A nationwide report points out that in 2011, 172 incidents have been reported from across the country in which churches and Christians have been attacked. Karnataka tops the list with 47 incidents followed by Odisha with 25 incidents. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Although sources in Jaganmohan Reddy's party say that a patch-up between the YSR Congress and the Congress in highly unlikely, they would still prefer Pranab for President as the UPA is better than the BJP-led NDA, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is looking upto Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to turn the tide in its favour in Karnataka. But Modi's job won't be easy. Vicky Nanjappa reports
This is what a defiant and talkative Abu Jundal, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative and key 26/11 handler who is in the custody of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad told his interrogators. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Sources in the Intelligence Bureau have said that money for election campaigns was being channelised by politicians who had earlier parked it with operatives in the Gulf. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The issue concerning former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will drag on for a few more days, with the Bharatiya Janata Party postponing all meetings which would now be held after Deepavali, says Vicky Nanjappa
A meeting of former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his supporters is being closely watched by many in the state, says Vicky Nanjappa
In an interview to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Stephen Tankel, who is currently in India to study home grown terror, talks about Headley, co-accused Tawwahur Rana and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed.
Indian Mujahideen terror suspect Manzar Imam may have been the man the police was looking for in the Students Islamic Movement of India training camp case in Vagamon, Kerala. However, his interrogation has revealed that the IM may have plans to set up a base camp in Jharkhand, and this has sent officials into a frenzy. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The proposal to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for cases involving counterfeit currency has been pending for a while. The latest proposal seeks to make counterfeiting of currency a terror offence, to curb this threat that has the potential to shake up the Indian economy.
Vicky Nanjappa on why the proposed visit of Pakistani judicial commission to India to probe the 26/11 attacks case is in our best interest.
Set in 2014, Red Jihad -- a work of fiction -- narrates how a jihadi leader from Pakistan travels to the Red corridor in India and sets up an alliance.
The NIA, during its investigations, has begun to get a fair idea of how the IM operates. In addition, it has collected a lot of data on existing cells and modules.
Vicky Nanjappa reports on how Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Abu Jundal made use of the social media extensively to spread his hate campaign
Vicky Nanjappa reports on the tussle for funds between the Karnataka and United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo J Jayalalithaa may have snapped her friendship with Sasikalaa Natarajan and expelled her from the party because of the Rs 66 crore misappropriate assets case in which the two are accused. Vicky Nanjappa reports
An arrest in this case is imminent, but it may not take place immediately, says Vicky Nanjappa
As Gujarat braces for an election this year, it would be interesting to see the donations received by the political parties in the state, and the list of candidates who have a criminal background, says Vicky Nanjappa
Even as the Hyderabad police struggle to find vital clues into the twin blasts that rocked Hyderabad on Thursday, they have found that the accused persons had booked themselves in a hotel at Dilsukhnagar and had stayed there for over 10 days. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
May 18 marks five years since the blast at Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid. However, there has been no breakthrough in case with the investigation going on at a snail's pace. Lateef Mohammad Khan, convenor of the Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee, which has been fighting the case of the Muslim youth who were falsely implicated in the blast, says that the police is trying to pin the blame on two sects of the community while shielding the real culprits. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Only one out of every 100 alert is specific, reports Vicky Nanjappa
Twenty-five-year old, who lost a leg in the 2007 attack, suffered severe spine injuries in Wednesday's blast that ripped through Hyderabad's Dilsukh Nagar. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily recently said that chargesheeted candidates may be barred from polls. But those who attended consultations on electoral reforms say the government lacks the political will to do so. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The arrest of alleged terrorist Abdul Rehman has raised some crucial questions about the actual level of security and monitoring in Indian prisons
Sriramulu proved that Bellary belongs to none other than the Reddy brothers. He won the Bellary (rural) bypoll by a thumping 46,790 votes.
Even after Lashkar-e-Tayiba's David Coleman Headley identified his Inter-Services Intelligence handler Major Iqbal as Chaudhery Khan, mystery continues to shroud his presence. Hoping to get another access to Headley, the National Investigation Agency on the 26/11 money trail, is positive of hunting down the major. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The arrest of Kafeel Akthar, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative, by the Karnataka police in Bihar has broken into a full-fledged war between the two states, reports Vicky Nanjappa
From explosions to assassinations -- this is something that has been revealed during the interrogation of various Indian Mujahideen operatives who have been arrested over the past couple of months. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
A year after the embassy attack in New Delhi, Indian agencies are determined not to let Iran and Israel use the Indian soil as their battlefield, Vicky Nanjappa reports
Investigators have intercepted calls made from jails in India to Pakistan, which talk of creating a major force in south India and also of plans to carry out a deadly attack in Bangalore. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
A report prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms states that the total tax exemptions received by six national parties during financial years 2006 to 2009 is Rs 510.02 crore. Vicky Nanjappa reports
'Where is the question of not hanging Afzal Guru when the case was an open and shut one,' former R&AW chief C D Sahay tells Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.
The gallows was merely 30 meters away from the 16 by 12 feet cell in Tihar Jail in which Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was lodged. Afzal was, at all times, surrounded by security guards as he was a high-profile prisoner.
Mohammad Farhatullah Ghori is one of the most wanted men in the list of both the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Interpol. His name has now cropped up during the investigation in the Bangalore Assassination Plot, and this would get the Gujarat police interested in the case too.
Professor S A R Geelani, who was arrested in connection with the Parliament attack case but later acquitted by the court, shares his shock with rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa over Afzal Guru's hanging
The arrest of Al Qaeda operatives in Spain and Thailand has once again revealed the burgeoning nexus between terror outfits and criminal gangs across the world.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy's opposition to the formation of Telangana is no secret. During his deliberations with the Congress high command in New Delhi on Tuesday, he had made it clear that he was not in favor of the formation of Telangana, and he is capable of handling the situation in the wake of pro-Telangana protests. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Karnataka has filed a review petition before the highest court against the order of the Cauvery River Water Authority headed by the prime minister, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
The Register of Interest contains information about financial and business interests of MPs to ascertain conflict of interest. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
After the 2007 Male bombings, the idyllic islands in Maldives have transformed in a hotbed of terror and the emergence of hardline Islam in the country has given India every reason to worry. Vicky Nanjappa reports
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