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The website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been ranked first and the Digital Police portal second in a service delivery assessment of websites of central government ministries. On July 15, the  Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances conducted National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment, according to which the MHA website has been a topmost official site in delivering online services with effectiveness to… read-more

The MHA central team reached flood-affected Assam's Guwahati region to take the stock of the situation, on May 26. Two Inter-Ministerial-Central Team (IMCT) comprising Ravinesh Kumar, Anjali Maurya, Adelbert Sungi, P Vijay Bhaskar Reddy and others will be visiting Assam's flood-hit-areas in the next two-days. Furthermore, approximately 5.61 lakh people are said to be affected in 12 districts of Assam, and the death toll increased to 30, till… read-more

Under the Provision of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs declared Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed's son Hafeez Talha Saeed, a designated terrorist. The Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit's terrorist, Hafeez Talha Saeed is responsible for funds collection, planning, and executing attacks by the LeT. The notice of declaring him as a terrorist came on April 8, when his father was sentenced to a jail term of 31… read-more

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed Lok Sabha that the budget allocated for the border security in the northeastern area, were increased by six folds in year 2021-22. The statement came after MP Dilip Saikia raised a question regarding the funds allocated for the said purpose. Reportedly, Rs 42.87 crore were allocated for the Indo-China border security in the year 2020-21. Whereas in 2021-22, Rs 249.12 crore were allocated.

PM Narendra Modi cancelled his Punjab's Ferozepur visit due to a security lapse, on January 5. The decision came after his convoy was blocked by some protestors on a flyover on his way to the city. The MHA called the State Government responsible for ''major security lapses'' and sought a detailed report. Reportedly, PM Modi was scheduled to launch development projects worth Rs 42,750 crores in Ferozepur.