News for 'Central Intelligence Agency'

Iraq, Afghanistan draining CIA dry: Report

Iraq, Afghanistan draining CIA dry: Report

Rediff.com20 Feb 2004

Recently the agency had to sack its top officer in Baghdad amid questions about his ability to lead the gargantuan station there.

9 brutal ways CIA tortured terror detainees

9 brutal ways CIA tortured terror detainees

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

The 500-page United States Select Committee on Intelligence's damning report on the Central Intelligence Agency's torture tactics lists numerous instances of rights violations. While it is difficult to point out every ghastly detail here, rediff.com lists at least 10 instances.

Bush convenes war cabinet

Bush convenes war cabinet

Rediff.com7 Mar 2003

Central Command chief General Tommy Franks told the cabinet how he plans to capture Iraq.

Pak-Afghan border is Al Qaeda's safe haven:CIA

Pak-Afghan border is Al Qaeda's safe haven:CIA

Rediff.com31 Mar 2008

Stating that the Al Qaida was able to establish an unprecedented safe haven along the Pakistan-Afghan border in the past 18 months, the Central Intelligence Agency chief has warned that the situation there presented a clear danger to the two nations, as also to the United States. General Micheal Hayden termed the 2006 peace deal between Pakistan government and the pro-Taliban tribals in North Waziristan as absolutely disastrous.

TN, Kerala have LTTE presence, says NSA

TN, Kerala have LTTE presence, says NSA

Rediff.com16 Mar 2008

Central intelligence agencies were aware of 'the presence of small LTTE pockets and their counterparts in the two states had been asked to closely monitor such activities,' Narayanan told media persons.

Is US behind conversions in India?

Is US behind conversions in India?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

He said Muslims were trying to spread their religion by migrating to new areas, infiltration and Jehad.

Iranian missiles target Mossad headquarters, US sends F-16s

Iranian missiles target Mossad headquarters, US sends F-16s

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, told Press TV that the Nevatim air base, the Netzarim military facility and the Tel Nof intelligence unit, were hit in the Tuesday night attack dubbed 'Operation True Promise II'.

RBI refuses to share inspection reports with intel agencies

RBI refuses to share inspection reports with intel agencies

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

RBI has cited "legal impediments" in sharing the reports.

Drone strike kills Qaeda mastermind of CIA bombing

Drone strike kills Qaeda mastermind of CIA bombing

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

A top Al Qaeda leader allegedly responsible for the deaths of as many as seven Central Intelligence Agency agents in a suicide bombing last December has been reportedly killed in a drone attack, media reports said. Several US media outlets reported that Hussein al-Yemini, the man said to be responsible for the CIA bombing, was apparently killed in a drone attack in Miran Shah area of Pakistan on March 8.

Pak unhappy with US' unarmed drone offer

Pak unhappy with US' unarmed drone offer

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

A peeved Pakistan feels that the dozen unarmed RQ7 drones the United States has offered it do not meet its 'strategic requirement' and is hoping for a 'better deal' in the form of missile-capable Shadow 600 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to hit militant hideouts, a media report said in Islamabad on Monday.

US does not outsource torture: Bush

US does not outsource torture: Bush

Rediff.com7 Dec 2005

Bush did not answer a question on the reports of the Central Intelligence Agency running secret facilities overseas - primarily in Europe - that are known as 'Black Sites.'

China still helping Pakistani nuke programme, says

China still helping Pakistani nuke programme, says

Rediff.com14 Nov 2003

The state electoral rolls can be revised only by the end of January, he told NDTV 24X7.

No idea about CIA's Laden hunt: Pak

No idea about CIA's Laden hunt: Pak

Rediff.com7 Mar 2007

The US has been mounting pressure on Pakistan to act against terror.

Will this man defuse the Iraq crisis

Will this man defuse the Iraq crisis

Rediff.com9 Nov 2006

A look at his 26-year career in the intelligence agency will tell more about the man.

Lashkar threat to Ganguly

Lashkar threat to Ganguly

Rediff.com24 Jan 2003

Security has been tightened for the India captain.

Centre may deploy additional BSF troops in Punjab to check drone threat

Centre may deploy additional BSF troops in Punjab to check drone threat

Rediff.com25 Aug 2024

The request is under "active consideration" of the Union home ministry, he said.

Little-known Islamic outfit takes responsibility for Mangaluru blast

Little-known Islamic outfit takes responsibility for Mangaluru blast

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

Police sources said they are verifying the origin of this information.

Nehru taken for a ride by Chinese: CIA

Nehru taken for a ride by Chinese: CIA

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

The top secret documents of March 1963 were approved for release only in May 2007.

Iraq may descend into civil war: CIA

Iraq may descend into civil war: CIA

Rediff.com23 Jan 2004

The CIA's bleak assessment was in sharp contrast to the optimistic picture painted by President George W Bush.

Rumsfeld denies he was CIA leak source

Rumsfeld denies he was CIA leak source

Rediff.com21 Nov 2005

Condolezza Rice and Dick Cheney have also not said that they were not Woodward's sources.

Volcker's admission erodes credibility

Volcker's admission erodes credibility

Rediff.com7 Nov 2005

Volcker, former Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, is quoted as having admitted in a Los Angeles Times interview that he had agreed to change the language of his controversial report

NYT reporter refuses to divulge source, jailed

NYT reporter refuses to divulge source, jailed

Rediff.com7 Jul 2005

Another journalist who had been facing possible prison time in connection with the case, Time magazine's Matthew Cooper, told the judge that he had agreed to testify to the grand jury.

'CIA funds' haunt Kerala Marxists

'CIA funds' haunt Kerala Marxists

Rediff.com7 Jul 2003

Malegaon blasts investigation 'in final stage'

Malegaon blasts investigation 'in final stage'

Rediff.com8 Oct 2006

The probe is being carried out by the local police with the help of Anti-Terrorist Squad and Central intelligence agencies.

Nambi was framed as a Maldivian woman spurned cop's advances: CBI

Nambi was framed as a Maldivian woman spurned cop's advances: CBI

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

The 1994 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) espionage case, in which former space scientist Nambi Narayanan was falsely implicated, was allegedly created by a then special branch officer of Kerala police to justify his illegal detention of a Maldivian woman in India after she spurned his advances, the Central Bureau of Investigation has told a court in Thiruvananthapuram.

US Senate confirms Hayden to lead CIA

US Senate confirms Hayden to lead CIA

Rediff.com27 May 2006

Bush nominated Hayden on May 8 to replace Goss.

US depts warns of AIDS danger

US depts warns of AIDS danger

Rediff.com12 May 2004

It is a ticking bomb that can weaken India's economy and military strength, US health authorities and the CIA said

CIA chief's secret visit to Pakistan

CIA chief's secret visit to Pakistan

Rediff.com23 Feb 2004

Senior Pakistani officials told Financial Times that George Tenet discussed operations along the Afghan border to nab Osama bin Laden.

REVEALED: ISI officer who sold Osama's location to the CIA

REVEALED: ISI officer who sold Osama's location to the CIA

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Brigadier Usman Khalid also persuaded the doctor to conduct a fake polio campaign, which led to the terrorist's assassination.

What a terrorist wants: Bomb blasts and Kerala holiday!

What a terrorist wants: Bomb blasts and Kerala holiday!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

Kerala remains a safe haven for members of the IM and the SIMI alike, says Vicky Nanjappa

Pulwama attack not an intelligence failure: Govt in Parliament

Pulwama attack not an intelligence failure: Govt in Parliament

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

'All agencies are working in a coordinated manner and the intelligence inputs are shared among various agencies on a real-time basis

US special forces already in Iraq: Report

US special forces already in Iraq: Report

Rediff.com6 Jan 2003

A Boston Globe report said said the undervover teams are searching for Iraqi Scud missile launchers, monitoring oil fields and marking mine-fields.

20,000 GST Notices Issued For Rs 800 Bn Taxes

20,000 GST Notices Issued For Rs 800 Bn Taxes

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

About 1.2 trillion tax evasion cases have been detected and as many as 59,000 entities identified for verification in order to ascertain whether they are fake.

Biden to visit Israel, Jordan as US steps up efforts to resolve Gaza crisis

Biden to visit Israel, Jordan as US steps up efforts to resolve Gaza crisis

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

In Amman, Biden will meet with King Abdullah of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Did ISI poison CIA chief responsible for Osama raid?

Did ISI poison CIA chief responsible for Osama raid?

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Mark Kelton was removed from Islamabad two months after the raid on bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, citing health concerns.

Govt allocates Rs 928 cr to CBI, down by Rs 40 cr from FY 2024

Govt allocates Rs 928 cr to CBI, down by Rs 40 cr from FY 2024

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

The agency had received Rs 946.51 crore to manage its affairs in the Budget Estimates for 2023-24, which was later increased to Rs 968.86 crore in the Revised Estimates.