News for 'Central Intelligence Bureau'

26/11 accused may lead FBI to Qaeda terror camps

26/11 accused may lead FBI to Qaeda terror camps

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has decided to question Sabahuddin and Fahim Ansari -- the prime accused in the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force camp in Rampur in January last year-- who are currently being probed for their links with the terror attack on Mumbai in November last year.The FBI will try to glean out crucial information about the working of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba in South Asia by interrogating the duo.

We should have been more careful: Ex-IB boss on J-K attack

We should have been more careful: Ex-IB boss on J-K attack

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Former Intelligence Bureau chief and two-time governor of Jammu and Kashmir Girish Saxena has said that the terror outfits are getting desperate to vitiate the atmosphere and hit the tourism industry.

Ex-IB chief Haldar to try to bring Bodo hardliners to table

Ex-IB chief Haldar to try to bring Bodo hardliners to table

Rediff.com22 Nov 2011

It was Haldar who had played a key role in making a peace process possible with a faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam. He is also negotiating with other tribal outfits in the region on behalf of the government of India.

Militants in Varanasi jail in contact with ISI

Militants in Varanasi jail in contact with ISI

Rediff.com22 Jan 2005

The details of the telephonic conversation between the militants and ISI officials came to light earlier this week during a raid by Intelligence Bureau sleuths.

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.

'Arms supplier to Maoists' arrested in Delhi

'Arms supplier to Maoists' arrested in Delhi

Rediff.com3 Dec 2010

A Nepali national, suspected to be behind supplying explosive materials to Maoists in India and Nepal, has been placed under arrest in the capital New Delhi's central district area. Police officials said that the accused has been arrested with several explosive detonators and wires.

Mumbai airport, Gujarat on high alert

Mumbai airport, Gujarat on high alert

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

The security at the Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji airport and across Guajrat has been tightened in view of an alert sent by central agencies, reports Vicky Nanjappa.

Amit Shah reviews Kashmir situation amid spate of civilian killings

Amit Shah reviews Kashmir situation amid spate of civilian killings

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

The meeting came after terrorists carried out a series of targeted killings in the Kashmir Valley that include non-Muslims, security personnel, an artist and local civilians.

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.

'Pakistan Army Wants To Fix Imran Khan'

'Pakistan Army Wants To Fix Imran Khan'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

'Five months after the elections in February 2024, the Pakistan army has not been able to break Imran Khan's resolve and break his political party.'

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.

Home ministry refuses to share report on Muzaffarnagar riots

Home ministry refuses to share report on Muzaffarnagar riots

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

The Centre has refused to share copies of reports sent to it by the Uttar Pradesh governor and the government on Muzaffarnagar communal violence, saying it would impede probe, apprehension and prosecution of offenders.

Declassified files reveal Netaji wanted to speak over radio

Declassified files reveal Netaji wanted to speak over radio

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

"For the last one month a rather strange broadcast is being heard over the radio...The broadcast only says 'Neta Subhas Chandra transmitter...wanted to speak," this was written by Netaji's nephew Amiya Nath Bose in a letter to his brother in 1949 as revealed by one of the secret files on the leader declassified by the West Bengal government.

Penny stocks under PMO scanner

Penny stocks under PMO scanner

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

Centre does a U-turn on jammers for defence forces

Centre does a U-turn on jammers for defence forces

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Defence forces, who were last month excluded from the list of agencies eligible to procure jammers, have now been included, in addition to central armed police forces like Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force and Indo Tibetan Border Police.

Former IB chief in Guwahati to discuss ULFA talks

Former IB chief in Guwahati to discuss ULFA talks

Rediff.com21 Jul 2010

The Central government-appointed interlocutor for facilitating peace talks with the banned United Liberation Front of Assam P C Haldar, the former chief of the Intelligence Bureau, arrived in Guwahati for a three-day visit on Wednesday.

SC closes proceedings into conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Gogoi

SC closes proceedings into conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Gogoi

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that nearly two years have passed and the possibility of retrieving electronic records is very less in the probe.

IB clearance must for appointing private person as OSD

IB clearance must for appointing private person as OSD

Rediff.com23 Jun 2014

The central government has made Intelligence Bureau's clearance mandatory for appointment of a private person as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to a minister.

India wants these Naxal terrorists

India wants these Naxal terrorists

Rediff.com8 Apr 2010

Intelligence agencies have information about these dreaded outlaws, but are yet to put a face to most of them.

Home Minister Amit Shah at National Police Memorial

Home Minister Amit Shah at National Police Memorial

Rediff.com2 Jun 2019

The National Police Memorial, a 30-foot-tall and 238-tonne black granite structure, was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 21 last year on the occasion of police commemoration day.

CBI probing all angles into Ishrat case: CBI director

CBI probing all angles into Ishrat case: CBI director

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing "all angles" in the Ishrat Jahan case including the statements of some witnesses claiming knowledge of political conspiracy behind the fake encounter involving the Gujarat Police and the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau.

UPSC to go hi-tech with AI, facial recognition for cheat-free exams

UPSC to go hi-tech with AI, facial recognition for cheat-free exams

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The Commission has desired to incorporate Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication (else digital fingerprint capturing) and facial recognition of candidates, scanning of QR Code of e-admit cards and monitoring through live AI-based CCTV video surveillance, it said.

Captain leaves IB red-faced

Captain leaves IB red-faced

Rediff.com14 Jul 2004

Getting the accent right is key to Lashkar ops

Getting the accent right is key to Lashkar ops

Rediff.com22 Dec 2008

A course in accent training is something usually associated with Business Processing Outsourcing. However, investigations have now revealed that the Lashkar-e-Tayiba has been imparting accent training too to potential terrorists.

The faultlines in Chidambaram's anti-Naxal plan

The faultlines in Chidambaram's anti-Naxal plan

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

That there is something awry in the entire strategy is now established. Now, even moderate critics of the government are questioning the methods of the home minister and his ministry.

Govt readying a real-time master list of economic offenders

Govt readying a real-time master list of economic offenders

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

Officials say that such a list, to be updated on a real-time basis, will serve as a ready reckoner in identifying those committing multiple economic offences

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.

'We're Not Anti-Nationals'

'We're Not Anti-Nationals'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

'We are not secessionists, we want to coexist with our countrymen but not on the terms that will strip us off our dignity and a right to peaceful existence.'

Anti-Sterlite protests were fuelled by foreign funds, says TN governor

Anti-Sterlite protests were fuelled by foreign funds, says TN governor

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi stoked a fresh controversy on Thursday, remarking that the anti-Sterlite protests in the state in 2018 had been fuelled by foreign funds and was aimed at hindering progress. His comment instantaneously drew an outcry from the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies.

When Biju Patnaik reached out to US to counter China

When Biju Patnaik reached out to US to counter China

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

Rup Narayan Das reveals the towering Odisha leader's role in improving national security after the 1962 War with China.

Kerala train arson: Cops nab Bengal native, attribute crime to lack of money

Kerala train arson: Cops nab Bengal native, attribute crime to lack of money

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

North Zone IG Neeraj Kumar Gupta said the man, who was a beggar, is suspected to have done the act "due to mental trauma", as he could not get any money from begging in the state.

How terrorists get away with fake passports

How terrorists get away with fake passports

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

Lashkar operatives have disclosed to interrogators that Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence arranged their fake passports. IB officials have listed the guidelines that terrorists follow while dealing with passports, record books and identification cards.

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.

ISI raises Rs 1,800 crores for terror: IB

ISI raises Rs 1,800 crores for terror: IB

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

Funds are instrumental in the success of a terrorist operation and India's war against terror will not be complete unless it acts upon this crucial aspect.

Internal security still a cause for concern: PM

Internal security still a cause for concern: PM

Rediff.com4 Oct 2007

Noting that the internal security situation in the country remained a cause for concern, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that there was need to go beyond conventional responses to face terrorist threats.In his address to the top police brass of the country in New Delhi, he expressed concern about the recent incidents of lynching reported from Bihar.

Can Praveen Sood Get CBI The Public's Trust?

Can Praveen Sood Get CBI The Public's Trust?

Rediff.com25 May 2023

He takes over the CBI in challenging times. The perception is that the agency is reduced to being an instrument of blackmail and intimidation by successive governments.

'Pick your battles', CJI cautions probe agencies

'Pick your battles', CJI cautions probe agencies

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Expressing concern over instances of 'unwarranted' confiscation of personal devices during raids, the CJI said they highlight the pressing need to strike a balance between investigative imperatives and individual privacy rights.

Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur takes over as new CIC

Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur takes over as new CIC

Rediff.com22 May 2014

Former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur on Thursday took over as the new chief information commissioner in the Central Information Commission.

Mumbai attacks cost Lashkar Rs 4 crore

Mumbai attacks cost Lashkar Rs 4 crore

Rediff.com26 Dec 2008

Each terrorist, who participated in the Mumbai attacks would have received at least Rs 20 lakh, IB officials told rediff.com