News for 'Dawood'

'Priyanka is one of the biggest and most beloved stars in the world'

'Priyanka is one of the biggest and most beloved stars in the world'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Chhota Shakeel's plot to kill Rajan foiled; 4 contract killers arrested

Chhota Shakeel's plot to kill Rajan foiled; 4 contract killers arrested

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

The four alleged contract killers, identified as Robinson, Junaid, Yunus and Manish, were arrested on June 3 following which they were sent to police remand and interrogated for five days.

'If India decides against playing, it doesn't mean Pakistan will go bankrupt'

'If India decides against playing, it doesn't mean Pakistan will go bankrupt'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

PCB chief Shahryar Khan has asserted that Pakistan cricket in past few years has survived without playing India and it will continue to survive in case the BCCI backs out of the series slated to be held in the UAE in December.

IPL spot-fixing: Chandila, two others granted bail by Delhi court

IPL spot-fixing: Chandila, two others granted bail by Delhi court

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

Suspended cricketer Ajit Chandila and two others have been granted bail in the IPL spot-fixing case by a Delhi court.

U-17 World Cup: France, England post big wins; Japan and Mexico advance

U-17 World Cup: France, England post big wins; Japan and Mexico advance

Rediff.com14 Oct 2017

European powerhouse France rallied from a goal down to hand a 5-1 drubbing on Honduras and qualify for the knockout stage as group toppers in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Guwahati.

UK prosecutors drop charges against Iqbal Mirchi

UK prosecutors drop charges against Iqbal Mirchi

Rediff.com15 Nov 2011

British prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Iqbal Mirchi in connection with a case in which he was accused of threatening to kill a man, citing lack of evidence.

I miss my homeland, want to return: Iqbal Mirchi

I miss my homeland, want to return: Iqbal Mirchi

Rediff.com22 Oct 2011

Released on bail after he was charged with threatening to kill his nephew in London, Mirchi, considered as Dawood Ibrahim's right hand man, claimed in a statement issued through his solicitor Afsheen Chowdhry, that he had no role in terrorist activities and no connection with the underworld don.

'ISI should focus on nabbing world's most wanted terrorists'

'ISI should focus on nabbing world's most wanted terrorists'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence should focus on nabbing some of the world's most wanted terrorists -- Ayman al-Zawahiri, Siraj Haqqani, Major Iqbal, Sajid Mir and Dawood Ibrahim -- hiding in the country, a United States foreign policy magazine has demanded.

WikiLeaks cables: Bollywood, Modi, cash politics

WikiLeaks cables: Bollywood, Modi, cash politics

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Rediff.com brings for you the FOURTH in the series of leaked Wiki cables, which point towards some startling revelations.

Nirav Modi to be held in one of England's most overcrowded jails

Nirav Modi to be held in one of England's most overcrowded jails

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

While in custody and until the first hearing in his extradition case next week, Modi is likely to be held in a separate cell but may also have to share a cell with other prisoners given the overcrowding pressures.

How Lashkar will benefit from Osama's death

How Lashkar will benefit from Osama's death

Rediff.com5 May 2011

Post Osama, Lashkar-e-Tayiba's clout is expected to grow with the support of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence and fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Vicky Nanjappa reports

'A prince gets married, the bad guy is dead'

'A prince gets married, the bad guy is dead'

Rediff.com3 May 2011

Happy over the death of 9/11 terror attack mastermind Osama bin Laden, surfers across the globe expressed solidarity in the fight against terrorism as India's netizens sought similar action against Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, living in Pakistan.

Mirchi remanded to judicial custody in UK

Mirchi remanded to judicial custody in UK

Rediff.com13 Oct 2011

Iqbal Mirchi, the right hand man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was on Thursday remanded to judicial custody by a British court after he was charged with threatening to kill a man, police sources said.

The men who fund terrorism across the globe

The men who fund terrorism across the globe

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

Russia has identified underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Tayiba, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as financiers of terrorism through money laundering.

Is Yakub Memon innocent? I don't know

Is Yakub Memon innocent? I don't know

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The various theories and statements about the culpability/innocence of 1993 blasts accused Yakub Memon present him with a Rashomon act, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

'Kaskar's driver was the target of shooting'

'Kaskar's driver was the target of shooting'

Rediff.com18 May 2011

In a new twist, the Mumbai police on Wednesday claimed that fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar was not present when gunmen opened fire on his car in a south Mumbai locality, killing his bodyguard. "Kaskar was not there at the place of firing last night. But this does not mean that he was not targeted," said Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order) Rajnish Seth.

Will Mirchi arrest open a new can of worms?

Will Mirchi arrest open a new can of worms?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2011

The arrest of top Dawod Ibrahim aide Iqbal Mirchi in London has give Indian agencies plenty to smile about. The man who is said to have been handling Dawood's drug syndicate handler spent the last decade in Essex in London, controlling the business before he was finally arrested.

Talks with Pak possible if situation improves: Rajnath

Talks with Pak possible if situation improves: Rajnath

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Maintaining that India wants good relations with Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said resumption of stalled talks with Islamabad was possible if there was an improvement in the situation.

The men who fund terror strikes in India

The men who fund terror strikes in India

Rediff.com25 Mar 2011

With the patronage of the ISI, Dawood Ibrahim and his aides continue to run a major fake currency racket that funds terror activities in India, says Vicky Nanjappa

Did Indira Gandhi meet Haji Mastan?

Did Indira Gandhi meet Haji Mastan?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'I don't think such a meeting ever happened... I don't see how it is even possible without people coming to know immediately,' says Julio Ribeiro.

Haseena Parker biopic, starring Sonakshi, delayed

Haseena Parker biopic, starring Sonakshi, delayed

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

The film has been pushed to end of 2016.

Kaskar firing: Police hunting for 'mediator'

Kaskar firing: Police hunting for 'mediator'

Rediff.com20 May 2011

Though the two shooters, held for the south Mumbai shooting incident, have claimed that fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar was not their target, the picture would be clear only after the arrest of the "mediator" who gave them the killing contract, a senior police official said on Friday.

Can India launch an Abbottabad-style attack on Pak?

Can India launch an Abbottabad-style attack on Pak?

Rediff.com9 May 2011

The killing of Osama bin Laden has raised one primary question -- will India, which is one of the biggest victims of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, be able to undertake an operation of this magnitude and bring to justice the likes of Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim?

New list of India's most wanted in Pakistan

New list of India's most wanted in Pakistan

Rediff.com26 Jul 2011

There is no change in the order in the new list -- Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed continues to top the list.

Ex-home secretary now BJP man, allegations are political in nature: Shinde

Ex-home secretary now BJP man, allegations are political in nature: Shinde

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday refused to react to R K Singh's allegations against him, saying he no longer considered the retired bureaucrat as being a former home secretary but saw him as a politician and Bharatiya Janayt Party man.

Batcha could have led CBI to 2G money trail

Batcha could have led CBI to 2G money trail

Rediff.com16 Mar 2011

Vicky Nanjappa analyses how the death of Sajid Batcha could impact the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the 2G Spectrum scam

NIA to send judicial request to Pak for arrest of Hizbul chief

NIA to send judicial request to Pak for arrest of Hizbul chief

Rediff.com1 Dec 2013

For the first time, the National Investigation Agency will be sending a judicial request to Pakistan for the arrest of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, declared a proclaimed offender and chargesheeted by the agency for allegedly pumping money into Jammu and Kashmir for terror activities.

India's 50 most wanted terrorists

India's 50 most wanted terrorists

Rediff.com11 May 2011

The top 50 list remains the same as it was the previous year, but the order has changed. The new inclusions in the list are the Pakistan Army Majors who had aided David Coleman Headley in his assignment in Mumbai.

Gross travesty of justice in Yakub's case: Katju

Gross travesty of justice in Yakub's case: Katju

Rediff.com26 Jul 2015

Katju said after carefully studying the judgment of the court he finds that the evidence on which Memon has been found guilty is "very weak".

SC stays execution of 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon

SC stays execution of 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon

Rediff.com2 Jun 2014

In his petition to the Supreme Court, Yakub had stated that he had been in jail for more than 20 years, which is more than the jail term awarded for life imprisonment, which is 14 years.

How hawala money funds terror in India, abroad

How hawala money funds terror in India, abroad

Rediff.com14 May 2010

Investigators probing the failed Times Square bombing suspect that a hawala racket was used to fund the terror plot. Hawala is the most common source of funds for terror operations and the global underground racket amounts to a whopping Rs 8000 crore. Sources in the Financial Intelligence Unit say that Indian hawala operations account for a massive Rs 2000 crore.Most hawala transactions that fund terror operations originate in Pakistan.

The Dabangg twitter war continues

The Dabangg twitter war continues

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

Here's a look at what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

Amitabh Bachchan celebrates Friendship Day with son Abhishek

Amitabh Bachchan celebrates Friendship Day with son Abhishek

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Tharoor receives death threat over IPL row

Tharoor receives death threat over IPL row

Rediff.com14 Apr 2010

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's security has been tightened following an SMS death threat received by him from Mumbai.The SMS was reportedly sent by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's associate Chhota Shakeel.In the SMS, Tharoor was asked to apologise to Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi over the Kochi IPL team standoff.Tharoor has reportedly written to the home ministry about the death threat, following which his security has been tightened.

Akshay Kumar to try prosthetics for younger look

Akshay Kumar to try prosthetics for younger look

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

The actor is getting ready for his new film Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai.

ISI brings LeT, Qaeda and D-gang under its control

ISI brings LeT, Qaeda and D-gang under its control

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

A deadly alliance is in the making in Pakistan. The Inter-State Intelligence, in fear of losing power over terror activities in and outside Pakistan, has brought the Al Qaeda, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the gang formed by India's most wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim under its control to conduct deadly operations outside Pakistan.

Chhota Rajan's sisters want to meet him on 'Bhai Dooj'; court tells CBI to consider

Chhota Rajan's sisters want to meet him on 'Bhai Dooj'; court tells CBI to consider

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

A Delhi court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to consider the plea of underworld don Chhota Rajan's sisters, who sought its permission to meet their brother currently in the probe agency's custody, on the occasion of 'Bhai Dooj', saying they have not met him for the past 27 years and wanted to bless him.

Did India's secularism die on August 5?

Did India's secularism die on August 5?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

'Indian secularism doesn't deserve a tombstone. It needs a new shrine,' argues Shekhar Gupta.

Maha ATS probing Indian Mujahideen-underworld nexu

Maha ATS probing Indian Mujahideen-underworld nexu

Rediff.com26 May 2010

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which arrested Pune blast prime suspect Abdul Samad Bhatkal, is probing the possible nexus between underworld and terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) in the case.

Have the Chinese got what they wanted?

Have the Chinese got what they wanted?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

'Could the Chinese have taken a leaf out of our book?' 'That their unprecedented build-up is their attempt at coercive diplomacy with India?' 'And if so, what is it that they could be expecting as a quid pro quo?' asks Shekhar Gupta.