tapan kumar deka

The Appointments Committee of the central cabinet on Friday approved the appointment of IPS officer of 1988-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre, tapan kumar deka, as the director of Intelligence Bureau.

IB director tapan kumar deka received a second one-year extension, making him the longest-serving head since 2005. This follows the success of Operation Sindoor, a retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, which targeted terror bases in PoK and key Pakistani military assets.

Union home minister Amit Shah, soon after his arrival in Manipur on Monday night, approved a compensation package comprising ex gratia and jobs for the victims of the Meitei-Kuki ethnic violence and ordered supply of essential items to the state to check rising prices.

Several key positions in India's top investigative agencies will soon be vacant, including heads of RAW, IB, CBI, and Delhi police. Sanjay Arora, Tapan Deka, and Ravi Sinha are among those set to retire, while Praveen Sood’s tenure ends in June 2023.

Even with Ulfa hardliner Paresh Baruah remaining as elusive as ever, Prodyut Kumar Deka's is bringing the militant chief's alter ego to the silver screen in his latest Assamese film 'Samiran Barua Ahi Ase'.

Sources said Shah, who is accompanied by home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Intelligence Bureau director Tapan Deka, has a packed schedule over the next three days, which comprises security reviews with various arms of the security establishment and also deliberations with civil society organisations and representatives of various communities residing in the Valley as well as hill areas of Manipur. He will wind up his visit on June 1.

The mobile phone of deputy inspector general (law & order) Vivek Raj Singh was snatched on Sunday by motorcycle-borne miscreants while he was out on his morning walk, officials said.

Shah, whose trip is part of the confidence-building measures in the northeastern state, met the delegations of Kuki and other communities at Moreh.

The compensation payable to the kin of the victims, numbering at least 80 people from the majority Meitei and tribal Kuki communities, will be contributed equally by the Centre and the state government, officials said.

Home Secretary Govind Mohan highlighted that effective policing is essential for India’s economic growth. He stressed new criminal laws are victim-centric, focusing on justice rather than punishment. During BPR&D’s foundation day, he emphasized the importance of police modernization, enhanced forensics, and efficient procedures. The updated laws also address organized crime, terrorism, and women and children’s safety.

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting on Leh-Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir over developmental projects and security-related issues. The meeting on Leh-Ladakh took place at around 3 pm, while the discussion on Jammu and Kashmir started at 4 pm.

Security forces on Saturday nabbed three Ulfa activists who were allegedly running an extortion network and gathering information for the banned outfit.

The Congress and BJP are racing against each other to rope in student leaders of the state, the most sought-after for the election that is less than seven months away.

Assam Agricultural University's international guesthouse, built to foster academic collaboration, has been leased to a private firm and transformed into a luxury hotel. This decision, made due to a lack of university staff to manage the facility, has sparked opposition from student and teacher bodies.