AMIT SHAH

November 11, 2025 8:14 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs high-level security review on Delhi blast

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Tuesday chaired high-level security review meetings in New Delhi following the recent car blast incident in the city. The first meeting was attended by the Union Home Secretary, Director of the Intelligence Bureau, Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, while the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir participated via video conference. The second meeting included senior offic...

November 11, 2025 4:43 PM

Home ministry hands over probe into Delhi blast case to NIA

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday handed over the investigation into the Delhi car blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a day after the explosion killed at least eight people and injured several others. The NIA will formally take over the case from the Delhi Police and examine all aspects of the incident, including the materials used in the blast and possible external connections. Earlier, teams from the National Security Guard (NSG) and the Forensic Science Labor...

November 10, 2025 8:05 PM

Govt to establish urban cooperative bank in every city with over two lakh population in next five years: Home Minister

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday said the government is committed to expanding the urban cooperative credit ecosystem and will set up an Urban Cooperative Bank in every city with a population of over 2 lakh within the next five years. Addressing the international conference on the urban cooperative credit sector — Co-Op Kumbh 2025 — in New Delhi as the Chief Guest, Shah said the event marks the International Year of Cooperatives and will play a key role ...

November 10, 2025 11:10 AM

Amit Shah to inaugurate ‘CoopKumbh 2025’ in New Delhi today

Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate Cooperative Kumbh 2025 (CoopKumbh 2025) - an international conference on the urban cooperative credit sector - at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Monday. The two-day event, themed “Digitizing Dreams - Empowering Communities,” aims to strengthen the cooperative framework for financial inclusion and promote innovation in the cooperative banking landscape. The conference is being organized by the National Federation of Urba...

November 7, 2025 8:38 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Calls ‘Vande Mataram’ the first mantra of Bharat’s awakening

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has said that ‘Vande Mataram’ is not merely a national song but the “song of freedom, the spirit of unyielding resolve and the first mantra of Bharat’s awakening.” In a blog commemorating 150 years of the national song written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Shah described ‘Vande Mataram’ as the soul of India’s freedom struggle and the first proclamation of cultural nationalism. He said that throughout history, songs and...

November 7, 2025 4:55 PM

Drawing inspiration from ‘Vande Mataram’, time to build great India by 2047: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday addressed a celebration in Patna marking the 150th anniversary of India’s national song, Vande Mataram. The event also included the collective recitation of the Swadeshi pledge, attended by dignitaries and citizens. Shah said the period from today until 2047 is crucial to draw inspiration from Vande Mataram and work toward creating a great India. “The time has now come to build the India envisioned and desired by all those ...

November 7, 2025 12:06 PM

‘Vande Mataram’ a timeless symbol of unity: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of India’s national song, Vande Mataram, describing it as a timeless symbol of national unity and patriotism. In a post on X, the President said, “In the nineteenth century, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed the immortal song Vande Mataram against the backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion against British rule. Since the time of the 1905 Swadeshi Movement, it has served as a source of inspiration for one and all. This son...

November 7, 2025 9:39 AM

150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’: PM Modi to inaugurate year-long commemoration today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate today the year-long nationwide commemoration of 150 years of the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The Prime Minister will also release a commemorative stamp and coin, marking the formal launch of celebrations that will continue till November 7, 2026. The event will begin with the mass singing of the full version of “Vande Mataram” at 9:50 a.m. across public spaces in coordination with the main p...

November 5, 2025 6:11 PM

Amit Shah congratulates Amul and IFFCO for securing top two global ranks among cooperatives

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Tuesday congratulated Amul and the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for securing the first and second ranks among the world’s top ten cooperatives in the ICA World Cooperative Monitor 2025. In a post on X, Shah said, “A proud moment for Bharat! Heartiest congratulations to Amul and IFFCO for occupying the first two ranks among the top ten cooperatives in the world.” He added, “It is an honour to the tirel...

October 31, 2025 10:53 AM

MHA honours 1,466 personnel for outstanding service with ‘Dakshata Padak 2025’

A total of 1,466 personnel from various States, Union Territories, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and Central Police Organisations (CPOs) have been conferred with the ‘Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak’ for the year 2025. Instituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to recognise excellence and dedication in police service, the award aims to encourage professional standards and boost the morale of officers and officials across the country. The Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak, ...