Amit Shah: News

Karnataka: Congress files FIR against Amit Shah over riots remark 

Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, DK Shivakumar, and Dr. G Parameshwara filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Wednesday, reported the Indian Express.

26 Apr 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka will see communal riots if Congress wins: Amit Shah

Addressing a public gathering in poll-bound Karnataka's Bagalkote district on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that if Congress is elected, the state will be "afflicted with communal riots" and there will be "appeasement politics" all around.

23 Apr 2023

Satya Pal Malik

Amit Shah responds to Satya Pal Malik's Pulwama attack claims 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday responded to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's allegations against the Centre for its handling of the situation that allegedly led to the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

19 Apr 2023

Mukul Roy

Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy says 'keen' to join BJP

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy expressed his desire to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amid speculation about the reasons for his visit to Delhi on Tuesday.

15 Apr 2023

Trinamool Congress

TMC lambasts Amit Shah over 'conspiracy' to topple Bengal government

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's scathing attack on the West Bengal government at his Suri, Birbhum, meeting on Friday, reported The Times of India.

09 Apr 2023

Arunachal Pradesh

Amit Shah to visit Arunachal Pradesh, launch programs near LAC

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reportedly visit Kibithoo—a strategically important village in Arunachal Pradesh near the Line of Actual Control (LAC)—on Monday to launch the Centre-sponsored "Vibrant Villages Programme" for the development of villages at the India-China border.

09 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

Karnataka Assembly elections: BJP to finalize candidates in Modi-led meet

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to finalize candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections, scheduled for next month, in its Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting on Sunday.

MHA issues advisory to states ahead of Hanuman Jayanti

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued an advisory to all states ahead of Hanuman Jayanti to prevent any communal violence.

03 Apr 2023

Kapil Sibal

Sibal slams Shah over 'no riots under BJP rule' claim

Former Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal lambasted Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his recent claims in Bihar that "riots don't take place" under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s rule.

02 Apr 2023

Nitish Kumar

'Jungle raj': Amit Shah blames Mahagathbandhan government for Bihar violence

Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah on Sunday blamed Bihar's Mahagathbandhan coalition government led by CM Nitish Kumar for the communal violence in the state that first erupted on Ram Navami.

02 Apr 2023

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: 2 groups clash in Jalgaon over vandalized statue

Nearly a dozen people have been arrested after fresh clashes broke out in Maharashtra's Jalgaon between two groups over an alleged vandalization of a statue on Saturday, reported the news agency ANI.

01 Apr 2023

Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot wants police to question Shah over 'frame Modi' remark

Congress leader and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has dared Union Home Minister Amit Shah to name the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, who the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader claimed, had pressured him to frame Narendra Modi in a fake encounter case when he was Gujarat's chief minister.

30 Mar 2023

Narendra Modi

CBI pressured me to frame Modi in fake encounter: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday claimed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forced him to frame then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in an alleged 2005 fake encounter case during the Congress-led government.

26 Mar 2023

Congress Party

Karnataka: Congress-BJP faceoff over Muslim OBC-quota scrapping; Shah invokes Constitution

A fresh spat erupted between the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka after the state government scrapped the 4% Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation for Muslims.

26 Mar 2023

Khalistani

Delhi: Khalistanis threaten to storm G20 meeting venue, remove tricolor

Khalistani supporters have reportedly threatened to take over Delhi's Pragati Maidan, a G20 meeting venue, and replace the Indian national flag there with the Khalistani flag.

25 Mar 2023

Nagaland

Centre decides to reduce 'disturbed areas' under AFSPA in northeast

Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that the central government decided to reduce the jurisdiction of "disturbed areas" in Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA.

23 Mar 2023

Jairam Ramesh

Probe Shah for calling Meghalaya government corrupt: Congress to CBI

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that he has written to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to question Home Minister Amit Shah for calling the Meghalaya government the "most corrupt" in India.

19 Mar 2023

Punjab Police

Punjab: Pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh still absconding, declared fugitive

Authorities in Punjab put the state on high alert after the Punjab Police proclaimed pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh a fugitive, stating that he is still on the run and a statewide operation to nab him is underway.

19 Mar 2023

Khalistani

Amritpal Singh an ISI agent deployed to spread violence: Report

Pro-Khalistani leader and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh is an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent who has been brought to spread violence in India by the Pakistani spy agency, officials in central intelligence agencies told Hindustan Times on Saturday.

18 Mar 2023

Adani Group

'Trust the judicial process': Amit Shah's advice on Adani-Hindenburg row

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has broken his silence on the opposition's demand to form a joint parliamentary committee to investigate the Adani Group-Hindenburg Research row.

12 Mar 2023

Telangana

Hyderabad: BRS's 'Washing Powder Nirma' poster greets Amit Shah

A massive hoarding featuring the iconic "Nirma girl" from the Nirma washing powder advertisement with a twist was installed in Hyderabad by Telangana's ruling party Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), to welcome Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday.

07 Mar 2023

Nagaland

Neiphiu Rio takes oath as Nagaland CM for 5th time

Neiphiu Rio of the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) took oath as the chief minister of Nagaland for the fifth consecutive time on Tuesday.

07 Mar 2023

Conrad Sangma

Conrad Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya CM in Modi's presence

National People's Party (NPP) leader Conrad Sangma on Tuesday took oath as the chief minister of Meghalaya for his second consecutive term in the presence of PM Narendra Modi.

Manik Saha set to become Tripura CM again: Details here

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manik Saha is set to become the chief minister of Tripura again, as per the announcement made by the party following a meeting of newly-elected MLAs on Monday.

25 Feb 2023

Nitish Kumar

BJP's doors for 'turncoat' Nitish Kumar closed forever: Amit Shah

Union Home Affairs Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah asserted on Saturday at a rally in Lauriya, West Champaran district, Bihar, that the saffron party's doors for Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram (turncoat) Nitish Kumar have been permanently closed.

20 Feb 2023

Shiv Sena

'Mogambo Khush Hua': Thackeray targets Shah over Shiv Sena row

After the Election Commission of India (ECI) allotted the Shiv Sena's name and symbol to Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's faction, ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, accusing it of "stealing" his father's legacy.

Nothing to hide in Adani-Hindenburg case: Amit Shah breaks silence 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah responded for the first time on Tuesday to the Congress's allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government favored the Adani Group.

12 Feb 2023

Kannada Films

Union Home Minister Amit Shah praises Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara'

Rishab Shetty-directed Kantara was a major breakthrough film of 2022. Made on a Rs. 16cr budget, it emerged as a huge blockbuster and is still in the buzz.

23 Jan 2023

Narendra Modi

21 Andaman & Nicobar islands named after Param Vir Chakra-awardees

On the occasion of Parakram Diwas, commemorating Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, PM Narendra Modi on Monday named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees.

05 Jan 2023

Ayodhya

Eyeing 2024 polls, Amit Shah announces Ram Mandir opening date

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that the 'Ram Mandir' in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, will open on January 1, 2024.

03 Jan 2023

Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections likely in April or September-October

Jammu and Kashmir might see its first Assembly elections—since it was declared a union territory in 2019—in April or September-October this year.

01 Jan 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Congress writes to Shah again over Rahul's Yatra security breaches

The Congress once again wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday over Rahul Gandhi's security arrangements at the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY), just days after the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) claimed that he "violated" multiple guidelines.

31 Dec 2022

Gujarat

Gujarat: Driver suffers heart attack, bus hits SUV killing 9 

At least nine people died and 32 others injured after a bus rammed into a Toyota Fortuner car in Gujarat's Navsari district on Saturday, India Today reported.

29 Dec 2022

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi violated 113 protocols since 2020: CRPF to MHA

Just a day after the Congress claimed security breaches during Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) informed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that the Congress leader had violated "laid down guidelines" on numerous occasions.

28 Dec 2022

Congress Party

Congress writes to Shah over Bharat Jodo Yatra security breach 

The Congress wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, claiming multiple security breaches of the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY), and called for proper safety for party leader Rahul Gandhi.

14 Dec 2022

Maharashtra

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: CMs, Fadnavis to meet Amit Shah today

Maharashtra's Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his counterpart from Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, are set to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday to discuss the raging border issue between both states.

13 Dec 2022

India-China

Rajiv Gandhi Foundation received funds from China, alleges Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday the Congress for demanding a discussion in Parliament on the recent India-China border clash in Arunachal Pradesh.

05 Dec 2022

Gujarat

Gujarat polling: Congress flags Modi, Shah's 'walk' after casting vote

Gujarat Congress is expected to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) to complain about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah's 'walk' after voting in the second round of the Gujarat Assembly Elections, India Today reported.