Ministry of Home Affairs

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, ...

October 16, 2025 5:26 PM

Amit Shah calls for time-bound action to bring fugitives hiding abroad back to India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday called for a ruthless and time-bound approach to bring back fugitives hiding abroad and ensure that India's criminal justice system reaches offenders wherever they are in the world. Speaking at the two-day national conference on 'Extradition of Fugitives: Challenges and Strategies', Shah said India must not only maintain zero tolerance against corruption, crime, and terrorism within the country but also extend it to those who "operate from across the bo...

October 15, 2025 8:35 PM

Amit Shah to inaugurate conference on extradition of fugitives in Delhi on October 16

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a two-day national conference titled “Extradition of Fugitives - Challenges and Strategies” in New Delhi on October 16. The conference, organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), aims to chart a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen India’s efforts in bringing back fugitives wanted for crimes including narco-terrorism, cybercrime, organised crime, and economic offences. Senior officers from central and state police agencies, along ...

August 26, 2025 5:13 PM

Border villages should not remain the last, but the first villages of India: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Tuesday inaugurated a two-day workshop on the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) in New Delhi, organised by the Border Management Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Addressing the gathering, the Home Minister said the Vibrant Villages Programme rests on three core objectives: preventing migration from border villages, ensuring complete coverage of government schemes for all citizens in these villages, and developing them as ins...

July 11, 2025 11:46 AM

PM Modi to distribute over 51,000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in various government departments and organisations on Saturday. The distribution will take place via video conferencing at around 11 am. During the event, the Prime Minister will also address the new recruits. The Rozgar Mela is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to give top priority to employment generation. The initiative aims to create meaningful opportunities for the youth an...

June 16, 2025 2:14 PM

Centre issues Census notification: J&K, Ladakh, Himachal, U’Khand in 2026, rest in 2027

The central government on Monday formally notified the conduct of the next decennial census to be held in 2027, exercising its authority under Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948. The new notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs supersedes an earlier order from March 2019, which had set the schedule for the Census originally planned for 2021 but later postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the notification, the census will be carried out across the country wi...

May 6, 2025 3:36 PM

Union Home Secretary reviews readiness ahead of tomorrow’s nationwide mock drill

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to finalise preparations for a nationwide mock drill scheduled for Wednesday (May 7). The exercise—prompted by heightened tensions with Pakistan following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam—will be conducted across 244 designated civil defence districts, extending down to the village level. Top officials from the Civil Defence and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) attended the meeting at the Ministry of Ho...

April 27, 2025 1:48 PM

IB shares list of 5,000 Pakistani Nationals with Delhi Police for verification and repatriation

The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has handed over a list of around 5,000 Pakistani nationals residing in Delhi to the city police, directing authorities to ensure their return to Pakistan. This move follows a recent directive from the Centre after a terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam district. In response, the visas of Pakistani nationals, except for Medical, Diplomatic, and Long-Term Visas (LTVs), have been revoked. The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) sha...

April 11, 2025 5:10 PM

Nominations open for Padma Awards 2026 till July 31

The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited nominations for the Padma Awards 2026, with the submission window open until July 31, 2025. The awards will be announced on the occasion of Republic Day 2026. According to the official notification, the nomination process began on March 15, 2025, and all recommendations must be submitted online via the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal at https://awards.gov.in. Instituted in 1954, the Padma Awards—Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri—are among Ind...

April 2, 2025 3:47 PM

Cybercrime complaints cross 19 lakh in 2024; 97% drop in spoofed calls post new measures

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) have intensified efforts to combat cyber fraud, with over 19.18 lakh complaints related to cybercrime reported on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in 2024, amounting to financial losses of Rs. 22,811.95 crore, according to Minister of State for Communications & Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar. To curb telecom fraud, DoT, in collaboration with telecom service providers (TSPs), la...