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Topic: Intelligence Bureau

Delhi Police detains accused’s friend in CM Rekha Gupta attack case, tracks 10 others

Police is investigating the matter from all angles and coordinating with the Rajkot Police. Central agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, have also joined the probe.

Tapan Deka gets second extension as IB chief amid post-strike security concerns

Deka led the IB's operations wing for over 20 years before becoming chief and was in charge of counter-assaults during the 2008 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Pahalgam terror attack: Not any Intelligence Bureau team, Hindu tourists were the target

Security establishment dispels social media chatter about govt officials being the targets, a 'blatant lie' that the terrorists had also claimed in a statement.

A ‘hoax’ bomb threat onboard IndiGo flight & ‘made-up’ stories—inside details of IB officer’s arrest

Lawyer of IB officer held for ‘hoax’ threat says he ‘shouldn’t be prosecuted for doing his duty by alerting airline’. Wife says ‘never imagined this even in worst nightmares’.

IB officers danced around a sadhu for years—they thought he was Bose in disguise

In 'The Bose Deception', Anuj Dhar and Chandrachur Ghose have analysed declassified files from UK, US, Taiwan, and India to unravel the mystery surrounding Subhas Chandra Bose's death.

Canadian pro-separatist media outlet named Indian diplomat as ‘intel agent’. Why this is dangerous

Report by 'Baaz', a media outlet with links to Sikh separatists, came days before expulsion of another diplomat for being 'head of India’s external intelligence agency' in Canada.

RAW ex-chief didn’t seek govt clearance for book. Why retired officers are slamming restriction

Amarjit Singh Dulat's failure to get clearance is seen as an alleged violation of a 2021 govt notification which has been slammed by many retired officers for being 'unconstitutional'.

Surveillance state isn’t a secure one. Indian govts need to get this

For all practical purposes, India’s intelligence services acted as instruments of the prime minister—with no legal framework for their operations, nor accountability.

3 of 4 IPS officers superseded by Tapan Deka as IB director moved out of intelligence agency

Amitabh Ranjan and Manoj Lal have been repatriated to their cadres, while Manoj Yadav has been posted as director general (investigation) in National Human Rights Commission.

4 senior batchmates superseded by Tapan Deka to IB chief post seek ‘respectful rehabilitation’

Like Deka, Anish Dayal Singh, Manoj Yadav, Manoj Lal & Amitabh Ranjan are from the 1988 batch of IPS. They are nominally senior to Tapan Deka.

On Camera

India’s defence acquisition framework is designed to prevent wrongdoing, not deliver outcomes

Vivek Rae committee highlighted the deficiencies that persist even today: Fragmented authority, weak accountability, and the absence of dedicated acquisition cadres.

What the MiG-21 taught me

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

France keen to make Rafale jets in India, boost not just defence but people-to-people ties, says envoy

In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, French Ambassador Thierry Mathou indicated talks are on between French firm Safran & Indian govt for joint design & manufacture of AMCA engine.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.