
New Delhi: On the eve of third anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai attack, former Union home secretary G K Pillai on Saturday accused the United States of entering into plea bargain with one of the key accused David Headley without taking India into confidence. Pillai questioned the motive behind the US entering into the plea bargain with Pakistani-American Headley, who did a recce of the 26/11 targets for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, which...

12:25 PM, Nov 26, 2011

New Delhi: Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on Monday in the shadow of a possible summit meeting between the two sides on the margins of the cricket encounter in Mohali. As Yuvraj Singh and Shahid Afridi polish their sixes and their leg breaks and as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gets ready to enjoy their heroics with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, two other...

09:42 PM, Mar 27, 2011

New Delhi: In Jammu and Kashmir though it seems like its the army versus the government after the union home secretary announced a possible 25 percent troop reduction in the valley. The statement is seen as part of the trust building measures in the valley but the army responded and said decisions on troop reduction must be taken after consultation. After two months of relative peace towards the end of...

09:59 PM, Jan 14, 2011

Lucknow: It's the night before the Lucknow bench delivers one of the most closely watched verdicts of the century -- the title suit in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi matter will be decided on Thursday afternoon. For security forces across the country, that means a high alert with arrangements in place already, particularly in Uttar Pradesh. One lakh ninety thousand troops on the streets of UP are gearing up for a...

07:43 PM, Sep 29, 2010

New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday reviewed final security arrangements for the Village and the various venues where the Games are to begin on Sunday. Chidambaram met his officials amid concerns that terrorists could target the event. The meting was attended by Home Secretary G K Pillai, chiefs of the Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing, Delhi Police commissioner Y S Dadwal and officials dealing with...

09:35 PM, Sep 28, 2010
New Delhi: The case of lecturer T J Joseph, whose right hand was chopped off by Islamist radicals three months ago, is gaining momentum. The Centre on Monday said it would look into Kerala's request to have the National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigate the case. Home secretary G K Pillai, who is in Kerala, has also warned that the state faces a threat from religious fundamentalists. "The Centre would examine...

08:51 PM, Sep 06, 2010

Foreign Minister S M Krishna feels the statement by the Home Secretary affected the Indo-Pak talks. ...

08:37 AM, Jul 22, 2010

Nirupama Rao rebuffed Qureshi's claim that Krishna supported him in his criticism of the Home Secretary. ...

07:18 PM, Jul 17, 2010

It also slammed S M Krishna for not defending Home Secretary G K Pillai from Pakistan Foreign Minister's verbal attack. ...

05:27 PM, Jul 16, 2010

Asks major telecom operators to complete the verification of all subscribers within a week. ...

11:40 PM, Jul 12, 2010

Home Secretary G K Pillai has ruled out intelligence failure in the Dantewada Naxal massacre. ...

10:41 PM, Apr 06, 2010

Home Secretary G K Pillai has ruled out intelligence failure in the Dantewada Naxal massacre. ...

10:41 PM, Apr 06, 2010

Pakistan has claimed that India had never asked for action against the Lashkar chief. ...

10:11 PM, Mar 07, 2010

It was reported on Saturday that one among the dead was a foreigner. ...

11:33 AM, Feb 14, 2010