News for '-intelligence-bureau'

Suspended AAP leader moves court seeking anticipatory bail

Suspended AAP leader moves court seeking anticipatory bail

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

Hussain has been booked in the murder case of the IB staffer in northeast Delhi amid violence over the new citizenship law last week.

J'khand police remove posters of Ranchi violence accused after JMM objection

J'khand police remove posters of Ranchi violence accused after JMM objection

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Even as the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha opposed the police's move, the law enforcers said the errors would be rectified and the posters put up again.

Jaish terrorist behind IC-814 hijacking shot dead in Karachi

Jaish terrorist behind IC-814 hijacking shot dead in Karachi

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a 'businessman' in Karachi who Indian intelligence officials said was Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim, involved in the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines plane IC-814 and fatal stabbing of passenger Rupin Katyal.

IC-814 hijacker Jaish terrorist killed in Pakistan

IC-814 hijacker Jaish terrorist killed in Pakistan

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a 'businessman' in Karachi who Indian intelligence officials said was Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim, involved in the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines plane IC-814 and fatal stabbing of passenger Rupin Katyal.

AAP leader Tahir Hussain denies role in IB staffer killing

AAP leader Tahir Hussain denies role in IB staffer killing

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Hussain further said there should be an impartial probe into the incident and action should be taken against the guilty.

Tahir Hussain's brother held in connection with Delhi riots

Tahir Hussain's brother held in connection with Delhi riots

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Three other persons have also been arrested for allegedly sheltering Shah Alam, police said.

KCR 'has info on foreign hand' behind cloudbursts in India

KCR 'has info on foreign hand' behind cloudbursts in India

Rediff.com17 Jul 2022

Speaking to reporters after visiting the flood-hit Bhadrachalam town in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, Rao announced allocation of Rs 1,000 crore as a rehabilitation package for the temple town to build colonies in highlands for a permanent solution from flood threat.

5 Afghans residing in Bihar with 'forged' papers held

5 Afghans residing in Bihar with 'forged' papers held

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

According to Amar Kant Jha, SDPO, Katihar, the matter came to light on Monday when one of the foreign nationals, named Ghulam, visited the police for some work and when asked about his own identity, divulged that he was a resident of Afghanistan.

Aashram 3 Review

Aashram 3 Review

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

Bobby Deol delivers, but Aashram 3 does not, observes Namrata Thakker.

India plays 26/11 plotter Sajid Mir's audio at UN anti-terror meet in Mumbai

India plays 26/11 plotter Sajid Mir's audio at UN anti-terror meet in Mumbai

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

In the audio clip, he is heard directing the attack on Chabad House during Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks.

3-member MHA panel to probe security breach during PM's visit to Punjab

3-member MHA panel to probe security breach during PM's visit to Punjab

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

The MHA has also sought an immediate report from the state government besides asking it to fix responsibility and take strict action against those responsible.

Time To Resolve Judges-Executive Tussle

Time To Resolve Judges-Executive Tussle

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

The appointments to the Supreme Court and the high courts cannot be speeded up unless both the Judiciary and the Executive agree to a new mechanism which affords both near-parity in decision-making, argues Virendra Kapoor.

Delhi man wants to go to jail, threatens to kill Modi

Delhi man wants to go to jail, threatens to kill Modi

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

According to preliminary investigation, Salman was under the influence of drugs at the time of making the call. He was scolded by his father around 10 pm.

HC seeks details on CFI role in Karnataka hijab row

HC seeks details on CFI role in Karnataka hijab row

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Senior counsel S S Naganand, representing the Government PU College for Girls, its principal and a teacher, on Wednesday told the full bench, comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice J M Khazi and Justice Krishna S Dixit, that the hijab row was started by some students owing allegiance to CFI.

Rijiju again slams Collegium; CJI calls it best system to appoint judges

Rijiju again slams Collegium; CJI calls it best system to appoint judges

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday claimed that a few retired judges and some activists who are 'part of the anti-India gang' are trying to make the Indian judiciary play the role of the opposition party.

Justice For Shami!

Justice For Shami!

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

I said to myself, why should the player suffer if he was innocent while I went about settling scores with the Board? If I didn't finish the enquiry in time, Shami's career would be harmed and perhaps irretrievably so. I decided to complete the probe within the stipulated time and got going right away.

Khalistanis have infiltrated farmers' protest: Govt told SC

Khalistanis have infiltrated farmers' protest: Govt told SC

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, said that 'Khalistanis' have infiltrated the protest and he will file an affidavit along with the necessary inputs of the intelligence bureau (IB).

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.' 'My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.' 'My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,' Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi wrote of his capture during the 1962 War.

The Strange Case Of S Nambi Narayanan

The Strange Case Of S Nambi Narayanan

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

The ISRO spy case is dead. And yet, not dead.

Boko Haram, Dawood tie up to sell drugs in India

Boko Haram, Dawood tie up to sell drugs in India

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

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

Sahastra Seema Bal frowns on WhatsApp, Truecaller use by troops

Sahastra Seema Bal frowns on WhatsApp, Truecaller use by troops

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

Officials said on Thursday that the force recently issued a circular also asking its troops and other staff to avoid sharing official orders on WhatsApp and desist from discussing and sharing operational matters over social media.

SC closes proceedings into conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Gogoi

SC closes proceedings into conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Gogoi

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that nearly two years have passed and the possibility of retrieving electronic records is very less in the probe.

6 Punjab cops get MHA notice for 'major security lapse' during PM visit

6 Punjab cops get MHA notice for 'major security lapse' during PM visit

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

The Union Home Ministry has issued showcause notices to six senior officers, including the Bathinda police chief, over the "major lapses in security" during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab, officials said here on Friday.

Calcutta HC seeks report on post-poll violence in Bengal

Calcutta HC seeks report on post-poll violence in Bengal

Rediff.com7 May 2021

Taking a serious view of violence after the assembly poll results in West Bengal, the Calcutta high court on Friday ordered the state home secretary to file a report mentioning the places where the post-poll violence occurred and the steps taken to contain the violence.

Talks with interlocutor 'informal', say Naga groups

Talks with interlocutor 'informal', say Naga groups

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

The Centre's new interlocutor for Naga peace talks, A K Mishra, has held an 'informal' meeting with the Working Committee of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), the bloc said on Thursday.

Raj Bhavan changes: R N Ravi made Nagaland governor

Raj Bhavan changes: R N Ravi made Nagaland governor

Rediff.com20 Jul 2019

Dhankhar, 68, who was Union deputy minister of parliamentary affairs in 1990-91, quit the Congress in 2003 and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

TN guv wants to know about govt schemes, DMK says fine

TN guv wants to know about govt schemes, DMK says fine

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

This development assumes significance as the DMK, when it was in the opposition (2016-21) had staunchly opposed former Governor Banwarilal Purohit's review of state schemes and tour of districts.

PM calls for constitution of high-power police tech mission under MHA

PM calls for constitution of high-power police tech mission under MHA

Rediff.com21 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for the setting up of a high-power police technology mission under the leadership of the Union home minister to adopt future technologies for grassroot policing requirements.

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Vice President Dhankar's and Law Minister Rijuju's recent interventions have the danger of destabilising the Constitutional equilibrium, cautions N Sathiya Moorthy.

PM security breach: MHA panel at Ferozepur; Punjab submits report to Centre

PM security breach: MHA panel at Ferozepur; Punjab submits report to Centre

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

The Punjab chief secy is learnt to have shared details pertaining to the sequence of events that unfolded during the prime minister's visit on Wednesday

Army's inquiry team visits Nagaland firing site amid boycott by locals

Army's inquiry team visits Nagaland firing site amid boycott by locals

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

The team also visited Tizit Police Station to meet the cross section of the society including civilians, police personnel and doctors who treated the injured for obtaining valuable information, he said.

Gangster Suresh Pujari deported, in Maharashtra ATS custody till Dec 25

Gangster Suresh Pujari deported, in Maharashtra ATS custody till Dec 25

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

Gangster Suresh Pujari, wanted in several extortion cases in Mumbai region and Karnataka, has been deported to India, a senior police official said on Wednesday.

Planned after Mumbai terror attack, Modi likely to launch NATGRID soon

Planned after Mumbai terror attack, Modi likely to launch NATGRID soon

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

"Had corona (COVID-19) not been there, the prime minister would have dedicated NATGRID to the country. I am hopeful that the prime minister will dedicate NATGRID to the country in some time," Union home minister Amit Shah said during the 51st Foundation Day event of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) here on September 4.

IB staffer found dead in Delhi's riot-hit area

IB staffer found dead in Delhi's riot-hit area

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Ankit Sharma, 26, had been missing since Tuesday and might have been killed in stone pelting, officials said.

'Without an independent judiciary, we will become a banana republic'

'Without an independent judiciary, we will become a banana republic'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

'Is the idea of a committed judiciary once again being floated, though surreptitiously, unlike in the past when it was direct?'

Parvesh Verma offers month's salary to kin of Delhi cop, IB staffer

Parvesh Verma offers month's salary to kin of Delhi cop, IB staffer

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Parvesh Verma, who is accused of making hate speeches, on Saturday said he would give his one-month salary each to the families of the policeman and Intelligence Bureau employee who were killed in the communal violence in northeast Delhi.

Cases being transferred en masse to CBI: WB govt tells SC

Cases being transferred en masse to CBI: WB govt tells SC

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the state, told a bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose that whenever there is an allegation that a probe is not being carried fairly, the court takes the facts into account and then transfers the case to CBI after a prima facie conclusion.

Judges appointing judges a myth, judiciary just a player in process: CJI

Judges appointing judges a myth, judiciary just a player in process: CJI

Rediff.com26 Dec 2021

The notion that 'judges are themselves appointing judges' is a myth as the judiciary is just one of the many players involved in the process of selecting judicial officers, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Sunday.

AG cautions Supreme Court of intruding into policy domain

AG cautions Supreme Court of intruding into policy domain

Rediff.com4 May 2022

Attorney General K K Venugopal on Wednesday defended The Tribunals Reforms Act of 2021 in the Supreme Court and said that many times the top court through its judgments had waded "into the policy domain" and it should "keep in mind separation of powers".

HC upholds single judge's order barring Media One, cites security of State

HC upholds single judge's order barring Media One, cites security of State

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

The Kerala high court on Wednesday upheld the Centre's decision to deny security clearance to Malayalam news channel Media One saying it was of the view there were certain aspects, in the intelligence reports about the channel which affect public order or national security.