News for 'Central Intelligence Agency'

CIA strikes Ilyas Kashmiri off its hit list

CIA strikes Ilyas Kashmiri off its hit list

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

The Central Intelligence Agency has not allowed the death of Osama bin Laden to slow down its hunt for high-value targets of Al Qaeda and its affiliates in the Pashtun tribal belt of Pakistan.

LTTE boat spotted, Kerala on high alert

LTTE boat spotted, Kerala on high alert

Rediff.com30 Mar 2009

Security has been stepped up across Kerala's coastal belt from Cherthala to Kochi this afternoon following reports of a group of suspected LTTE cadre landing in a boat at Thyckal Beach in the district today.

Senator views Osama pics, says they are gruesome

Senator views Osama pics, says they are gruesome

Rediff.com12 May 2011

A United States lawmaker, who was given the rare opportunity by the Central Intelligence Agency to view the death photos of Osama bin Laden, has said the pictures were "pretty gruesome" and there was no doubt that the Al Qaeda chief was dead.

Awaiting Pak handler's instructions, 4 IS men tell cops

Awaiting Pak handler's instructions, 4 IS men tell cops

Rediff.com21 May 2024

All they have said so far is that their handler was going to inform them about the exact location and time of the target after they collected the weapons," he said.

UP was alerted of terrorist attack: Jaiswal

UP was alerted of terrorist attack: Jaiswal

Rediff.com25 Nov 2007

Uttar Pradesh was alerted about the possibility of terrorist attacks in public places, Minister of State for Home Sri Prakash Jaiswal said on Sunday.

Now, Pak will face the heat from both US and Al Qaeda

Now, Pak will face the heat from both US and Al Qaeda

Rediff.com2 May 2011

Now that it has been revealed that Osama was hiding in Pakistan, the presence of other key Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives in that nation doesn't seem such a far-fetched possibility

Bengali youth detained, police claim breakthrough in train sabotage case

Bengali youth detained, police claim breakthrough in train sabotage case

Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

Over two dozen people have been detained for questioning in connection with the suspected bid to derail the Kalindi Express in Kanpur two days ago, officials said on Wednesday.

CIA using Pak airbase to strike against militants

CIA using Pak airbase to strike against militants

Rediff.com18 Feb 2009

Shamsi airfield, in the Baluchistan region in southern Pakistan, has become the new ground zero in the United States war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.The Times, London, reports that the Central Intelligence Agency is covertly using the Shamsi airfield, located just 30 miles from the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, to launch Predator strikes on Taliban and Al Qaeda bases on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan -- a fact repeatedly denied by US and Pak

Setback for US over Davis in Pak court

Setback for US over Davis in Pak court

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

In what could come as a setback to American efforts to seek early release of arrested Central Intelligence Agency contractor Raymond Davis, a Pakistani court on Monday declined to rule on his diplomatic status and moved the matter to a lower court which is already conducting his trial on murder charges. 36-year-old Davis was arrested in Lahore on January 27 after he shot and killed two armed men he claimed were trying to rob him.

President's security raised after 'E-mail threat'

President's security raised after 'E-mail threat'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2008

Security of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who arrived in Pune on Friday on a four-day visit, has been beefed up following an E-mail threat. The President was provided a new bullet-proof vehicle, official sources said, adding that the vehicle was requisitioned from Mumbai.

Pak doctor who helped US track, kill Laden shifted out of Peshawar jail

Pak doctor who helped US track, kill Laden shifted out of Peshawar jail

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

Afridi had ran a fake vaccination drive in Abbottabad city to help CIA agents track the former Al Qaeda chief, who was later killed by US Navy Seals in a controversial raid on May 2, 2011.

UK island may have hosted US prisoners: Report

UK island may have hosted US prisoners: Report

Rediff.com1 Aug 2008

The British-controlled Indian ocean island of Diego Garcia might have served as a secret prison for America's Central Intelligence Agency, a media report said on Friday.

UAE royals, bin Laden's saviours

UAE royals, bin Laden's saviours

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

The CIA did not target him once as the UAE royal family was with him at that time, the agency's director, George Tenet, told the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the US.

Budget 2024: Over Rs 2 lakh cr allocated to home ministry

Budget 2024: Over Rs 2 lakh cr allocated to home ministry

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

The interim budget 2024-25 on Thursday allocated Rs 202868.70 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with the highest share of funds going to the paramilitary forces like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Industrial Secular Force (CISF), showing priority on internal security and border guarding.

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.

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.

Govt setting up high-tech platform under IB to track new age criminals

Govt setting up high-tech platform under IB to track new age criminals

Rediff.com8 Jun 2022

Security and intelligence agencies will soon be provided with a new platform which is technologically advanced, secure and helpful in dealing with new age criminals and anti-social elements, officials said on Wednesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mukesh Ambani's security cover upgraded to Z+

Mukesh Ambani's security cover upgraded to Z+

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

The government has upgraded the security cover of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to the top category of 'Z+' after a review of perceived threat perception to him by central intelligence and security agencies, official sources said on Thursday.

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.

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

More than 150 CISF commandos to man Ayodhya airport

More than 150 CISF commandos to man Ayodhya airport

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

The 'Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhyadham' has become the 68th civil airport terminal in the country to come under the umbrella of the specialised aviation security group of the central force.

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