Inside story: How Intelligence Bureau alerts are issued

Only one out of every 100 alert issued by central intelligence agencies is specific in nature, reports Vicky Nanjappa  Was the alert on the possible terror attacks in Hyderabad general or......

P C Halder to be next Intelligence Bureau chief

P C Halder will be the next head of the Intelligence Bureau, taking over from E S L Narisimhan who retires at the month-end. The name of Halder, a 1970 batch IPS officer of the Bihar cadre, was......

Bengali youth detained, police claim breakthrough in train sabotage case

Over two dozen people have been detained for questioning in connection with the suspected bid to derail the Kalindi Express in Kanpur two days ago, officials said on Wednesday. IMAGE: An LPG......

Shah to chair key J-K security meet on Tuesday, zero terror plan among agenda

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to chair a high-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in the national capital on Tuesday which would discuss the law and order situation and......

I-T dept to share PAN, bank details with 10 intel agencies

The income tax department will share PAN and bank account details of any entity with 10 investigative and intelligence agencies, including the CBI and NIA, under the integrated counter-terrorism......

Most companies 'maintain' MPs to influence govt

A former bureaucrat has said that most business houses "maintain" MPs to influence government policies or decision making in their favour. "Some of the large industrial houses also fund......

Expat pilots get breather, to fly in India till 2018

  Civil aviation ministry accepts demand to extend deadline from December 2016 The civil aviation ministry has accepted a demand to extend the deadline to phase out expat pilots by December......

Sharp rise in bad loans; banks taking action: Govt

Concerned over sharp rise in bad loans, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said banks are taking a number of steps against willful defaulters to recover the loans. "It is normal for the banks......