Nia Bill

The National Investigating Agency is all set to register its first case related to the Sri Lanka blasts, with the centre on Thursday notifying the NIA Amendment Bill that cleared parliament last week.

The Rajya Sabha passed a legislation to strengthen the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the country's primary anti-terror body,through a voice vote today. This development comes two days after the Lok Sabha approved the bill amid objections by the Opposition.

The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill-2019, introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 8, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Mondayamid protests by the Opposition. While the government maintained that broadening the central probe agency's investigation powers through the legislation was essential for implementing its zero-toleranc...

A bill to give broader powers to the National Investigation Agency, India's anti-terrorism organisation, set the stage for a stormy debate in parliament on Monday, with Home Minister Amit Shah and Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi engaging in a bitter face-off. "You cannot scare us," Mr Owaisi said, as Amit Shah wagged a finger at him, asking h...

NIA Bill 2019: A law to strengthen the anti-terror National Investigation Agency (NIA) by empowering it to investigate attacks against Indians abroad was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday after intense sparring between the government and opposition.

A number of bills were discussed in both the Houses of the Parliament today. Lok Sabha passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill giving powers to the NIA to probe terror attacks targeting Indians and their interests abroad.

The National Investigating Agency is all set to register its first case related to the Sri Lanka blasts, with the centre on Thursday notifying the NIA Amendment Bill that cleared parliament last week.

The Rajya Sabha passed a legislation to strengthen the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the country's primary anti-terror body,through a voice vote today. This development comes two days after the Lok Sabha approved the bill amid objections by the Opposition.

The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill-2019, introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 8, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Mondayamid protests by the Opposition. While the government maintained that broadening the central probe agency's investigation powers through the legislation was essential for implementing its zero-toleranc...

A bill to give broader powers to the National Investigation Agency, India's anti-terrorism organisation, set the stage for a stormy debate in parliament on Monday, with Home Minister Amit Shah and Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi engaging in a bitter face-off. "You cannot scare us," Mr Owaisi said, as Amit Shah wagged a finger at him, asking h...

NIA Bill 2019: A law to strengthen the anti-terror National Investigation Agency (NIA) by empowering it to investigate attacks against Indians abroad was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday after intense sparring between the government and opposition.

A number of bills were discussed in both the Houses of the Parliament today. Lok Sabha passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill giving powers to the NIA to probe terror attacks targeting Indians and their interests abroad.