The government has issued a nationwide alert warning consumers about rising online smartphone shopping scams, where cybercriminals are exploiting fake discounts, flash sales, and deceptive offers to target buyers across India.
The committee will analyse the pattern of abnormal population shifts at the levels of religious and social communities, and will present a planned and time-bound solution to address the issue, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The NIA has widened its crackdown on the banned Jamaat-e-Islami network in Kashmir, raiding schools and the residence of a former JeI chief amid allegations of terror funding, radicalisation and links to Hizbul Mujahideen.
According to customs officials, the seized gold weighs approximately 3.565 kilograms and is valued at an estimated Rs 5.6 crore in the current market.
The NIA has filed a chargesheet against five accused in a Cambodia-linked trafficking and cyber slavery racket. The case pertains to Indian youths being lured with fake jobs, sold to scam firms and abused when they resisted.
The NIA arrested wanted narco-terrorist Iqbal Singh alias Shera after securing his extradition from Portugal. The action followed sustained diplomatic and legal efforts in a case linked to Hizbul Mujahideen.
The 2026 Assembly elections were different in many ways. Violence was minimal, voting was peaceful, and voters exercised their franchise without fear. The strategic deployment of central forces and the detailed security blueprint prepared by the Election Commission (EC) played a major role in this.
The explosion occurred in a forest area adjoining Narayanpur district, where a team of the police team was conducting a demining operation to locate and defuse IEDs planted by Naxalites in the past, an official said.
West Bengal will retain nearly 200 CRPF Marksman vehicles on the ground till May 15 after polling ended. The move followed intelligence inputs on possible counting-day flashpoints and aims to protect troops in sensitive areas.
Harbhajan, who is one of the seven lawmakers who switched to the BJP from AAP alongside Raghav Chadha, will now receive central security in both Delhi and Punjab.
A fire broke out in the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) unit of the Pachpadra refinery in Rajasthan's Barmer on April 20, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the facility.
India has eliminated Naxal violence nationwide, the Home Ministry says, reclassifying districts under new categories while maintaining vigilance in select areas after sustained operations under the 2015 anti-Maoist strategy.
A sharp exchange took place between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over reservation, Muslim representation, and caste census during the debate on the Women Reservation-linked delimitation bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Days after joining the BJP, tennis star Leander Paes is granted X category security. With elections approaching, questions rise over his political role and the timing of the Centre's decision.
According to sources, the idea is being considered for vulnerable stretches of the India-Bangladesh border where conventional fencing is not feasible. The 4,096-km-long border includes nearly 175 km of riverine and swampy terrain, making it difficult to curb infiltration, smuggling, and other illegal activities through physical barriers alone.
India's anti-Naxal push has sharply reduced insurgent influence across the Red Corridor, with key strongholds like Abujhmad falling after sustained operations. Improved intelligence, local engagement and development efforts have weakened Maoist networks, though residual pockets and underlying socio-economic challenges remain.
The crackdown extended heavily into mobile and network security, with authorities blocking 8.45 lakh SIM cards and 2.39 lakh mobile IMEI numbers identified through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) system.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah releases a chargesheet against Mamata Banerjee's government in Kolkata, raising issues of corruption, governance failures, infiltration and voter manipulation ahead of the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections.
The FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes stricter regulation of foreign funding by tightening compliance rules, increasing government control over funds and assets, and introducing clearer mechanisms for oversight, asset management, and enforcement.
The government has ordered WhatsApp to block device IDs linked to "digital arrest" scams, following a report from Ministry of Home Affairs report flagging rising cyber fraud.
