Intelligence Bureau

Politics

Government now has a lens on all your computers

The government has empowered 10 central agencies to monitor and decrypt any information on any computer in India

1 min read21 Dec 2018
Politics

IB, RAW chiefs get 6 months extension till 2019 elections

The government's decision was apparently taken to avoid bringing in new faces in the top posts before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

1 min read14 Dec 2018
Politics

4 IB sleuths caught ‘snooping' outside CBI chief Verma's home

It was routine patrolling as the area where CBI director lives is a high security zone, says govt official

3 min read25 Oct 2018
Politics

Rajnath Singh sidesteps militancy problem at North-East meet

Rajnath Singh focused on skill development and increasing investments in the North-East at the 67th Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council in Shillong

1 min read12 Jul 2018
Opinion

National Counter Terrorism Centre is trapped in a political quagmire

For nearly a decade, the consensus on forming a National Counter Terrorism Centre has been in abeyance. Heated political debates and turf battles are the factors behind it

4 min read18 Apr 2018
Politics

Pre-check by IB must for appointments to regulatory bodies: govt

A prior background check by the Intelligence Bureau will be a must for candidates shortlisted for appointments as chiefs and members of regulatory bodies such as SEBI and TRAI

1 min read14 Jan 2018
Opinion

Jammu & Kashmir, India sorely need a new compact

This new move for inclusive dialogue is being portrayed by analysts as less a U-turn or failure of policy, and more an extension of established policy of strong-arm followed by carrot

3 min read25 Oct 2017
Politics

Who is Dineshwar Sharma?

Dineshwar Sharma has just been picked by the Union government to help negotiate peace in insurgency-racked Kashmir

2 min read25 Oct 2017
Politics

Former IB chief Dineshwar Sharma to represent govt for Kashmir dialogue: Rajnath Singh

Home minister Rajnath Singh says former Intelligence Bureau (IB) director Dineshwar Singh is well versed with the Kashmir issue and is free to hold talks with all groups and political parties necessary

3 min read23 Oct 2017
Politics

Intelligence Bureau to get 2,000 SSB staffers as govt approves border snoop plan

Over 2,000 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel will be transferred to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to boost the on-ground presence of the agency on the eastern borders

3 min read7 Sep 2017