A businessman-turned-politician and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Amit Shah became the Union home minister in the second term of the Narendra Modi-led central government. Also referred to as the 'Chanakya' of modern Indian politics, Shah, a close aide of Modi's, has been credited with leading the BJP to victory in several elections as the party's president.
Shah put his political acumen to use on a pan-Indian basis even before donning the mantle of the BJP president. Since Modi took charge as the prime minister of India during his first term, no politician in the country has been...
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He said border areas are the top priority of the Modi Government, pointing to the infrastructure and other development works carried out in the Northeast
Amit Shah will launch the 'Vibrant Villages Programme' (VVP) in Kibithoo, a border village in Arunachal Pradesh
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The home minister will also interact with ITBP personnel at Kibithoo in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh
K T Rama Rao wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding that the test for the Central Reserve Police Force be conducted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and other official languages as well
Home Minister Amit Shah targeted opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh, recalling the terror tag attached to Azamgarh and claiming that rural UP got 24-hour electricity only during Ramzan
The Trinamool Congress on Friday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of adopting double standards while addressing incidents of violence during Ram Navami in various states
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday mounted a blistering attack on the Congress saying "not democracy but autocracy of one family is in danger."
In a move expected to decongest the prisons, the Centre has decided to launch a special scheme to provide financial support to poor people languishing in jails
"The country will not forgive opposition parties for disrupting Parliament proceedings over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
Shah will first travel to Kaushambi district where he will inaugurate the Kaushambi Festival-2023 and launch or lay foundation stone of various development projects at gram sabha Fasaiya
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday condoled the death of tourists in an avalanche in Sikkim and said the central government is closely monitoring the situation
Biman Ghosh, along with a number of police personnel including the officer-in-charge of Rishra police station, Piyali Biswas, were injured in the clashes
Retorting to the HM's remarks, Sibal put out data on Twitter citing National Crime Records Bureau and said that "communal riots" have taken place in states like UP and MP which are BJP-rule states
Shah alleged that Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar have practiced politics of appeasement which has helped terrorism flourish, while Modi has scrapped Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed concern over incidents of communal violence in Bihar, and spoke to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to take stock of the situation, sources said
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that connectivity projects comprising road, rail and air worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore would be completed by 2025 in the northeastern region
"The imposition of Section 144 of CrPC in Sasaram is a clear indication that no large gatherings can take place. Hence, the Home Minister has cancelled his visit"
He is expected to arrive at Jay Prakash Narayan Airport in Patna around 6.30 pm and senior BJP leaders and Union ministers from Bihar will receive him, state party president Samrat Choudhary said
Shah will inaugurate the Assam Rifles battalion headquarters complex at Zokhawsang and the integrated command and control centre under the smart city limited