Vicky Nanjappa &Amp; K Anurag

Stories by Vicky Nanjappa &Amp; K Anurag

Mizoram polls: Many crorepatis, few criminals in the fray

Mizoram polls: Many crorepatis, few criminals in the fray

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2013

Of the 142 candidates contesting in the 2013 Mizoram assembly elections, only three candidates have registered criminal cases against them. Two of them are facing serious criminal charges.

Bangalore cops check Muslim tenants ahead of Modi rally

Bangalore cops check Muslim tenants ahead of Modi rally

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

Ahead of the mammoth Narendra Modi rally in Bangalore on Sunday, the city police have launched a controversial tenant verification drive of Muslims. This apparently is being done by the Bangalore police as they claim there is intelligence input suggesting that a few persons have already entered the city with an intention of disrupting the rally of Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate.

Police find it tough to break the hawala code

Police find it tough to break the hawala code

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2013

Nine out of ten terror cases that are reported have had a hawala transaction, reports Vicky Nanjappa

Assam: HC awards life terms to tea executives for murder

Assam: HC awards life terms to tea executives for murder

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2013

Five persons including four tea executives were sentenced for life by a division bench of the Gauhati high court for murder of a 17-year-old girl in December, 1992.

Drones to guard Modi in Bangalore rally

Drones to guard Modi in Bangalore rally

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2013

When Gujarat chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi takes the stage at Bangalore on November 17, he will be accorded security no less than that for a VVIP.

The sad case of cyber terror cells in India

The sad case of cyber terror cells in India

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2013

With a conviction rate of 0.5 per cent, the cyber crime cells in India paint a poor picture.

Assam: Abducted NHPC official rescued by police

Assam: Abducted NHPC official rescued by police

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2013

A K Agarwala, an official of the National Hydro Power Corporation, who was abducted by militants, was rescued by the Assam Police following an operation inside a thickly forested hilly area near Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary late Monday night.

Patna blasts probe leads to hawala links with ISI

Patna blasts probe leads to hawala links with ISI

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2013

A female agent working for the Pakistani intelligence from Mangalore oversees hawala transactions that help pump money to terror outfits. Vicky Nanjappa reports

The woman who held the purse strings to terror

The woman who held the purse strings to terror

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2013

Ayesha Bano, who was detained at Mangalore airport on Tuesday morning, allegedly ran a hawala racket to sponsor terror strikes in India. Ayesha, also known as 'Pakistan Boss', is a married woman with three children.

Easy access to ammonium nitrate in India is worrying

Easy access to ammonium nitrate in India is worrying

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2013

Officials lament the lack of proper legislation in the country vis-a-vis such chemicals.

26/11: Headley, Honey Bee, the Americans and the ISI

26/11: Headley, Honey Bee, the Americans and the ISI

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2013

'The Americans never or hardly give complete information, only information that directly affects them is shared.' Indian intelligence agents challenge The Siege's version of the 26/11 attacks in conversations with Vicky Nanjappa.

Hyderabad not prime contributor to Andhra Pradesh, GoM told

Hyderabad not prime contributor to Andhra Pradesh, GoM told

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2013

Hyderabad has contributed only Rs 20,022 crore out of Andhra Pradesh's total revenue of Rs 1,27,866 crore. This information was part of a note circulated by the Union finance ministry to the Group of Ministers looking into issues leading up to the bifurcation of the state.

Why was American ship loaded with arms in Indian waters?

Why was American ship loaded with arms in Indian waters?

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2013

Nearly a month after MV Seam Guard Ohio, a ship owned by an American security firm and headed to Sierra Leone, was intercepted in Indian waters, authorities are no closer to finding answers to any of the questions they have about the ship and its mysterious crew members.

Aamir Khan celebrates wife Kiran Rao's birthday in Assam

Aamir Khan celebrates wife Kiran Rao's birthday in Assam

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2013

The couple are currently staying in the Wild Maseer resort at Balipara, in the picturesque Sonitpur district of Assam. They are accompanied by their toddler son Azad and close friends.

IM's plan A was to plant bombs in Modi's hotel in Patna

IM's plan A was to plant bombs in Modi's hotel in Patna

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2013

The Indian Mujahideen wanted to kill Narendra Modi before he reached the venue of his Patna rally but aborted the plan because of the thick security cover, Vicky Nanjappa reports

Assam-Meghalaya police mull over joint operation against ultras

Assam-Meghalaya police mull over joint operation against ultras

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2013

A high-level security review meeting held between senior police official of Assam and Meghalaya in Guwahati on Wednesday decided to launch joint operation against marauding Garo National Liberation Army militants. The ultras have killed 12 people, including five policemen and seven villagers on both sides of the inter-state boundary since Sunday.

Meghalaya: Five cops killed in ambush by ultras

Meghalaya: Five cops killed in ambush by ultras

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2013

At least five policemen were killed and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were looted by militants belonging to the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army in an ambush in Garo hills of Meghalaya on Tuesday.

ISI's latest gift: Recycling Khalistani terror in India!

ISI's latest gift: Recycling Khalistani terror in India!

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2013

The recent input by the Intelligence Bureau -- suggesting that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is being targeted by militant Khalistani groups -- indicates that the Inter Services Intelligence is planning to re-launch its covert movement in India.

IM wanted to trigger deadly stampede at Modi's Patna rally

IM wanted to trigger deadly stampede at Modi's Patna rally

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2013

A day after nine live bombs were found at a lodge in Hindpiri, Ranchi, security agencies are apprehensive about finding more bombs at the site.

It is a big day for all of us; there is no nervousness: ISRO chief

It is a big day for all of us; there is no nervousness: ISRO chief

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2013

ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan spoke with rediff.com briefly before the launch of India's mission to Mars