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ISI gives arms to Kashmir terrorists: Rana to FBI

ISI gives arms to Kashmir terrorists: Rana to FBI

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

Pointing at Inter Services Intelligence's direct involvement in providing arms to militants in Kashmir, Tahawwur Rana, one of the key accused in the Mumbai terror attacks, has told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Pakistan's spy agency gives weapons to terrorists when they are about to enter the Indian territory.

Phone hacking racket funded terror in India: Investigators

Phone hacking racket funded terror in India: Investigators

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

Investigations in to the recent AT&T network hacking incident in Philippines have revealed that the funds were indeed used for terror operations by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, which in turn used it to fund the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Over 6800 corruption cases probed by CBI pending trials in courts

Over 6800 corruption cases probed by CBI pending trials in courts

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Normally, it is required by the CBI to complete an investigation within one year of registration of a case.

FBI shuts 3 Indian jewellery stores

FBI shuts 3 Indian jewellery stores

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation carried out search operations on three jewellery stores owned by Indian American and located in popular Indian market in Jersey City for their alleged involvement in money laundering.

Arrested Russians didn't act against US interests

Arrested Russians didn't act against US interests

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

Russia conceded on Tuesday that the 11people arrested for suspected espionage were its nationals, but said they had not committed actions against US interests, even as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that the scandal will not affect bilateral relations.

US: Biden's brother receives suspicious package from India

US: Biden's brother receives suspicious package from India

Rediff.com3 Oct 2011

United States Vice President Joe Biden's younger brother has received a suspicious package in his mail from India, containing a powdery substance, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation has ruled as anthrax.

Indian American businessman indicted: Report

Indian American businessman indicted: Report

Rediff.com14 Feb 2006

An Indian American businessman was indicted by a federal jury with charges of impersonating a United States Defence Intelligence Agency official and lying about it to an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent.

Delhi HC blast: 800 of India's finest on the case

Delhi HC blast: 800 of India's finest on the case

Rediff.com15 Sep 2011

Of the several National Investigation Agency teams camping in different states in India, it was the team in Jammu

California: Hit-and-run homicide suspect flees to India

California: Hit-and-run homicide suspect flees to India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Marshall's are working toward arresting 25-year-old Indian-origin man, Pawanjit Singh, on alleged homicide charges in a hit-and-run case that killed a 28-year-old woman. The police believe that the suspect fled to India on March 26 from the San Francisco Bay Area, northern California.

IN PICS: NYPD gears up for 9/11 anniversary

IN PICS: NYPD gears up for 9/11 anniversary

Rediff.com9 Sep 2011

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday said the new terror threat to the city ahead of the 9/11 anniversary is "credible but has not been corroborated". He asked people to remain vigilant as law enforcement officials further heightened security across the city.

US: Pakistani man held by FBI for supporting LeT

US: Pakistani man held by FBI for supporting LeT

Rediff.com3 Sep 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Pakistani national with permanent legal residency in the United States on charges of supporting the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba. Jubair Ahmad, 24, according to the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint unsealed on Friday, received "indoctrination and training from the LeT while he lived in Pakistan" as a teenager. If convicted, he faces a maximum potential sentence of 15 years in prison.

NRI engineer charged with selling top secret info

NRI engineer charged with selling top secret info

Rediff.com5 Nov 2005

Indian American engineer charged with selling top secret info

'Headley has expressed hatred towards India'

'Headley has expressed hatred towards India'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

American-born Lashker-e-Tayiba operative David Headley, accused of plotting the Mumbai terror attack in 2008, had 'hatred' towards India and warned that he would stop helping the probe if his admission of guilt was linked to cooperation with New Delhi.

Kashmiri separatist leader Fai radio tagged

Kashmiri separatist leader Fai radio tagged

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

Kashmir-born US citizen, Fai, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week on charges of working for the Government of Pakistan, in particular its spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), to lobby at the Capitol Hill and the Administration on Kashmir.

ISI spied on Pak diaspora inside US: report

ISI spied on Pak diaspora inside US: report

Rediff.com24 Jul 2011

Months before the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Kashmiri separatist leader Ghulam Nabi Fai, it had forced a Pakistani Consulate official in New York, who spied on Pakistanis living in the United States in a systematic Inter-Services Intelligence campaign, to leave the country.

ISI sponsors Kashmiri militant groups: FBI

ISI sponsors Kashmiri militant groups: FBI

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence sponsors terrorism in Kashmir and it oversees terrorist groups there, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has said in the first-ever open acknowledgment by a United States agency that Islamabad is a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'.

Kashmiri separatist leaders condemn Fai's arrest

Kashmiri separatist leaders condemn Fai's arrest

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Separatist outfits in Kashmir have reacted strongly to the arrest of Ghulam Nabi Fai, the executive director of the Kashmir American Council based in Washington, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Terming the arrest of Dr Fai as "unjustified", hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani said, "The arrest has been made at the behest of the government of India. It is the result of a deep rooted conspiracy to weaken the ongoing movement in Kashmir."

Pakistani indicted for 'waging jihad' in US

Pakistani indicted for 'waging jihad' in US

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005

If convicted of all charges, Hamid Hayat, 23, could face up to 31 years in prison.

How ties with India troubled US diplomats in Pak

How ties with India troubled US diplomats in Pak

Rediff.com1 Dec 2010

As Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller headed towards Islamabad after his successful New Delhi visit, a top US diplomat cautioned him about the tough time they were experiencing inside Pakistan mainly because of the growing US-India relationship.

Why Pune is so VULNERABLE to terrorism

Why Pune is so VULNERABLE to terrorism

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

In the light of Wednesday's four low-intensity blasts in Pune, there is a need for a co-ordinated revisit to reports being received from time to time since 2002 on the city being a major attraction for terrorist elements -- indigenous as well as foreign, notes B Raman.

NRI held in Rs 700 crore fraud case

NRI held in Rs 700 crore fraud case

Rediff.com10 Sep 2004

Gaya Gayithrinathan alias Subramanya, 59, was running a travel agency in Bangalore.

'We have no policy to kill our enemies'

'We have no policy to kill our enemies'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

'Countries like Israel said openly that they will hunt people down. We have no such policy.' 'We have always been following the legal process of getting them (people wanted by India) through extradition.'

We shared credible terror inputs with India: US

We shared credible terror inputs with India: US

Rediff.com16 Oct 2010

Insisting that it had shared with India terror-related inputs it deemed were 'potentially credible' to its national security, the United States on Saturday said it was looking into media reports that Federal Bureau of Investigation had prior knowledge of David Coleman Headley's links with terror groups in Pakistan.

CJI on judge Gowri: Lawyers who appear for diverse political views make amazing judges

CJI on judge Gowri: Lawyers who appear for diverse political views make amazing judges

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

Defending the collegium's decision to appoint advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri appointment as a judge of the Madras high court, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has said one should not be "cold calling" individuals merely for views they may have held as lawyers.

CBI/ED Raids And The Danger To The Republic

CBI/ED Raids And The Danger To The Republic

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

Within a few hours of Nitish Kumar leaving the NDA, entirely reasonable people were speculating as to how the CBI or ED could be used against him or his party, notes Mihir S Sharma.

Osama killing: One down, 9 more to go

Osama killing: One down, 9 more to go

Rediff.com3 May 2011

Federal Bureau of Investigation's list of most wanted terrorists got shorter with the slaying of its most prominent face, Osama bin Laden and now has only nine names from the original 22 compiled after 9/11 attacks. Nine still more highly sought include Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Eyptian eye surgeon expected to replace bin Laden as the new leader of al Qaeda.

Pak seeks more details on Headley from India

Pak seeks more details on Headley from India

Rediff.com28 Aug 2010

Pakistan has handed over another dossier on Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Coleman Headley to India seeking more information about his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik met Interior Minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad, briefing him over the latest development concerning the issue.Headley, an American citizen of Pakistani origin, was arrested by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in October 2009.

Headley plotted strikes in India and Denmark

Headley plotted strikes in India and Denmark

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

The LeT was more interested in a spectacular operation in India than in Denmark. The 313 Brigade was more interested in a spectacular operation in Denmark than in India. It was the FBI's successful monitoring of the plans for an attack in Copenhagen which led to Headley's arrest and the subsequent discovery of his role in India, says B Raman

World's most powerful man is worth only Rs 43.3 crore!

World's most powerful man is worth only Rs 43.3 crore!

Rediff.com16 May 2012

United States President Barack Obama's estimated assets for the last year are valued at $8 million (Rs 43.3 crore), his latest annual financial disclosure forms show and he has up to $1 million (Rs 5.4 crore) in the JP Morgan Chase, the bank which is under the Federal Bureau of Investigation scanner.

Rana, Headley held for Danish terror plot

Rana, Headley held for Danish terror plot

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

Pakistan-born American citizen David Coleman Headley and Canadian citizen Tahawur hussain Rana were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Philadelphia airport. The FBI believed that the duo were Lashkar-e-Tayiba operatives who were tasked with spreading terror in India.

26/11 terror attacks: 'Half of the cops weren't armed'

26/11 terror attacks: 'Half of the cops weren't armed'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2010

Labelling the 26/11 terror attacks as 'deceptively simple and highly coordinated with little money expended', the Federal Bureau of Investigation has said the crippling flaw in the Mumbai police's defence against the initial assault was that its officers didn't even carry weapons.

Rupee down 5 paise, stronger equities contain fall

Rupee down 5 paise, stronger equities contain fall

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Strength in the dollar against some other currencies overseas weighed on the rupee but a higher opening in the domestic equities cushioned the impact

20-yr-old Saudi held for plotting attacks in US

20-yr-old Saudi held for plotting attacks in US

Rediff.com25 Feb 2011

According to the criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday, Aldawsari conducted research on potential terror targets in the US including hydroelectric dams, nuclear power plants and the Dallas address for former President Bush.

Pak silent on whereabouts of Dawood, Hafiz Saeed

Pak silent on whereabouts of Dawood, Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

A Pakistani delegation is attending the Interpol General Assembly in New Delhi.

Kasab's trial completes 100 days

Kasab's trial completes 100 days

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

"We have made remarkable progress since the trial began on April 15," special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told PTI. About 35 witnesses, including ballistic experts and legal experts and chemical analysts are expected to depose before the court this month, Nikam said.

US jets strike again, shoot down airborne object over Canada

US jets strike again, shoot down airborne object over Canada

Rediff.com12 Feb 2023

United States fighter jets on Saturday shot down an unidentified, unmanned high-altitude airborne object over northern Canada that had entered its airspace from Alaska, President Joe Biden said.

FBI team in Pak seeks access to NY bomber's father

FBI team in Pak seeks access to NY bomber's father

Rediff.com9 May 2010

The Federal Bureau of Investigation team, which had arrived in Pakistan earlier this week to probe the bungled Times Square bombing plot, visited several areas like Pabbi, Nowshera and Hassanabdal seeking access to Faisal Shahzad's father, former Pakistan Air Force Air Vice Marshal Baharul Haq.

Fai case referred to grand jury in US

Fai case referred to grand jury in US

Rediff.com13 Aug 2011

The case of Kashmiri separatist Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, who has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of being an undeclared agent of Pakistani spy agency Inter Services Intelligence in the United States, has been referred to a grand jury which will determine if there is enough evidence for a trial.

Fai case referred to grand jury in US

Fai case referred to grand jury in US

Rediff.com13 Aug 2011

The case of Kashmiri separatist Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, who has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of being an undeclared agent of Pakistani spy agency Inter Services Intelligence in the United States, has been referred to a grand jury which will determine if there is enough evidence for a trial.

Headley reveals Lashkar's chilling agenda of terror

Headley reveals Lashkar's chilling agenda of terror

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

A team of the National Investigating Agency had interrogated Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Headley for nearly 30 hours in the presence of his lawyer and investigators of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During the interrogation, Headley, who is currently serving a jail term in the United States under a plea bargain, offered some chilling insights into the workings of the terror outfit.