Vicky Nanjappa &Amp; Agencies

Stories by Vicky Nanjappa &Amp; Agencies

Why ISIS may attract more Indians

Why ISIS may attract more Indians

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2014

India has a sizeable population of Sunni Muslims, and the Intelligence Bureau fears more young men will be drawn to the ISIS.

TN police arrest 4 Al Ummah men for Hindu Munnani leader's murder

TN police arrest 4 Al Ummah men for Hindu Munnani leader's murder

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2014

Tamil Nadu police have nabbed four men from the terror outfit for the murder of Hindu Munnani leader Suresh Kumar. Their confessions disclose their deadly agenda, reports Vicky Nanjappa.

Why 'Indian Mujahideen' dropped the word 'Indian'

Why 'Indian Mujahideen' dropped the word 'Indian'

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2014

The Indian Mujhadeen wants to shed the Indian tag and focus more on the global issues -- something that has caused a rift between the terror outfit and the Pakistani ISI. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

'194 MPs did not receive funds from political parties'

'194 MPs did not receive funds from political parties'

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2014

The election commission had upped the expense limit for Lok Sabha elections from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 70 lakh per candidate in big states but a new report states that 537 MPs declared expenses of less than 50 per cent of the limit. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports

IM, SIMI raise Rs 150 crore in 2 years

IM, SIMI raise Rs 150 crore in 2 years

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2014

With extortion, robberies, fake currency and arms smuggling, the homegrown terror outfits may have raised Rs 200 crore.

Key accused in Coimbatore blasts nabbed after 16 years

Key accused in Coimbatore blasts nabbed after 16 years

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2014

After being on the run for 16 years, the key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore serial blasts was arrested from Mallapauram in Kerala on Thursday.

Enforcement Directorate to issue show cause to Flipkart

Enforcement Directorate to issue show cause to Flipkart

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2014

Enforcement Directorate sources tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that the probe into FDI received by Flipkart continues and a show cause notice will be issued to the online retailer.

Madani is more than a terror suspect for Kerala CM

Madani is more than a terror suspect for Kerala CM

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2014

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's meeting with Bengaluru blasts accused Abdul Nasser Madani has drawn the ire of investigators and the prosecution team in Karnataka.

LeT's I-Day terror plot revealed

LeT's I-Day terror plot revealed

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2014

Captured Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Abdul Subhan reveals terror strikes planned in Delhi before Independence Day.

Intelligence agencies happy with SIMI ban extension

Intelligence agencies happy with SIMI ban extension

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

Intelligence agencies welcomed the Delhi high court's decision to extend the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India.

Where Flipkart raised its $1 billion from

Where Flipkart raised its $1 billion from

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

Who invested how much into Flipkart in its latest round of $1 billion funding? Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com finds out.

'Introduce education rooted in India's culture'

'Introduce education rooted in India's culture'

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

'There is no harm in children studying the Vedas; it is part of Indian culture and history... The aim is not to saffronise education,' Shiksha Bachao Andolan chief Dinanath Batra tells Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com

How calls from Karachi to Alipore jail are connected to 9/11 funding

How calls from Karachi to Alipore jail are connected to 9/11 funding

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2014

A call to the Alipore jail from Karachi last year is not something that can be taken lightly. After all, the call was made by one Jawed Baluchi to key Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Aftab Ansari, who is serving a life sentence without remission in the 2002 American consulate attack case. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Bangalore school rape: Why the skating instructor was arrested

Bangalore school rape: Why the skating instructor was arrested

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2014

The exact words of a senior officer to his higher ups prior to the arrest of skating instructor Mustafa in connection with the rape of a six-year-old in a Bangalore school were, "Don't arrest him, we have no evidence against him. We will cut a very sorry figure."

IM bombmaker's release from jail made him deadlier

IM bombmaker's release from jail made him deadlier

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2014

Indian Mujahideen's bomb-maker Abdul Subhan's is a case which would make authorities think twice about releasing deadly terrorists on the basis of good nature. Arrested in 2000 for supplying RDX and AK-47 rifles, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a court. However, because of his good conduct in jail he was released in 2010.

Bangalore rape: 2 more arrested, skating coach's involvement ruled out

Bangalore rape: 2 more arrested, skating coach's involvement ruled out

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2014

In a fresh twist to rape of a 6-year-old in Bangalore, the police has decided to let off Mustafa, the skating instructor, but have picked up two gymnastics teachers -- Lal Giri and Wasim Pasha.

Pak official in Lanka key to ISI's terror plan for south India

Pak official in Lanka key to ISI's terror plan for south India

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2014

An official at the Pakistan high commission in Colombo planned strikes on American and Israeli consulates in south India, reports Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com

Is Lashkar training ISIS militants?

Is Lashkar training ISIS militants?

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2014

The Lashkar poses a huge threat to India and its nexus with the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq is worrying, warn intelligence sources. Vicky Nanjappa reports

'Sania was picked as ambassador to please Muslim voters'

'Sania was picked as ambassador to please Muslim voters'

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2014

'She is a daughter-in-law of Pakistan and this is not something that can be overlooked.' 'So many have contributed towards the Telangana cause and many have laid down their lives for the same. Why are their names not considered?' BJP leader Dr K Laxman defends himself in this exclusive interview with Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com

'MH17 tragedy may be a horrible mistake by rebels'

'MH17 tragedy may be a horrible mistake by rebels'

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2014

Balazs Jarabik, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on Ukraine and Eastern Europe, says preliminary and not direct evidence points suggests that the Ukrainian rebels shot down the plane. In this interview with Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Jarabik says that it would not be right to call this an act of terror or a war crime as it appears to be a horrible mistake.