Intelligence Agencies

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