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West Bengal: 480 CAPF companies to be deployed from 1st March ahead of assembly elections, ECI asks administration to identify sensitive areas

OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2026

In a significant move to bolster security ahead of the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has authorised the...

Government and Policy

MHA issues detailed order mandating full 6-stanza rendition of Vande Mataram at official events

OpIndia Staff - 11 February, 2026

The order dated 6th February 2026 marks a major shift from the Jawaharlal Nehru government’s adoption of the truncated version of Vande Mataram to the original 6-stanza version written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, which glorifies Maa Durga.

Crime

Red Fort blast: Haryana link emerges as car used in blast registered to Gurugram man Salman; 2,900 kg explosives seized hours before in Faridabad

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2025

A Hyundai i20 registered to Gurugram resident Salman was used in the Red Fort blast that killed ten people. Hours earlier, 2,900 kg of explosives were seized from Faridabad, raising suspicion of connected terror operations.

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Union Home Ministry seeks umbrella probe in the cases of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, instructions sent to all states and UTs

ANI - 16 March, 2025

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought an umbrella probe in the cases of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants staying in the country

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Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice inciting Christians in Manipur, Muslims, Tamils to secede from India: Home ministry tells UAPA Tribunal

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2025

Union Home Ministry said that the Khalistani terrorist organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) was responsible for inciting Muslim, Tamil, and Christian communities in Manipur to secede from India

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Plot to assassination Khalistani Gurpatwant Pannun: High Power panel submits report, recommends action against individual with ‘criminal links and antecedents’

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2025

Govt committee recommended legal action against the ex-spy ‘CC1’ for plot to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

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Home Minister Amit Shah launches e-Sakshya, Nyaya Setu, Nyaya Shruti and e-Summon apps for the 3 new criminal laws, the apps will strengthen technical...

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2024

e-Sakshya, e-Summon, Nyaya Setu and Nyaya Shruti apps will strengthen the technical competency of the entire system under the 3 new criminal laws BNS, BNSS and BSA

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‘Will shed blood for country, won’t allow CAA, NRC and UCC’: Mamata Banerjee’s message to Muslims on Eid

ANI - 11 April, 2024

The West Bengal CM also extended her greetings for Eid during her address in Kolkata. "Eid Mubarak. It isa the Eid of happiness. It is the Eid of giving strength. It is a big thing to observe this Eid by fasting for a month without drinking water," she said.

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Union Home Ministry asks states and UTs to end the “discriminatory” practice of “segregating prisoners and assigning tasks based on their caste”

ANI - 29 February, 2024

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently advised all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) against the practice of "segregating prisoners and assigning tasks based on their caste",

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