Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba continue to be the dominant militant groups in some areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the issue was also taken up with Pakistan, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told a parliamentary panel. ...
06:10 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik will pay a three-day visit to India from December 14 to operationalise the liberalised visa agreement between the two countries. "He is going to Turkey on the 12th (of this month) with the (Pakistan) President. He has written to me to confirm that he is coming to Delhi on December 14 and will be here till (December) 16th," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday said...
05:22 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: Accusing Pakistan of fomenting trouble in India, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday said it was helping terrorists to infiltrate into the country. "We have information that Pakistan is helping terrorists to enter our territory. We have intelligence inputs. But we are alert," he told reporters in New Delhi. The Home Minister said his Ministry has directed all concerned to be extra vigilant during the ongoing festival...
04:39 PM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday confirmed that Pakistan is helping terrorists to enter India's territory. "We have information that Pakistan is helping terrorists to enter our territory. We are on alert. When I was in Jammu and Kashmir, locals ask me to remove army from the valley but I told them we cant till situation is peaceful. I will remove army when situation is peaceful,"...
12:40 PM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Assam government has been warned that the situation arising out of the ethnic strife between Bodos and Muslims "is far from normal" and there was fear the communal tension may spread to other districts around the Bodo areas, said Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. Shinde conveyed the assessment to the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his Race Course Residence...
04:04 AM, Sep 14, 2012
New Delhi: Giving a Red twist to the separate Telangana state controversy, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday said fear of Naxal dominance in the proposed Telangana is an issue in deciding the separate statehood. Presenting his first report card as Home Minister, Shinde said it was not a simple issue and an early decision is not possible at this stage. There are different opinions on it and we...
12:39 PM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: With the change of guard in Home Ministry, the security of Union Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has been completely revamped with inclusion of escort, pilot and bullet-proof cars and an enhanced posse of security personnel. As compared to his predecessor P Chidambaram, who only had a personal security officer, Shinde is being guarded by a posse of armed personnel and travels in a bullet-proof Ambassador car. Shinde is also...
08:12 PM, Aug 16, 2012
New Delhi: Condemning the violence in Mumbai, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Saturday warned of strong action against rumour mongers and appealed to the people to maintain peace. Shinde also offered full cooperation to Maharashtra government in dealing with any situation arising out of the death of two persons following violent protests over recent riots in Assam. "I appeal to the people to maintain peace. There is peace...
10:41 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Solapur: Dismissing reports that Union Minister Sharad Pawar had opposed him becoming Leader of the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Sunday that Pawar was his "political guru" and had always helped him in his political career. "Pawar is not a person with a small heart. How can he crush a plant that he has nurtured? He has not opposed my name for the post of...
06:20 PM, Aug 05, 2012
New Delhi: New Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for giving him the responsibility of such an important portfolio. "I am certainly loyal to the Gandhi family from the time of Indira Gandhi. Such opportunities are very rarely given to the Dalits and minorities," he said. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, he admitted that the Home portfolio...
02:04 PM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday took charge as the new Home Minister. Shinde met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday morning. Speaking to reporters, Shinde said that the Home Ministry is a big responsibility. "This is the second time that a dalit is being given the Home Ministry. I will work for the country. I understand that it is crucial to work closely with the states," he told...
11:41 AM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: Sushil Kumar Shinde will formally take charge as the new Union Home Minister at 11.30 am on Wednesday. Shinde on Wednesday said that the Home Ministry is a big responsibility. "This is the second time that a dalit is being given the Home Ministry. I will work for the country. I understand that it is crucial to work closely with the states," he told reporters. "Home is a...
10:46 AM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: In a minor Cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, Home Minister P Chidambaram was moved to the Finance Ministry, which was being handled by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while current Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde took over as the new Home Minister. Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily has been given the additional responsibility of the Power Ministry. Shinde is also expected to be made the Leader of the House in...
06:25 PM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: In a Cabinet reshuffle likely this weekend, P Chidambaram will be made the Finance Minister and the current Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, is likely to take over as the new Home Minister, sources said on Tuesday. Sources say that the note on the Cabinet reshuffle has been sent to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which will issue a notification on Cabinet reshuffle soon. Shinde is also likely to be...
01:14 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Kokrajhar: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday asked the people in the ethnic violence-hit areas of Assam to maintain peace, and assured them that both the Central and State Governments will provide all help in rebuilding their houses destroyed in the clashes. Praising the state government, Chidambaram said, "The government of Assam has done a good job of containing the violence." The Home Minister, who was on a day-long tour...
07:01 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Kokrajhar: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday asked the people in the ethnic violence-hit areas of Assam to maintain peace, and assured them that both the Central and State Governments will provide all help in rebuilding their houses destroyed in the clashes. The Home Minister, who was on a day-long tour of the strife-torn areas of the state, also directed the state authorities to immediately ensure basic amenities, including clothes,...
05:38 PM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: Amid clamour for a larger role for Rahul Gandhi, Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that the young leader will do "very well" in government as well as the Congress. "Why not? Gandhi can accept an office in government or in the party or in the House. I am sure that he will do very well in any of these places", Chidambaram told Malayalam news channel 'Jaihind TV'....
04:48 PM, Jul 28, 2012
Bangalore: The Centre was addressing two issues over which some states have opposed the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the row would be resolved, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday. A majority of state chief ministers had accepted NCTC and some other chief ministers have reservations over two issues saying it would infringe upon the states' powers, he told reporters here. "Some chief ministers have flagged...
08:29 PM, Jul 10, 2012
Madurai: The Madras High Court has ruled that the case against Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls will continue. The court struck down two of the 29 points on which AIADMK leader Rajakannapan had challenged Chidambaram's election from the Sivaganga constituency. It's a reminder that the embarrassment continues for the Home Minister over his controversial election to the Lok Sabha in 2009, wherein he won by...
07:45 PM, Jun 07, 2012
Home Minister P Chidambaram surprised many in Parliament by switching to Bhojpuri. ...
02:27 PM, May 17, 2012
