AFSPA withdrawn partially from Arunachal PradeshThe state had inherited the controversial AFSPA enacted by Parliament in 1958 and applied to the entire State of Assam and the Union Territ...
02 Apr, 2019, 03.28 PM IST
No decision to repeal AFSPA: GovernmentNo decision has been taken by the government to repeal the controversial AFSPA as recommended by the Jeevan Reddy Committee Report, Union M...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Irom Sharmila set to be free today, but her security a concernAs Sharmila is set to call off her 16-year fast demanding repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act on August 9, the court is expected to...
09 Aug, 2016, 03.01 AM IST
Telangana Assembly: Opposition seeks loan waiver implementation at onceCongress, TDP and opposition parties demanded the TRS government in Telangana to implement its agriculture loan waiver scheme.
29 Sep, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
AFSPA a hurdle to 'Act East' policy: ExpertsEarlier in the year, the govt had extended AFSPA for another year in Assam and along a 20-km-long belt in Assam's border with Arunachal Pra...
27 Mar, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
Home Ministry recommends against repealing AFSPAThe Home Ministry has recommended against repealing the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, dubbed by its critics as "draconia...
02 Mar, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
Suggestion to scrap Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act rejected by Home MinistryThe Home Ministry has decided to officially reject the Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee report, which had asked for repealing the controversi...
28 Feb, 2015, 04.33 AM IST
Leander Paes, Sania Mirza to lead Indian challenge at Asian GamesIndian selectors reposed faith in Leander Paes as the 40-year-old veteran was today included in the Asian Games squad along with establishe...
02 Aug, 2014, 07.16 PM IST
- Amendment on AFSPA only after reviewing ground realities: Govt
The govt said any decision on amending the Armed Forces Special Powers Act will be taken after taking into consideration the ground reality
27 Feb, 2013, 04.45 PM IST
- Very difficult to move forward on amending AFSPA: FM P Chidambaram
Chidambaram said any question about opposition to amend the Act to make it "more humanitarian" should be posed to the Army.
06 Feb, 2013, 10.06 PM IST
Not prudent to repeal AFSPA in northeast, government tells SCThe Union government said around 1,500 militants were holding a population of 23 lakh in Manipur to ransom and keeping them in constant fea...
06 Dec, 2012, 05.39 AM IST
- CCS may be briefed on Kashmir interlocutors report on Thursday
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is likely to be briefed about the report of the interlocutors on Kashmir on Thursday.
10 Apr, 2012, 09.37 PM IST
Proposal for AFSPA amendments pending before CCS: ChidambaramUnion Home Ministry has sought amendments in the controversial Armed Forced Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the proposal is pending before t...
31 Mar, 2012, 03.31 PM IST
- I am trying to revisit AFSPA: Chidambaram
A fresh attempt is being made to build consensus within the Government to amend the controversial AFSPA, Chidambaram indicated.
01 Sep, 2011, 06.28 PM IST
- Govt likely to seek review of SC order on black money
The government will seek a review of the Supreme Court ruling on black money, which slammed the Centre’s efforts to track and retrieve ille...
09 Jul, 2011, 03.22 AM IST
- SC sets up SIT to probe black money
"If the state is soft to a large extent, especially in terms of the unholy nexus between law makers, law keepers, and law breakers, the mor...
05 Jul, 2011, 11.15 AM IST
- Supreme Court appoints Special Investigation Team to probe black money issue
The court, however, made it clear that the authorities would not disclose the names of those who have not been investigated.
04 Jul, 2011, 02.27 PM IST