News for 'Secret Service'

Did not know third gatecrasher: Indian Embassy

Did not know third gatecrasher: Indian Embassy

Rediff.com6 Jan 2010

The Indian Embassy on Wednesday said it did not facilitate the entry of a third gatecrasher to United States President Barack Obama's State Dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, after the Secret Service claimed that the individual sneaked in by boarding an Indian delegation bus. US media has identified the gatecrasher as Carlos Allen, 39, an entrepreneur whose website identifies him as chief executive of Hush Galleria.

Moonlighting: Wipro found 300 staff working with rivals at same time, says Rishad Premji

Moonlighting: Wipro found 300 staff working with rivals at same time, says Rishad Premji

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Wipro chairman Rishad Premji on Wednesday said the company had found its 300 employees worked with one of its competitors at the same time, and added that action was taken in such cases by terminating their services. Premji asserted that he stands by his recent comments on moonlighting being a complete violation of integrity "in its deepest form". "The reality is that there are people today working for Wipro and working directly for one of our competitors and we have actually discovered 300 people in the last few months who are doing exactly that," Premji said speaking at AIMA's (All India Management Association) National Management Convention.

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Once the Canadian investigation runs its course, Ottawa may put on the public domain further accusations passing for "evidence" -- and that could happen at some point closer to our general election. All in all, the big question is, what is it that the US is really up to, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

I am not an ISI agent, says Mulayam

I am not an ISI agent, says Mulayam

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister said, chapter 12 of Fulcrum of evil: ISI, CIA and Al Quaeda nexus by former joint director of IB Moloy Krishna Dhar claiming his links with ISI, is not true.

Sima Aunty's Indian Matchmaking secrets!

Sima Aunty's Indian Matchmaking secrets!

Rediff.com17 Oct 2020

'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.'

Sima Aunty's Indian Matchmaking secrets!

Sima Aunty's Indian Matchmaking secrets!

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.'

Clinton cancels trip to India

Clinton cancels trip to India

Rediff.com20 Feb 2003

US Congress to summon White House gate-crashers

US Congress to summon White House gate-crashers

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

A United States Congressional committee on security will summon the Secret Service chief and the Virginia couple who gate crashed into President Barack Obama's first state dinner, to testify before it on the breach of security at the White House.The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on Thursday, in which they will hear testimonies of aspiring reality TV stars Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who managed to gate-crash into the state dinner.

'Uninvited couple attended White House dinner'

'Uninvited couple attended White House dinner'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

An unprecedented security breach took place at the high-profile 'black tie' state dinner, when a Virginia couple entered the White House uninvited and had a "wonderful time" in the company of President Barack Obama, the first lady, and the Indian prime minister.

Will Jio MF Disrupt MF Business?

Will Jio MF Disrupt MF Business?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

While Jio MF will undoubtedly grow in size, it will have to cross multiple hurdles even to emerge as the market leader, observes Debashis Basu.

Gatecrasher couple demand apology from White House

Gatecrasher couple demand apology from White House

Rediff.com19 May 2010

The infamous Salahi couple -- who gate-crashed into the first State Dinner hosted by United States President Barack Obama for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by dodging the Secret Service -- have demanded an apology from the White House for not being a 'gracious' host. Tareq and Michaele Salahi say they've been the target of pranks and death threats following the security scandal, in which the pair was admitted without an invitation to a soiree for the prime minister.

MH-370 enigma: Is there a top-secret India angle?

MH-370 enigma: Is there a top-secret India angle?

Rediff.com5 May 2014

Two months after the Malaysia Airlines plane vanished into the skies, conspiracies have floated to explain the enigma of the vanishing flight. Amid these claims, one is that the plane was hijacked and is being prepped for a terror attack by the Taliban or by Israeli terrorists. Anvar Alikhan tries to piece this puzzle together and find out the truth behind flight MH370.

Sorry, James Bond can't kiss!

Sorry, James Bond can't kiss!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Spectre has been cleared by the Censor Board with a 'UA' certification... but only after four cuts, two verbal and two visual.

Did Kennedy's charisma kill him?

Did Kennedy's charisma kill him?

Rediff.com22 Oct 2010

Former US President John F Kennedy wanted to stand up in an open-top car and wave, get out and shake hands, unencumbered. And that may have been why Dallas happened, says a new book

Mossad chief under pressure over Dubai murder

Mossad chief under pressure over Dubai murder

Rediff.com17 Feb 2010

Meir Dagan, the head of the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, is under intense criticism and pressure to resign over the murder of a top Hamas operative in Dubai after five Israeli men said their identities were stolen by the assassins, believed to be agents of the infamous secret service.

VS Naipaul 'killed off by FBI'

VS Naipaul 'killed off by FBI'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, the very-much-alive 77-year-old British writer who received the Nobel Literature Prize in 2001, was "killed off" by the FBI in a footnote. The slip-up was noticed after documents presented to a Chicago court were unsealed on Tuesday wherein the acclaimed writer is referred to as "the late V.S Naipaul, a Nobel prize winning author" in the footnote of sworn testimony by Special Agent Lorenzo Benedict.

RBI crack team in secret location keeps financial system going

RBI crack team in secret location keeps financial system going

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

The idea is to keep the RBI's information technology (IT) infrastructure in top shape to run the payments and settlement system uninterrupted 24x7, and run the full gamut of RBI functions from the secured data centres, as nearly 14,000 RBI staffers, except the senior-most management, work from home.

New Harry Potter film is about old secrets, young love

New Harry Potter film is about old secrets, young love

Rediff.com14 Jul 2009

Here's to expect from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

The PFI is alleged to have been continuously involved in anti-government propaganda and spreading the narrative that Muslims were being persecuted in India.

Bishops want Malayalam play on nun banned for defaming Christianity

Bishops want Malayalam play on nun banned for defaming Christianity

Rediff.com2 May 2023

A day after the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) sought a ban on staging of the Malayalam play Kakkukali, its director Job Madathil on Tuesday accused the critics of having an agenda behind their charges and urged them to watch the drama first.

Melania Trump and her son won't stay at White House!

Melania Trump and her son won't stay at White House!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

United States' future First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron will not move to the White House immediately after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January with both the parents wary of pulling their child out in the middle of school year.

Chinese flame guards spark controversy

Chinese flame guards spark controversy

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

Protest and controversy have surrounded the Beijing Olympic flame since it was lit in Greece two weeks ago -- and so has a phalanx of large and physically fit Chinese men in blue and white track suits. The hand-picked team of crack security operatives look like a cross between marathon gold medalists and secret service agents, trotting beside the flame with stern faces and earpieces.

Pakistan endorsed drone strikes in secret deal with US: report

Pakistan endorsed drone strikes in secret deal with US: report

Rediff.com24 Oct 2013

Notwithstanding its public denouncements against US' "unilateral" drone attacks, Pakistan approved the controversial strikes by the CIA for years under a secret deal with America, a damning media report said on Thursday.

NYT hails India's space programme as 'counterweight' to China

NYT hails India's space programme as 'counterweight' to China

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

Lauding India's ambitious space programme, The New York Times has said the country, currently witnessing an 'explosive' growth in space-tech start-ups, is set to 'transform the planet's connection to the final frontier' and can emerge as a 'counterweight' to China.

Hinduja group chairman Srichand Parmanand Hinduja dies in London at 87

Hinduja group chairman Srichand Parmanand Hinduja dies in London at 87

Rediff.com17 May 2023

His business successes which started with the international distribution rights for the Bollywood blockbuster movie 'Sangam' in 1964 made him one of the richest in Britain but it was the Bofors scam that made Srichand Parmanand Hinduja famous, or rather infamous, back home. SP Hinduja, as he was known, died in London on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 87, a family spokesperson said. Born in a business family in Karachi, British India, he and his two younger brothers were accused of receiving payments totalling Rs 64 crore in illegal commissions to help Swedish gunmaker AB Bofors secure an Indian government contract.

James Bond author 'saved MI6' in reality

James Bond author 'saved MI6' in reality

Rediff.com5 Oct 2008

Yes, long before he created Bond, author Ian Fleming rescued MI6 from an untimely death by inadvertently paving the way for the secret service to be infiltrated by members of the Russian KGB's Cambridge ring, its most destructive traitors, according to the newly released documents.

Obama fighting to keep his BlackBerry

Obama fighting to keep his BlackBerry

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

US President-elect Barack Obama is still 'scuffling' with the Secret Service and lawyers in his battle to keep his Blackberry in the White House, which he says is essential to stay in touch with the outside world. Of all the fights facing Obama as he prepares for the White House, one of the most maddening for him is the prospect of losing the BlackBerry that has been attached to his belt for years, the New York Times reported.

Maitra's autopsy suggests poisoning

Maitra's autopsy suggests poisoning

Rediff.com3 Jun 2006

Traces of poison have been found in the body of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan's secretary Bibek Maitra, sources in AIIMS hospital where the autopsy was conducted said on Saturday.

Foreign spy agency mobilised funds for Dhaka cafe attack: Report

Foreign spy agency mobilised funds for Dhaka cafe attack: Report

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

An intelligence agency of a foreign country mobilsed funds for the Dhaka cafe attack which was carried out on behalf of a top fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leader who is on death row after being convicted for 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh, according to a media report.

Will Obama break tradition, travel to Rajpath in own limo?

Will Obama break tradition, travel to Rajpath in own limo?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

A seven-layer security ring is planned around the VVIP enclosure on Rajpath from where United States President Barack Obama, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will watch the Republic Day parade next Monday.

Debt Collection Goes Digital

Debt Collection Goes Digital

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Companies don't have to be in the field to nudge people to return money they owe lenders.

R-Day parade: Rajpath fortified to keep Obama safe

R-Day parade: Rajpath fortified to keep Obama safe

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

A seven-layer security ring will be thrown around the VVIP enclosure on Rajpath for the Republic Day parade to be witnessed by US President Barack Obama and the airspace over the area would be monitored by a radar to be specially set up.

Allegations in Mitrokhin Archives vague: Congress

Allegations in Mitrokhin Archives vague: Congress

Rediff.com18 Sep 2005

The book had claimed that India was one of the countries "most successfully penetrated" by KGB and that the Kremlin spent a fortune trying to influence the press, police, ministers and the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

5 secrets to have a happy and meaningful 2019

5 secrets to have a happy and meaningful 2019

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

From Rihanna to Michael Bloomberg, get inspired from the best.

Bidens to host intimate dinner for Modi before 'hot ticket' state dinner

Bidens to host intimate dinner for Modi before 'hot ticket' state dinner

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

According to the official, who spoke on conditions of anonymity, on June 23, there will be a lunch at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Indian student arrested in US for Bush threat

Indian student arrested in US for Bush threat

Rediff.com19 Apr 2006

An Indian student in the United States has been arrested for posting violent messages on an Internet bulletin board urging readers to kill President George W Bush and his family.

Rajghat cordoned off for Bush visit

Rajghat cordoned off for Bush visit

Rediff.com27 Feb 2006

Tight security for Hu Jintao

Tight security for Hu Jintao

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

This is his first visit to the country.