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Rajnath reaches out to Pak shelling-hit border dwellers

Rajnath reaches out to Pak shelling-hit border dwellers

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

As many as 47 people, including 20 security personnel, have been killed and over 130 injured in the R S Pura sector in Pakistan shelling and firing this year.

India-Pak must overcome mistrust, reengage in dialogue: Kerry in Pakistan

India-Pak must overcome mistrust, reengage in dialogue: Kerry in Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Pakistan addressed the issue of terrorism and also called on both - India and Pakistan to find a diplomatic solution to the violence at the border issue.

2 more suspected ISI agents arrested; kin cry foul

2 more suspected ISI agents arrested; kin cry foul

Rediff.com4 May 2017

ATS officials seized a cellphone and Rs 71.57 lakh in cash from the house of Qureshi,

'Elements in Pak army, ISI have worked with Taliban'

'Elements in Pak army, ISI have worked with Taliban'

Rediff.com23 May 2016

Asked if Pakistan can be an ally in the war on terror, Royce said, "I think the civilian government is."

The ISI, the CIA and the Mumbai attacks

The ISI, the CIA and the Mumbai attacks

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

When then ISI director Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha visited Washington, DC for a meeting with CIA Director Michael Hayden, he admitted that the planners of the Mumbai attacks included some 'retired Pakistani officers' and that the attackers had 'ISI links, but this had not been an authorised ISI operation.'

Suspected LeT operatives write to Shinde, seek NIA probe

Suspected LeT operatives write to Shinde, seek NIA probe

Rediff.com9 Jan 2014

With a controversy erupting over the two arrested alleged Lashkar-e-Tayiba operatives and their connection with Muzaffarnagar region, both the accused on Thursday wrote to the Union home minister urging him to transfer the case to the National Investigation Agency for "fair" investigation.

Punjab police makes 2nd arrest in Amritsar grenade attack case

Punjab police makes 2nd arrest in Amritsar grenade attack case

Rediff.com24 Nov 2018

Police have already arrested Bikramjit Singh, an operative of militant organisation Khalistan Liberation Force who was allegedly driving the motorcycle on that day.

Babbar Khalsa plans India strike with ISI help

Babbar Khalsa plans India strike with ISI help

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

The arrest of suspected Babbar Khalsa International member Balwinder Singh by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Nevada in the United States indicates that the terror group is in revival mode, says Vicky Nanjappa.

Lankan Tamil ISI agent's arrest shows Pak's agenda for south

Lankan Tamil ISI agent's arrest shows Pak's agenda for south

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

The arrest of Arun Selvarajan is another reminder of how the ISI is trying to push its south India agenda.

5 suspected SIMI operatives shot dead in Telangana

5 suspected SIMI operatives shot dead in Telangana

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Five persons, including founder of local terror group Tehreek-Ghalba-e-Islam Viqaruddin Ahmed, were on Tuesday killed in an encounter with the police in Telangana's Warangal district.

Pakistan may soon have 3rd largest nuke stockpile

Pakistan may soon have 3rd largest nuke stockpile

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

It currently has between 140 and 150 nuclear weapons in its control and stockpiled around 200 to 300 kilogram of plutonium.

'JuD used charity money to fund Mumbai 26/11 attacks'

'JuD used charity money to fund Mumbai 26/11 attacks'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

The Jamaat-ud-Dawa not only collected funds for charity and diverted it to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, but also helped the outfit legitimise money collected through extortion, counterfeiting, smuggling and animal skin trade. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports

ISIS terror funding: India meets global eco powers in Paris

ISIS terror funding: India meets global eco powers in Paris

Rediff.com13 Dec 2015

India along with major world economies is participating in the first-ever global meeting being held here to discuss and evolve mechanisms to combat the clandestine and largely undetected terrorist financing network of the Islamic State terror group.

Babbar Khalsa waiting to strike terror in Punjab?

Babbar Khalsa waiting to strike terror in Punjab?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

Arrested Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb-maker Syed Abdul Karim Tunda has told his interrogators that banned Sikh separatist outfit Babbar Khalsa International has deep ties with Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence, and is waiting for an opportunity to strike in Punjab. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Huawei denies hacking BSNL network

Huawei denies hacking BSNL network

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

There were reports of a mobile tower being impacted a few months ago in coastal area of Andhra Pradesh that was attributed to hacking by the company's engineers.

Amarinder declines Pak invite for Kartarpur foundation event

Amarinder declines Pak invite for Kartarpur foundation event

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

In a letter to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Singh said it is a historic occasion, but regretted his inability to be present.

'ISI has encouraged, trained, funded terrorists'

'ISI has encouraged, trained, funded terrorists'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

'The Pakistani military has encouraged and supported terrorist organisations, especially in Kashmir, as a means of waging proxy war against the Indian military and the country's superior economic resources.' 'The evidence is irrefutable with the recent killing of 46 paramilitary troops being just the latest example.'

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

True, Azam Khan is being targeted rather disproportionately and also because of his Muslim identity. That must be protested and resisted. But to say that he is a big messiah, and his profit-making educational enterprise is an issue concerning all Muslims of India, is absolutely unjustified, assert Mohammad Sajjad and Md Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.

Rahul replies to EC notice, denies model code violation

Rahul replies to EC notice, denies model code violation

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday replied to the Election Commission notice over alleged model code violation with controversial remarks that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence was in touch with Muzaffarnagar riot victims, denying the charge.

'Punjab police has busted 16 terror modules in 6 months'

'Punjab police has busted 16 terror modules in 6 months'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

'You bust one module and another one comes up.'

Kim is alive, but is he well enough to rule North Korea?

Kim is alive, but is he well enough to rule North Korea?

Rediff.com4 May 2020

'What if Kim is alive as the latest reappearance suggests, but unable to rule?' 'Will his sister be installed as the leader to continue with the Kims's hereditary dynasty that began with the present ruler's grandfather?' asks Dr Rajaram Panda.

Arrested 'Babbar Khalsa' member in US is a key to many secrets

Arrested 'Babbar Khalsa' member in US is a key to many secrets

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

The arrest of alleged Babbar Khalsa International operative Balwinder Singh by the Federal Bureau of Investigation will help India understand the international operations of this outfit better.

EC notice to Rahul for his ISI-Muzaffarnagar riot victim remarks

EC notice to Rahul for his ISI-Muzaffarnagar riot victim remarks

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his speeches in which he said Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence was in touch with Muzaffarnagar riot victims and charged BJP with indulging in politics of hatred.

US hands over evidence linking Pak national in consulate terror conspiracy

US hands over evidence linking Pak national in consulate terror conspiracy

Rediff.com1 Feb 2015

US hands over evidence linking Pak national in consulate terror conspiracy

The Quad Needs Wind in its Sails

The Quad Needs Wind in its Sails

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

'Chinese dominance reduces India's influence in South and Southeast Asia and erodes its status globally.' 'For a country striving to create a multipolar Asia, it would be a serious setback,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

Amid London attack, Trump tweets 'we need the travel ban'

Amid London attack, Trump tweets 'we need the travel ban'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

The US president's tweet provoked sharp criticism from commentators who saw it as a piece of opportunism at London's expense.

Pak may disrupt Amarnath Yatra: J&K Deputy CM

Pak may disrupt Amarnath Yatra: J&K Deputy CM

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday expressed apprehension that Pakistan and its sympathisers might try to disrupt the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra that starts from July 2.

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

Hours before Narendra Modi's scheduled rally in Bahraich, the district administration gave a conditional permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold the meet on Friday.

Al-Badr's terror trail: Bangladesh, Kerala, Mumbai and Kashmir

Al-Badr's terror trail: Bangladesh, Kerala, Mumbai and Kashmir

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Militant group Al-Badr has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide attack that rocked Samba sector in Jammu region on Thursday.

ISI sought massive intel data collection tools, says report

ISI sought massive intel data collection tools, says report

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

ISI sought to intercept all communications passing through the country in 2013, the most significant expansion of its capacity to conduct mass surveillance to date and rivalling that of the United States and UK.

Why Rohingyas must be sent back

Why Rohingyas must be sent back

Rediff.com28 Oct 2017

Resettlement of refugees elsewhere is not the morally correct solution to the problem for it lets the perpetrators off the hook.

Could Modi as PM revive Kashmiri militancy?

Could Modi as PM revive Kashmiri militancy?

Rediff.com13 May 2014

Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa talks to security experts about the possibility of militancy returning to the Kashmir Valley in the eventuality of Narendra Modi becoming the prime minister

Can IS make its presence felt in India?

Can IS make its presence felt in India?

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

The next big destination for IS in South Asia could be India. In India, the SIMI-IM network can provide the logistics for an IS staging area, says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

Taliban behind Bhutto's death? Kayani doesn't think so

Taliban behind Bhutto's death? Kayani doesn't think so

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had expressed doubts about a claim by the regime of his former boss Pervez Musharraf that Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by the Pakistani Taliban, a United Nations investigator has said.

Jalauiddin Haqqani was invited to White House: Ex-ISI chief

Jalauiddin Haqqani was invited to White House: Ex-ISI chief

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

Former Inter-Services Intelligence chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has admitted that the deadly Haqqani network was created by it and America's Central Intelligence Agency and claimed that the insurgent group's chief Jalaluddin Haqqani had "in fact been invited to the White House by President (Ronald) Reagan".

IM's new missiles against India: Hate, fear and panic

IM's new missiles against India: Hate, fear and panic

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

One of the most significant and disturbing events of 2012 was the reverse migration of people from north-eastern states, who fled from across India to their home states to escape persecution after certain doctored images and vicious rumours surfaced against them.

'Coastal South India is the new target of Chinese hackers'

'Coastal South India is the new target of Chinese hackers'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

The recent alleged sabotage of BSNL's network in coastal Andhra Pradesh by a major Chinese telecom equipment maker has once again reminded Indian intelligence agencies that when it comes to hacking, China is India's biggest concern. Vicky Nanjappa explains why.

39 killed in Hirakhand express derailment in Andhra Pradesh

39 killed in Hirakhand express derailment in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com22 Jan 2017

Railways suspect that tampering of the track near Kuneru station led to the derailment of the train.

26/11: Colossal security failure, a nation on the run

26/11: Colossal security failure, a nation on the run

Rediff.com9 Nov 2013

What distinguishes 26/11 from other bombings in big cities, for instance 9/11 in New York or 7/7 in London, is that it remains the best-documented attack in a digitally enhanced world, says Sunil Sethi

313 terrorists ready to strike India, 3000 more waiting

313 terrorists ready to strike India, 3000 more waiting

Rediff.com26 Feb 2014

As many as 313 fidayeens, out and about in Pakistan, plan to strike in India during the Lok Sabha elections.