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How Pak SIMs have bitterly divided the IB and Home Ministry

How Pak SIMs have bitterly divided the IB and Home Ministry

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

The Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing are at loggerheads with the Home Ministry for its proposal to allow international roaming for Pakistanis on Indian soil as they believe it will be misused. Vicky Nanjappa reports

'3 locals helped carry out the Mumbai terror attacks'

'3 locals helped carry out the Mumbai terror attacks'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

Saroj Kumar Rath, author of the newly-published book Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks, speaks to Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.

No way to predict quakes, but lives can be saved: NGRI

No way to predict quakes, but lives can be saved: NGRI

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

Scientists from National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad will study the recent powerful earthquake in Nepal with an aim to identify quake prone areas.

From missing to mascot: 3-yr-old becomes face for kids campaign

From missing to mascot: 3-yr-old becomes face for kids campaign

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Jahnvi, the three-year-old girl who was reunited with her family two days ago after she went missing in the national capital, has turned mascot for a campaign to help trace missing children in the country.

Work can wait, family can't, say stranded migrants

Work can wait, family can't, say stranded migrants

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

Daily wagers are running out of resources, including ration and cash, and the state governments might not be able to sustain their needs for a longer period of time, given the lockdown has already been extended until May 3.

The trouble with agricultural start-ups

The trouble with agricultural start-ups

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance.

At 1st ISA meet, Modi presents 10-point action plan

At 1st ISA meet, Modi presents 10-point action plan

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

Indian 'Vedas' have since thousands of years considered sun as at soul of the universe and a nourisher of life, the PM said.

NIA files chargesheet against captured Pak terrorist who planned to attack Delhi

NIA files chargesheet against captured Pak terrorist who planned to attack Delhi

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

The National Investigative Agency has filed a chargesheet against Pakistani national Bahadur Ali, who was arrested in Kashmir in July last year, alleging that he was working for terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba and was planning to carry out attacks at several places including Delhi.

Journos BEWARE! Taliban to target media outlets for false report on Sachin

Journos BEWARE! Taliban to target media outlets for false report on Sachin

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

The Pakistani Taliban has said it will target journalists and media organisations for "fabricating" the statement of its spokesperson asking news outlets not to pay tribute to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on his retirement.

India gears up for Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill

India gears up for Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

India, along with 23 other countries, is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill on September 9 and 10 that is aimed at testing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.

Tech sector wants faster policy implementation

Tech sector wants faster policy implementation

Rediff.com21 May 2014

Though the party's pre-poll promises include increasing the focus on technology, this isn't a new idea.

The other e-commerce

The other e-commerce

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

What will it take to get India's poor broadband penetration to be seen as a problem and not as a condition, thus enabling real, serious e-commerce to take off in India?

Football Extras: Rooney to wear captain's armband in England farewell

Football Extras: Rooney to wear captain's armband in England farewell

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Pak to perform DNA test to confirm Taliban chief's death

Pak to perform DNA test to confirm Taliban chief's death

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday refused to confirm the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour but said a DNA test will be done to establish the identity of a man killed in a American drone strike last week.

'Will tackle power crisis in Delhi, tariff may be revised'

'Will tackle power crisis in Delhi, tariff may be revised'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.

'Will tackle power crisis in Delhi, tariff may be revised'

'Will tackle power crisis in Delhi, tariff may be revised'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.

Why the ISI now backs Masood Azhar

Why the ISI now backs Masood Azhar

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'Jaish is known for its fidayeen activities.' 'This well trained human resource backed by military-based training makes the JeM an obvious choice over the LeT and HM.'

Burdwan blast: Key suspect arrested in Ranchi

Burdwan blast: Key suspect arrested in Ranchi

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Rezaul Karim was the custodian and courier of bombs and explosives for Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh modules in Burdwan.

No country should provide shelter to terrorists: Modi

No country should provide shelter to terrorists: Modi

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

On a day Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was released, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a veiled message to Pakistan, saying no country should provide shelter to terrorists but should punish them.

Former IAF official arrested for 'spying' for ISI

Former IAF official arrested for 'spying' for ISI

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

A dismissed air force official, who allegedly shared secret documents with intelligence operatives backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, has been arrested from Punjab by the crime branch of the Delhi police.

'We soldiers fight for the Indians standing behind us'

'We soldiers fight for the Indians standing behind us'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

'When people who are safe in their homes think that everything is peaceful -- 'kuch nahi ho raha hai' -- it is because a band of soldiers has already stopped that from happening and the anti-nationals have been neutralised.'

India offers homemade road map to Apple

India offers homemade road map to Apple

Rediff.com31 May 2017

It had requested the government to grant it 15 years of duty-free import of components to assemble its iPhones in the country, sharing a road map to slowly indigenise products.

Why Kashmir's Pulwama has become a headache for security forces

Why Kashmir's Pulwama has become a headache for security forces

Rediff.com5 May 2017

The heightened militancy this year in Pulwama is receiving ground support with the local people posing maximum resistance to the forces.

Was arrested IM operative Zahid Hussain trying to regroup forces?

Was arrested IM operative Zahid Hussain trying to regroup forces?

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

Zahid Hussain has been instrumental for the Indian Mujahideen for making a come back after being beaten down by security agencies. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Act against militants or face international isolation: Sharif to Pak army

Act against militants or face international isolation: Sharif to Pak army

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

Civilian government informs military of growing isolation of Pakistan, seeks consensus on several key actions.

12 AMAZING Political Movies

12 AMAZING Political Movies

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

Politics is in the air, and in the movies.

How the NSA is using Google, Facebook to spy on you

How the NSA is using Google, Facebook to spy on you

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

The Intelligence Bureau has said that out of the billions of information that has been collected from India by the National Security Agency, a meagre 20 per cent is connected to terror activities. Vick Nanjappa reports

Modi clubs 17 ministries

Modi clubs 17 ministries

Rediff.com28 May 2014

The 17 related ministries have been combined into seven different groups, including some infrastructure departments, in a bid to ensure synergy and better results.

'India's stand on Rohingyas is despicable'

'India's stand on Rohingyas is despicable'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

'What kind of world player are you trying to be?'

Mystery of India's employment figure

Mystery of India's employment figure

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag

Captured terrorist says LeT, Pak orchestrating Kashmir unrest

Captured terrorist says LeT, Pak orchestrating Kashmir unrest

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

The video shows 21-year-old Bahadur Ali, a resident of Raiwind in Lahore, spilling beans about LeT's role in the disturbances.

New simplified pension form for retired govt employees

New simplified pension form for retired govt employees

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

The new 'Form 5' has been brought for the benefit of pensioners and it will record all information on the basis of self-attestation by the individual concerned, said Sanjay Kothari, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms, Public Grievances and Pension.

Government defends NDTV India ban, says criticism politically inspired

Government defends NDTV India ban, says criticism politically inspired

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

Information and Broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday attacked those criticising the one-day ban on NDTV India over its Pathankot coverage, saying the "belated criticism" is clearly "ill informed and politically inspired" to create a controversy.

Hit by leaks, wary finance ministry blocks non-government sites

Hit by leaks, wary finance ministry blocks non-government sites

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

The ban has been in force since last Friday.

Sushma Swaraj suffers kidney failure, to undergo transplant

Sushma Swaraj suffers kidney failure, to undergo transplant

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said she was undergoing tests at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi for a kidney transplant.

Facebook wants to read your SMS, confidential info: Kaspersky

Facebook wants to read your SMS, confidential info: Kaspersky

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

Over the last few days there has been a constant scrutiny over Facebook having access to your SMS. Buried within the latest update for Facebook's Android app is a feature that is causing growing concern among some users.

What each passing year teaches us

What each passing year teaches us

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

We are spectators who have no voice and no power to influence the giant changes being imposed on all of us, says Aakar Patel.

SBI merger could spill over to FY18

SBI merger could spill over to FY18

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

SBI might present the first result for the combined entity at the end of the first quarter of 2017-18

Can digital India create more jobs than it destroys?

Can digital India create more jobs than it destroys?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

New models of skilling will provide both jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities to inspire recipients to capture the jobs or entrepreneurial opportunities they seek and provide them the agency to stay on and improve on their skills on the job, says Ganesh Natarajan.

India, US ask Pak to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice

India, US ask Pak to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

PM Modi said that all countries should wipe out all terror havens.