News for 'Central Intelligence Agency'

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

A source in the medical college said the suspect, who was caught from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on the Wednesday, was admitted there after his examination.

Bihar police denies intelligence alert about serial blasts

Bihar police denies intelligence alert about serial blasts

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

Bihar police on Monday denied that there was a specific intelligence alert by central agencies about terror threat to Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Hunkar Rally' in Patna and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi who addressed it.

Patna blasts: IB sought PM's intervention to get in touch with Bihar cops

Patna blasts: IB sought PM's intervention to get in touch with Bihar cops

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Blame game over sharing of intelligence has clouded investigations into the serial blasts at Patna's Gandhi Maidan during Narendra Modi's rally on October 27 in which six people lost their lives and 85 others were injured.

Shah to chair key J-K security meet on Tuesday, zero terror plan among agenda

Shah to chair key J-K security meet on Tuesday, zero terror plan among agenda

Rediff.com1 Jan 2024

It is learnt that the home minister will review the area domination plan, zero terror plan, law and order situation, cases related to UAPA and other security-related issues.

Export, import firms under scanner for black money

Export, import firms under scanner for black money

Rediff.com20 Aug 2012

Last month, the DRI had claimed to have busted over Rs 1,000 crore hawala racket in Punjab.

Rs 1760 cr worth seizures across 5 poll-bound states: EC

Rs 1760 cr worth seizures across 5 poll-bound states: EC

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

The poll panel said the seizures made since the polls were announced on October 9 are over seven times (Rs 239.15 crore) the seizures made in the previous assembly elections in these states in 2018.

Arrest Aadhaar authorities, not journalist who exposed breach: Snowden

Arrest Aadhaar authorities, not journalist who exposed breach: Snowden

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

He also said the government should reform its policy to safeguard privacy of its citizens.

2 militants killed in encounter at Kupwara

2 militants killed in encounter at Kupwara

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

The gunfight erupted after the army and police jointly surrounded Bhat Mohalla area of Handwara on specific information about presence of a group of militants there.

Got calls about winning Pak lotteries? Beware!

Got calls about winning Pak lotteries? Beware!

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Con men use Pakistani cell phone numbers to make calls to people in India.

Maoist leader Sanjoy Deepak carrying Rs 25 lakh bounty held in Hyderabad

Maoist leader Sanjoy Deepak carrying Rs 25 lakh bounty held in Hyderabad

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

Rao's history includes arrests in 2000 by Sahadha police of Nandurbar district and subsequent releases, as well as an underground stint in 2002, leading to his arrest by Malkanoor PS police of Karnataka in 2005.

Report says al-Zawahiri hiding in Karachi with ISI aid

Report says al-Zawahiri hiding in Karachi with ISI aid

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

This is for the first time in several years a news report has surfaced about the hiding location of the Al-Qaeda chief, who is Osama bin Laden's mentor and successor.

Govt struggles to fill up top posts in security agencies

Govt struggles to fill up top posts in security agencies

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

Vacancies to the top seven security and investigative agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing, National Investigation Agency, Sashastra Seema Bal are waiting to be filled up.

'5 SIMI men planning terror attacks on behalf of ISI'

'5 SIMI men planning terror attacks on behalf of ISI'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

High alert has been sounded across India that five members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, who had fled from a Madhya Pradesh jail in 2013, are planning to carry out terror strikes on instructions of Pakistan's spy agency Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence.

CBI registers FIR against Manish Sisodia in 'snooping case'

CBI registers FIR against Manish Sisodia in 'snooping case'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

The agency has booked Sisodia, a 1992-batch IRS officer Sukesh Kumar Jain who was then secretary of vigilance, retired CISF DIG Rakesh Kumar Sinha who was working as special advisor to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and joint director in the Feedback Unit, they said.

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.

Kashmiri youth 'rescued' from IS dragnet ends in jail

Kashmiri youth 'rescued' from IS dragnet ends in jail

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

Parvez, a resident of the downtown area in Khanyar, was 21 when he was rescued from Ankara, after his parents claimed he had been misguided by some people to join the terror ranks.

'India has no good military options'

'India has no good military options'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

Former CIA operative Bruce Riedel on the Uri attack and its aftermath. Exclusive to Rediff.com

Ministries asked to stop leakage of classified info to media

Ministries asked to stop leakage of classified info to media

Rediff.com1 Jan 2015

Various ministries, including home and defence, have been asked to take necessary steps to prevent leakage of classified information to the media and fix responsibility in case the leakage takes place.

We have 4-5 dharmas, they should...: Javed Akhtar on 'Pathaan' row

We have 4-5 dharmas, they should...: Javed Akhtar on 'Pathaan' row

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

The screenwriter said every 'dharma' (religion) should have its own censor board.

Centre promotes Rashmi Shukla among 3 Maha IPS officers to DGP rank

Centre promotes Rashmi Shukla among 3 Maha IPS officers to DGP rank

Rediff.com12 Feb 2023

Shukla, incidentally, was accused of tapping phones of some political leaders while she was chief of the state intelligence department in Maharashtra.

Can't say yet if an outfit was behind Bengaluru blast: Karnataka HM

Can't say yet if an outfit was behind Bengaluru blast: Karnataka HM

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the police are conducting in-depth investigation into the bomb blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe and are looking into all angles.

'Pasha didn't discuss military aid with US'

'Pasha didn't discuss military aid with US'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2011

Inter-Services Intelligence agency chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha visited the United States to discuss intelligence coordination and not the resumption of military aid that was recently suspended by the American administration, the Pakistani military spokesman said on Saturday.

Centre rejects Maharashtra's proposal to ban Abhinav Bharat

Centre rejects Maharashtra's proposal to ban Abhinav Bharat

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

The Centre has rejected the Maharashtra government's proposal to ban right wing group Abhinav Bharat, which is accused of carrying out the bomb attack at Malegaon in 2008. The decision has been taken by the home ministry after it came to the conclusion that the group has not been involved in any terrorist or anti-national activity in recent years.

India discusses ISI's Afghan link with security officials of US, UK, Russia

India discusses ISI's Afghan link with security officials of US, UK, Russia

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

India has conveyed its concerns to the top security and intelligence officials of the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia over the possible implications of Pakistan's links with the Taliban and various terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan for regional security and stability, people familiar with the development said.

J-K sacks 4 govt employees, bank manager for anti-national activities

J-K sacks 4 govt employees, bank manager for anti-national activities

Rediff.com15 Oct 2022

The dismissal of the five --most of whom have cases registered against them for terror activities -- was ordered under Article 311 of the Indian Constitution.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 24.95 cr of Hero MotoCorp's Pawan Munjal

ED attaches assets worth Rs 24.95 cr of Hero MotoCorp's Pawan Munjal

Rediff.com10 Nov 2023

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday alleged that Hero MotoCorp executive chairperson Pawan Kant Munjal used foreign currency issued in the name of others for his personal expenditure abroad to "override" RBI rules and attached his assets worth Rs 24.95 crore as part of a money laundering investigation. Three immovable properties (in the form of lands) of Munjal located in Delhi have been provisionally attached under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the central agency said in a statement.

US denies Pakistan cooperated on Osama raid

US denies Pakistan cooperated on Osama raid

Rediff.com12 May 2015

The White House has rejected a revelation by a prominent US journalist who claimed that an operative of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence had revealed the hideout of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden who was later killed in a raid by American commandos.

Inflammatory messages: Kerala-based outfit under scanner

Inflammatory messages: Kerala-based outfit under scanner

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

Kerala-based Popular Front of India has come under the scanner of intelligence agencies for its suspected role in spreading inflammatory SMSes and MMSes following the Assam violence, that triggered exodus of northeastern people from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

AIIMS cyber attack suspected to have originated in China, Hong Kong

AIIMS cyber attack suspected to have originated in China, Hong Kong

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

The attack on the computer server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi was carried out by Chinese hackers, a senior government source said on Wednesday adding that data in the five servers have been successfully retrieved now.

Wikipedia expose: Sanjay Jha tenders apology to Subramanaian Swamy

Wikipedia expose: Sanjay Jha tenders apology to Subramanaian Swamy

Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha on Monday tendered an unconditional apology to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy for calling him a Central Intelligence Agency agent in a tweet and said that he had no wilful intention to defame him.

Cocaine among drugs worth Rs 250 cr seized in Maharashtra, 2 held

Cocaine among drugs worth Rs 250 cr seized in Maharashtra, 2 held

Rediff.com22 Oct 2023

The drug network was busted based on an intelligence input received by the Crime Branch, he said, adding that three persons were arrested and a case has been registered by the DRI.

India's diamond trade financing terror?

India's diamond trade financing terror?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Trading of diamonds especially with a gulf country has come under the lens of intelligence agencies here for suspected terror financing and money laundering.

Pakistan frees top Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Pakistan frees top Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

Pakistan on Saturday released former Afghan Taliban deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, meeting a long-standing demand of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to advance peace efforts in the war-ravaged country.

Intel agencies trying to verify reports on Masood Azhar's death

Intel agencies trying to verify reports on Masood Azhar's death

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

The officials said they had no information other than that Azhar was undergoing treatment at an army hospital after suffering renal failure.

US thought India will capture PoK after 1971 war: CIA files

US thought India will capture PoK after 1971 war: CIA files

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

The US government was readying a strategy should India smash military power of West Pakistan.

UN asks US to reveal civilian drone casualties

UN asks US to reveal civilian drone casualties

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

A new United Nations report says drone strikes have killed far more civilians than American officials have publicly acknowledged -- at least 400 in Pakistan and as many as 58 in Yemen -- and the world body has asked the United States to aid its investigation by disclosing the correct figures.

Army payoff: UPA government has abandoned statecraft

Army payoff: UPA government has abandoned statecraft

Rediff.com24 Sep 2013

The United Progressive Alliance government has abandoned its statecraft. It does not mind if the country is hurt as long as the UPA can score points when faced with a certain electoral defeat, says Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley

Naresh Goyal's arrest as per law, custody due to non-cooperation, ED tells HC

Naresh Goyal's arrest as per law, custody due to non-cooperation, ED tells HC

Rediff.com7 Oct 2023

The agency filed its affidavit in response to Goyal's habeas corpus (produce the person) petition in which he claimed he was illegally arrested by the ED in the case.

Centre bans 14 mobile messenger apps in J-K for spreading terror

Centre bans 14 mobile messenger apps in J-K for spreading terror

Rediff.com1 May 2023

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