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IAF plays key role in restoring power in Kashmir

IAF plays key role in restoring power in Kashmir

Rediff.com10 Jan 2012

The Indian Air Force played a major role for the quick repair of the snapped transmission lines following the recent snowfall, restoring power to the Kashmir valley.

Gambhir bats for sporting wicket at Eden Gardens

Gambhir bats for sporting wicket at Eden Gardens

Rediff.com28 Mar 2012

Gautam Gambhir did a recce of the Eden strip and avoided the media but it was evident from his flying visit that the Kolkata Knight Riders skipper wanted a sporting wicket and not a slow turner.

IAF aircraft rushes aid to quake-hit Nepal

IAF aircraft rushes aid to quake-hit Nepal

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

Indian Air Force's C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft on Saturday took off from the Hindon airbase in New Delhi carrying National Disaster Relief Force personnel and relief material to Nepal in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has hit the Himalayan country.

Here's where new Bond film will be shot in India

Here's where new Bond film will be shot in India

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

The film will be directed by Sam Mendes and released on November 9, 2012.

US entering plea bargain with Headley suspicious: Pillai

US entering plea bargain with Headley suspicious: Pillai

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

On the eve of third anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, former home secretary G K Pillai on Friday accused the United States of entering into plea bargain with one of the key accused David Headley without taking India into confidence.

Indian Army ignores Chinese propaganda

Indian Army ignores Chinese propaganda

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

Today, the Ladakhis and Tibetans have been joined by the Sikhs, the Madrassis, the Garhwalis, the Rajputs, who are well trained psychologically and otherwise, to defend the nation, observes Claude Arpi.

Long, winding road ahead for electric cars in India

Long, winding road ahead for electric cars in India

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The electric vehicle evolution in India's passenger vehicle market has remained frozen in time and may see limited adoption over the next decade, experts say.

India may send team to quiz Headley and wife

India may send team to quiz Headley and wife

Rediff.com13 Feb 2011

Union Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said a Commission may even be sent to the United States for getting evidence, may be from Headley, his wife and from other people, for which it would talk to the US authorities.

Tanks and missiles enter Parliament complex

Tanks and missiles enter Parliament complex

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

The Defence Reasearch and Development Organsiation has, in an attempt to give India's lawmakers 'a first-hand account of huge work undertaken by the agency', begun rolling in weapon systems manufactured by it outside the Parliament.

US tells India Headley opposed to further questioning

US tells India Headley opposed to further questioning

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

Mumbai attack terrorist David Headley, who is currently in American custody, has been opposing his further interrogation by Indian investigators.

LeT operative Bilal get judicial custody

LeT operative Bilal get judicial custody

Rediff.com2 Oct 2010

Judicial Magistrate S S Oja sent Bilal to judicial remand after he was presented by ATS squad on expiry of his police custody, public prosecutor Ajay Misar told reporters. Bilal, also a suspect in the Pune blast, was in police custody from September 8 to October 2. As his identification period is yet to be conducted, the court has sent him in the judicial custody, he said.

Terror suspects'  remand extended by Mumbai court

Terror suspects' remand extended by Mumbai court

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

A local court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of two terror suspects Abdul Latif Rashid and Riyaz Ali Imtiaz till April 27. The duo was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad on March 13 for allegedly planning to carry out terror attacks in the metropolis.

Why the US is wary of allowing access to Headley

Why the US is wary of allowing access to Headley

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

Indian agencies say they are fully aware that Pakistan is trying to put pressure on the US, to deny access to Indian investigators. For the US it is more of an embarrassing situation since, Headley is not the only one who has helped launch a terror attack from their soil. Headley had contacted several persons undertaking similar jobs and the US would not like that information to come out in the open, sources pointed out.

How the Pak army helped Headley and 26/11 gunmen

How the Pak army helped Headley and 26/11 gunmen

Rediff.com31 Mar 2010

David Headley's latest revealations show the extent of the Pakistani army's involvement in formenting terror in India. Headley said that when he was training with the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, there were six Pakistani army officials who were directly involved in helping the LeT carry out terror strikes in India.

Pune blast: An execution of Headley's plan?

Pune blast: An execution of Headley's plan?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2010

Security agencies today did not rule out the possibility of execution of plans by Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Tayiba of the places recced by David Headley, an American terror suspect, arrested in the United States last October.

Surveyors arouse suspicions near BARC

Surveyors arouse suspicions near BARC

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

Two men entered the area around Bhaba Atomic Research Centre and fed inputs on road topography into their wireless communication service GPRS arousing suspicions of people against the backdrop of US terror suspect David Headley having reportedly conducted a recce there.

GM sees no spark in REVA deal

GM sees no spark in REVA deal

Rediff.com27 May 2010

American car maker General Motors is likely to pull out of its technological partnership with REVA Electric Car Company, after domestic auto major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd bought 55.2 per cent equity in the Bangalore-based company to stake its place in the fledgling electric vehicle market.

26/11 verdict makes access to Headley crucial

26/11 verdict makes access to Headley crucial

Rediff.com4 May 2010

Although Headley has confessed to the FBI that he had conducted a recce of the targets in Mumbai, this is will not be enough to nail him in India. Only if Headley confesses the same details to Indian agencies can the confessions be used in the 26/11 case in India, said investigators

'Headley toured five cities in India'

'Headley toured five cities in India'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

Investigations into suspected terrorist David Coleman Headley's stay in India have led the sleuths to trace his footsteps in five cities.

How forces are keeping VIPs safe during poll campaign

How forces are keeping VIPs safe during poll campaign

Rediff.com16 May 2019

The Special Protection Group, the National Security Guard, the Central Reserve Police Force, the Central Industrial Security Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police are ensuring a watertight VIP security cover everyday to politicians campaigning across the country.

'Fahim Ansari first scouted 26/11 targets'

'Fahim Ansari first scouted 26/11 targets'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

Indian investigators have found answers to many of the questions in the 26/11 attacks case based on the recent briefing with US investigation teams and the new charges filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation against suspected Lashkar terrorist David Headley.

Headley, Rana: What Indian agencies will ask FBI

Headley, Rana: What Indian agencies will ask FBI

Rediff.com5 Dec 2009

Even as a team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation gets ready to share a mammoth dossier on David Headley and Tawwahur Rana, Indian agencies are bracing themselves to gather information on the duo.

US Embassy man caught spying in Pak

US Embassy man caught spying in Pak

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

According to The Nation, a security official stationed at the Naval Headquarters had apprehended a man named Abdul Ghafoor last month while he was doing a recce of the entry/exit points of the naval installation.

'Irrfan is a fighter'

'Irrfan is a fighter'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

'He is an inspiration.' 'I know he will be well soon.'

Ex-Pak Army major is 26/11 mastermind?

Ex-Pak Army major is 26/11 mastermind?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

The former armyman -- identified as Sajid Mir -- has turned out to be Headley's handler in Pakistan and was tasking the American to learn praying like Jews so that he could conduct a recce of Jewish Centre Nariman House in Mumbai and the premises of a newspaper in Denmark, official sources said in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Indian cos eye US, Europe for electric vehicles

Indian cos eye US, Europe for electric vehicles

Rediff.com1 May 2009

Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company, two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto and Tata Motors are finalising plans to launch electric vehicles in Europe and the US to take advantage of subsidies these countries are offering as part of their environmental agendas.

England security expert arrives in Chennai

England security expert arrives in Chennai

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

England and Wales Cricket Board's security expert Reg Dickason arrived in Chennai on Wednesday morning to make a recce of the stadium and hotel and discuss with officials the security arrangements for England's two-Test match series. Dickason is also expected to have detailed discussion with top officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India regarding the security arrangements at the venues for the series.

10 mistakes Indian couples make at a wedding

10 mistakes Indian couples make at a wedding

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Planning for each eventuality is not possible but do your homework to be as best prepared as feasible.

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'Yeah let's take Modi out with a sniper rifle,' is a line from a conversation cited in the chargesheet, attributed to an associate of Ubed Ahmed Mirza.

Fidayeen had second boat with ammo on standby

Fidayeen had second boat with ammo on standby

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

While a certain number of the terrorists had already entered Mumbai and taken shelter in the two hotels, 12 more persons came into Mumbai through the sea-route. While initially it was suggested that the attackers came in from Karachi, investigators are also probing claims made by fishermen in Kerala that a ship unknown to their parts was sighted. The IB is now probing whether this was the mother ship that brought in the attackers

HuJI militants wanted to teach a lesson to lawyers

HuJI militants wanted to teach a lesson to lawyers

Rediff.com30 Dec 2007

In a joint operation, UP and West Bengal Police and central security agencies arrested Altaf from Baranagar area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday. They claimed, during the interrogation, the arrested HuJI militants had confessed that the consignment of ammonium nitrate and RDX was brought from Jammu and West Bengal.

Mohali doubtful as second Test venue

Mohali doubtful as second Test venue

Rediff.com8 Dec 2008

The England cricket team's tour of India for the two-match Test series may have got the go-ahead following a security clearance, but there is still some doubt on whether Mohali will be the venue for the second game.

Kanpur to host 3rd ODI between India and West Indies

Kanpur to host 3rd ODI between India and West Indies

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

The BCCI officially allotted Kanpur to host the third One-day international between India and the West Indies, after the Baroda Cricket Association expressed its inability to get the IPCL stadium ready in time for the November 27 match.

PIX: The BEAUTIFUL Locations of Sultan

PIX: The BEAUTIFUL Locations of Sultan

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

A look at some of the pictures.

More terror modules could be operating in Mumbai

More terror modules could be operating in Mumbai

Rediff.com17 Feb 2008

With the arrest of a Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist from Uttar Pradesh who had done a recce of a dozen sensitive targets in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad fears three or more terror modules could be operating in the financial capital and newer strategies will have to be devised for busting them.

Reva to launch electric car in Japan, US

Reva to launch electric car in Japan, US

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company plans to launch its car in Japan and the US later this year. The company is test-marketing the car in these two countries.

Behind the scenes of Alia-Ranbir's Brahmastra

Behind the scenes of Alia-Ranbir's Brahmastra

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Just what are Ranbir and Alia doing on the film's sets?

Hizbul terrorist planning attack on Ganesh Chaturthi held in UP

Hizbul terrorist planning attack on Ganesh Chaturthi held in UP

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

The state's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), which made the arrest, was tracking him for the past 8-10 days.

IAF helps in dousing Malviya Nagar fire; godown owner arrested

IAF helps in dousing Malviya Nagar fire; godown owner arrested

Rediff.com31 May 2018

The police believe a truck loaded with rubber material parked near the godown caught fire, which spread in no time because of strong winds on Tuesday night.

Bangladeshi terror suspects arrested in Uttar Pradesh

Bangladeshi terror suspects arrested in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Two Bangladeshi nationals, suspected to be members of a terrorist organisation, were arrested in Uttar Pradesh and a laptop allegedly containing sensitive information was seized from them.