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Software companies are under terror threat: Home Secretary

A little about .... (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

New Delhi, Dec 9 - ANI: Union Home Secretary G K Pillai today said the Indian software companies are on the hit list of terrorists.

Software companies are under terror threat: Home Secretary

Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

NEW DELHI - Union Home Secretary G K Pillai today said the Indian software companies are on the hit list of terrorists. Speaking at a conference here that placed emphasis on the challenge of terrorism to the .... Source : Software companies are under terror threat: Home Secretary .

Home Secretary: 'Public terrorised by spectre of 70 million population'

The Independent (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

The public is being "terrorised" by the idea that the population will hit the 70 million mark, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said today.

Software industry high on terrorists' target list: Home secretary

Times of India (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

Home secretary Pillai said India's western coastline hosting several petroleum and nuclear installations is also vulnerable to terror strikes from the sea route.

Software sector under terror hit list: Home secy

Times of India (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Home secretary G K Pillai on Wednesday said the country's globally acclaimed software industry was high on terrorists' hit list.

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Software industry high on terror list, says home secretary

rediff News (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

The home secretary said software companies in India were now realising this fact and they were taking their own measures to protect themselves. "And the government is also in partnership with many of the companies to make an effort to provide adequate security," he said.

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A Letter From Anne McLaughlin For Alan Johnson, Home Secretary.

ModernityBlog (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009

Anne McLaughlin has taken up the terrible case of Florence and Precious Mhango, but can’t seem to get thru to Alan Johnson, the British Home Secretary, still I hope one of his lackeys will see this: Dear Mr Johnson Florence and Precious (Tionge) Mhango I am sure you will be aware of the above named mother and daughter [...]

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Squatters in former Blunkett house highlight empty luxury homes

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009

ONCE A home for senior British politicians, including former home secretary David Blunkett, 62 South Eaton Place in London’s plush Belgravia district has close-circuit television, panic buttons and bullet-proof windows.

• Belgravia squatters redefine grace-and-favour - theRatandMouse

Squatters swoop on David Blunkett's £4m former home

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

Former grace and favour home of ex-home secretary taken over by gang of serial squatters According to the estate agent's particulars, it is a substantial building with an unusually wide frontage and considerable potential for redevelopment. But the squatters who have occupied 62 South Eaton Place, the former London residence of home secretaries in Belgravia, central...

Home Secretary Accused Of 'Spineless' McKinnon Decision

eWEEKeurope (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009

Gary McKinnon's Conservative MP has attacked the Home Secretary's decision to allow the extradition of the hacker who is "suicidal and…

• Johnson defends extradition of hacker - The Guardian
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Home Secretary Promises To Give More Time To Gary McKinnon To Appeal

ITProPortal (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has announced in the House of Commons that Gary McKinnon, the hacker accused for breaking into Pentagon’s computer network, will get extra time to appeal to the courts for a judicial review of his extradition to the US.

• Alan Johnson Defends McKinnon Extradition Decision - Same Difference
• McKinnon granted extra time by Alan Johnson - Digital Business World

Transform submission to the Home Office review of the ACMD

Transform Drug Policy Foundation (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

Transform have prepared a response to the Home Office review of the ACMD available in pdf here *. The introduction is copied below. Introductory Comments Transform is supportive of the concept of an independent expert Government advisory body on drugs and drug policy. In such a highly emotive and politicised policy area as drugs, the existence and independent functioning of such an entity becomes...

Indo-Bangla secretary-level talks end: Terrorism figures in three major deals finalised

The New Nation (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009

bdnews24.com, New Delhi Amid signs of growing tacit cooperation against terrorists, insurgents and criminals; Bangladesh and India have finalised the drafts of three major agreements to enhance formal bilateral collaboration against law-breakers of either country. Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder and his Indian counterpart G K Pillai finalised the drafts of Agreements on Mutual Legal...

Britain is "terrorised" by population projections, says Home Secretary

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Britain is being "terrorised by the spectre" of the population hitting 70 million, Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, has said.

Debate on migration limit is legitimate, says Alan Johnson

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Home secretary eschews polarised arguments, either for immigration to cease or for an 'open door' policy The home secretary, Alan Johnson, tonight set out the terms for a national debate on immigration, saying it was legitimate to argue for a pre-determined quota on migration but not to call for immigration to cease or for an "open door" policy. For the first...