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New Delhi: As Ranveer Singh's birthday approaches, director Aditya Dhar has been secretly planning a special surprise for the actor the grand unveiling of the first look of their upcoming film Dhurandhar. The Uri: The Surgical Strike filmmaker intended to reveal the final look to Ranveer as a birthday gift. However, word of the plan leaked, and soon enough, it reached the star himself. Curious, Ranveer confronted Aditya and asked if the news was true. While Aditya initially tried to dodge the q ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin has been roped in as the antagonist in the much-anticipated, "Special Ops 2". Bhasin further revealed which of his co-stars left a lasting impression on him. Sharing what it was like to act alongside the powerful and experienced Kay Kay Menon, he said that just being trusted at the reins opposite Menon is a huge compliment for him and also a big challenge. "I have grown up watching and admiring his performances both as protagonist and antagonist. His subtlety, sar ...Read More >
Srinagar: With the annual Amarnath Yatra set to commence on July 3, Director General of Police (DGP) Jammu and Kashmir, Nalin Prabhat has directed all security agencies to take proactive and preventive measures to counter any potential threats. He emphasised strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and robust coordination among forces to ensure a peaceful and safe pilgrimage. Chairing a high-level security review meeting in Jammu, DGP Prabhat said dismantling terror networks and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday issued an order appointing 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Punjab Cadre Parag Jain as the next Secretary of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) for a tenure of two years. Jain will replace Ravi Sinha, a 1988-batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, as he will complete his tenure as the chief of the R&AW on June 30 and Jain will take over from him on July 1. In an order the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT said, "The Appointments Com ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Citing the advantages of staying hydrated and also the effects of dehydration on students' academic performance, the School Education Department has introduced a 'water bell' system during school hours to remind the children to drink water amid rising heat. The students would get a few minutes break during the forenoon and afternoon sessions to drink water. In the detailed guideline issued in this regard, School Education director S Kannappan said dehydration can significantly impact ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Parag Jain, one of the brains behind the meticulous planning of 'Operation Sindoor', has been appointed as the new Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), officials said here on Saturday. The two-year tenure of Jain, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the 1989 batch of the Punjab cadre, officially begins on July 1. He takes over from Ravi Sinha, who retires on June 30. The decision to appoint Jain as chief of the external intelligence agency was made by the Appointme ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday extended the term of the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Ravi Agrawal by one year, an official notification said.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the re-appointment of Agrawal, an IRS officer of the 1988 batch, as CBDT chairman for one year from July 1 this year to June 30, 2026, on contract basis.Agrawal took over as the CBDT chairman from Nitin Gupta in June 2024 after Gupta's extended tenure ended. Agrawal has been a ...Read More >
Parag Jain, a seasoned IPS officer from the Punjab cadre, has been appointed as the next chief of R&AW, commencing his two-year tenure on July 1, 2025.The Centre has selected Parag Jain, a 1989-batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre, as the incoming chief of the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's premier external intelligence agency. He succeeds Ravi Sinha, with his two-year term set to begin on July 1, 2025 and run through June 30, 2027 Currently heading the Aviation Research Centre, Jain ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, June 28: Parag Jain, one of the brains behind the meticulous planning of 'Operation Sindoor', has been appointed as the new Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), officials said here on Saturday. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The two-year tenure of Jain, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the 1989 batch of the Punjab cadre, officially begins on July 1. He takes over from Ravi Sinha, who retires on June 30. The decision to appoint Jain as chief of t ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 28: The Jammu & Kashmir Forest Department has achieved a remarkably high score of 92.97% for Dachigam National Park in Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) exercise, conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment, Javed Ahmed Rana, has praised the officers of the Wildlife Department for this outstanding achievement in conservation of protected areas in ecologicall ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28: Parag Jain, one of the brains behind the meticulous planning of 'Operation Sindoor', has been appointed as the new Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), officials said here on Saturday. The two-year tenure of Jain, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the 1989 batch of the Punjab cadre, officially begins on July 1. He takes over from Ravi Sinha, who retires on June 30. The decision to appoint Jain as chief of the external intelligence agency was made by the ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 28 (ANI): The State Election Commission in Uttarakhand on Saturday issued a notification regarding the conduct of panchayat elections in 12 districts of the state, except Haridwar. The notification signed by Sushil Kumar, Uttarakhand State Election Commissioner, comes after the Nainital High Court on Friday permitted the continuation of the panchayat election process, lifting its earlier stay order issued on June 23. Also Read | Parag Jain Set To Take Charg ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar was detained on Saturday while protesting against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata. The protest was organised by the party at Gariahat Crossing in Kolkata. Waiving the BJP flags, they attempted to climb over the barricades guarded by police personnel. Also Read | Parag Jain Set To Take Charge As New RAW Chief on July 1, Succeeds Ravi Sinha. "This is ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a quiet but consequential shift at the helm of India's external intelligence apparatus, Parag Jain, a seasoned officer of the 1989 IPS batch from the Punjab cadre, is set to take charge as the next chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) on July 1 for a two-year term. His appointment, cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, marks a transition from the understated tenure of Ravi Sinha to a leadership style shaped by field-craft, precisio ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28: Senior IPS officer Parag Jain, widely known for his expertise in intelligence gathering and affairs related to India's neighbourhood, has been appointed as the new head of the country's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), officials said on Saturday. Jain is currently the second senior-most officer in the RAW, after outgoing chief Ravi Sinha. He will serve a two-year tenure after taking over from Sinha, who retires on June 30, the officials s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Parag Jain, widely known for his expertise in intelligence gathering and affairs related to India's neighbourhood, has been appointed as the new head of the country's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), officials said on Saturday. Jain is currently the second senior-most officer in the RAW, after outgoing chief Ravi Sinha. He will serve a two-year tenure after taking over from Sinha, who retires on June 30, the official ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at 15 places in Mumbai and Kochi in connection with the Mithi River desilting scam that caused a wrongful loss of more than Rs 65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), official sources said. The massive crackdown is underway at the premises across Mumbai and Kochi linked to the accused and suspects as part of an ongoing probe into alleged financial irregularities. According to the sources, the searches ...Read More >
GANDHINAGAR: National Security Advisory Board chairman Alok Joshi on Thursday emphasised the need for intelligence sharing among govt agencies for better results and asserted that one of the challenges agencies face is breaking the silos in which they operate.Joshi, who was addressing delegates at the 'Police Technology Summit 2025' at Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, headed the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), apex level agenci ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, Jun 5 (PTI) National Security Advisory Board chairman Alok Joshi on Thursday emphasised the need for intelligence sharing among government agencies for better results and asserted that one of the challenges agencies face is breaking the silos in which they operate. Joshi, who was addressing delegates at the 'Police Technology Summit 2025' at Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, headed the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, Jun 5 (PTI) National Security Advisory Board chairman Alok Joshi on Thursday emphasised the need for intelligence sharing among government agencies for better results and asserted that one of the challenges agencies face is breaking the silos in which they operate. Joshi, who was addressing delegates at the 'Police Technology Summit 2025' at Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, headed the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO ...Read More >
Mumbai: Drugs, gold and other expensive or illegal items are often seized from passengers during inspection at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, the country's financial capital. However, this time, customs officials seized as many as 48 poisonous snakes and 5 turtles from a passenger. Even the security guards were alarmed when it came to light that the passenger had been found with poisonous snakes. The passenger concerned had been to Thailand and had taken a flight fr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Fifteen years before the arrest of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra for alleged espionage, India witnessed a shocking betrayal from within its diplomatic ranks. In 2010, Madhuri Gupta, a mid-level diplomat posted at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, was arrested for leaking classified defence information to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in one of the most high-profile honeytrap espionage cases of the decade. A mole in the mission The alarm was first raised in early 201 ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India], December 26 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the mega public meeting to be held in Belagavi on December 27 is named as Jai Bapu-Jai Bhim-Jai Samvidhan convention. Addressing a press conference at the CPED School grounds, he said, "We have declared this area as Mahatma Gandi Navanagara. The Congress Working Committee meeting would be held near Gandhi well. Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Congress convention in 1924. It is ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 26 (ANI): A meeting between Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and directors, producers, and actors from the Tollywood industry is underway at Telangana State Police Command and Control Centre at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. The delegation of influential people from Tollywood is led by Telangana Film Development Corporation (FDC) chairman Dil Raju. Among other attendees are actors like Nagarjuna, Varun Tej, Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyan Ram, Shiva Balaji, Ada ...Read More >
Belagavi, Dec 26 (PTI) Ahead of its extended CWC meeting here, the Congress on Thursday said it will rededicate itself to protect, preserve, and promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy which is under "systematic assault by the ideological brotherhood that fought him bitterly". In a bid to get battle-ready for challenges ahead, the Congress will decide on an action plan for the next year at its CWC meeting named 'Nav Satyagraha Baithak' being held in Karnataka's Belagavi to mark the 100th anniversary of ...Read More >
Agra, December 26: A gym trainer in Agra, identified as Sahil Sharma, has been accused of posing as a RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent to rape a Canadian woman of Indian origin. The Agra Police has registered an FIR against him and his accomplice, Arif Ali, for rape, criminal intimidation, and blackmail. According to the complaint, Sahil befriended the woman on Tinder and met her at an Agra hotel in March 2024. During the meeting, he allegedly mixed intoxicants in her drink and raped her ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha for three days, from November 29 to December 1, to attend the annual Director General of Police (DGP) conference in Bhubaneswar. Union home minister Amit Shah will accompany him at the event, which will be held at the convention hall of Odisha Lok Seva Bhawan (State Secretariat). PM Modi and Shah are expected to arrive in Bhubaneswar on Friday afternoon. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the high-profile vi ...Read More >
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