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    • MeitY grants Home Secretary, state counterparts power to delete surveillance data every six months

      The power to delete such surveillance information, including electronic records, procured through interception, monitoring and decryption was earlier limited 10 security agencies.

    • Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla gets 4th extension, to remain in service till Aug 22 next year

      The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Bhalla for a further period of one year beyond August 22, 2023, i.e. up to August 22, 2024, the order said.

    • Home Secretary reviews COVID-19 situation in hill stations, tourist locations; says pandemic is not yet over

      The Home Secretary was reviewing the steps taken by the state governments for checking the spread of Covid-19 at hill stations and tourist locations, a home ministry statement said.

    • Govt-appointed CSR panel gets more time to submit report

      Chaired by former Home Secretary Anil Baijal, the panel has now been given time till September 22 to finalise its report. Initially, the committee's report was expected to be ready by August end.

    • Ratan Watal new Finance Secy, new team takes charge

      Traditionally, the seniormost bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry is named Finance Secretary. Watal, 59, is a 1978-batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer while Das belongs to 1980 batch from Tamil Nadu cadre. Das is an old economic affairs hand, having worked as joint secretary in-charge of budget.

    • Rajiv Mehrishi appointed Home Secretary

      The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Mehrishi, a 1978-batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer, for a period of two years with effect from Monday, an official release said.

    • Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru hanged: Home Secy

      Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been hanged. The Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist was hanged at 8 am on Saturday, Home Secretary RK Singh said.

    • Vishwaroopam row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord

      Ending a week-long suspense and drama, Kamal Haasan's controversial Tamil film Vishwaroopam is finally poised for release in the state with some cuts after the actor and Muslim groups opposed to it reached a settlement during the state-government brokered talks.

    • Women bureaucrats and their achievements

      Women have left their indelible mark on Indian bureaucracy. Although the number is small but women have held almost every important post there is except for the top three posts in the bureaucracy - cabinet, defence and home secretary.

    • India seeks from Pak dates for Home Secy talks after May 22

      India has sought dates from Pakistan for a bilateral meeting between the Home Secretaries of the two countries after May 22 when the Budget session of Parliament comes to an end.

    • Rs 16cr spent on Kasab in three years

      The clamour for speedily sending him to the gallows notwithstanding, a staggering Rs 16 crore has been shelled out for protecting the country's most high-profile prisoner Ajmal Kasab.

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