Terrorists have been able to use the internet to acquire real time information on police investigations, which has helped them plan their next move and also change their location. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The high court verdict freeing former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa from the illegal mining report will change the political weather in Karnataka once again. Vicky Nanjappa reports
A few days after serial blasts rocked Mumbai on July 13 last year, Intelligence Bureau officials had suggested that the blasts could have been the result of a turf war between the Indian Mujahideen and the underworld. But going by the mammoth chargesheet in the case, filed on Friday, it appears as though some members of the underworld had helped the Indian Mujahideen execute this attack.
The CBI is looking for an approver in the disproportionate assets case against the YSR Congress chief to make the case stronger. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
There have been many reports in the past to show how terrorist outfits have preferred recruiting women into their fold in order carry out subversive activities. It was the Al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Tayiba which had started using women for their activities and most of the times it was seen that these women acted as carriers. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Security agencies are now becoming quite certain that the August 1 low-intensity multiple blasts at Pune last week were carried out by the Yasin Bhatkal module, and not some new module of the Indian Mujahideen. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
For Vinita Kamte, wife of the late Additional Commissioner of police Ashok Kamte who was gunned down during the 26/11 Mumbai attack, the battle has been a long one. Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa talks to Vinita, who in her book 'To the Last Bullet', has pieced together information about the sequence of events that preceded her husband's death at the hands of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists
If the NIA took the lead in the investigation of all cases of terror strikes, they would be able to build up a strong database which will help avert future attacks, says Vicky Nanjappa
The execution of 26/11 gunman Ajmal Kasab and the arrest of 26/11 handler Abu Jundal came as a silver lining to the dark terror cloud in 2012, reports Vicky Nanjappa
Sriramulu proved that Bellary belongs to none other than the Reddy brothers. He won the Bellary (rural) bypoll by a thumping 46,790 votes.
According to a report by the Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms, Samajwadi Party tops the list parties fielding tainted candidates. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Justice Santosh Hegde, a member of Team Anna, is not in favour of activist Anna Hazare and his supporters joining politics. He explains why he so stringently opposes the idea to rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa
Former army, R&AW and IB officers say they were unaware of any deal being struck with the dreaded terrorist Mast Gul during the Chrar-e-Sharief siege in Kashmir in 1995. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The former Karnataka chief minister is expected to unveil his plan after holding a meeting with his supporting MLAs, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
Out of the 129 candidates contesting the Goa assembly elections, 30 candidates or 23 per cent declared criminal cases. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Sri Ram Sene chief justifies the incident fully saying it was about protecting culture. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Several protests in the city has forced the police to clamp Section 144, which prohibits unlawful assembly, in the city. Vicky Nanjappa reports
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.
Backed by a court order, India is expected seek extradition of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba operative David Coleman Headley and his accomplice Tawwahur Rana. But this is going to be an uphill task for investigators, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
In a setback to BS Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court ordered a CBI probe against him for nepotism, illegal land acquisition and favouring top mining companies. BJP insiders say that the order is expected to put the rebellious former Karnataka CM on the back foot. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The botched terror alert by the Intelligence Bureau has once again put the spotlight on the need for a National Counter Terrorism Centre, which could act as a pool of information. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Crops have failed, people don't have jobs and there is no drinking water. Vicky Nanjappa reports on the abysmal reality of drought-hit northern Karnataka
The National Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms states in it report and analysis that out of the 248 candidates 76 candidates or 31 per cent declared criminal cases against them. In 2007 assembly elections for Uttar Pradesh, 27 per cent candidates had declared criminal cases against themselves. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Karnataka tutor, who allegedly dialed Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani, is given a clean chit after investigators find out that he made the call by mistake and had no ill intentions, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The Register of Interest contains information about financial and business interests of MPs to ascertain conflict of interest. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The Lokayukta office in Karnataka has been vacant for over two months and there is indication that the government is contemplating scrapping the anti-corruption ombudsman. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Madhu Yashki, one of the suspended MPs from the Telangana, said that it made little sense to quit the Congress and form a new party because only a national party can ensure the formation of Telangana.
A panel of the Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday indicted former ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair and three other scientists for acts of commission in the $ 300 million spectrum deal between commercial arm of the ISRO, Antrix and Devas Multimedia Ltd. In an interview with Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Nair slammed the panel report and claimed that his name will soon be cleared.
A year on, how successful have investigators been in taking to task perpetrators of the triple blasts that wreaked havoc in Mumbai on July 13, 2011?
In this interview with rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, he also speaks about the appointment of two deputy chief ministers and adds that the creation of these two new posts will not create any parallel force in the BJP, and governance will take place well.
What is in a name? If you live in Bhatkal, a small port town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka: everything. For the residents of this town, it simply means being linked to the top three terrorists in India -- Riyaz, Iqbal and Yasin Bhatkal. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Despite leads, NIA have failed to achieve any breakthrough in the 'Hindu terror' cases. Vicky Nanjappa tells you why.
April 28 will be an interesting day in Karnataka politics. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will pay a visit to the state to take stock of the drought situation and pep up the feuding party cadres. She will also visit the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur that is considered to be the abode of the dominant Lingayat community in the state. Gandhi will take part in a programme to wish Sivakumar Swamy, the seer of the mutt, on his 105th birthday.
'Had the ATS not wasted its time and resources in rounding up innocent Muslims, we would have uncovered the forces trying to destroy India,' Kashif-ul-Huda, executive editor, TwoCircles.net, tells Vicky Nanjappa.
An arrest would not only be a major embarrassment, but would also stall all proceedings of Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief Hafiz Saeed's idea of radicalising one percent of Indian Muslims to create an army of a crore was the start of the big anti-India agenda. All this was done to catch the eye of the ISI, say security experts. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Uttar Pradesh has created a record of sorts. Out of the 2,195 candidates that contested the election, 795 had criminal records against them, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The Congress, which had initially wanted the by-elections to be conducted first, now feels that the local body polls should be held first, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
The case to be probed against S M Krishna would involve the dereservation of 34 forest blocks that allegedly facilitated illegal mining. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The author faces threat from homegrown terror outfits as well as organisations with political interest. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
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