Amit Shah: News
29 Feb 2020
IndiaWhich books should powerful people (like Modi, Shah, RaGa) read
Today is February 29, an extra day life has given us. And, how do I utilize that extra day? By giving unsolicited gyaan to people who would never listen to me.
26 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceKejriwal says Delhi violence 'alarming'; calls for Army assistance
On Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sought the assistance of the Indian Army to handle the tense situation in the Northeast region of the national capital.
25 Feb 2020
Narendra ModiDelhi is burning. Whose fault is it?
Finding faults in your nation is simple, it is patriotism that requires work. You don't pelt stones, because you don't like the government. You don't torch buses, because you don't support a law passed in the Parliament.
25 Feb 2020
Arvind Kejriwal#DelhiRiots: Amit Shah chairs key meeting, Kejriwal and L-G present
As mindless violence has taken over Northeast Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for a second meeting on Tuesday to review the situation.
19 Feb 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Kejriwal meets Shah, Shaheen Bagh didn't come up during talks
After sweeping Delhi Assembly polls, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at North Block on Wednesday and had a "fruitful" conversation.
16 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceFootage shows cops beating Jamia students, but leaves questions unanswered
Two months after violence broke out inside Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University, a new CCTV footage shows that cops allegedly barged into the library and beat students with batons.
16 Feb 2020
Ministry Of Home AffairsShaheen Bagh protesters plan march towards Shah's residence for discussions
A couple of protesters of Shaheen Bagh, the epicenter of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act agitation in Delhi, are planning to march towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence at 2 pm today to discuss the contentious law.
13 Feb 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Statements like "Goli Maaro" shouldn't have been made: Amit Shah
Former BJP President and the number 2 in government, Amit Shah, has analyzed the poll debacle and blamed provocative statements by the leaders of his party for the same.
09 Feb 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)After exit polls, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal meets AAP leaders
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called a meeting of senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party after the exit polls for the Assembly elections were announced.
06 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceShaheen Bagh shooter is sewak of Modi, reveals his father
When Delhi Police said that the man who fired shots at Shaheen Bagh was a member of AAP, BJP quickly said that the former's real face has been exposed.
27 Jan 2020
Assam'Golden future for Assam': Government signs Bodo peace accord
The Centre on Monday signed a key accord with the government of Assam and the banned Assam-based insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
27 Jan 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Prashant Kishor slams Amit Shah over Shaheen Bagh remark
After Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged people to press the EVM button "with anger" and lashed out at the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi, poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor took a swipe at Shah.
21 Jan 2020
LucknowCome what may, CAA will stay: Amit Shah in Lucknow
The protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have been raging across India for the last couple of weeks, but Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which passed the law is in no mood to repeal it.
10 Jan 2020
Narendra ModiCitizenship Amendment Act (CAA) comes into effect, Centre issues notification
Amid widespread protest across the nation, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into effect on Friday, January 10, an official notification from the Home Ministry said.
10 Jan 2020
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Maharashtra 'open to reinvestigating' Loya case; BJP alleges political motive
Days after taking charge as Maharashtra's Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh on Thursday addressed the likelihood of the government reopening the murky case of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya's death.
08 Jan 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi: Women, who showed anti-CAA poster at Shah's rally, evicted
Two women living in a rented accommodation in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar were evicted, allegedly because they held anti-CAA and NRC poster when Union Home Minister Amit Shah passed through their house as a part of his door-to-door campaign on Sunday.
04 Jan 2020
TwitterFake offers, sex-chats: How BJP is garnering support for CAA
In a shocking development, a phone number shared by the BJP government to show support for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act is now being made viral on Twitter under the garb of sex chats, free Netflix subscriptions, etc.
03 Jan 2020
Sonia GandhiGovernment won't move an inch on CAA, announces Amit Shah
At a time when protests against the newly-implemented Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have swept the nation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the government will not withdraw the law.
27 Dec 2019
IndiaAll you need to know about detention centers in India
Since the Citizenship Act was recently amended, there has been a lot of talk about the National Register of Citizens and detention centers expected to confine those declared foreigners under the NRC exercise.
26 Dec 2019
Delhi PoliceTukde-tukde gang should be taught a lesson, says Amit Shah
Last Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the bugle for BJP's campaign for Delhi elections with his speech at Ramlila ground. And today Union Home Minister Amit Shah hopped on the bandwagon.
25 Dec 2019
IndiaPresident Kovind, PM Modi pay tributes on Vajpayee's birth anniversary
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to India's former PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on his 95th birth anniversary.
25 Dec 2019
National Population RegisterShah takes a U-turn, says no discussion on nationwide NRC
On Tuesday, Home Minister Amit Shah said that there has been no discussion on nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC) at the moment, hours after the Centre green-lit the National Population Register (NPR) exercise in 2020.
23 Dec 2019
Narendra ModiDissecting Modi's recent speech: The many lies he peddled
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan ahead of Delhi Assembly polls next year.
21 Dec 2019
AssamNo nationwide NRC announced, says government as CAA protests continue
The protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have spread across the nation in just over a week.
20 Dec 2019
Ministry Of Home AffairsAmid protests, Shah's junior says no 'immediate' plans for nationwide-NRC
Of late, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amended Act (CAA) are being discussed a lot.
19 Dec 2019
Supreme Court Of India#CAAProtests: BJP tweets Manmohan Singh's old video to prove point(?)
When Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the Citizenship (Amendment Bill) in the Parliament, perhaps he didn't anticipate his government will come at receiving end of widespread protests.
17 Dec 2019
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityJamia violence: 400 students, studying in Harvard, Yale condemn it
The violence unleashed on the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University by the cops has been called out by one and all.
15 Dec 2019
Narendra ModiAmit Shah to discuss Citizenship Act with Meghalaya; hints changes
After the Citizenship (Amendment) Act stirred havoc in the Northeast, Home Minister Amit Shah has hinted that some changes to the legislation may be in order.
14 Dec 2019
AssamCitizenship Act: Congress got stomach-ache, is fanning violence, says Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who spearheaded the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Parliament this week, said Congress got a stomach ache due to the new law.
12 Dec 2019
BangladeshCAB aftermath: Bangladesh's foreign minister cancels India visit, MEA responds
The sharp words which Union Home Minister Amit Shah used to describe the minorities' condition in neighboring countries ruffled Bangladesh's feathers. The country's foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said no one is treated unfairly.
12 Dec 2019
IndiaRan in burkha from Bangladesh: Roopa Ganguly recounts horror
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has become a boiling point in Indian political discourse, with for and against voices fiercely defending their stands.
11 Dec 2019
Lok SabhaCitizenship (Amendment) Bill passes Rajya Sabha after heated discussions
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is all set to become a law, as the Rajya Sabha has passed it.
11 Dec 2019
MuslimsCitizenship (Amendment) Bill: Indian Muslims shouldn't be scared, says Shah
After tabling the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah said Indian Muslims need not fear due to the proposed amendments.
11 Dec 2019
PoliticsWill Citizenship (Amendment) Bill pass Rajya Sabha test?
After smooth sailing in the Lok Sabha, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill faces the litmus test in Rajya Sabha today.
10 Dec 2019
IndiaCitizenship (Amendment) Bill: Facts, myths and everything in between
Take an orange ball, call it green.
10 Dec 2019
Lok SabhaMEA dismisses US Commission's statement on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
The Ministry of External Affairs is unhappy with the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) after it issued a statement against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
10 Dec 2019
MaharashtraSena supports former-ally BJP on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Here's why
Shiv Sena may have ended its decades-long alliance with BJP, but the party still supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill yesterday.
10 Dec 2019
Samajwadi PartyCitizenship (Amendment) Bill clears Lok Sabha, protests planned across Northeast
With the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill clearing the Lok Sabha test on Monday, a student's body has called for an 11-hour shutdown across Northeast. The bandh started at 5 am today and will continue till 4 pm.
10 Dec 2019
IndiaCitizenship (Amendment) Bill: US Commission seeks sanctions against Amit Shah
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has not only provoked protests in India but has also prompted a reaction from a United States Commission on international religious freedom.
10 Dec 2019
Lok SabhaDespite massive protests, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha
After much commotion, the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday.