News for 'Intelligence Bureau'

IB identifies Headley, Rana's Kerala contact

IB identifies Headley, Rana's Kerala contact

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

Investigations in the Headley-Rana case have revealed the involvement of a Kerala-based man, who has been part of the immigration business.

Govt and ISPs to hold talks on blocking of websites

Govt and ISPs to hold talks on blocking of websites

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Govt had asked ISPs to block 500 websites but this could not be done due to technical issues.

How the LeT plans to kill Kasab

How the LeT plans to kill Kasab

Rediff.com11 Feb 2009

Chota Shakeel, a close associate of Dawood Ibrahim, has been given the responsibility of killing Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the terror attack on Mumbai, according to Intelligence Bureau sources. IB sources have revealed that the Lashkar-e-Tayiba has asked Shakeel, a close associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, to kill Kasab. Shakeel is currently hiding in Pakistan, said IB officials, under the patronage of the ISI & LeT.

Why the Maoists are joining hands with SIMI

Why the Maoists are joining hands with SIMI

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

The Communist Party of India-Maoist have established linkages with the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, and are looking to set up a base in south India, an Intelligence Bureau report has revealed.

Protest rocks India's premier spy agency

Protest rocks India's premier spy agency

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

The country's external intelligence gathering agency Research and Analysis Wing is in a fix as six of its senior officials have gone on leave after they were superseded by an IPS officer who came from the Intelligence Bureau.

Chidambaram in Raipur to discuss Maoism

Chidambaram in Raipur to discuss Maoism

Rediff.com19 Jan 2009

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will visit Raipur on Monday to monitor the coordination of strategies to combat Left-wing extremism in the region. Chidambaram will emphasis the importance of verifying and forwarding intelligence inputs to the Centre. He will hold a coordination meeting with the director-general of police and the joint director of the Intelligence Bureau posted in Raipur.

Maps seized from terrorists paint evil picture

Maps seized from terrorists paint evil picture

Rediff.com13 Jan 2009

Intelligence Bureau officials told rediff.com that the maps provided shocking evidence and also pointed to the ISI's interest in destabilising India, particularly through the northern and western parts of the country. Intercepts picked up by the IB and the revelations by infiltrators suggest that the ISI hopes to accomplish this mission by 2020

ISI pushing Taliban into Kashmir: IB

ISI pushing Taliban into Kashmir: IB

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

India has a new headache on hand: Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence directing the Taliban to join them in their Kashmir battle. According to reports in the Intelligence Bureau, the fight for Kashmir will get even more intense with the Taliban agreeing to join the ISI in this fight.

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.

Ex-army man bares ISI role in fake currency racket

Ex-army man bares ISI role in fake currency racket

Rediff.com30 Sep 2009

Vicky Nanjappa digs a bit deeper to unearth a few more angles in the fake currency menace creating havoc in India.

ISI's latest gift: Recycling Khalistani terror in India!

ISI's latest gift: Recycling Khalistani terror in India!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The recent input by the Intelligence Bureau -- suggesting that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is being targeted by militant Khalistani groups -- indicates that the Inter Services Intelligence is planning to re-launch its covert movement in India.

India's spies the latest to go on strike

India's spies the latest to go on strike

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

India's external intelligence gathering agency, Research and Analysis Wing, is in the news again but for wrong reasons as seven of its Additional Secretaries have gone on protest leave after they were superseded by an IPS officer junior to them from the Intelligence Bureau.

'NCTC won't work, have a ministry for national security'

'NCTC won't work, have a ministry for national security'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

The home ministry is expected to make some amendments in the National Counter Terrorism Centre. They will inform states about operations before undertaking operations, reports Vicky Nanjappa

3-member MHA panel to probe security breach during PM's visit to Punjab

3-member MHA panel to probe security breach during PM's visit to Punjab

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

The MHA has also sought an immediate report from the state government besides asking it to fix responsibility and take strict action against those responsible.

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.

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.

The Bhatkal case: How public disclosures led to intelligence losses

The Bhatkal case: How public disclosures led to intelligence losses

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

Yasin Bhatkal is a prized catch, no doubt. What he tells is going to shape the understanding of how the Indian Mujahideen operated, and how far and well its network was spread. But, perhaps the cat was let out of the bag too soon, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.

How the Lashkar has overtaken Al Qaeda

How the Lashkar has overtaken Al Qaeda

Rediff.com2 Mar 2010

Is it the Al Qaeda or the Lashkar-e-Tayiba? Which of the two outfits is deadlier? Post 9/11, the Al Qeda was considered to be the most dangerous terrorist organisation in the world. However, today, things have changed and it is official that the Lashkar is the deadliest terrorist organisation in the world.

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

Rediff.com5 Aug 2008

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed cutting edge surveillance and tracking technologies, which will be vital in identifying the exact location of mobile phone users and the train positions.The new system would provide information about the exact position of the cellphone user rather than the currently technology, which provides information regarding the BTS tower. This would enable the investigating agencies to nab the terrorists and criminals.

Pakistan puts on hold controversial order on ISI

Pakistan puts on hold controversial order on ISI

Rediff.com6 Aug 2008

Pakistan government has put on hold an order to bring the powerful ISI under the control of the interior ministry that had raised hackles of the President and the military, saying further deliberations are needed on "coordinating intelligence efforts".

Exclusive! Cop statement in Ishrat Jahan case not under Sec 164

Exclusive! Cop statement in Ishrat Jahan case not under Sec 164

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

No statement has been recorded by the accused police officer, GL Singhal, in the Ishrat Jahan case under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, sources have told rediff.com

Pak reverses ISI decision

Pak reverses ISI decision

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

Coming under 'immense pressure' from the defence establishments, the Pakistan government has withdrawn its decision to place the Inter Services Intelligence under civilian control, leading newspapers reported on Monday.Less than 24 hours after moving to clip the wings of the Inter-Services Intelligence, the government issued a clarification stating that its earlier notification that the body had been placed under direct control of the Interior Ministry was 'misunderstood.'

Southern ports on alert for LTTE activists

Southern ports on alert for LTTE activists

Rediff.com29 Apr 2009

Intercept inputs of a GPS wireless conversation between two LTTE operatives by the Research and Analysis Wing which is being analysed by Intelligence Bureau indicates LTTE cadre may try to sneak into India from Visakhapatanam port. And this might happen between May 1 and 2.

Navy leak case: HC issues notice to Centre

Navy leak case: HC issues notice to Centre

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to the Union government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to the IB to share certain confidential information on the Navy war room leak case with CBI.

Govt to conduct census on Rohingya Muslims

Govt to conduct census on Rohingya Muslims

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

The Union Home Ministry has decided to conduct a fresh census on the Rohingya Muslims following reports that terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba has taken up the cause of the community, which is fleeing the current wave of ethnic cleansing by the ruling Buddhist majority in Myanmar especially in the Arakan region.

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.

Chhattisgarh attack: Did insider tip off Naxals?

Chhattisgarh attack: Did insider tip off Naxals?

Rediff.com3 Jun 2013

Sources in the Intelligence Bureau and the National Investigation Agency claim that the Naxals had precise information about the movement of the Congress convoy, which came under attack on May 25, reports Vicky Nanjappa

Why the US won't be keen on Headley's extradition

Why the US won't be keen on Headley's extradition

Rediff.com16 Dec 2009

Was American national, terror suspect and Lashkar-Tayiba operative David Coleman Headley a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent? This is something that both Indian investigators and also the Intelligence Bureau are trying to ascertain. The IB says that the United States knew of Headley much before his tryst with the Lashkar-e-Tayiba.

Cong questions shifting of CRPF camp ahead of Naxal attack

Cong questions shifting of CRPF camp ahead of Naxal attack

Rediff.com29 May 2013

Amid blame game continuing over the Naxal attack killing 27 people, the Chhattisgarh Congress on questioned the shifting of a Central Reserve Police Force camp from Darbha region just seven days prior to the attack.

India's Untold Nepal Stories

India's Untold Nepal Stories

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts.

9 accused in Soharab case face death threat: Guj

9 accused in Soharab case face death threat: Guj

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

A Mumbai magistrate on Friday rejected a Gujarat government plea seeking transfer of the nine accused in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case to a jail in the neighbouring state, as they faced danger to their lives from the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India.

'Fahim Ansari first scouted 26/11 targets'

'Fahim Ansari first scouted 26/11 targets'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

Indian investigators have found answers to many of the questions in the 26/11 attacks case based on the recent briefing with US investigation teams and the new charges filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation against suspected Lashkar terrorist David Headley.

''Indian Muslims believe in their Indianness'

''Indian Muslims believe in their Indianness'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2006

'It is our duty to fight those forces trying to destabilise the Muslim psyche of India,' says former IB official MK Dhar.

Opposition seeks all-party delegation visit to Manipur

Opposition seeks all-party delegation visit to Manipur

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

While the Congress demanded immediate sacking of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, the Samajwadi Party and a few others sought imposition of President's rule in the state that has witnessed sporadic violence in since May 3.

Terrorism is a global problem, says FBI chief

Terrorism is a global problem, says FBI chief

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

In a bid to evolve a joint strategy to bring perpetrators of the Mumbai terror strikes to justice, top United States and Indian officials on Tuesday asked Pakistan to extend cooperation in investigating the 26/11 attacks.Emerging after his meeting with National Security Adviser M K Narayanan, the last on his itinerary, Mueller said, "We have discussed terrorism around the world, particularly the Mumbai attacks."

MOST WANTED: Indian Mujahideen's top 15 operatives

MOST WANTED: Indian Mujahideen's top 15 operatives

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

Who calls the shots in the Indian Mujahideen after the arrest of its key operative Yasin Bhatkal? Vicky Nanjappa finds out

Rajiv Jain to be new IB chief, Anil Dhasmana to head R&AW

Rajiv Jain to be new IB chief, Anil Dhasmana to head R&AW

Rediff.com17 Dec 2016

Both the officers will have a tenure of two years.

LeT plans terror strikes across the world

LeT plans terror strikes across the world

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

The terror attack on Mumbai, which sent shock waves across the country, was merely a dress rehearsal for the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, which is planning to unleash a global wave of terror. Zarar Shah's emails, accessed by the FBI, prove that the LeT had zeroed in on 300 tragets across the world. Twenty of these targets are located in India.But IB officials have warned that in spite of the LeT's global plans, India will continue to be the terror outfit's prime target.

Indian investigators, FBI to quiz US LeT operative

Indian investigators, FBI to quiz US LeT operative

Rediff.com31 Oct 2009

Indian investigators would join their Federal Bureau of Investigation counterparts on Monday to question David Coleman Headley, nabbed by FBI for plotting a major terror attack in India at LeT's behest, as fresh inputs indicated that he was planning to visit Pakistan this month.

Why LeT is recruiting doctors for terror ops

Why LeT is recruiting doctors for terror ops

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

The arrest of David Coleman Headley, an American national held on terror charges by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Chicago earlier this month, is an indicator of the extent which the Lashkar-e-Tayiba could go up to carry an attack on Indian soil. The Lashkar is adopting new strategies to carry out terror strikes; and the latest one, according to the sources in the Intelligence Bureau, is the appointment of doctors.