News for 'Federal Investigation Bureau'

FBI asked to check hate crimes against Sikhs in US

FBI asked to check hate crimes against Sikhs in US

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

Led by New York Congressman, Joseph Crowley, the Congressmen wrote a letter to Department of Justice urging FBI to begin collecting data on hate crimes committed against Sikh-Americans, noting that this is a community, which is acutely susceptible to violence because of their appearance.

'Headley-Rana revelations won't hit 26/11 trial'

'Headley-Rana revelations won't hit 26/11 trial'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2009

A senior source in Mumbai police aggressively argued that revelations in the David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana case by newly-formed National Investigation Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of US is not going to affect the 26/11 case which is being heard in the special court set up at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai.

PMO assures Bhatt of inquiry on 'leaks'

PMO assures Bhatt of inquiry on 'leaks'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2009

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office has assured film-maker Mahesh Bhatt that the Home Ministry will inquire into the "leak" of information relating to his son having known David Headley, a US terror suspect arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for plotting strikes in India. An agitated Bhatt had written a letter to Singh on November 15 in which the film-maker said he felt a sense of "great betrayal" over the manner in which his son was handled by investigators.

Russia interfered in US presidential polls with purpose: Comey

Russia interfered in US presidential polls with purpose: Comey

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

"There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever. The Russians interfered in our election during the 2016 cycle," Comey said.

Top Senator invites Trump to testify over Comey, Russian meddling

Top Senator invites Trump to testify over Comey, Russian meddling

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

Trump had said he is ready to testify over Comey conversations.

Is SRK the 'Rahul' that Lashkar is looking for?

Is SRK the 'Rahul' that Lashkar is looking for?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

The star has played Rahul quite a few times in the movies.

'Rahul' was arrested LeT man's prime target

'Rahul' was arrested LeT man's prime target

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

A mysterious 'Rahul' appears to have been the prime target of Chicago resident David Coleman Headley, nabbed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for planning to carry out a major terror attack in India this month at the behest of Pakistan-based Laskar-e-Tayiba.

FBI supports extending Rana's detention

FBI supports extending Rana's detention

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

In a document submitted to the court trying 26/11 plotter Tawahhur Rana, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has claimed that Rana was misleading the court by claiming he was a pacifist.

Hackers carry out massive attack on US government; suspicion on China

Hackers carry out massive attack on US government; suspicion on China

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

Hackers believed to be working for the Chinese military breached the United States government computers, possibly compromising the personal data of 4 million current and former federal employees.

Russian tycoon Abramovich not detained in US: Spokesman

Russian tycoon Abramovich not detained in US: Spokesman

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

A spokesman for Roman Abramovich denied a news report on Monday that the billionaire Russian owner of London's Chelsea soccer club had been arrested in the United States.

Vivek Kundra reinstated as White House CIO

Vivek Kundra reinstated as White House CIO

Rediff.com18 Mar 2009

President Barack Obama's Indian- American infotech czar Vivek Kundra was on Wednesday 'reinstated' to his job at the White House, five days after he went on leave following Federal Bureau of Investigation's raids at his previous office, in a corruption case related to employees working there.

Will the Internet really shut down on July 9?

Will the Internet really shut down on July 9?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2012

Early next week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation will shut down servers associated with the DNS Changer malware.

Abu Qama, Zarar Shah's real identities revealed

Abu Qama, Zarar Shah's real identities revealed

Rediff.com4 Mar 2009

Investigations have revealed that Mazhar Iqbal, a resident of Mandi Tehsil of Punjab province, was code-named as Abu Al Qama by the Lashkar and Zarar Shah whose actual name was Abdul Wajid, a resident of Sheikhpura district of Punjab province.

FBI chief to visit Delhi, meet Chidambaram

FBI chief to visit Delhi, meet Chidambaram

Rediff.com2 Mar 2009

Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Robert Mueller will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday and hold a series of meetings with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and other top functionaries of the government.Mueller's visit comes after India and United States shared details of intelligence and investigations in the terror strikes on Mumbai in November last year -- a joint effort which forced Pakistan to admit that a part of the conspiracy was hatched on its soil.

New York's cannibal cop planned to roast fiancee alive

New York's cannibal cop planned to roast fiancee alive

Rediff.com28 Feb 2013

In a grisly online plot, a New York police officer planned to torture and roast alive his fiancee with a butcher in India with whom he chatted on the internet, an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent has testified in a local court.

26/11: Ansari moves HC against FBI

26/11: Ansari moves HC against FBI

Rediff.com13 Feb 2009

Fahim Ansari, one of the two Indians involved in the deadly Mumbai attacks, has moved the Mumbai High Court seeking to restrain the Federal Bureau of Investigation from interrogating him.

PM rejects demand for bringing CBI under Lokpal purview

PM rejects demand for bringing CBI under Lokpal purview

Rediff.com27 Dec 2011

Pushing for passage of the Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday rejected demands for bringing the Central Bureau of Investigation under the purview of the anti-graft ombudsman, warning that no entity should be created inconsistent with the country's Constitutional framework.

26/11: Police to file supplementary chargesheet

26/11: Police to file supplementary chargesheet

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

The Mumbai police is willing to take cognizance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's findings at last in the ongoing court case related to the 26/11 case.

I still believe in the American dream: Oak Creek victim's kin

I still believe in the American dream: Oak Creek victim's kin

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

In a highly emotional yet powerful testimony before a United States Senate Committee on Capitol Hill, Harpreet Singh Saini, the 18-year-old son of one of the victims of the Oak Creek gurudwara shooting, urged the US government to add a separate category for Sikh Americans on the form used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to gather data on hate crimes.

The ugly side of the beautiful game

The ugly side of the beautiful game

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

Switzerland extradited a former Costa Rican soccer boss to the United States on Friday and approved the handover of a former South American federation chief to Uruguay in the latest judicial steps in the corruption scandal that has engulfed the sport.

FBI team in India, on trail of Headley

FBI team in India, on trail of Headley

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation team has arrived in New Delhi and is holding discussions with its Indian counterparts. The main focus of the discussion will revolve round the role played by both David Headley and Tawwahur Rana in the Mumbai 26/11 attack.

FBI team to visit India to probe Headley's links

FBI team to visit India to probe Headley's links

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

A team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, headed by its chief Robert Mueller, will visit New Delhi on November 18 to investigate the Indian links of David Headley -- the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative arrested in Chicago in early October.During its two-day visit, the team will probe the US citizen's links with the LeT and also try to find out information about the terror network he allegedly set up in India, said sources.

The jinx against women spies in R&AW

The jinx against women spies in R&AW

Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

Till 1972, under the long-time Director of the America's Federal Bureau of Investigation J Edgar Hoover, only men could be FBI agents. After his death in May 1972, partly under the pressure of the equal rights laws, the FBI started recruiting women as agents.

'Headley provided valuable information to FBI'

'Headley provided valuable information to FBI'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Pakistani American terror operative David Headley's 'valuable information' to Federal Bureau of Investigation, mapping out Lashkar-e-Tayiba's hierarchy and providing organisational structure of the Pakistan-based terror outfit responsible for the Mumbai attacks, is of interest not only to America but also other countries, according to US prosecutors.

'There are many angry White men like Page out there'

'There are many angry White men like Page out there'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

While private groups had been quietly monitoring the Wisconsin Gurdwara shooter and his racist leanings for years, Wade Michael Page was not on the radar of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FBI probes if gurudwara shooting act of 'domestic' terror

FBI probes if gurudwara shooting act of 'domestic' terror

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into the massacre of six people inside a Gurudwara in Wisconsin, described as the deadliest attack against the Sikh community in the US, as authorities termed the shooting spree of Wade Michael Page, the lone white gunman, as "domestic terrorism".

US: Lawyers want trial of 2 Indians shifted

US: Lawyers want trial of 2 Indians shifted

Rediff.com13 Apr 2007

Federal officials have said this is unlikely to happen.

Ex-Trump campaign manager charged with conspiracy against US

Ex-Trump campaign manager charged with conspiracy against US

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

The Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party have alleged that the Russian interference had contributed in Trump's electoral victory

Trump confirms he's under probe, slams it as witch hunt

Trump confirms he's under probe, slams it as witch hunt

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Trump's apparent confirmation that he is under probe for obstruction of justice by special counsel appointed to probe alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential polls came a day after a Washington Post report pointed to such an investigation.

Trump calls Comey a 'leaker', claims 'complete vindication'

Trump calls Comey a 'leaker', claims 'complete vindication'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

Comey confessed that he leaked the information about his interaction with the US president.

Haqqani network not on Pakistan soil: Rehman Malik

Haqqani network not on Pakistan soil: Rehman Malik

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ruled out the possibility of Haqqani network's presence in Pakistan. Malik, who held a meeting with Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert S Muller in Islamabad, however, said that if Pakistan receives credible information about the group's presence, the government would launch military action.

Blood samples of Dhaka cafe attackers handed over to FBI

Blood samples of Dhaka cafe attackers handed over to FBI

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

The move came amid media reports that militants, especially members of the Islamic State, are popping addictive pills, which help "fuel their fury", before attacking the victims.

We didn't bring 26/11 witness to US: FBI

We didn't bring 26/11 witness to US: FBI

Rediff.com18 Jan 2009

An FBI spokesperson told PTI on Saturday, "The FBI continues to assist the Government of India with their investigation into last year's attacks in Mumbai. The FBI has been working with the Indian authorities as well as our partners to cover all leads, wherever they may take us." His remarks came in response to a question on the claim early this week by scrap dealer, Anita Uddaiya that she was taken to the US for further interrogation by the FBI.

Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter's phone

Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter's phone

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Apple and Google adopted strong default encryption in late 2014.

Mueller concludes Russia probe, recommends no further indictments

Mueller concludes Russia probe, recommends no further indictments

Rediff.com23 Mar 2019

US Attorney General William Barr, to whom the report was delivered on Friday, told Congressional leaders that he may submit to them its summary 'as soon as this weekend'.

FBI to help probe Mumbai attacks

FBI to help probe Mumbai attacks

Rediff.com30 Nov 2008

The US has sent an Federal Bureau of Investigation team to assist in the probe into the Mumbai attacks as President George W Bush pledged "full support" to India in its efforts to unearth the plot behind the deadly terror strikes.

'FBI affidavit omitted Headley's Rana testimony'

'FBI affidavit omitted Headley's Rana testimony'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2011

Mumbai attacks accused David Headley had repeatedly told his Federal Bureau of Investigation interrogators that his friend and co-accused Tahawwur Rana was unaware of his terror activities and had not provided any support to him knowingly, details that were omitted from an affidavit filed before a court, recently unsealed documents reveal.

Fai detention hearing postponed till Tuesday

Fai detention hearing postponed till Tuesday

Rediff.com22 Jul 2011

The detention hearing of Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for illegally lobbying for Pakistan in the United Sstates, was postponed for next Tuesday, as his attorney had scheduling conflicts.