Union Home Ministry News

The Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will have a lieutenant governor and a 107-member assembly, which will be enhanced to 114 after a delimitation exerciseTwenty-four seats of the assembly will continue to remain vacant as the seats fall under Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Thousands unable to access basic services and reach out to families due to lockdownMobile networks, broadband services, landlines and public transport have been sealed since 5 Aug

Some other major cities have also been put on high alert as tension escalates between India, PakistanMaharashtra govt curtailed state’s budget session to ease burden on security agencies in view of the current situation

The decision came more than two months after the state government, headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, took the decision to rename the historic city as Prayagraj.

An advisory asked states to appoint a nodal officer, who will set up a task force to gather intelligence inputs about people who are likely to indulge in vigilantism and hate crime

The committee will submit its recommendations to the centre within four weeks

The IT ministry said it has conveyed to WhatsApp in unmistakable terms that it is a very serious issue and deserves a more sensitive response

Govt asks states to take steps to curb incidents of lynching fuelled by spread of rumours on social media

The home ministry communiqu stated that not even ministers and officers will be allowed to come too close to the prime minister unless cleared by the Special Protection Group (SPG)

Adequate forces have been sent to Shillong to control the situation as per the request of the Meghalaya government, a home ministry official said