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US religious freedom panel recommends sanctions against India’s RAW: Report

The US State Department reports on human rights and religious freedom have noted minority abuses in recent years. India calls them “deeply biased”.
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 11:06 AM IST

Why the Modi government should declassify records on IC-814 hijacking

A file photo of Indian Airlines IC-814 passenger aircraft at Kandahar with armed Taliban surrounding the plane
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 03:51 PM IST

Ravi Sinha named new Research and Analysis Wing chief

RAW has over the last four years extensively worked on threats including the rise of pro-Khalistan elements. (Wikipedia)
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 02:01 PM IST

IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed new RAW chief, to succeed Samant Goel

Ravi Sinha will succeed incumbent Samant Kurnar Goel
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 02:13 PM IST

Amit Shah reviews functioning of security grid in J&K ahead of G20 meet next month

The union home minister asked the security agencies to make adequate security arrangements during the G20 event. (ANI image)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 08:51 PM IST

Modi places merit on premium, appoints Deka as DIB, extends Goel as RAW chief

Intelligence Bureau chief Tapan Deka and RAW secretary Samant Goel
Published on Jun 24, 2022 06:02 PM IST

RA&W chief offered to resign for failure to prevent 26/11 attack

LeT terrorist and 26/11 scout David Coleman Headley told his interrogators that first attempt to target Mumbai failed in September 2008. The Mumbai police had been alerted to this attack but lowered its guard as the strike got delayed to November 2008.
Updated on Nov 26, 2021 09:41 AM IST

Govt tweaks Fundamental Rules, clears path to extend tenure of ED, CBI chiefs

Until now the home and defence secretaries and the directors of RAW, IB and the CBI have a tenure of minimum two years. 
Published on Nov 15, 2021 07:12 PM IST

Book on Kashmir by R&AW officer’s daughter fans furore

While Das describes the book as “brilliantly written” and “powerful”, she now feels that it is problematic.
Updated on Sep 17, 2021 01:53 AM IST

Centre extends term of IB head, RAW chief by a year

The two were appointed to head the agencies in June 2019 for a fixed tenure of two years.
Updated on May 28, 2021 03:48 AM IST

PM Modi extends tenures of both RAW and IB chiefs by one year

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Published on May 27, 2021 05:03 PM IST