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Dawood gang to double up for Lashkar

Dawood gang to double up for Lashkar

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

The immediate problem that the Lashkar faces following the crackdown is the supply of arms and other materials to carry out terror strikes. Dawood Ibrahim has been asked to use his existing smuggling channels to send in arms and ammunition.

Can its new chief turn R&AW around?

Can its new chief turn R&AW around?

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

The induction of Verma, who has never served in the RAW before, reflects the government's anxiety to set right the relapse in the organisation. It will be Verma's job to ensure that the staff works hand in hand in removing deficiencies in the organisation.

How the Indian Mujahideen raised Rs 45 crore in two years

How the Indian Mujahideen raised Rs 45 crore in two years

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

The Indian Mujahideen earlier relied on extortions and arms smuggling but has now realised that donations are a better and safer way to collect funds for its operations, reports Vicky Nanjappa.

CBI gets govt nod to prosecute Sisodia in snooping case

CBI gets govt nod to prosecute Sisodia in snooping case

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs conveyed to Delhi's Lt Governor's office granting of sanction to prosecute Sisodia under Section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (powers to police for investigating a public servant).

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.

'You can't just wish away problems in Kashmir'

'You can't just wish away problems in Kashmir'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2008

Just because we had a good election, if we think the Kashmir problem is over then we are taking things too much for granted. Somewhere or the other serious issues will start cropping up. It can be in the assembly, it can be by coalition partners, it can be by the Opposition parties and it can be raised by separatists or it can be by artificial insemination by Pakistan, says A S Dulat

How fake currency funds terror

How fake currency funds terror

Rediff.com19 Dec 2008

Investigating agencies claim that the amount of fake currency in India is a shocking Rs 170,000 crore. Reserve Bank of India officials dispute this figure and say that as on July 2008, the total currency available with the Indian public was Rs 603,000 crore and if what the IB is saying is true, then it would mean that 28 per cent of the currency in the country is fake.

Mumbai: FBI team gets down to business

Mumbai: FBI team gets down to business

Rediff.com1 Dec 2008

The Federal Bureau of Investigation team, which arrived in Mumbai, has commenced work on the Mumbai terror attack case. The six- member team which arrived in Mumbai a day ago got to work on Monday morning.

22-year-old wearing T-shirt with ISIS symbol held

22-year-old wearing T-shirt with ISIS symbol held

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

A 22-year-old youth was taken into custody on Sunday for questioning after a group photo of some youths wearing T-shirts with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's emblem appeared on a social networking site.

Pakistan Army's elite wing trained terrorists

Pakistan Army's elite wing trained terrorists

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

The terror attack on Mumbai last month was the first time that terrorists had used the sea route to strike at the heart of the city.Intelligence Bureau reports suggest that the terrorists received special maritime training from the Musa Company of the special services group of the Pakistan Army. Following the training imparted at the Murdike and Thakot camps of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, the terrorists were shifted to Karachi,where they received maritime training from Musa Company

Foreign terrorists targetting tourists coming to India: IB

Foreign terrorists targetting tourists coming to India: IB

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

The attack on an Israeli diplomat's vehicle in New Delhi in February was indicative that India will not be spared by international terrorists seeking to attack foreigners in the country, Intelligence Bureau Chief Nehchal Sandhu said on Thursday.

K'taka terror plot: Al Qaeda mag brainwashed youths

K'taka terror plot: Al Qaeda mag brainwashed youths

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

Investigators probing the terror module busted in Karnataka have claimed that the arrested 11 youths were inspired by the contents of an online magazine which glorifies activities of the Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Bhatkal's journey: From engineer to India's most wanted terrorist

Bhatkal's journey: From engineer to India's most wanted terrorist

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

Branded as the face of modern day terrorism, Zarar Ahmed Siddibaba alias Yasin Bhatkal of the banned Indian Mujahideen arrested on Wednesday night gained cult status in the homegrown terror network after the 2008 Delhi serial blasts.

9,600 phones, 1,100 email IDs being tapped in India

9,600 phones, 1,100 email IDs being tapped in India

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

The review committee confirmed tapping of nearly 9,600 telephones and 1,100 emails by various security and police forces throughout the country.

Why elements in Pakistan may target Narendra Modi

Why elements in Pakistan may target Narendra Modi

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

'Pakistan is well aware in case of 26/11-like attack Narendra Modi if in power will not take things lying down,' former RA&W C D Sahay tells Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.

IB reveals why fewer terror camps operate in PoK

IB reveals why fewer terror camps operate in PoK

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Intelligence Bureau sources told rediff.com that earlier there were 180 camps in and around PoK, but at the moment it has come down to just 40. While some of the camps have been busted by security agencies, the rest have been voluntarily closed down with a purpose.

How India's north east gets terror pounding

How India's north east gets terror pounding

Rediff.com31 Oct 2008

Various theories are being attached to the constant targetting of India's north eastern states. Intelligence Bureau officials confirm that the mantle of infiltrating into the north eastern states is in the hands of the Bangladesh-based Director General of Forces Intelligence.

Hyd blasts: IB, police commence three-pronged probe

Hyd blasts: IB, police commence three-pronged probe

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

There are three angles of investigations being taken by the Intelligence Bureau and the Hyderabad police in the twin blasts that have killed at least16 people in a busy market in Hyderabad.

Inside Hafiz Saeed's plans to storm New Delhi

Inside Hafiz Saeed's plans to storm New Delhi

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

The Intelligence Bureau has issued an alert about a possible terror attack being planned by Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed on the Red Fort in national capital New Delhi.

Inside Hafiz Saeed's plans to storm New Delhi

Inside Hafiz Saeed's plans to storm New Delhi

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

The Intelligence Bureau has issued an alert about a possible terror attack being planned by Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed on the Red Fort in national capital New Delhi.

Drug trade/smuggling finances Pakistan's anti-India regiment

Drug trade/smuggling finances Pakistan's anti-India regiment

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

A regiment of 30,000 fighters for the Pakistan army in India depends largely on the money that is generated through skin trade and drug smuggling, a report of the military intelligence bureau has said. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

R N Ravi sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Governor

R N Ravi sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Governor

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

Ravi, shifted from Nagaland, said he saw his new role more as an opportunity than a challenge.

Mathrani questioned by ED, IB officials

Mathrani questioned by ED, IB officials

Rediff.com4 Dec 2005

Mathrani arrived in New Delhi late Saturday night from Vienna.

Why is India's West Coast vulnerable?

Why is India's West Coast vulnerable?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

Home Minister Chidambaram's indication on the terror threat to the country's West Coast is serious in nature since this is a preferred route for terror operatives from across the border, say Intelligence Bureau sources.

Fake accounts+middlemen+illegal funds: The unholy trinity

Fake accounts+middlemen+illegal funds: The unholy trinity

Rediff.com18 Jul 2012

Terrorist groups and drug mafias often use middlemen, who open several accounts in a bank under a number of assumed identities, says Vicky Nanjappa

Terrorists have accomplished Operation BAD

Terrorists have accomplished Operation BAD

Rediff.com13 Sep 2008

Soon after the Ahmedabad blasts, a call was made allegedly from Sabarmati jail in Gujarat to Pakistan. The conversation was intercepted by the IB. The person who made the call (not named as it may hamper probe) told a person in Pakistan, Operation BAD had been successful. Based on this intercept, the IB and the Gujarat police decoded the message and came to the conclusion that BAD stood for Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi.

26/11 hero made IB chief, R&AW boss gets another extension

26/11 hero made IB chief, R&AW boss gets another extension

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

Tapan Kumar Deka, the "crisis man" who was put in charge of the counter-assaults during the 26/11 Mumbai attack, was on Friday appointed director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) while the tenure of Samant Goel, who has been heading the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), has been extended by one more year.

A committee set up in blackmoney case: Govt

A committee set up in blackmoney case: Govt

Rediff.com25 Apr 2011

A high power committee comprising heads of various probe agencies and specialised departments has been constituted to monitor the investigation and steps taken to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks, Government told the Supreme Court on Monday.

Govt plans to take NCTC out of IB's ambit

Govt plans to take NCTC out of IB's ambit

Rediff.com12 Jul 2012

The home ministry will approach the Cabinet Committee on Security after July 19 Presidential poll for approval of the revised plan for National Counterterrorism Center which will be taken out from the ambit of the Intelligence Bureau and conduct operations only when there is an urgency.

ISI's infiltration tactics led to LoC violence

ISI's infiltration tactics led to LoC violence

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde recently claimed that 26/11 terror strike mastermind and Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed had visited border areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir a few days before the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops.

Lashkar unleashes its mission of TERROR online

Lashkar unleashes its mission of TERROR online

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The Research and Analysis Wing has access to information that indicates a link between the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Tsarnaev brothers who carried out the Boston bombing.Investigations have revealed that the Tsarnaev brothers were trained at Chechnya by LeT militants.

Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur takes over as new CIC

Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur takes over as new CIC

Rediff.com22 May 2014

Former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur on Thursday took over as the new chief information commissioner in the Central Information Commission.

Pakistan government clips ISI's wings

Pakistan government clips ISI's wings

Rediff.com27 Jul 2008

Till now, the ISI, the premier external counter-intelligence outfit, was working under the Defence Ministry but Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani relocated the agency by placing it under the Interior Ministry, headed by his adviser Rehman Malik, The News daily said.

Gimmicks do not save India and its people from terror

Gimmicks do not save India and its people from terror

Rediff.com28 Dec 2012

'Some said this wild goose chase was a deliberate ploy of Chidambaram, a reluctant home minister, who believed that keeping all the agencies and forces spinning around all the while, would ensure him a safe career in an otherwise dicey charge, no matter how much enduring damage it did to the institutions.' R N Ravi, retired special director, Intelligence Bureau, assesses how India can meet the challenges of terrorism in 2013.

Maoists planning to expand activities to 22 states

Maoists planning to expand activities to 22 states

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

Upbeat over their two major successful attacks against the police on Andhra-Orissa border in less than one month, in which more than 50 policemen were killed, the Maoist rebels are now gearing up to target the police stations to loot the arms. This warning has been issued by the central intelligence agency -- the Intelligence Bureau -- in its report assessing the overall situation of the Naxalite problem in the country.

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

'...to prevent this episode from disrupting ongoing cooperation.' 'The discovery of this plot had the potential to derail much of what has been achieved in the relationship during this administration's tenure -- I don't think that fact has been sufficiently appreciated in India.'

'JuD, JeM earn upto Rs 800mn by selling animal skins'

'JuD, JeM earn upto Rs 800mn by selling animal skins'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2012

Extremist groups such as the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and Jaish-e-Mohammed earned over Rs 780 million by selling animal skins gathered during Eid-ul-Azha despite restrictions imposed by Pakistani authorities on the collection of hides by such organisations.

Video: Part of rail track missing, fishplates open

Video: Part of rail track missing, fishplates open

Rediff.com28 May 2010

There have been contradictory reports on the cause of accident.