Vicky Nanjappa &Amp; Agencies

Stories by Vicky Nanjappa &Amp; Agencies

Will Anand Sharma bow down or bow out at WTO?

Will Anand Sharma bow down or bow out at WTO?

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2013

Anand Sharma who is at the WTO meet at Bali has been making all the right noises in opposing the peace clause. However at 9 PM on Friday, he will have to make a crucial decision.

Why Kashmiri Pandits are in the crosshairs of terror outfits

Why Kashmiri Pandits are in the crosshairs of terror outfits

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2013

As tensions grow between India and Pakistan, anti-India terrorist groups plan to intensify their operations against Kashmiri Pandits to seek local support of homegrown militants in Kashmir.

Check out Lashkar's new upgrade from ISI's app store

Check out Lashkar's new upgrade from ISI's app store

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2013

An internet-calling application, which was developed and hosted on anonymous servers by a team in Pakistan for the Inter Services Intelligence, is now being used by the LeT, IB sources said.

What is holding up Yeddyurappa's return to the BJP?

What is holding up Yeddyurappa's return to the BJP?

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2013

The process to induct former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa back into the Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to take another month. The first stumbling block for the BJP in Delhi was BJP MP Ananth Kumar and the other is BJP patriarch L K Advani.

Food security: A real test for the Indian PM

Food security: A real test for the Indian PM

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2013

"I am very impressed with India's ability to stand up and defy the international regime which has no regard for the food security of 600 million farmers and 800 million hungry people," says Devinder Sharma.

Rayal-Telangana issue: Sonia tells Telangana MPs not to worry

Rayal-Telangana issue: Sonia tells Telangana MPs not to worry

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2013

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is said to have appeased two Telangana MP's who met her on Thursday on the Rayal-Telangana issue.

Why Aadhaar card worries the Intelligence Bureau

Why Aadhaar card worries the Intelligence Bureau

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2013

The Intelligence Bureau has in a report to the government suggested a re-think while issuing the cards.

Bangalore ATM attacker murdered his wife in 2008

Bangalore ATM attacker murdered his wife in 2008

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2013

After having identified the man who allegedly attacked a bank official at an ATM in Bangalore last month, the police say that his records indicate that he was a history-sheeter who murdered his wife in 2008. The man identified as Narayan Reddy has been absconding ever since he got bail in the murder case.

GoM to deliberate upon demand for Hyderabad as Union Territory

GoM to deliberate upon demand for Hyderabad as Union Territory

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2013

Apart from debating the Rayal-Telangana issue, the Group of Ministers that meets on Wednesday night at 8 pm, will also look into the demand to make Hyderabad a Union Territory.

Bangalore ATM attacker identified, police to nab him soon

Bangalore ATM attacker identified, police to nab him soon

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2013

The Bangalore ATM attacker has been identified as one Narayan Reddy, a resident of Nallacheruvu Mandal, Cheruvulavadla village in Andhra Pradesh. However, the police have not been able to nab him yet.

Assassination plot: NIA on the look out for 'Motu Doctor'

Assassination plot: NIA on the look out for 'Motu Doctor'

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2013

The National Investigation Agency is on the look out for 'Motu Doctor' who is alleged to be involved in the plot to kill prominent Hindus leaders across the country.

GoM divided on Telangana; to meet again on Wednesday

GoM divided on Telangana; to meet again on Wednesday

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2013

The just-concluded meeting of the Group of Ministers has remained inconclusive and the same team would meet again on Wednesday. The contentious issue was the creation of a Rayal-Telangana and the GoM sought to know if this could be proposed despite it not being part of the Cabinet note.

Why Cong feels creation of Rayal-Telangana is the best way forward

Why Cong feels creation of Rayal-Telangana is the best way forward

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2013

Seven political and administrative reasons were given to convince the Congress leadership while proposing the creation of Rayal-Telangana. Vicky Nanjappa reports

This case shows India's shoddy terror handling

This case shows India's shoddy terror handling

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2013

The investigation into the blasts at Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad on February 21, 2013 that killed 19 people is today a case study about the pathetic state of affairs with regard to handling of terrorism cases in India

There are 110 time bombs ticking away somewhere

There are 110 time bombs ticking away somewhere

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2013

Investigation agencies say that Indian Mujahideen bought 170 clocks from a shop in Guwahati; 23 were used in Patna to carry out two attacks and some were recovered during a raid in Mangalore. The worry is that 110 clocks are still out there ticking. Vicky Nanajappa reports

Why Cong's Rayala Telangana move is likely to flop

Why Cong's Rayala Telangana move is likely to flop

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

Is the proposal by the GoM to form a new state -- Rayala Telangana -- with two more districts a political strategy? Vicky Nanjappa finds out

Did the 26/11 terror strike cost ONLY Rs 25 lakh?

Did the 26/11 terror strike cost ONLY Rs 25 lakh?

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

The terror strike on Mumbai, carried out by ten suicidal terrorists and planned by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, had cost less than Rs 25 lakh.

Even right-wing terrorists may target Narendra Modi!

Even right-wing terrorists may target Narendra Modi!

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

It is no secret that Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is the most coveted target of terror outfits operating within India.

What links Bangalore arrest to Glasgow attacks

What links Bangalore arrest to Glasgow attacks

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2013

The arrest of alleged Lashkar-e-Tayiba sympathiser Dr Imran Ahmed alias Immu Bhai on Friday has breathed new life into the investigation into the plot to assassinate Hindu leaders in Bangalore.

Bangalore assassination plot: LeT operative arrested

Bangalore assassination plot: LeT operative arrested

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2013

The National Investigation Agency has picked a key Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative who was allegedly planning the assassination of prominent Hindu leaders. Known as the Bangalore assassination plot, the case made headlines when several persons were picked up allegedly for plotting the assassination of pro-Hindu journalists and other leaders.