meets Rajnath Singh
Jul 10, 2014, at 10:20 pm
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): US Deputy Secretary of State William J Burns met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday.
Will bring UP law and order in control: Rajnath
Jun 07, 2014, at 08:14 pm
Lucknow, June 7 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre will bring the deteriorating law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh under control.
Pranab appoints Modi as Prime Minister, oath taking on May 26
May 21, 2014, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India and requested him to advise the names of others to be appointed as Members of the Council of Ministers.
Modi to meet RSS top brass in Delhi
May 18, 2014, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): After registering a historic win in the Lok Sabha elections and receiving a warm welcome in Varanasi, India's Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi is all set to meet the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) top brass along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajanth Singh in the national capital on Sunday to decide on the future course of action for the party.
Modi's oath taking date to be announced on May 20
May 17, 2014, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the date for Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony will be announced on May 20.
No ambition to become BJP prez again: Gadkari
May 13, 2014, at 11:51 pm
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari has refuted reports that he is eyeing the post of BJP president.
Will never ally with BJP: Mamata Banerjee
May 04, 2014, at 04:27 pm
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS): After Rajnath Singh's effort to make peace with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by promising big package for her state if the BJP comes to power, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief has ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the saffron party.