Intelligence Agencies
Tulsi Gabbard clears Senate panel vote for nomination as director of NI
The vote came just hours after Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a key swing vote, announced that he would support Gabbard
Allegations of foreign nation planning foul play in US big concern: Gabbard
Allegations of any foreign country directing assassinations against Americans is a grave concern and must be investigated, Tulsi Gabbard, who has been picked by President Donald Trump to oversee spy agencies, told lawmakers on Thursday. Gabbard, 43, said this during her confirmation hearing for the position of Director of National Intelligence which oversees all the intelligence agencies of the US government, including the CIA and the FBI. She was responding to a question on a federal indictment which alleged that an Indian government employee directed an assassination attempt against a Sikh activist, who is a US citizen, in New York City in the spring of 2023, a plot foiled by US law enforcement. Separately, Canadian officials have accused the Indian government of assassinating a Canadian citizen and Sikh activist, Hardeep Singh Niijar, in Canada in June 2023. What are your views on these allegations that the Indian government is targeting Sikh activists in Canada and the United ..
Foiled Ukrainian plots to kill senior officials, their families: Russia
FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that the Russian citizens had been recruited by the Ukrainian intelligence services
Russia suspected of plotting to send incendiary devices to US on planes
Governments across Europe have been raising alarm over a growing threat of Russia-sponsored acts of sabotage and destabilization since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Persana AI raises $2.3 million to tap sales intelligence market growth
The startup aims to empower GTM (go to market) teams with tools that streamline workflows and drive growth in today's data-driven landscape.
US, UK intelligence agencies issue joint statement for ceasefire in Gaza
The heads of the American and British foreign intelligence agencies said Saturday they are working ceaselessly for a cease-fire in Gaza, using a rare joint public statement to press for peace. CIA Director William Burns and MI6 Chief Richard Moore said their agencies had exploited our intelligence channels to push hard for restraint and de-escalation. In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, the two spymasters said a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war could end the suffering and appalling loss of life of Palestinian civilians and bring home the hostages after 11 months of hellish confinement. Burns has been heavily involved in efforts to broker an end to the fighting, traveling to Egypt in August for high-level talks aimed at bringing about a hostage deal and at least a temporary halt to the conflict. So far there has been no agreement, though United States officials insist a deal is close. U.S. President Joe Biden said recently that just a couple more issues remain unresolved.
Six Pakistan high court judges allege intelligence agencies' interference
In an unprecedented move, six judges of the Islamabad High Court sought intervention by the Supreme Judicial Council against the alleged interference in the working of the judiciary by Pakistan's powerful intelligence agencies. A letter signed by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges demanded the SJC initiate a judicial convention against such interference in judicial affairs. The six judges who signed the March 25 dated letter include Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. The letter also advocated adopting a stance to ensure the judiciary's independence through the convention. The SJC is the highest body authorised to take action against judges of high and supreme courts. We are writing to seek guidance from the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) with regard to the duty of a judge to report and respond to actions on part of members of the execut
China says it detained individual accused of collecting secrets for Britain
China says it has detained an individual accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain's foreign intelligence agency MI6. The Ministry of State Security posted on social media on Monday that Britain had been cooperating since 2015 with the person, who it said was a citizen of a third nation and had the surname Huang. The ministry said Huang had received training in intelligence gathering, provided with equipment and had collected numerous state secrets on repeated visits to China. No further information on the intelligence gathered was given, nor did the ministry say when he or she had been detained or where they were being held. The definition of state secrets is not clearly defined under China's opaque political and legal system, and many consulting and advisory firms have been investigated for obtaining data that would ordinarily be in the public record, particularly if they were shared with foreign entities. The British government has yet to comment on the allegation
Kite-flying to spymaster: Meet Ravi Sinha, Secy, Research & Analysis Wing
As Sinha assumes charge of an organisation that was founded and headed by the legendary R N Kao in 1968, he faces many challenges, some legacy ones
Shangri-La Dialogue: World's spy chiefs meet in Singapore secret conclave
A spokesperson for the Singapore Ministry of Defence said that while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue, "participants including senior officials from intelligence agencies also take the opportunity to
South Korea set to normalise military intelligence sharing with Japan
South Korea's Defence Ministry initiated the process to normalise the General Security of Military Information Agreement
Edward Snowden: US whistleblower, now a permanent Russian citizen
Since 2013, Edward Snowden has been living in Russia to escape prosecution in the US after leaking secret files related to the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the CIA
FBI, MI5 intelligence officials give major warning on Chinese spying
'The Chinese government is set on stealing your technology--whatever it is that makes your industry tick--and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market'
Tapan Kumar Deka made IB chief, Samant Goel gets another year as R&AW chief
Senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka was on Friday appointed Intelligence Bureau chief, replacing Arvind Kumar whose extended tenure ends on June 30. Deka, who has been handling the operations wing of the IB, takes over as the new chief for two years, according to an official order issued by the Personnel Ministry. He is a 1988 batch officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre. The tenure of Samant Goel, who has been heading the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), has been extended by one more year, the ministry said in another order.
Satellite phone calls tracked again in Karnataka, agencies on high alert
Intelligence agencies have alerted the Karnataka government after they tracked satellite phone calls made to foreign locations from state's coastal and Malnad regions, sources said on Monday.
In first visit to intel agency, Joe Biden warns of cyber conflict
President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the US intelligence community to make a promise that he will never politicise their work
Clever tech for smart spying
Emerging technology is being deployed not just by government agencies but also by the corporate world to get information on competitors
How might lab-leak hypothesis matter?
Until the Chinese archives are opened, a decisive answer may not be obtained on whether the hypothesis is true or false
One-year extension for RAW chief Goel, Intelligence Bureau head Kumar
The extensions were cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet
IB ACIO 2021: Here's direct link of IB ACIO mock test, admit card
IB ACIO Mock test, admit card: Candidates who have applied for the IB ACIO 2021 examination can now go through the mock test to understand the paper pattern
