Sushilkumar Shinde

Talking to reporters here on the sidelines of a function to mark the raising day of National Investigation Agency (NIA), Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde also made it clear that the Centre will not hand over Delhi Police to the state government.

Home Minister cancels meeting with US Congressional team

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar had yesterday cancelled her meeting with the delegation as she felt it was not ‘appropriate‘ to meet the Parliamentarians of the US, which has badly treated one of India's senior diplomats. National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon too did not meet them, apparently for the same reason.

Uttarakhand speaker pegs death toll at 10,000

Two weeks after flashfloods and landslides devastated Uttarakhand, there was no clarity on the death toll with state Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.

Cabinet likely to discuss CBI autonomy today

The Supreme Court has asked the government to submit its plans on how to ensure autonomy to the CBI till July 3.

Chidambaram to inaugurate CISF centre in Sivaganga

A new battalion centre of the CISF will be inaugurated in Tamil Nadu‘s Sivaganga by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on June 23.

NIA begins probe into Chhattisgarh Naxal attack

The NIA team, headed by Inspector General of Police Sanjiv Kumar Singh, will investigate the circumstances leading to the attack and find out those Maoists who were involved in it, official sources said.

Shinde apology, govt effort clears Budget session hurdles

The Budget session of the parliament began today. Minutes before the Budget Session of Parliament commenced, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought productive and constructive sittings of the two houses.

Shinde to consider request of Afzal's family to visit grave

Government will consider any request by the family of Afzal Guru to visit his grave inside the Tihar jail here where he was buried after his hanging on Saturday, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Monday.

Gadkari attacks Shinde over his remarks on BJP, RSS

BJP chief Nitin Gadkari today hit out at Sushilkumar Shinde for his remarks on the party and RSS, saying the statement made by the Union Home Minister was "an insult to the entire nation".

Decision to send rape victim to Singapore not political: HM

Government maintained that the decision of airlifting the Delhi gang-rape victim to Singapore was in the interest of the patient and not a political decision.

Parliament adjourned for the day after demise of IK Gujral

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned after news came in about the demise of former Prime Minister I K Gujral. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde made the announcement in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha that Gujral (92) passed away in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon at 3.31 PM after a multiple-organ failure.

India accuses Pakistan of fomenting trouble in the country

Accusing Pakistan of fomenting trouble in India, home minister Sushilkumar 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.

Raj Thackeray wants FDI in but migrants out of retail

MNS chief Raj Thackeray has backed the UPA government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail but wants outsiders not to be given jobs in these outlets in Maharashtra.

5000 NE people flee Bangalore, Centre warns rumour mongers

As over 5,000 panic- stricken people from the north east fled Bangalore after reports of attacks on some of them, the Centre today said there was no threat to anyone from the region living anywhere in the country and warned of strict action against rumour mongers.

Assam CBI probe: Oppn says region unsafe in Cong hand

A CBI inquiry into the Assam violence has been initiated and the Army put on alert, the government told the Rajya Sabha today as the opposition alleged that the region was not safe because of vote bank politics being indulged by the ruling Congress.

Monsoon session unlikely to be a dull affair

With a range of issues in the armoury of the Opposition, the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected to generate heat and dust over a variety of subjects like price rise, economy and the situation in Assam.

People should appreciate power was back within hrs: Shinde

Amid sharp criticism over his elevation as Home Minister on a day the nation faced its worst electricity blackout, the outgoing Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said people should appreciate that electricity supply was restored within hours.

Power crisis again: Northern, Eastern grids fail

The Northern and Eastern Grids tripped today, leading to power failure in several states of the country affecting hundreds of millions of people.

3-member panel to look into Northern Grid failure: Shinde

A three-member panel will look into the failure of the Northern Grid, which led to power outages throughout the region today, and submit its report in 15 days, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.

Power Min may ask plants to delay annual maintenance work

Power Ministry is likely to order power generation firms to delay the annual maintenance work at their thermal plants as delayed monsoon is likely to compound electricity deficit by impacting hydro-power production.

Land, coal availability to meet 88,000 MW target: Shinde

Faster land procurement and increase in coal production will help India achieve the 88,000 MW capacity addition target in the next five years, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said today.

India aims to add 88,000 MW power capacity by 2017

India aims to add 88,000 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity in the next five years, power minister Sushilkumar Shinde told a conference of state power ministers in the capital on Tuesday.

PM forms EGOM to deal with apprehended drought

In a bid to deal with apprehended drought, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) for effective management of such a situation.

No clean chit to former Maha CMs in Adarsh: opposition

Leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Eknath Khadse (BJP), today said that Adarsh Commission's report had not given a clean chit to the former Chief Ministers in the scam, and the ownership of the land was never an issue.

I am not aware about CAG report: Shinde

Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said he was not aware of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report that has reportedly pegged a Rs 10.7 lakh crore loss to the exchequer due to coal allocations between 2004 and 2009.