News for 'IB'

US retaliates, bombs 85 sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria

US retaliates, bombs 85 sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria

Rediff.com3 Feb 2024

President Joe Biden and other top US leaders had been warning for days that America would strike back at the militias, and they made it clear it wouldn't be just one hit but a "tiered response" over time.

BLOCKBUSTER Summer Releases Coming Up!

BLOCKBUSTER Summer Releases Coming Up!

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has set the ball rolling for a blockbuster summer ahead, in Hindi as well as South releases.

Two drones spotted near IB in Punjab, return to Pak as BSF opens fire

Two drones spotted near IB in Punjab, return to Pak as BSF opens fire

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

The unmanned aerial vehicle flew back to Pakistan after the Border Security Force troops fired at it Saturday night, they said.

IB keeps an eye on troublemakers in Assam

IB keeps an eye on troublemakers in Assam

Rediff.com7 Aug 2012

Various probe commissions have visited Assam and come up with multiple versions about the recent spate of violence, which has claimed 65 lives so far, and why it erupted.

Indian Mujahideen carried out serial blasts in Patna: IB sources

Indian Mujahideen carried out serial blasts in Patna: IB sources

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

Intelligence Bureau hinted on Sunday that the Indian Mujahedeen was responsible for the eight explosions in Patna that claimed five lives ahead of Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi rally on Sunday.

IB submits dossier on Tharoor to Centre

IB submits dossier on Tharoor to Centre

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

A top six-page secret Intelligence Bureau report on the Shashi Tharoor controversy has advised the Centre to arrive at a political decision, pressing the Minister of State for External Affairs to resign, sources have said.

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.

Tiger Nageswara Rao Review: Exasperating!

Tiger Nageswara Rao Review: Exasperating!

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

Despite Ravi Teja's relentless energy, the drama is bogged down by tedious emotional beats, observes Mayur Sanap.

IB nets HuJI's south India commander

IB nets HuJI's south India commander

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

Khwaja is a self styled commander of the HuJI and had concentrated largely on operations in south India. The police say that he is likely to have information on the manner in which the HuJI had masterminded the Hyderabad twin blasts.

Bhatkal brothers helping IM regroup, says IB

Bhatkal brothers helping IM regroup, says IB

Rediff.com17 Sep 2009

IB sources told rediff.com that the crackdown on the IM had largely disrupted their plans to spread terror in India, but now they are trying to regroup and carry out a fresh set of terror strikes, led by the elusive Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal.

Soren reaches Ranchi by road from Delhi; ED to quiz him on Wednesday

Soren reaches Ranchi by road from Delhi; ED to quiz him on Wednesday

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Amidst suspense about his whereabouts, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has reached his official residence in Ranchi, a source in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Tuesday.

Pak intruder shot dead, another arrested in J-K

Pak intruder shot dead, another arrested in J-K

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

The infiltration attempts were scuttled by the alert troops in Arnia sector of Jammu and Ramgarh sector in Samba district in the early hours of the day, the BSF spokesperson said.

Ranveer Promises To Make AB, SRK Proud

Ranveer Promises To Make AB, SRK Proud

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

'I understand what a great responsibility it is to be a part of the Don dynasty. I hope the audience gives me a chance and showers me with love, the way they have for numerous characters over the past so many years.'

IB says no proof of local link to 26/11

IB says no proof of local link to 26/11

Rediff.com16 Feb 2009

Intelligence Bureau officials said barring Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, they have not found a direct local link to the Mumbai terror attacks. IB sources added that although not directly involved, there are several people who had information about the attacks.

IB suspects logistical role for local modules

IB suspects logistical role for local modules

Rediff.com16 Dec 2008

In the initial stages of the operation, the IB suspects the Lashkar relied heavily on Pakistan-based gangster Dawood Ibrahim for logistics.

Cong downplays IB report, claims Nehru, Bose shared 'personal rapport'

Cong downplays IB report, claims Nehru, Bose shared 'personal rapport'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

Adding that the two leaders had shared an 'excellent personal rapport'.

CBI, IB on the warpath over Ishrat encounter case

CBI, IB on the warpath over Ishrat encounter case

Rediff.com13 Jun 2013

The probe in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case has drawn clear battle lines between the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau after the CBI named IB official Rajinder Singh in its charge-sheet.

ISI knew all about Mumbai attacks: IB

ISI knew all about Mumbai attacks: IB

Rediff.com6 Jan 2009

On a day when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Mumbai attacks could not have been carried out without the support of official agencies in Pakistan, Intelligence Bureau sources told rediff.com that the Inter-Services Intelligence agency had detailed knowledge about the planning and execution of the November 26 attacks in Mumbai. No terror operation in India is a success unless it is backed by the ISI, the sources added.

Jammu: BSF fires as suspected movement observed along IB

Jammu: BSF fires as suspected movement observed along IB

Rediff.com31 Jul 2013

Border Security Force troops on Wednesday fired after observing suspected movement along International Border in Jammu sector.

Dream is that our daughter should win Olympic medal: Kiran Baliyan's mother

Dream is that our daughter should win Olympic medal: Kiran Baliyan's mother

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

Ecstatic over Kiran Baliyan's podium position in the shot put event at the Asian Games, her mother on Saturday said the success has come after a long struggle and she was hopeful that her daughter would win a medal in the Olympics as well.

Asif Ibrahim as IB chief: Reading between the lines

Asif Ibrahim as IB chief: Reading between the lines

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Asif Ibrahim's appointment as Director of India's Intelligence Bureau has stirred considerable interest. Observers believe the UPA government has chosen the new heads of the IB, the Research and Analysis Wing and the Central Bureau of Investigation, keeping in mind the next Lok Sabha election, reports Sheela Bhatt.

E S L Narasimhan to be next IB chief

E S L Narasimhan to be next IB chief

Rediff.com12 Jan 2005

Northeast turning into jihadi gateway, says IB

Northeast turning into jihadi gateway, says IB

Rediff.com3 Oct 2008

IB sources say that the nexus between terror outfits in the North eastern part of the country and the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihad Islamiya has been brewing for sometime now.

R-Infra wants IB to probe to cartel

R-Infra wants IB to probe to cartel

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

Reliance Infra claims the run by the market operator has caused a loss of Rs. 300,000 crore to infrastructure stocks.

'Abu Jundal an IB agent from India? That's RUBBISH'

'Abu Jundal an IB agent from India? That's RUBBISH'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2012

The claim by Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik -- that terror operative Abu Jundal is an agent of the Intelligence Bureau -- has come in for ridicule by the agency. An officer of the IB told rediff.com that the claim by the Pakistan minister was "utter rubbish".

The Strange Case Of S Nambi Narayanan

The Strange Case Of S Nambi Narayanan

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

The ISRO spy case is dead. And yet, not dead.

IB probes Pakistan pilot's stay in Kerala hotel

IB probes Pakistan pilot's stay in Kerala hotel

Rediff.com3 Jul 2010

Intelligence Bureau officials are investigating how Khan Khalid Rashid, a Pakistani pilot working for Ethihad Airlines, was allowed to leave Thiruvananthapuram airport after his flight landed on May 6.Indian law does not permit Pakistani aircraft, Pakistani pilots or cabin crew to land in any airport in the country, except in New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkota. Pakistani crew members and pilots in other airports across the country have to stay inside the retiring rooms.

BSF pounds Pak positions across IB with 9,000 mortar shells

BSF pounds Pak positions across IB with 9,000 mortar shells

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

The BSF said the force was retaliating with "pinpointed" fire which destroyed firing positions, mortar launching pads and ammunition and fuel dumps of the Pakistan Rangers at multiple places.

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP, asserts Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Ghandy was the political mentor of Maoists: IB

Ghandy was the political mentor of Maoists: IB

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

The arrest of Kobad Ghandy, 63, has boosted the morale of security officers, said a senior Intelligence Bureau official. According to a senior source in IB, "Kobad Ghandy, being a Politburo member, has been instrumental in shaping up the ideological and military course of action of the Communist Party of India - Maoist.

Lashkar made three attempts to kill Kasab: IB

Lashkar made three attempts to kill Kasab: IB

Rediff.com3 May 2010

As the special court in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail gets ready to pronounce the verdict in the 26/11 terror attacks case, Intelligence Bureau officials said Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba had tried to disrupt the trial by carrying out a series of attacks in India on at least three occasions in the last one year.

Bombers on prowl in Bihar and Kolkata: IB

Bombers on prowl in Bihar and Kolkata: IB

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

An alert has been sounded in the Eastern and East Central Railway (ECR) zones after intelligence inputs suggested entry of Taliban-trained suicide squads into Bihar and in metropolises like Kolkata, official sources said on Monday.

Pak violates ceasefire along IB in Jammu, targets forward posts

Pak violates ceasefire along IB in Jammu, targets forward posts

Rediff.com19 Oct 2014

In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers on Sunday resorted to small arms firing on forward Border Outposts along the international border in Jammu district.

Jihadi footprint in NE in elementary stage: IB

Jihadi footprint in NE in elementary stage: IB

Rediff.com31 Oct 2009

"You have radical elements in the neighbourhood. Again, you have some people in the northeast who are disgruntled against the state and the system. There is a convergence between the two," Additional Director of Intelligence Bureau R N Ravi told media persons after the conclusion of the northeast DGPs conference in Shillong.

J-K: Arms dropped by Pak drone seized; terrorist-informant killed

J-K: Arms dropped by Pak drone seized; terrorist-informant killed

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

Police in Jammu seized an ammunition consignment allegedly meant for terrorists dropped by a drone from Pakistan near the Jammu International Border (IB), officials said on Thursday.

How Pak SIMs have bitterly divided the IB and Home Ministry

How Pak SIMs have bitterly divided the IB and Home Ministry

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

The Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing are at loggerheads with the Home Ministry for its proposal to allow international roaming for Pakistanis on Indian soil as they believe it will be misused. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Lashkar planning another 26/11 type strike: IB

Lashkar planning another 26/11 type strike: IB

Rediff.com15 Jul 2009

The LeT plans to carry out a strike similar to the November 26 terror attacks, in Mumbai again. Photographs which have been recovered from the Kashmiri militant suggest that they plan on targeting railway stations and banks in Mumbai. The focus again is the Southern part of the city since strikes there would create more impact.

Floods damage 40 km border fencing along LoC, IB in JK

Floods damage 40 km border fencing along LoC, IB in JK

Rediff.com21 Sep 2014

Over 40 km of the three-tier border fencing and flood-lighting have been damaged by the recent floods along the LoC and IB in Jammu and Kashmir and security forces are racing against time to repair it to prevent cross-border infiltration ahead of winters.

Ishrat row figures in Par committee; IB officer gets BJP backing

Ishrat row figures in Par committee; IB officer gets BJP backing

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

The controversy brewing over the role of Intelligence Bureau officer Rajendra Kumar in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing case in Gujarat figured in a Parliamentary committee meeting on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata party members claimed all the four were Lashker-e-Tayiba terrorists.