Is Cuba the next Donald Trump misadventure?Whispers suggest President Trump is considering a military intervention in Cuba, seeing an opportunity for an "easy win" amidst the island'...
19 Apr, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma allows natives to arm themselvesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced an online portal on Thursday, enabling indigenous residents in vulnerable regions to ap...
14 Aug, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
Mizoram: NIA chargesheets 5 accused in prohibited arms & ammunition seizure caseThe NIA has filed charges against five individuals in connection with a Mizoram case involving the seizure of a large quantity of illegal a...
11 Jul, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
NIA registers case in Jiribam violence in Manipur along with two other casesThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating three cases related to the recent violence in Manipur. These include the burning o...
27 Nov, 2024, 09.00 AM IST
Manipur: NIA launches investigations into three major cases relating to recent violenceThe NIA is investigating three violent incidents in Manipur. Two civilians were killed, and homes were burned in Borobekra. Militants attac...
26 Nov, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
Roadblocks cause obstacles for people in relief camps: Manipur CM N Biren SinghReturn and surrender the arms and ammunition which have been snatched from armed police battalions, police stations in valley and hill dist...
31 May, 2023, 07.19 PM IST
J&K revokes ban on issuance of armed licenceThe home department has issued fresh guidelines for the district magistrates regarding the issuance of individual arms licences revoking th...
19 Jan, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
States told to limit arms with rifle club membersIn a letter to the states, the MHA noted "contravention" to the 2019 Arms Act provisions and said that "some states are allowing permission...
30 Jun, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
Over 8,600 arms deposited in Manipur ahead of pollsAn official in the state government who does not want to be named told ET, “There are 25,300 licensed arms in Manipur and we are expecting ...
18 Dec, 2021, 12.54 AM IST
Parliament passes bill for stringent punishment to those carrying, manufacturing illegal weaponsMoving the legislation in the Upper House, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said effective control over arms and ammunition ...
10 Dec, 2019, 08.27 PM IST
LS passes bill for stringent punishment to those possessing illegal arms, indulging in celebratory gunfirePiloted by Home Minister Amit Shah, the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 also ensures that those using firearms in a rash or negligent manner in...
09 Dec, 2019, 06.53 PM IST
Government moves further changes to Arms (Amendment) BillThe Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on November 29. The Bill seeks to enhance punishment for illegally possessing and making prohibited arms b...
09 Dec, 2019, 03.37 PM IST
Netas across parties call for revisiting Arms Bill in Lok SabhaThe Arms (Amendment) Bill makes provision that a person can have a maximum of two firearms, as against the present norm of three. Those who...
30 Nov, 2019, 06.58 AM IST
Manufacturing of defence aerospace, warship items to be covered by IDRA: DIPPIn May 2017, the DIPP was allowed to process applications for grant of licence for manufacture of defence items. Earlier, the home ministry...
01 Jan, 2019, 10.15 PM IST
Seizure of illegal weapons increased by 11.5% between 2014 and 2016: GovernmentThe highest number of seizures, 16,990, took place in Uttar Pradesh in 2016 as compared to 15,327 in 2014, according to data presented by M...
24 Jul, 2018, 05.50 PM IST
Punjab has highest number of arms license holders in country: IGP"Punjab has the highest number of arms license holders in the country,"Inspector General of Police, (Crime), Shashi Prabha said today.
14 Jul, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi wants government to issue licences for air gunsThe Ministry of Women & Child Development has pointed out that air guns can be dangerous and should be sold like a rifle or a gun.
09 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST