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North-east insurgents have links with ISI: Govt

North-east insurgents have links with ISI: Govt

Rediff.com5 Dec 2007

North-eastern insurgent groups are operating from Bangladesh and they have established links with the Inter Services Intelligence, the government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha saying the matter has been taken up with Pakistan.

No inputs on Naxals-ISI link: Centre

No inputs on Naxals-ISI link: Centre

Rediff.com16 Dec 2008

The government on Monday said it does not have inputs to suggest that the Naxals have established links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency. "There are no inputs to suggest that the Naxals have established links with the ISI," Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal told the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour. He said as many as 217 security personnel and 441 civilians were killed in Naxal violence and action against them till November 30.

India has proof of ISI hand in Mumbai attacks

India has proof of ISI hand in Mumbai attacks

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

India has proof that the Inter Services Intelligence was involved in planning the Mumbai terror attacks and training the terrorists who killed 183 people during a 60-hour siege of the country's financial capital, sources said in New Delhi on Thursday. The names of trainers and the places where meticulous training took place are also known to the government, the sources said

Which way is Pakistan headed?

Which way is Pakistan headed?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

With the maulana fully committed and PML (N) cadres prepared to court arrest, this would be the first time where both Punjabis and Pakhtuns would be standing up against the Pakistan army, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.

India, Germany to intensify cooperation in combating terror: PM

India, Germany to intensify cooperation in combating terror: PM

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

The prime minister said that India has invited Germany to take advantage of opportunities in defence production in the defence corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Kartarpur corridor: Sidhu seeks permission for visiting Pakistan

Kartarpur corridor: Sidhu seeks permission for visiting Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

In a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Sidhu said that he had been invited by the Pakistan government for opening ceremony of Kartarpur Sahib corridor on November 9.

Image: Bilal's father breaks down

Image: Bilal's father breaks down

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

The terror suspect's father reacts to reports that his son has been killed in Pakistan.

Not cricket, just the ISI gaining strategic depth

Not cricket, just the ISI gaining strategic depth

Rediff.com10 Mar 2009

The ISI has achieved their desired strategic depth by creating a Pushtunistan across Af-Pak that they control. The US and India can now look forward to more 9/11s and 26/11s.

'Ludhiana blast main accused trained in Pak'

'Ludhiana blast main accused trained in Pak'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2008

"Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency imparted the training to Gurpreet Singh," said Punjab Director-General of Police N P S Aulakh. Gurpreet Singh and two other suspected Babbar Khalsa militants were arrested near the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar on December 25. Aulakh said that Gurpreet went to Pakistan with a jatha of Sikh pilgrims and he was trained with another terrorist Harminder Singh. Gurpreet returned in mid-2007 to revive the terrorist module in the state.

Pakistan snooped on 6,856 phone calls in May

Pakistan snooped on 6,856 phone calls in May

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

The spy agency had tapped 6,523 phone numbers in February, 6,819 in March, 6,742 in April

Gogoi dares ULFA chief to come out of ISI clutches

Gogoi dares ULFA chief to come out of ISI clutches

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday called upon the fugitive commander in chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom Paresh Baruah to come out of the clutches of the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence and other forces inimical to India and hold talks with the government of India instead of engineering killings of innocent people in Assam.

Why are our banks so secretive?

Why are our banks so secretive?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

'The finance ministry and public sector banks have tried to keep the names of wilful defaulters secret.' 'Secrecy and concealing information are inbred among banks and even the RBI,' observes Debashis Basu, editor, www.moneylife.in.

Pak's ISI has connections with terror groups: US

Pak's ISI has connections with terror groups: US

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

"I think it's clear to me that the ISI has connections with terrorist groups," General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

America's ambivalence on terrorism

America's ambivalence on terrorism

Rediff.com14 Jul 2006

German spy agency gave US info on Osama's whereabouts: Report

German spy agency gave US info on Osama's whereabouts: Report

Rediff.com17 May 2015

Germany's foreign intelligence agency helped the Central Investigation Agency track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, before the Al Qaeda leader was killed by United States special forces in May 2011, according to a media report today.

Daniel Pearl murder: Qaeda leader's death commuted, 3 others set free

Daniel Pearl murder: Qaeda leader's death commuted, 3 others set free

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan investigating a story on the alleged links between the country's powerful spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence and Al Qaeda.

SC orders status quo on management control of gurdwaras

SC orders status quo on management control of gurdwaras

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed rival groups Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee and Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to maintain status quo on the management control of Gurdwaras in Haryana till further orders and directed the state government to take all steps to maintain law and order.

Sharif sacks trusted aide over news report on rift with army

Sharif sacks trusted aide over news report on rift with army

Rediff.com29 Apr 2017

Sharif approved an inquiry committee's recommendation to remove his special assistant on foreign affairs Fatemi from his post.

Desperate ISI will try more terror attacks in J&K

Desperate ISI will try more terror attacks in J&K

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

The assessment in the security establishment is that in view of the huge turnout in the first two phase of polling there will be more desperate attacks in the next few weeks before winter intensifies and all possible infiltration routes become inaccessible due to snow, says Nitin A Gokhale.

'Bleeding Heart was to replace Hurriyat in Kashmir'

'Bleeding Heart was to replace Hurriyat in Kashmir'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Pak had realised in 2018 that Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate created by Inter-Services Intelligence, won't be able to deliver any more

ULFA refutes allegations of 'ISI links'

ULFA refutes allegations of 'ISI links'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2007

The ULFA spokesman termed the allegation part of conspiracy by the army to carry out subversion in the state and blame it on ULFA.

Varun Gandhi contradicts Modi govt over Rohingyas deportation

Varun Gandhi contradicts Modi govt over Rohingyas deportation

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

Union minister Hansraj Ahir said those who have national interest in mind should not make such statements.

UP: 2 ISI agents nabbed

UP: 2 ISI agents nabbed

Rediff.com23 Jun 2007

STF sleuths recovered one AK-47 rifle, a Chinese pistol, about 9 kg of RDX, besides a large quantity of ammunition from their possession.

India has Reason To Worry about Taliban

India has Reason To Worry about Taliban

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

India is worried about Pakistan getting the Taliban to ignite trouble in Kashmir, observes Ramesh Menon.

Mumbai blasts evidence shared with US

Mumbai blasts evidence shared with US

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

Mulford said the US and India were together in fight against terrorism and that Washington had offered its services in investigations into the Mumbai bombings, particularly in forensic examinations.

Jaipur: ISI agent arrested

Jaipur: ISI agent arrested

Rediff.com14 Aug 2006

Rajasthan police arrested a man in Jaipur on Monday for allegedly working as an agent of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence.

Rahul should apologise for his careless statement: Shahnawaz Hussain

Rahul should apologise for his careless statement: Shahnawaz Hussain

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday demanded an apology from Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his statement that he was briefed by an "intelligence official" on the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence having 'contacted' 10-15 youth whose kin were killed in the Muzaffarnagar riots, for potential recruitment.

'Powerful people in Pakistan don't like me'

'Powerful people in Pakistan don't like me'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

'I criticise the interference of the army in politics.' 'But the people know I am not anti-Pakistan.' 'Public support is my biggest strength.'

A timeline of Jadhav's wait for justice

A timeline of Jadhav's wait for justice

Rediff.com15 May 2017

Here is a detailed timeline of the important developments in the matter of Jadhav so far.

Armitage met ISI chief before leaving for S Asia

Armitage met ISI chief before leaving for S Asia

Rediff.com6 May 2003

US officials sought a full briefing on militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani daily reported.

Taliban Treaty: Pakistan's biggest victory since 1947

Taliban Treaty: Pakistan's biggest victory since 1947

Rediff.com3 Mar 2020

'Pakistan's trump card is that it is the only credible guarantor on the horizon who can reasonably assure the Western world that Afghanistan will not again become the revolving door for international terrorism.' 'Trust Pakistan to play this card optimally,' explains Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Won't hesitate to act alone on terror networks in Pakistan, warns USA

Won't hesitate to act alone on terror networks in Pakistan, warns USA

Rediff.com23 Oct 2016

"We continue to urge our partners in Pakistan to go after all terrorist networks operating in their country. We stand ready to help them," said Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary on Countering the Financing of Terrorism.

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

ISI chief Faiz Hameed coerced the Taliban to announce an interim government guaranteed to preserve Pakistan's control over the levers of power in Kabul, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

ISI made Haqqani Taliban's No 2 to protect him from US: Report

ISI made Haqqani Taliban's No 2 to protect him from US: Report

Rediff.com8 May 2016

Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence had brought in Haqqani network's chief Sirajuddin Haqqani as the deputy leader of the Taliban last year to protect him from the Americans, a media report said on Sunday.

Pakistan names 'spies' among Indian mission staffers

Pakistan names 'spies' among Indian mission staffers

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

It claimed the officials were involved in 'espionage, subversion and supporting terrorist activities in Balochistan and Sindh'.

India's diamond trade financing terror?

India's diamond trade financing terror?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

Trading of diamonds especially with a gulf country has come under the lens of intelligence agencies here for suspected terror financing and money laundering.

'We are walking into the American trap'

'We are walking into the American trap'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2004

'A psychological moment will be created when the Kashmiris will say they can't live with either India or Pakistan. At that time, America will step in and suggest a democratic solution to Kashmir,' former ISI chief Hamid Gul tells Sheela Bhatt.

'Army should carry out Myanmar-style ops required in PoK'

'Army should carry out Myanmar-style ops required in PoK'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

Army should be allowed to enter PoK and destroy the training camps set up by Pakistan, said Ravinder Raina, BJP MLA from Sunderbani.