News for 'Central Intelligence Agency'

Wiki's latest: CIA's  fears over home-grown terror

Wiki's latest: CIA's fears over home-grown terror

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

The Central Intelligence Agency feels that nations across the globe would start co-operating with it less in the wake of the David Headley case and growing instances of home-grown terrorists, and start believing that the United States is an exporter of terrorism, according to a secret document posted by WikiLeaks

Snowden betrayed us, DO NOT help him: US

Snowden betrayed us, DO NOT help him: US

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

The United States has warned countries against giving shelter to fugitive Edward Snowden or letting him travel internationally. The former Central Intelligence Agency contractor is currently believed to be in Moscow and may be on his way to the South American country of Ecuador through Havana and Venezuela.

CIA to revisit bin Laden house for thorough search

CIA to revisit bin Laden house for thorough search

Rediff.com27 May 2011

A team of Central Intelligence Agency forensic experts team will fly to Pakistan to search the compound where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed. The American spy agency will use sophisticated equipment to search for possible Al-Qaeda materials hidden inside the walls at the site.

FinMin detects Rs 2,280 cr black money routed through PPP

FinMin detects Rs 2,280 cr black money routed through PPP

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

About Rs 2,280 crore (Rs 22.80 billion) unaccounted income being allegedly routed through Private Placement Programme (PPP) has been detected by economic intelligence sleuths.

CIA to release 'graphic' Osama death photos?

CIA to release 'graphic' Osama death photos?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Though there has been a clamour for the Central Intelligence Agency to release secret images and videos of Al Qaeda's Osama bin Laden's death, the agency wants to keep them classified and secret.

How PC tried to emulate US counter-terrorism centre and failed

How PC tried to emulate US counter-terrorism centre and failed

Rediff.com16 Jan 2012

With the National Counter-Terrorism Centre getting a nod from the government, Home Minister P Chidambaram has fulfilled his dream of becoming India's counter-terror czar. But his efforts to pattern this body on the lines of the one in the United States, which was formed after 9/11, has failed and how! B Raman analyses

US:Resolution to recognise Dr Afridi as an American hero

US:Resolution to recognise Dr Afridi as an American hero

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

A Congressional resolution has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to recognise a Pakistani doctor, who helped Central Intelligence Agency trace Osama bin Laden, as an American hero.

US asks Pak to hunt down Ilyas Kashmiri

US asks Pak to hunt down Ilyas Kashmiri

Rediff.com6 Jan 2010

Suspecting the hand of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami commander Ilyas Kashmiri in coordinating the suicide strike on the top secret Central Intelligence Agency base in eastern Afghanistan, United States authorities have asked Pakistan to hunt down and extradite the dreaded terrorist.

Why Pak govt may not listen to US administration

Why Pak govt may not listen to US administration

Rediff.com25 May 2010

Pakistan has agreed in principle to launch a full-fledged military operation against Taliban militants in North Waziristan. But it will be a tough task for the country's army, as the terrain is believed to be the stronghold of numerous Arab, central Asian, Pashtun and Punjabi militants.The military operation may increase the flow of US aid to Pakistan, but the consequences might be unaffordable for the beleaguered country.

Obama names Hagel, Brennan to lead Pentagon, CIA

Obama names Hagel, Brennan to lead Pentagon, CIA

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

United States President Barack Obama on Monday named former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defence secretary, and also nominated his counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan, who was involved in the planning of the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, as the new Central Intelligence Agency chief.

Israeli couple in Kerala found gathering info on govt

Israeli couple in Kerala found gathering info on govt

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

The couple, who have been now been deported, were meeting with locals through their handlers and also gathering data and material regarding the country, reports Vicky Nanjappa

Pak Taliban threatens aides of Raymond Davis

Pak Taliban threatens aides of Raymond Davis

Rediff.com20 Mar 2011

The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has condemned the release of Central Intelligence Agency contractor Raymond Davis under a "blood money" deal with relatives of two men he killed and threatened to target all those who aided the US in securing his acquittal in court.

Nehru let US spy jets use Indian air base for China ops

Nehru let US spy jets use Indian air base for China ops

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

India allowed the United States to use one of its air bases for refuelling the American Central Intelligence Agency's U-2 spy planes to target Chinese territories after its defeat in the 1962 war, says a declassified official document.

Nuke testing: The complicated Indian case

Nuke testing: The complicated Indian case

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

"Of course, from a more general perspective, the Indian weapon programme has produced sufficiently good weapons -- they did go 'bang' at Pokhran II -- to provide a nuclear deterrent that only insane fools or idiots would ignore."

Israel attacks UN-run school in Gaza, killing at least 40

Israel attacks UN-run school in Gaza, killing at least 40

Rediff.com7 Jun 2024

According to IDF, "Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists who belonged to the Nukhba Forces were operating in the compound."

Obama's new nuanced counter-terrorism policy

Obama's new nuanced counter-terrorism policy

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Obama's detractors describe the new approach to counter-terrorism as the Jesuit approach. Will it succeed? Obama and Brennan want to give the new policy a try, writes security expert B Raman

'Establishment of Pak's fifth military dictatorship underway'

'Establishment of Pak's fifth military dictatorship underway'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2011

Ex-CIA official Bruce Reidel had said in Washington, DC that amid speculations over Zardari's future, he believes that the 'creeping establishment' of Pakistan's fifth military dictatorship is underway right now, reports Aziz Haniffa.

Indo-US N-deal not on backburner: US official

Indo-US N-deal not on backburner: US official

Rediff.com6 Jun 2009

A key aide to United States President Barack Obama has dismissed reports that the new US administration has kept the nuclear deal with India on the backburner. Bruce Riedel, a former Central Intelligence Agency official who co-chaired an inter-agency committee which formulated Obama's Af-Pak policy, also did not see Robert Einhorn's recent appointment, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's special adviser on non-proliferation issues, as an impediment.

Pak vessel with 17 crew members caught off Guj coast

Pak vessel with 17 crew members caught off Guj coast

Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

A Pakistani vessel with 17 crew members on board was today caught by the Indian Coast Guard for straying in Indian Maritime boundary, officials said.

Revealed: US allowed Pakistan to go nuclear

Revealed: US allowed Pakistan to go nuclear

Rediff.com16 Jun 2009

The United States allowed Pakistan to manufacture and acquire nuclear weapons without informing the Congress, a non-profit corruption watchdog has said, quoting a whistleblower who was fired for objecting to the policy.

'Will and Kate need to thank Obama'

'Will and Kate need to thank Obama'

Rediff.com2 May 2011

The social networking sites were abuzz with discussion over Osama bin Laden's end.

US drone strikes inside Pakistan MUST end: Sharif

US drone strikes inside Pakistan MUST end: Sharif

Rediff.com13 May 2013

Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif, who is poised to become Pakistan's new prime minister, on Monday said he wanted to strengthen his country's testy ties with the United States but insisted that the Central Intelligence Agency's controversial drone attacks must end as they posed a "challenge" to national sovereignty.

NGO for kids latest target of Pak's post-Laden witch-hunt

NGO for kids latest target of Pak's post-Laden witch-hunt

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

British humanitarian group Save the Children is being forced to shut its offices in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Tahir Ali tells us why

NDRF teams capable of tackling nuke attacks deployed in Ayodhya

NDRF teams capable of tackling nuke attacks deployed in Ayodhya

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

NDRF director general Atul Karwal told PTI that the teams are undertaking continuous familiarisation exercises and conducting simulation drills in the temple town to respond to any contingency.

What the CIA chief's visit to India, Pak means

What the CIA chief's visit to India, Pak means

Rediff.com23 Mar 2009

One could assess without fear of contradiction that the New Delhi visit of Panetta, who is still to find his feet as an intelligence chief, would have had a much larger political objective for Obama. Firstly, to reassure Indian leaders that Clinton's first visit to China does not mean the downgrading of the US relations with India.

CIA, ISI strike up uneasy alliance against Taliban

CIA, ISI strike up uneasy alliance against Taliban

Rediff.com25 Feb 2010

America's Central Intelligence Agency has taken its war against Taliban and the Al Qaeda from the mountainous Af-Pak border region to the bases in Pakistan's Peshawar and Quetta cities, a media report said on Thursday. The report by the New York Times said that the agencies that have previously shared a 'tormented relationship', are now working on the several reconnaissance missions together.

'American held in Pak for murder is a CIA agent'

'American held in Pak for murder is a CIA agent'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2011

United States official Raymond Davis, who was arrested on charges of gunning down two men in Lahore, is a CIA agent. This may complicate US efforts to seek the release of Davis, who claimed that he fired in self-defence when the two men attempted to rob him.Davis was engaged in espionage and surveillance activities. The Pakistani government was aware of Davis's CIA status but had kept quiet in the face of intense US pressure.

US wants lawsuit seeking info on drones dismissed

US wants lawsuit seeking info on drones dismissed

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

In a 50-page memorandum filed in US district court, southern district of New York on behalf of the US government, the lawyers including India-born Manhattan Attorney Preet Bharara said the court should grant summary judgment and dismiss the complaints as the information about the drone strikes is "classified."

Davis release pushed Clinton to certify Pak help?

Davis release pushed Clinton to certify Pak help?

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

Just two days after Pakistan released Central Intelligence Agency contractor Rayamond Allen Davis, arrested in a double murder case, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a certification to the Congress asserting that Islamabad is co-operating with the US in preventing and dismantling terror networks, congressional watchdog has said.

US senate confirms Brennan as CIA director

US senate confirms Brennan as CIA director

Rediff.com8 Mar 2013

The US senate has confirmed John Brennan as the next director of Central Intelligence Agency.

Why the CIA does not want Dawood in Indian hands

Why the CIA does not want Dawood in Indian hands

Rediff.com22 Dec 2008

Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen reported that according to intelligence sources, Ibrahim is a CIA asset, both as a veteran of the mujahedeen war and in a continuing connection with his casino and drug trade operations in Kathmandu.

Bruce Riedel: An India-Pakistan war in future would be Armageddon

Bruce Riedel: An India-Pakistan war in future would be Armageddon

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

'Indians need to think clearly about what kind of future they are going to have with a Pakistan that has the fastest growing nuclear arsenal in the world, and more terrorists per square mile than any other place in the world.' Erstwhile Central Intelligence Agency veteran Bruce Riedel speaks to Rediff.com's Aziz Haniffa in an exclusive interview.

'India has a ticking time bomb next door'

'India has a ticking time bomb next door'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2011

Bruce Riedel, erstwhile Central Intelligence Agency veteran and senior National Security Council official in the Clinton Administration, who spearheaded President Obama's strategic review on Afghanistan and Pakistan, has said the US-India strategic partnership, "a core relationship for the United States," today faces "its most difficult problem ever that is a ticking bomb next door in Pakistan -- a time bomb which could explode at any moment."

US judge denies request for releasing Osama photos

US judge denies request for releasing Osama photos

Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

A United States court has refused to release photos and videos from American military raid that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last year.

'Rana, Headley visited Kochi to recruit youth'

'Rana, Headley visited Kochi to recruit youth'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2009

Tahawur Hussain Rana, who was arrested in the United States along with terror operative David Headley by the Federal Bureau of Investigation last month, had visited Kochi on November 16, last year, and had stayed in Taj Residency (now named Gateway) for a day.

High-value targets: Excuse for more drone strikes in Pak?

High-value targets: Excuse for more drone strikes in Pak?

Rediff.com9 Dec 2012

While Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has opposed the campaign of Central Intelligence Agency-operated spy planes and has urged for alternative means to target the terrorists, a drone targeted Al Qaeda' high-ranking commander Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti, who was killed in North Waziristan last week.

Maoists planning to expand activities to 22 states

Maoists planning to expand activities to 22 states

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

Upbeat over their two major successful attacks against the police on Andhra-Orissa border in less than one month, in which more than 50 policemen were killed, the Maoist rebels are now gearing up to target the police stations to loot the arms. This warning has been issued by the central intelligence agency -- the Intelligence Bureau -- in its report assessing the overall situation of the Naxalite problem in the country.

Black money: SIT brings new intel agency on board

Black money: SIT brings new intel agency on board

Rediff.com15 Feb 2015

The SIT was created by Supreme Court and notified by the government last year to curb black money.

CBI arrests top Dawood aide Farooq Takla

CBI arrests top Dawood aide Farooq Takla

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Takla fled from India after 1993 Mumbai blasts, following which a Red Corner Notice was issued against him in 1995.