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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.

'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.

BJP's 23-point charter to get back black money

BJP's 23-point charter to get back black money

Rediff.com5 Feb 2011

The Bhartiya Janata Party will pressure the United Progressive Alliance government in the upcoming Parliament session to act on a 23-point charter formulated by its 'task force' for following constitutional, legal, political and geo-political measures to unearth and bring back the Indian monies illegally stashed abroad.

Why IB has its eyes on Rahil Sheikh

Why IB has its eyes on Rahil Sheikh

Rediff.com17 Dec 2008

The Intelligence Bureau has alerted Interpol about the whereabouts of Rahil Sheikh, who it suspects of having played a role in the Mumbai terror attacks.

How the LeT pays and rewards terrorists

How the LeT pays and rewards terrorists

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

Terming the Mumbai attack as a spectacular act of terror, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence would have rewarded each of the Mumbai attackers Rs 2 lakh had they returned alive.

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.

Tracking local modules' role in terror strikes

Tracking local modules' role in terror strikes

Rediff.com30 Dec 2008

Terror operations can never succeed without the support of a local module. According to Intelligence Bureau officials, there is a need to dig deeper into the role played by such modules.

South India: Lashkar's next terror target

South India: Lashkar's next terror target

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

Central intelligence agencies have picked up intercepts that militants groups such as the Lashkar-e-Tayiba have come up with a new plan to target cities in the south of India.

Can Praveen Sood Get CBI The Public's Trust?

Can Praveen Sood Get CBI The Public's Trust?

Rediff.com25 May 2023

He takes over the CBI in challenging times. The perception is that the agency is reduced to being an instrument of blackmail and intimidation by successive governments.

Hafiz Saeed wants WAR with India; was at LoC 4 days ago: IB

Hafiz Saeed wants WAR with India; was at LoC 4 days ago: IB

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

In the backdrop of increasing violations along the Line of Control, Intelligence Bureau officials have said out that Pakistan's most notorious jihadi and Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed has ordered an all-out war on India. Vicky Nanjappa reports

26/11 terror trail leads to Spain, Thailand

26/11 terror trail leads to Spain, Thailand

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

The arrest of Al Qaeda operatives in Spain and Thailand has once again revealed the burgeoning nexus between terror outfits and criminal gangs across the world.

IB had alerted all states about threat to Modi in September

IB had alerted all states about threat to Modi in September

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

Bihar Chief Ministre Nitish Kumar on Sunday claimed that there was no intelligence report to suggest that some elements were targeting Narendra Modi's rally in Patna. However, the fact is that on Spetember 24, 2013, a fresh alert was sounded by the Intelligence Bureau and passed on to all states, including Bihar, in the wake of modi being declared the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate.

NGOs on govt's watch-list for anti-India activities

NGOs on govt's watch-list for anti-India activities

Rediff.com5 Mar 2012

The Centre has put 77 non-governmental organisations on its watch-list for fuelling anti- India activities. This action comes in the wake of the home ministry's contention that these organisations were trying to create unrest in India. According to the Economic Wing of the Intelligence Bureau. Preliminary investigations into the funding for these NGOs have found that their activities range from triggering unrest, aiding terrorism and encouraging conversions.

Police get custody of woman who tried entering ISRO

Police get custody of woman who tried entering ISRO

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

The Bangalore police have obtained the custody of Buela Sam, the lady from Gujarat who tried to enter the Indian Space Research Organisation on a fake identification card.

Amit Shah reviews Kashmir situation amid spate of civilian killings

Amit Shah reviews Kashmir situation amid spate of civilian killings

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

The meeting came after terrorists carried out a series of targeted killings in the Kashmir Valley that include non-Muslims, security personnel, an artist and local civilians.

Cong slams Guj govt for destroying 2002 riots docs

Cong slams Guj govt for destroying 2002 riots docs

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

Congress leaders and lawyers of 2002 post-Godhra riots victims on Thursday slammed the Gujarat government for destroying vital State Intelligence Bureau records pertaining to the clashes, calling the action a "criminal conspiracy."

India is at war, but doesn't seem to know it!

India is at war, but doesn't seem to know it!

Rediff.com20 Mar 2013

The Indian government has never bothered to formulate a coherent national policy on cyber war, reports Vicky Nanjappa

We should have been more careful: Ex-IB boss on J-K attack

We should have been more careful: Ex-IB boss on J-K attack

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Former Intelligence Bureau chief and two-time governor of Jammu and Kashmir Girish Saxena has said that the terror outfits are getting desperate to vitiate the atmosphere and hit the tourism industry.

NIA relies on IB dossier to crack Hyderabad blasts case

NIA relies on IB dossier to crack Hyderabad blasts case

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

The National Investigation Agency, which has taken over the investigation now, is relying heavily on a new dossier of the Intelligence Bureau prepared with the help of the Octopus (the anti-terrorism agency of Andhra Pradesh) to study the pattern that could have led up to the blasts.

Pak Army Chief Is In No Mood To Forgive Imran Khan

Pak Army Chief Is In No Mood To Forgive Imran Khan

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

The military establishment is in no mood to forgive or forget Imran's anti-military utterances, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RAW, India's external intelligence agency.

How the ISI misleads Indian investigators

How the ISI misleads Indian investigators

Rediff.com17 Sep 2007

The IB said they have informed all those involved in investigating cases pertaining to terror not to take such news seriously and go about their investigation in a routine manner.

LeT may target Madurai's Meenakshi temple: IB

LeT may target Madurai's Meenakshi temple: IB

Rediff.com26 Jul 2008

The famous Meenakshi temple in Madurai in Tamil Nadu is on the Lashkar-e-Tayiba's hit-list, fears the Intelligence Bureau.

Why ammonium nitrate is easily available to terrorists

Why ammonium nitrate is easily available to terrorists

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

The presence of ammonium nitrate in the Hyderabad bomb is bound to raise a debate on the availability of the substance, primarily used to make fertiliser and explosives.

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.

Terror alert in Chennai

Terror alert in Chennai

Rediff.com3 Sep 2007

Tamil Nadu Director General of Police on Monday told mediapersons that he had received a terror alert for the state. Nanjil Kumaran said market places and crowded areas in the city were given security cover

Who Is Amit Shah Taking Blessings From?

Who Is Amit Shah Taking Blessings From?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

What some of our leaders were up to on Thursday and Thursday.

Pune blasts: IM continues to be the biggest suspect

Pune blasts: IM continues to be the biggest suspect

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

The preliminary investigation into Wednesday night's serial blasts in Pune has shown that a lot of planning went into them, and were carried out by experts. Although the Intelligence Bureau has not pinpointed any organisation to be behind the attack, the biggest suspect continues to be the Indian Mujahideen, since the blast has been carried out in their stronghold of Pune. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Khafeel Ahmed's last rites may be held in UK

Khafeel Ahmed's last rites may be held in UK

Rediff.com4 Aug 2007

Khafeel had been admitted to hospital after the UK terror plot with 90 per cent burn injuries. He died in hospital on Friday.

Are like-minded terror outfits joining forces in south India?

Are like-minded terror outfits joining forces in south India?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

Investigators have intercepted calls made from jails in India to Pakistan, which talk of creating a major force in south India and also of plans to carry out a deadly attack in Bangalore. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Train coach set afire in Kerala, police detain 1; NIA, IB join probe

Train coach set afire in Kerala, police detain 1; NIA, IB join probe

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

The incident occurred on the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train in which two months ago a man had set fire to his co-passengers, which resulted in three deaths including a toddler, leading to speculation that it might be a case of sabotage and connected to the earlier one.

Ex-IB chief Haldar to try to bring Bodo hardliners to table

Ex-IB chief Haldar to try to bring Bodo hardliners to table

Rediff.com22 Nov 2011

It was Haldar who had played a key role in making a peace process possible with a faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam. He is also negotiating with other tribal outfits in the region on behalf of the government of India.

Manipur: Amit Shah assures safe return to those displaced

Manipur: Amit Shah assures safe return to those displaced

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a review meeting in Moreh town of Manipur on Wednesday to take stock of the security situation in the northeastern state which has been witnessing sporadic violence for nearly a month.

'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".

Auto blast: Suspect had terror links, visited many places in TN, says Bommai

Auto blast: Suspect had terror links, visited many places in TN, says Bommai

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

According to the preliminary information, it was an LED-linked instrument, the chief minister told reporters in Ballari.

Pak SC dissolves panel probing charges against CJ's son

Pak SC dissolves panel probing charges against CJ's son

Rediff.com7 Dec 2012

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday dissolved an inquiry commission a day after it said that Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry's son had admitted that he made two foreign visits that were paid for by real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain and his associates. The court also ruled that there was no need for any further proceedings in the matter.

 Alok Joshi to be new RAW chief

Alok Joshi to be new RAW chief

Rediff.com25 Nov 2012

Senior Indian Police Service officer Alok Joshi will be the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing and Syed Asif Ibrahim will be the next Director of Intelligence Bureau, the first Muslim to head it with four officers senior to him having been shifted out.

AI: Discount for families of paramilitary staff

AI: Discount for families of paramilitary staff

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

Air India on Tuesday enhanced the ambit of discount on tickets to paramilitary personnel by extending the benefit to their family members.

Militants in Varanasi jail in contact with ISI

Militants in Varanasi jail in contact with ISI

Rediff.com22 Jan 2005

The details of the telephonic conversation between the militants and ISI officials came to light earlier this week during a raid by Intelligence Bureau sleuths.

Coming Soon: India's first anti-terror academy

Coming Soon: India's first anti-terror academy

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

A first-of-its-kind anti-terror academy will come up in New Delhi to keep detectives ahead of the terrorists.

Blasts, Kashmir, Naxalism on the PM's mind

Blasts, Kashmir, Naxalism on the PM's mind

Rediff.com16 Sep 2011

The recent blasts in Mumbai and Delhi are a "grave reminder" of the great challenge that terrorists posed to India's national security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.