Madhukar Gupta is new home secretary

Madhukar Gupta, secretary, youth affairs and sports, will be the new Union home secretary, official sources said on Monday. Gupta, a 1971-batch IAS officer of the Uttarakhand cadre, will take over......

EC to hold discussion with Union Home Secretary

The Election Commission will have discussions with Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta on Tuesday, amid indications that the Lok Sabha poll schedule may be announced by the first week of March. The......

G K Pillai takes over as Union Home Secretary

Former commerce secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai on Tuesday took over as the new Union Home Secretary after the superannuation of Madhukar Gupta. The 59-year-old Pillai, a 1972-batch Indian......

Home Secretary reviews coastal security

Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta on Saturday reviewed the coordination between various security particularly coastal security with broad range of issues relating to coastal security and how to......

Security agencies suggest IPL postponement

Union Home secretary Madhukar Gupta confirmed that the government is in touch with officials of the Indian Premier League to work out a schedule for the upcoming Twenty20 tournament that does not......