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Serial explosions inside and outside Mahabodhi temple in Bihar were a terror attack, the Home Ministry said today as it sent NIA and NSG teams for post-blasts investigations.

“It was a terror attack,” Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami told PTI.

He, however, said so far no group has claimed responsibility for the multiple blasts and investigations were on.

Mr.Goswami said four blasts took place inside the temple complex while four occurred outside it.

The Home Secretary said teams from National Investigation Agency and National Security Guard comprising explosive experts were sent to Bihar to help the police in collection of evidence and assist in post-blasts investigation.

Two people were injured in the serial blasts early this morning in the temple town of Bodh Gaya.

Courtesy The Hindu

Photo courtesy Zeen News India

A security officer inspects the site of an explosion on the campus of the Mahabodhi Temple, in Bodhgaya, Bihar,on Sunday, July 7, 2013.

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He is an Indian journalist and anchors a show on Republic Media Network. He is the managing director and Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV; before coming to Republic TV, he worked as an anchor in Times Now and ET Now (2006-2016). He has also served in the NDTV for a brief period and the Telegraph. He used to appear on Times Now with his show called "The Newshour". It was a live- debate that used to air on weekdays at 9 PM. His show Frankly Speaking with Arnab also became popular, where he used to interview leading figures from politics, entertainment, sports, etc. Arnab resigned from Times Now as Editor-in-Chief and came up with his Republic TV channel in May 2017.

Personal Background

His place of birth is Guwahati, Assam, born on 7 March 1973 in Assamese Family. His father's name is Manoranjan Goswami retired from the Indian Army as a colonel after being in service for 30 years. He also contested Guwahati Lok Sabha Poll but did not win the constituency. Goswami's mother is an author, and her name is Suprabha Gain- Goswami. Samyabrata Ray Goswami is married to Arnab. Ray is a journalist, and she is co-owner of Republic Media Network. They have been blessed with a son, and his son's name is Che Goswami. Che Guevara was a revolutionary leader.

Educational Background

Being an army officer's son, he had attended various schools across India. He did class 10 from Mount St Mary's School, New Delhi, and class 12th from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jabalpur Cantonment. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He did his master's from St. Antony's College at Oxford University in Social Anthropology.

Career Graph of Arnab Goswami

A Stint at The Telegraph and NDTV

He had worked as a journalist in Telegraph in Kolkata, but in a short period, he shifted to New Delhi and started working in NDTV. He worked in NDTV from 1996-2006. He used to come as an anchor on the NDTV show. Af

Indian journalist and television news anchor

Arnab Ranjan Goswami (born 7 March 1973) is an Indian news anchor and journalist. He is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Republic Media Network.

Before Republic TV, Goswami was the editor-in-chief and a news anchor of Times Now and ET Now, from 2006 to 2016. Previously, he had also served stints at NDTV and The Telegraph. On Times Now, he anchored The Newshour, a live debate at 9 pm (IST) weekdays, which propelled him to widespread fame. He also hosted a special television programme Frankly Speaking with Arnab. In November 2016, Goswami resigned as editor-in-chief of Times Now. His news channel Republic TV was launched in May 2017.

Early life and family

Family

Goswami was born in Guwahati, Assam on 7 March 1973 in an Assamese family of Manoranjan Goswami and Suprabha Gain-Goswami. His father, Manoranjan Goswami joined the Indian Army in the early 1960s and retired as a colonel after serving in the army for nearly 30 years. Upon retirement he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was the party's unsuccessful candidate in 1998 Lok Sabha Polls for the Guwahati constituency. He wrote various columns, books and was the recipient of the Asam Sahitya Sabha Award in 2017. Arnab's mother, Suprabha Gain-Goswami is an author.

His paternal grandfather Rajani Kanta Goswami was a lawyer. His maternal grandfather, Gaurisankar Bhattacharyya, was an elected legislator from the Communist Party of India and served as the leader of the opposition in Assam for many years.

Goswami's maternal uncle,

Anil Goswami (born 14 January 1955) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre and held the post of Union Home Secretary of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs till February 2015. He succeeded Raj Kumar Singh. He is the first civil servant from the state to hold this position. His son is the popular television actor Bhanu Uday.

Early life and education

Goswami was born on 14 January 1955 in Jammu. He graduated from the second division in history, economics and English, and completed his post-graduation in the first division in history.

Career

Goswami was the first chief executive of the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. The board, set up in August 1986, is responsible for the maintenance of the Hindu pilgrimage Vaishno Devi. Goswami served in the state tourism department as the Principal Secretary from 29 June 2004 to 17 November 2005. He was later appointed by the state cabinet, headed by the Chief MinisterGhulam Nabi Azad, as the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister on 17 November 2005. He held this office until 17 July 2008.

On 4 February 2009 he took over the office of Principal Secretary of the Industries and Commerce Department. He was a member of the delegation that visited the Line of Control in North Kashmir in September 2009.

On 4 February 2015 he was made to resign due to his admittance of talking to the CBI to favour the arrested Singh in the Saradha Scam case. He was found to commit the telephone call to CBI and hence resigned after queried by the Home Ministry Office and the PMO office.

Home Secretary

Goswami assumed the office of Secretary of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 2 July 2012. He remained in this capacity until 27 April 2013, when he was appointed the officer on special duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was named Union Home Secretary by the appointing committee of the cabine