Home Secretary
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Centre extends Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan's tenure till August 2026
India | Jul 11, 2025, 11:59 PM ISTGovind Mohan is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Sikkim cadre. He had taken charge as the Union Home Secretary on August 22, 2024.
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India-Pakistan tensions: Home Secretary to hold key meeting on Civil Defence today
World | May 06, 2025, 01:37 AM ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has instructed all states to conduct mock drills on Wednesday amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Home Secretary Govind Mohan has called a meeting on Tuesday regarding Civil Defence.
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Govind Mohan, senior IAS officer, takes charge as Union Home Secretary | Know more about him
India | Aug 23, 2024, 11:28 AM ISTGovind Mohan, a 1989-batch IAS officer from the Sikkim cadre, has been appointed Union Home Secretary, succeeding Ajay Kumar Bhalla. Previously Union Culture Secretary, Mohan holds engineering and management degrees and has a strong background in both state and central government roles.
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Assam Home Secretary Shiladitya Chetia shoots himself moments after wife's death
India | Jun 18, 2024, 10:25 PM ISTShiladitya Chetia, a 2009 batch IPS officer, is survived by his two sisters as he and his wife had no children. He had lost his mother and mother-in-law in the past few months.
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'Uncertain, weak': Suella Braverman slams British PM Rishi Sunak after getting fired as Home Secy
World | Nov 15, 2023, 02:35 PM ISTSunak got his first no-confidence letter from an MP of his own party after removing Braverman, highlighting deep divisions within the Conservative Party, also referred to as Tories. Braverman had criticised police for being lenient on pro-Palestinian protesters.
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Rishi Sunak sacks Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman after controversial remarks: Reports
World | Nov 13, 2023, 02:54 PM ISTBraverman characterised pro-Palestinian demonstrations as “hate marches” and called for Saturday’s event to be blocked out of respect for Armistice Day events marking the end of World War I. Several British politicians slammed her for questioning the police with inflammatory remarks.
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UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman under fire over migrant ‘invasion’ claim
World | Nov 01, 2022, 05:06 PM ISTBraverman's junior minister in the Home Office, Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, was forced to defend the statement saying his boss was right to be straight with the public about the "sheer scale" of illegal migration.
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11 deaths, 108 new cases of COVID-19 reported in last 24 hours: WB Home Secy
News | May 10, 2020, 12:23 AM ISTWest Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on Saturday briefed the 24 hours to report of COVID-19 in the state. He said 11 deaths and 108 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours.
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UK Home Secretary Priti Patel promises new fast-track visa for countries like India
World | Nov 08, 2019, 03:05 PM ISTThe so-called NHS Visa will be part of a new Points-Based Immigration System (PBIS), which the Conservative Party government plans to introduce if it is voted to power in the December 12 polls. The main features of such a new visa would be a halving of fees and a quicker processing time of just two weeks for qualified doctors and nurses
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Senior IAS officer Ajay Bhalla appointed Home Secretary
India | Aug 22, 2019, 04:32 PM ISTBhalla, a 1984-batch Indian Administration Service (IAS) officer, is currently serving as an officer on special duty in the Union Home Ministry.
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Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid named UK Home Secretary
World | Apr 30, 2018, 05:22 PM IST48-year-old Sajid Javid, a former investment banker and MP for Bromsgrove, had also served as the Business and Culture Secretaries.
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Powers of department-related House panels must be withdrawn, says LG Anil Baijal to home secretary
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Rajiv Gauba takes charge as Union Home Secretary
India | Aug 31, 2017, 01:15 PM ISTPrior to this, Rajiv Gauba was Secretary in the Urban Development Ministry.
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Home Secretary to press for early extradition of Vijay Mallya
India | Apr 19, 2017, 11:43 PM ISTIndia will press for early extradition of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the UK when Home Secretaries of both the countries will meet here next month.
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Rajiv Mehrishi appointed new Home Secretary
India | Aug 31, 2015, 05:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the appointment of Rajiv Mehrishi, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of two years.Rajiv, who
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Home Ministry cancels AAP government's order to remove Home Secretary Dharam Pal
National | Jun 11, 2015, 01:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today cancelled Delhi government's order to remove Home Secretary Dharam Pal.The Home Ministry has termed the removal of Dharam Pal as "void" and asked the Delhi government
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Praveen Togadia banned from entering Bengal, opposition smells electoral compulsion
India | Apr 02, 2015, 07:35 AM ISTKolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government on Wednesday issued prohibitory orders banning the entry of VHP international vice president Praveen Togadia in West Bengal, arguing that his presence could lead to "communal tension" and disturb public
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Rajnath Singh talks to Jammu and Kashmir Police chief
India | Mar 20, 2015, 12:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Police chief following a militant attack on a police station in Jammu in which two policemen were killed, official sources here said.He
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Goswami and Sinh's relations were already under CBI scrutiny, reveals official
India | Feb 05, 2015, 10:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: Home secretary Anil Goswami was sacked on Wednesday on charges of trying to interfere in the Saradha scam probe by asking CBI director Anil Sinha not to arrest former Congress minister Matang Sinh,
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Home secretary admits to suggesting Uttarakhand governor to quit
India | Oct 15, 2014, 09:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home secretary Anil Goswami has admitted before the Supreme Court that he had suggested to Uttarakhand governor Aziz Qureshi to consider resigning from his post as certain statements made by him were "not