Intelligence Agencies

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

IB ACIO admit card 2021 released: Here's direct link to download it

The MHA is conducting the IB ACIO 2021 exam to fill up 2,000 vacancies

Intel agencies probe nexus between ex-Bangladeshi officer and Dawood

The agencies suspect that the Bangladeshi army officer, allegedly involved in gun running, has links with Dawood Ibrahim's underworld activities

IB chief Rajiv Jain, RAW's Anil Dhasmana get six months extension

Jain's tenure was to end on December 30 while Dhasmana's was to end on December 29