News for 'Central Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence Bureau'

32 yrs on, Tiger Memon's 14 properties to be handed over to Centre

32 yrs on, Tiger Memon's 14 properties to be handed over to Centre

Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

A special court in Mumbai has ordered the transfer of 14 properties belonging to Tiger Memon, an alleged mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, and his family to the central government. The properties, which were in the possession of the Bombay High Court's receiver since 1994, were forfeited under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEM) after proceedings initiated against Memon in 1993 based on a detention order issued by the Maharashtra government. The properties include a flat in Bandra, an office in Mahim, a plot in Santacruz, and several other properties across Mumbai.

Intelligence agencies tipped on bank transactions

Intelligence agencies tipped on bank transactions

Rediff.com3 Oct 2007

Around 100 cases have also been forwarded by the FIU to intelligence agencies, besides the RBI, SEBI and IRDA for further investigation and action, they said.

AIIMS server down for second day, various agencies probe

AIIMS server down for second day, various agencies probe

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Various government agencies are probing an incident of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Delhi's server remaining out of service for the second consecutive day.

Rajiv assassination video was suppressed, claims book

Rajiv assassination video was suppressed, claims book

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

A former Central Bureau of Investigation officer, who probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has claimed that a video purportedly showing the assassin Dhanu at the public meeting at Sriperumbudur on the fateful day had been suppressed by then Intelligence Bureau chief M K Narayanan, now West Bengal governor.

Lashkar funded Mumbai attacks with fake currency

Lashkar funded Mumbai attacks with fake currency

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

Some of the money used to finance the terror attacks in Mumbai last November and the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru in December 2005 came via a fake currency racket, sources from the Intelligence Bureau and Central Bureau of Investigation have revealed.

AAP demands CBI's 'independence' in probing Ishrat case

AAP demands CBI's 'independence' in probing Ishrat case

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party has demanded Central Bureau of Investigation's independence to identify Intelligence Bureau officials and political masters in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, a party statement read.

Ishrat Jahan encounter case: Questions the CBI needs to answer

Ishrat Jahan encounter case: Questions the CBI needs to answer

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The more one looks into the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, the more the details that emerge appear to be murky. With various agencies at war with each other and the National Investigation Agency all set to enter the fray, it appears like a case in which the truth may never be told.

Guilty should be punished: Shinde on Ishrat Jahan case

Guilty should be punished: Shinde on Ishrat Jahan case

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation told a court in Ahmedabad that it is probing the role of Intelligence Bureau officers in the Ishrat Jahan case, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said those guilty of carrying out the alleged fake encounter should be punished.

ANALYSIS: Short-term reprieve for Modi in Ishrat Jahan case

ANALYSIS: Short-term reprieve for Modi in Ishrat Jahan case

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

BJP leaders in Gujarat feel that though Narendra Modi and the party will fight the allegations politically, there is no denying that the legal fight will have some political price attached to it. Sheela Bhatt reports

PM hunts for chiefs of IB, RAW and CBI

PM hunts for chiefs of IB, RAW and CBI

Rediff.com26 Sep 2010

Dr Singh also has to fill up another two top sensitive posts in the next four months. An immediate urgency is to find successors to Chief Information Commissioner Habibullah Wajahat and Prasad Rao, head of the National Technical Research Organisation, which handles cyber terrorism, as they retire this month end.

Ishrat case: CBI questions IB special director

Ishrat case: CBI questions IB special director

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday grilled Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajinder Kumar regarding his alleged role in the conspiracy to carry out the fake encounter in which Ishrat Jahan and three others were killed nine years ago.

PM must stop misuse of IB, CBI: BJP

PM must stop misuse of IB, CBI: BJP

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Amid a tussle between Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation on the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, the Bharatiya Janata Party appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to deal with the issue 'apolitically and objectively' and stop the 'misuse' of the two agencies by the government.

CBI, IB on the warpath over Ishrat encounter case

CBI, IB on the warpath over Ishrat encounter case

Rediff.com13 Jun 2013

The probe in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case has drawn clear battle lines between the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau after the CBI named IB official Rajinder Singh in its charge-sheet.

IPS officer re-inducted in CBI to complete coal-gate probe

IPS officer re-inducted in CBI to complete coal-gate probe

Rediff.com29 May 2013

After facing flak from the Supreme Court, the government has re-appointed senior Indian Police Service officer Ravi Kant in the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete the probe in the high-profile coal blocks allocation case.

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

Rediff.com5 Aug 2008

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed cutting edge surveillance and tracking technologies, which will be vital in identifying the exact location of mobile phone users and the train positions.The new system would provide information about the exact position of the cellphone user rather than the currently technology, which provides information regarding the BTS tower. This would enable the investigating agencies to nab the terrorists and criminals.

Batcha could have led CBI to 2G money trail

Batcha could have led CBI to 2G money trail

Rediff.com16 Mar 2011

Vicky Nanjappa analyses how the death of Sajid Batcha could impact the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the 2G Spectrum scam

'Pakistan is laughing at our weaknesses'

'Pakistan is laughing at our weaknesses'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

Amar Bhushan, former special secretary with the Research and Analysis Wing, says that the country's leadership is to be blamed for Pakistan media lapping up the IB-CBI tussle and an officer's latest revelations on 'India's role in 26/11 attacks'

Ishrat encounter case: CBI set to soften stand against IB

Ishrat encounter case: CBI set to soften stand against IB

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

The fight between the Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation will be given a quietus with the latter deciding not to include the name of the IB officer alleged to be involved in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.

Ishrat case: IB officer denies wrongdoing

Ishrat case: IB officer denies wrongdoing

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau, Rajinder Kumar, has denied any involvement in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

CBI to quiz IB officials on alert about LeT attack in 2004

CBI to quiz IB officials on alert about LeT attack in 2004

Rediff.com17 Jun 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation will soon question some officials of the Intelligence Bureau in connection with a 2004 alert generated by the snooping agency regarding Lashkar-e-Tayiba's plan to attack some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders leading to an alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan by Gujarat police.

Team Anna sees conspiracy against minister, General

Team Anna sees conspiracy against minister, General

Rediff.com10 Apr 2012

Demanding an impartial inquiry into the controversy surrounding Army, Team Anna on Tuesday alleged that the probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence Bureau will not bring out the truth as the bodies are "under the control of government".

K'taka HM may have gifted Rs 15-25 lakh to Ranya Rao, but...: Dy CM

K'taka HM may have gifted Rs 15-25 lakh to Ranya Rao, but...: Dy CM

Rediff.com22 May 2025

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday continued its searches at places linked to Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara as part of the probe into alleged gold smuggling-linked money laundering case against Kannada actress Ranya Rao and others, official sources said.

'Pakistan Navy Is Partnering Dawood'

'Pakistan Navy Is Partnering Dawood'

Rediff.com23 May 2025

'The Pakistan establishment keeps him well protected.'

Narayanan refutes 'suppressing' Rajiv assassination video

Narayanan refutes 'suppressing' Rajiv assassination video

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan has dismissed a former Central Bureau of Investigation officer's claim that he as the Intelligence Bureau chief had suppressed a video purportedly showing Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Dhanu at the public meeting at Sriperumbudur on the fateful day.

Forget CBI, try NYT

Forget CBI, try NYT

Rediff.com26 Sep 2005

Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as CBI chief

Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as CBI chief

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

The CBI's new boss has never served in the Bureau.

Indo-US anti-terror talks begin

Indo-US anti-terror talks begin

Rediff.com19 Apr 2006

Sadiq Jamal encounter: CBI likely to question ex-IB officer

Sadiq Jamal encounter: CBI likely to question ex-IB officer

Rediff.com28 Jul 2013

The probe into the alleged fake encounter case of Sadiq Jamal of 2003 in Gujarat will enter yet another phase with the Central Bureau of Investigation all set to question former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau Sudhir Kumar in connection with the case.

Probe NPAs above Rs 50 cr, report fraud to CBI: FinMin to PSBs

Probe NPAs above Rs 50 cr, report fraud to CBI: FinMin to PSBs

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

Banks will also have to seek borrower's status report from Central Economic Intelligence Bureau on the account turning NPA

Over Rs 946 cr allocated to CBI in Budget 2023

Over Rs 946 cr allocated to CBI in Budget 2023

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

The agency received Rs 911 crore to manage its affairs in the Budget Estimates for 2022-23, which was later decreased to Rs 906.59 crore in the Revised Estimates.

ED allowed to share information about economic offenders with 15 more agencies

ED allowed to share information about economic offenders with 15 more agencies

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

The government has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to share information about economic offenders with 15 more agencies, including SFIO, CCI and NIA, a move that will expedite nailing of law-breakers. The finance ministry notified changes to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on November 22. Through the notification, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which deals primarily with cases of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws, would be able to share data with a total of 25 agencies, including the 10 specified earlier.

CBI charge-sheets Ajit Jogi

CBI charge-sheets Ajit Jogi

Rediff.com7 Oct 2003

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday chargesheeted Chattisgarh Chief Minsiter Ajit Jogi for allegedly forging\n\ndocuments to claim that the Intelligence Bureau has launched an operation to tarnish his image.

'Smuggler' actor Ranya Rao was allotted 12 acre land by BJP govt?

'Smuggler' actor Ranya Rao was allotted 12 acre land by BJP govt?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2025

The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has confirmed that Kannada actor Ranya Rao, recently arrested for gold smuggling, was allotted 12 acres of industrial land in 2023 by the previous BJP government for setting up a steel plant. The allocation was approved during a state-level meeting in January 2023, when the BJP was in power. The Congress government, which came to power after the May 2023 elections, has released documents confirming the land allotment. Ranya Rao was arrested after gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore were seized from her at Bengaluru airport.

HC notice on dismissal of navy man for spying

HC notice on dismissal of navy man for spying

Rediff.com3 Apr 2006

The Delhi High Court Monday issued notices to the defence ministry, Central Bureau of Investigation, the Intelligence Bureau and five others on a petition filed by former naval officer Vinod Kumar Jha, challenging his dismissal from service.

Penny stocks under PMO scanner

Penny stocks under PMO scanner

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

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.

Pakistan Helped US Nab This Terrorist

Pakistan Helped US Nab This Terrorist

Rediff.com5 Mar 2025

Sharifullah, also known as Jafar, is an ISIS-K member and was directly responsible for the killing of 13 US soldiers and roughly 170 Afghans at the Hamid Karzai international airport's 'Abbey Gate' on August 26, 2021.

AIIMS-Delhi server down for 7th day, e-hospital data restored; 2 suspended

AIIMS-Delhi server down for 7th day, e-hospital data restored; 2 suspended

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

A case of extortion and cyber terrorism was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Delhi police on November 25.

AIIMS server down for 8th day; more face suspension for cyber security breach

AIIMS server down for 8th day; more face suspension for cyber security breach

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

On Tuesday, the AIIMS also issued a statement that the e-hospital data has been restored.

Modi govt's first decision: SIT to probe black money

Modi govt's first decision: SIT to probe black money

Rediff.com27 May 2014

After assuming office, the Narendra Modi government on Monday constituted a Special Investigative Team to unearth black money.