In Tamil Nadu’s political theatre, a familiar drama is playing out again. The AIADMKBJP alliance, once seen as carefully balanced, is now wobbling under the weight of suspicion, bruised egos, and Delhi’s long reach.
On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a detailed review meeting in New Delhi on the preparations for India’s next Census — the country’s largest population survey. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) then announced that a formal notification to launch the process will be brought out in the official gazette on June 16.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (September 1, 2025) reviewed the situation caused by recent rain-induced incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and promised to provide assistance to those affected. He stressed on strengthening the early warning systems to reduce the impact of natural calamities.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has warned that demographic shifts in India’s border areas are not occurring randomly, but are part of a “calculated scheme” that endangers national security. He called on district magistrates, chief secretaries of border states, and paramilitary forces to take decisive measures against illegal encroachments, particularly within a 30-kilometre area of the nation’s borders.
A group of 18 retired judges have penned a joint statement against Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the Supreme Court’s Salwa Judum judgement saying that such “prejudicial misinterpretation” will have a “chilling effect on the judges of the Supreme Court, shaking the independence of the judiciary”.
In a strong effort to speed up next-generation reforms, the Centre has formed two high-powered informal groups of ministers (iGoMs), led by Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
In a direct challenge to the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the detention and deportation of Bengali migrants, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded that Shah show his parents’ birth certificates.
Parents of the R G Kar Medical College rape and murder victim have gone to Delhi to demand justice for their daughter. She was a young doctor found dead in a seminar hall in August last year. The family believes more than one person was involved and wants a new charge sheet to include all suspects. They planned to meet Home Minister Amit Shah and the CBI Director to share their concerns.
August 5 marks the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, which led to Jammu and Kashmir losing its statehood and being divided into three Union Territories.
