Kiren Rijiju is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who has been the Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Narendra Modi Cabinet since 2023 and 2024 respectively. He was also the Minister of Law and Justice from 2021 to 2023, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021. Rijiju was the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019 in the first Narendra Modi Cabinet. Rijiju won the first Lok Sabha election in 2004 from the Arunachal West constituency when he defeated Arunachal Congress candidate Kamen Ringu with a margin of 47,424 votes. However, he lost the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from the same constituency against Congress candidate Takam Sanjoy by just 1,314 votes. Rijiju left the BJP to join the Congress after his defeat but later returned to the saffron party. Rijiju again won the Arunachal West seat in the 2014 and 2019 elections by defeating Congress candidates Takam Sanjoy and Nabam Tuki respectively. The BJP has again fielded Rijiju from Arunachal West against Congress candidate Nabam Tuki.
Read MoreRijiju asked media persons to visit the north eastern states like Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur to see whether anyone was facing problems due to the notification.
Amid their hectic work schedule in the highly-active Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cabinet, two ministers part of it have somehow managed some time to devote to their fitness regime.
Scotching all rumours of the possible demonetisation of Rs 2,000 notes, the government today said that there were no such plans under consideration for the new currency notes.
The government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that around 250 Pakistani nationals and 1,750 Bangladeshis were deported from India in the last three years.
344 paramilitary personnel have committed suicide in last three years, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
The central government today informed the Parliament that it is carrying out security audit of remote airports in the country as the terrorists may use such installations for anti-national activities.
The Christian population is rising rapidly in at least two north-eastern states of India, namely Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today tweeted an Army jawan’s video slamming Afzal Guru sympathisers.
Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur on Monday said she was neither an anti-national nor was she being influenced by anybody.
Reacting to the social media campaign against ABVP initiated by Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of Kargil martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Monday wondered who was “polluting” her mind.
In a remark that could trigger controversy, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today said that the Hindu population in the country was reducing as the community ‘never converted people’. Rijiju further added that minorities in Indi
Poll-bound Uttar Pradesh witnessed maximum incidents of communal violence last year as the number of such cases increased from 155 in 2015 to 162 in 2016, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said today.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju condemning Karnataka Home minister G Parameshwara for his remarks and sought immediate action on the culprits.
The Centre today issued a stern message to the Manipur government saying that it can't escape responsibility for the "humanitarian crisis" arising out of the 52-day economic blockade by a Naga group and must work
BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi after the Congress vice-president claimed that he has detailed information about personal corruption by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congress today demanded the sacking of Kiren Rijiju alleging his involvement in the Rs 450-crore Arunachal power scam.
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) seized from various parts of the country amounted to Rs 43.83 crore in 2015, whereas such notes worth Rs 27.79 crore were recovered till September 2016, Lok Sabha was informed
India has decided to grant Permanent Residency Status for 10 years with multiple entry to certain category of foreign investors, barring Pakistani citizens
MoS for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today said that terror funding has been badly hit by demonetisation of Rs 500 and 1,000 notes as their counterfeit supply from Pakistan was affected.
In a stunning declaration, the government on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that around two crore illicit Bangladeshi transients are unlawfully staying in India. "As per available inputs, there are around 20 million illegal Bangladeshi migrants
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