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Were the Mumbai terror attacks a warning to Islamabad?

Were the Mumbai terror attacks a warning to Islamabad?

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

Experts trace the reasons for the 26/11 attacks to the Pakistan's military interest in three key areas: Kashmir, Afghanistan and nuclear armaments.

HC gives nod to BJP yatras in West Bengal, govt challenges order

HC gives nod to BJP yatras in West Bengal, govt challenges order

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Justice Chakraborty said that the petitioner BJP will be vicariously responsible for any damage or loss of public property.

50 more start-ups likely to join unicorn club in year or two

50 more start-ups likely to join unicorn club in year or two

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

There seems to be no dearth of funds to fuel this growth, report Peerzada Abrar and Shivani Shinde.

Multi-city terror alert issued, Rajnath reviews situation

Multi-city terror alert issued, Rajnath reviews situation

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Tier two cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Vijaywada, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Panji have also been alerted about possible attacks.

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.'

Why Modi okayed Pakistani visit to Pathankot airbase

Why Modi okayed Pakistani visit to Pathankot airbase

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Denying the Pakistani investigators access to the Pathankot base on operational grounds would not, the government felt, compromise national security, reveals Rajeev Sharma.

Bush gives more powers to CIA chief

Bush gives more powers to CIA chief

Rediff.com28 Aug 2004

Top Senator invites Trump to testify over Comey, Russian meddling

Top Senator invites Trump to testify over Comey, Russian meddling

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

Trump had said he is ready to testify over Comey conversations.

Nikki Haley likely to be Secretary of State in Trump's cabinet

Nikki Haley likely to be Secretary of State in Trump's cabinet

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

Trump's transition team spokesman Sean Spicer listed Haley as one of the candidates.

Less-cash drive launched in DeMo gets boost in Budget

Less-cash drive launched in DeMo gets boost in Budget

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

In an otherwise agriculture- and public health-focused Union Budget 2018-19, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain technology, internet of things -- jargons that found little or no mention in the previous Budgets -- managed to make their presence felt.

Why the WhatsApp hack must scare all of us

Why the WhatsApp hack must scare all of us

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

'The Modi government did not deny it had acquired the NSO platform, and did not deny it was spying on its citizens by hacking into their phones,' says Aakar Patel.

'Modi will solve Naga issue'

'Modi will solve Naga issue'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2021

'PM Modi is not taking Kashmir's stance as far as the Naga issue is concerned.'

Firing 'crazy' Comey eased pressure, Trump told Russian foreign minister

Firing 'crazy' Comey eased pressure, Trump told Russian foreign minister

Rediff.com20 May 2017

"I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job," Trump told Lavrov, according to a media report.

LoC ceasefire looks fragile

LoC ceasefire looks fragile

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

It would be realistic to see India's position on the DGMOs joint statement more as 'engagement, different from dialogue', where our subsequent options could be decided depending on the realities of the situation on the ground, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.

Goodbye IT, colleges say hello to industry-ready courses

Goodbye IT, colleges say hello to industry-ready courses

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

PSG College of Technology has invited IT firms and external agencies to conduct training.

The deal is smeared in murky poitics

The deal is smeared in murky poitics

Rediff.com8 Jul 2008

'If the US withdraws, where do we stand with all the starved costly reactors? We will be left with only the hazardous waste to deal with. The way the terms of the deal are structured, it is clear that we have only the legal right to test which cannot be implemented due to tremendous consequences,' says nuclear scientist A N Prasad, a known critic of the nuclear deal.

Lt General Naveed Mukhtar appointed as Pakistan's new ISI chief

Lt General Naveed Mukhtar appointed as Pakistan's new ISI chief

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

The new ISI chief Lt Gen Mukhtar possesses a vast experience in the field of intelligence and has headed the counter-terrorism wing of the spy agency in Islamabad. He was commissioned in the Armoured Corps regiment in 1983.

Darjeeling row: Central forces can't substitute state police, says MHA

Darjeeling row: Central forces can't substitute state police, says MHA

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

The MHA asked all state governments to set up a committee for examining requirements of central armed police forces by keeping in view the internal security, intelligence inputs and availability of central forces in nearby locations.

Indians flocking to bitcoin after Elon Musk's backing

Indians flocking to bitcoin after Elon Musk's backing

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

Bitcoin has been on fire ever since Musk announced that Tesla had bought $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency, and that his electric-vehicle company would accept bitcoin from buyers.

BSF detects 20-ft-long tunnel along India-Pak border in Jammu

BSF detects 20-ft-long tunnel along India-Pak border in Jammu

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

The force later examined the tunnel and found plastic sandbags on its mouth that had "Pakistani markings" on them.

Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files

Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files

Rediff.com14 Jun 2015

The move came after Russia and China were able to decrypt more than one million files held by Snowden.

Navy controversy: What is US telling India?

Navy controversy: What is US telling India?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

The USS John Paul Jones acted like a dog marking the lamp post, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Failure of imagination, says 9/11 panel

Failure of imagination, says 9/11 panel

Rediff.com22 Jul 2004

Neither Bush nor predecessor President Bill Clinton grasped the depth of the terrorist threat posed before the suicide hijackings that killed almost 3,000 people, it said. \n\n

Will another 26/11 lead to war?

Will another 26/11 lead to war?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

A senior former Obama administration official said if another attack would have happened like that, it would 'quickly escalates into a regional war'.

Former FBI chief to oversee Trump-Russia link probe

Former FBI chief to oversee Trump-Russia link probe

Rediff.com18 May 2017

Trump said a thorough investigation will prove that no such collusion took place.

Obama seeks daily briefing on economy

Obama seeks daily briefing on economy

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

In an effort to keep a close tab on the economic situation of the country, which is in a deep recession, the US President Barack H Obama, has sought a daily briefing on economy.

Assam govt had intel alert on attack by Bodo militants: Police

Assam govt had intel alert on attack by Bodo militants: Police

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

The Assam government had received prior intelligence report of an attack by terrorists of National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit but it did not know about the target and spots, said a senior official on Saturday.

Trump faces major legal test over his travel ban

Trump faces major legal test over his travel ban

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

The White House on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of withdrawing the order and exuded confidence of winning the case.

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