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B'lore rape: Instructor was sacked from earlier school for 'abuse'

B'lore rape: Instructor was sacked from earlier school for 'abuse'

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2014

The skating instructor arrested allegedly for the rape of a six-year-old at a Bangalore school is a porn addict and was expelled from the school where he worked before for touching girls inappropriately.

Child rape case, Bengaluru police chief shunted out

Child rape case, Bengaluru police chief shunted out

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2014

Cracking the whip, Karnataka government on Monday transferred Bangalore city Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar in the wake of a series of rape cases, including that of a 6-year-old girl student in a public school.

Bengaluru rape case: Police did not follow SOP

Bengaluru rape case: Police did not follow SOP

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2014

While the police failed to follow the standard operating procedure in the alleged rape case, the school delayed reporting the matter to the police. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports from Bengaluru.

Boko Haram, Dawood tie up to sell drugs in India

Boko Haram, Dawood tie up to sell drugs in India

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2014

Boko Haram and Dawood Ibrahim have struck a deal to sell drugs in India, discovers Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com

'Shooting down of Malaysian plane is a tragic case of misidentification'

'Shooting down of Malaysian plane is a tragic case of misidentification'

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2014

Captain John M Cox, who spent 25 years flying for United States Airways and is now the chief executive officer of safety operating systems at Washington DC, talks to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa about the MH17 Malaysian Airlines flight which was shot down in Ukraine on Thursday night killing 298 people on board.

ISIS, Al Qaeda on recruitment drive in India

ISIS, Al Qaeda on recruitment drive in India

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2014

125 Indians on watch-list, Intelligence Bureau agents tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com

NIA to question Vaidik on his meeting with Hafiz Saeed

NIA to question Vaidik on his meeting with Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2014

However, the probe agency believes that it's unlikely that the 26/11 attacks mastermind would've told anything concrete to Ved Prakash Vaidik as Pakistan has consistently denied having anything to do with the attacks. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports.

Kalyan youth may be part of ISIS tech team

Kalyan youth may be part of ISIS tech team

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2014

The four young men from Kalyan who joined the jihad in Iraq are likely to provide technical support to the Internet-savvy ISIS.

Ex-R&AW spooks see no harm in Vaidik meeting Saeed

Ex-R&AW spooks see no harm in Vaidik meeting Saeed

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2014

'Journalists and intelligence officials do a similar job -- collect information.' Three former RAW officials tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that they see nothing wrong in Ved Prakash Vaidik meeting Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Muhammad Saeed.

Is SIMI's MP module behind Pune blast?

Is SIMI's MP module behind Pune blast?

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2014

NIA sleuths suspect this SIMI module also carried out the October 2013 jail break in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, in which 10 SIMI members escaped.

ISI may have approved Vaidik-Saeed meeting

ISI may have approved Vaidik-Saeed meeting

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2014

Intelligence Bureau agents tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that Dr Ved Pratap Vaidik's meeting with terrorist Muhammad Saeed will only benefit the ISI.

Why ISIS grew strong: 'Blame Iraqi PM Maliki'

Why ISIS grew strong: 'Blame Iraqi PM Maliki'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2014

Michael Knights, a Boston-based Lafer Fellow of The Washington Institute who specialised in the military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran, and the Persian Gulf, spoke to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa about power of the ISIS and the reasons behind its growth

'Seeking ban on mobiles to avoid rape is a no-brainer'

'Seeking ban on mobiles to avoid rape is a no-brainer'

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2014

Karnataka legislative standing committee's recommendation seeking a ban on mobile phones to prevent rapes finds few takers, including state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Why Pune's low-intensity blast should not be ignored

Why Pune's low-intensity blast should not be ignored

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2014

Thursday's low-intensity blast in Pune should not be taken lightly for several reasons, Intelligence Bureau sources tell Vicky Nanjappa

The secret mission that got Indians out of Iraq

The secret mission that got Indians out of Iraq

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2014

The National Security Advisor and Intelligence Bureau chief worked their sources in Saudi Arabia and Syria to persuade the ISIS terrorists to talk to the Indian government.

ISIS's rise gives a boost to Wahhabism in India

ISIS's rise gives a boost to Wahhabism in India

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2014

According to an IB report, preachers of the extreme Wahhabism form of Islam are trying to take over madrasas and masjids, which is a cause of deep concern, says Vicky Nanjappa

Go back to Iraq for work? NO WAY, say nurses

Go back to Iraq for work? NO WAY, say nurses

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2014

Vicky Nanjappa speaks to some of the forty-six nurses who were held captive by Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants in Iraq, and finds that none of them expected to get out of there safe

ISIS militants warn families against contacting nurses

ISIS militants warn families against contacting nurses

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2014

Anxious families of the nurses under captivity are scared to phone their daughters after being threatened. Vicky Nanjappa reports

World's best bomb maker is looking to strike back

World's best bomb maker is looking to strike back

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2014

'Underwear bomb' creator Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, perhaps the best bomb maker in the world, has been the most high-profile recruit of the Islamic State. And the ability of his bombs to go unchecked through the most stringent security setups has left the US and UK very worried. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Was arrested IM operative Zahid Hussain trying to regroup forces?

Was arrested IM operative Zahid Hussain trying to regroup forces?

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2014

Zahid Hussain has been instrumental for the Indian Mujahideen for making a come back after being beaten down by security agencies. Vicky Nanjappa reports