New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) has initiated a significant institutional rebuilding process by notifying senior professional positions and engaging young talent through its Pratibha Setu portal.This marks the first concrete step towards implementing the recommendations of the High-Level Committee of experts chaired by Professor K. Radhakrishnan.The autonomous body under the Ministry of Education has issued advertisements for four general manager positions on contract…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As protests by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) continue across the country over the NEET-UG paper leak issue, intelligence agencies have sounded an alert over a possible large-scale disinformation campaign aimed at exploiting the unrest.According to the agencies, hostile elements may use the volatile situation to circulate fake and misleading content on social media in an attempt to provoke violence and deepen public unrest. The warning follows the detection of several…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Guwahati and Imphal zonal units of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have stepped up operations against narcotics cartels operating out of Myanmar.India is battling narcotics smuggling on multiple fronts, with drug cartels operating out of Myanmar emerging as a major security concern. While the Guwahati and Imphal zonal units of the NCB have made several major seizures in 2025 and 2026, enforcement agencies have observed a shift in the smuggling methods and operati…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Karkardooma Court in Delhi is scheduled to hear arguments on Thursday regarding the quantum of sentence to be awarded to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four other convicts in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Earlier this month, on July 13, the court convicted Tahir Hussain and four co-accused on charges including murder, rioting, kidnapping and promoting enmity between …
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti network has been using social media extensively to recruit more youth, with Uttar Pradesh emerging as its primary focus. Recent investigations have revealed that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed network has been scouting for youth in the state by promising them money and power.Officials say the Bhatti network is attempting to build an army of social media operatives to carry out a massive disinformation campaign against the …
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) South India is witnessing a new trend in online radicalisation, with modules linked to both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State increasingly operating in parallel. Though the two terror groups have traditionally been rivals, they share a common ideological objective of establishing an Islamic State.Recent investigations by agencies such as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) indicate that operatives linked to both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are increasingly working i…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The ISI has been focusing on the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in recent months. This signals a shift in conventional operations that were carried out by the Pakistan-based terror groups along the Line of Control (LoC) or within Jammu and Kashmir.The busting of a Jaish-e-Mohammed module by the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) last week is a sign of how terror groups are modifying their operations. In recent months, the maximum activity by ISI-backed terror groups ha…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Newly-appointed Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar called on Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu on Saturday and informally discussed the roadmap for improving security and law and order. In a post on X, the Lok Niwas said, “Shri Anurag Kumar, newly appointed Commissioner of Police, @DelhiPolice, called on Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi, Sardar @SandhuTaranjitS, at @LokNiwasDelhi today.”Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Special Director Anurag Kumar on Friday took charge as th…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A sharp escalation in violence is expected over the next few days in both Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), as multiple militant outfits recalibrate their strategies in response to the evolving security situation.According to security sources, the Pakistan Army has brought together Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) under a coordinated arrangement to counter the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in Balochi…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Special Director Anurag Kumar on Friday took charge as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police.Outgoing Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha formally handed over the ceremonial baton to Kumar at the Delhi Police Headquarters in New Delhi.A 1994-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, Anurag Kumar succeeds Golcha, a 1992-batch officer who assumed charge as Delhi Police Commissioner in August last year. Although Golcha’s tenure was scheduled …