The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a former NDA coalition partner, had asked for a discussion on the issue, alleging that "justice" was not being done with the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh in terms of granting it special category status.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the government will enact a law, if necessary, to control such incidents.

"I am confident, as economists predict that in the next two-three years, India's economy will be among the top five. With this pace of GDP growth, by 2030 we will break into the world's top three economies," he said.

Delhi Police is "clearly at fault", senior AAP leader Atishi Marlena said, questioning why the minor girl was at the Tilak Vihar police post at 1.30 in the night.

The Home Ministry officials, however, later said that Singh conveyed to the chief minister that the ministry will take legal opinion on the issue.   

With renewed focus on good governance and development, the Centre is looking forward to kindle new aspirations and hopes amongst the people of the State, he added.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh could not visit the cave shrine as Amarnath Yatra remains suspended. Srinagar has been receiving heavy rainfall since early Thursday. 

"In my opinion, it is absolutely wrong," Singh told reporters here when asked to comment on the issue.

As per the new guidelines, not even ministers and officers will be allowed to come too close to the prime minister

The decision was taken during Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's official visit to Mongolia from June 21-24, said the Home Ministry statement.   

Responding to a question related to the Ramzan ceasefire, Singh said it it was not a ceasefire at all. "It was suspension of operations in the month of Ramzan," he added.

While there are no reports of what exactly transpired in the meeting, the development is slated to have a significant impact on the ongoing sit-in protest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three cabinet ministers at Raj Niwas.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police is seeking additional 225 companies of paramilitary forces for deployment along the pilgrimage route. These forces will join the existing forces operating in Jammu and Kashmir

To enhance the representation of women in the State Police, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved raising two women battalions for Jammu and Kashmir Police, an official statment said on Wednesday. 

The meeting was attended by officials, including National Security Advisor (NSA), Home Secretary (HS), Director Intelligence Bureau (DIB) on Monday evening.

On Thursday, he appealed youngsters of the region to join the road to development while shunning the 'path of destruction'. Singh, in his message to the Valley's youth said, the Centre had decided to withdraw cases against those "misled into stone pelting".

"Security of the Prime Minister is the top priority. Maoists are fighting a lost battle. Maoist insurgency has considerably come down," the Home Minister said.

Highlighting that PM Modi is concerned about Kashmir, Rajnath Singh said it was the Centre's duty to provide a safe and secure future to the people of the region.

Rajnath Singh, in his message to the Valley's youth, said the Centre had decided to withdraw cases against those "misled into stone pelting".

Tajamul Islam won national recognition when she bagged the gold medal in sub-junior category at 2015 National Kickboxing Championship.