News for 'United Liberation Front of India'

'ISI fomenting trouble in India's north-east'

'ISI fomenting trouble in India's north-east'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2007

Stratfor says there exists a strong nexus between ISI and Bangladesh's intelligence agencies.

Destroy militant camps, India to B'desh

Destroy militant camps, India to B'desh

Rediff.com31 Aug 2006

India has asked Bangladesh to destroy 172 camps run by northeastern insurgents in its territory and to apprehend 103 militants including top United Liberation Front of Asom leaders based in that country, officials said on Thursday.

Peace accord with Imphal-based insurgent group soon: Manipur CM

Peace accord with Imphal-based insurgent group soon: Manipur CM

Rediff.com26 Nov 2023

Speaking to PTI-Video, Singh said the talks were at an advanced stage, even though he stayed away from naming the underground organisation.

Centre bans Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

Centre bans Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

Gauba said the JKLF spearheaded the separatist ideology in Kashmir Valley and the action was taken following the 'zero tolerance' policy of the central government against terrorism.

219 killed in Manipur violence, govt will ensure justice to women: Guv

219 killed in Manipur violence, govt will ensure justice to women: Guv

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Addressing the Manipur assembly during the commencement of the budget session, she said that 198 companies of central armed police forces and 140 army columns have been deployed along with state forces to maintain law and order.

Army officer's shooting points to Manipur terror groups getting active again

Army officer's shooting points to Manipur terror groups getting active again

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Terrorists belonging to banned groups United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and People's Liberation Army (PLA) were allegedly part of the mob from which gunshots were fired at an army officer that left him severely injured in Manipur, officials said Monday.

'Hum har samay...': Nitish on possibility of early LS polls

'Hum har samay...': Nitish on possibility of early LS polls

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

'We all are united and intact. We have been working for the people and will continue to serve people. We have done a lot of developmental work in Bihar. From constructing good roads, bridges, electricity, and drinking water facilities to several other infrastructural projects, we have done a lot of work in the state. The electorate will make the final decision'

India must help defeat Prabhakaran: Tamil leader

India must help defeat Prabhakaran: Tamil leader

Rediff.com11 Feb 2008

"Prabhakaran will never agree for anything and not a single country in the world will support his demand for a separate homeland for Tamils in Sri Lanka," V Anandasangaree, former lawmaker and president of Tamil United Liberation Front told media persons in London on Sunday night.

India, Pak exchange lists of criminals

India, Pak exchange lists of criminals

Rediff.com29 Aug 2005

India, Pakistan exchange lists of wanted persons

India allows Japanese aircraft to lift Ukraine aid from Mumbai

India allows Japanese aircraft to lift Ukraine aid from Mumbai

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

India on Thursday said it has approved the landing of Japanese commercial aircraft to collect humanitarian supplies from a UN depot in Mumbai for their distribution in Ukraine and its neighbouring countries.

JD-U downplays absence of MLAs ahead of trust vote

JD-U downplays absence of MLAs ahead of trust vote

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United on Sunday exuded confidence that its national president, who was sworn in as Bihar CM for a record ninth time after forming a new government with the Bharatiya Janata Party, will win Monday's trust vote.

ULFA working at the instigation of India's enemies

ULFA working at the instigation of India's enemies

Rediff.com16 May 2007

"The killing of six people in Dibrugarh and Sibsagar districts by the ULFA has demonstrated that the enemies of the country are prompting them to resort to such acts," Gogoi told reporters in Guwahati.

What the govt has done to check spread of IS in India

What the govt has done to check spread of IS in India

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

The government has initiated a series of steps to check the spread of the Islamic in India, including the launch of a counter-radicalisation and de-radicalisation strategy.

India needs time to move away from Russia: US

India needs time to move away from Russia: US

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

It is going to be a long-term proposition for India -- which has a decades-old relationship with Moscow -- to reorient its foreign policy away from Russia, the US has said, insisting that re-aligning one's approach is not like flipping a light switch.

No intention to disrupt India-Pak ODI: ULFA

No intention to disrupt India-Pak ODI: ULFA

Rediff.com3 Nov 2007

In a statement e-mailed to the media, ULFA chairman Arabindo Rajkhowa assured all concerned including agencies responsible for arranging security for the cricket match as well as players that the outfit was not going to do any mischief to disrupt the match as it had 'great respect for sports and sportsmen.'

Over 6 lakh bullets, 3,000 weapons still with Manipur warring groups

Over 6 lakh bullets, 3,000 weapons still with Manipur warring groups

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Quoting data collected from various sources, officials closely monitoring the situation here said that .303 rifles, Medium Machine Guns (MMG) and AK assault rifles, carbines, Insas Light Machine Guns (LMG), Insas rifles, M-16 and MP5 rifles were reported to be missing from the armouries of the police in May.

Indian Navy's Poseidon aircraft locates sunken Chinese fishing vessel

Indian Navy's Poseidon aircraft locates sunken Chinese fishing vessel

Rediff.com20 May 2023

The Indian Navy's P8I maritime patrol aircraft on Thursday located a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized three days ago in the Indian Ocean, officials said.

Nitish quits, set to return as CM with BJP support

Nitish quits, set to return as CM with BJP support

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

The governor accepted Kumar's resignation, and asked him to continue as caretaker CM till a new government is formed, they said.

UNHRC votes against Sri Lanka's rights record, India abstains

UNHRC votes against Sri Lanka's rights record, India abstains

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

India on Thursday abstained on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka which was adopted.

Kissinger used racist, misogynist language for then PM Indira Gandhi

Kissinger used racist, misogynist language for then PM Indira Gandhi

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

Speaking about the issue in India in March 2012 at a media conclave, Kissinger defended his use of unparliamentary language while referring to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

China won't give refuge to anti-India militants

China won't give refuge to anti-India militants

Rediff.com1 Jan 2004

This assurance came even as Bhutan kept up the pressure on Northeastern militants holed up in that country.

India wants B'desh to hand over ULFA leaders

India wants B'desh to hand over ULFA leaders

Rediff.com28 Aug 2006

Sinha said the BSF will also hand over a list of 172 Indian insurgent camps in Bangladesh and ask the neighbouring country to dismantle them at the earliest.

SC questions immigrants' impact on Assam's demography, culture, seeks data

SC questions immigrants' impact on Assam's demography, culture, seeks data

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought data on the beneficiaries of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act in Assam, saying there was no material before it which could indicate that the effect of granting Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants between 1966 and 1971 was so great that it impacted the demographic and cultural identity of the border state.

Bangladesh pushes back 2 ULFA leaders into India

Bangladesh pushes back 2 ULFA leaders into India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2011

ULFA 'Captain' Antu Chaudang and 'Second Lieutenant' Pradeep Chetia were pushed back through the Dawki border early on Saturday and were taken to Guwahati by a team of the Assam police. Chaudang is considered a close confidant of ULFA hardliner and commander in chief Paresh Baruah

Why India will monitor S S Khaplang's funeral

Why India will monitor S S Khaplang's funeral

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

After the Naga leader's death, Chinese intelligence may ensure ULFA terrorist Paresh Barua takes over as leader of the anti-India rebel groups operating out of Myanmar, says Nitin A Gokhale.

In phone call with Modi, Palestinian President seeks help

In phone call with Modi, Palestinian President seeks help

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

In a phone conversation, Modi, at the same time, shared with Abbas India's 'deep concern' over terrorism, violence and deteriorating security situation in the region.

AFSPA extended in Manipur hills for 6 months

AFSPA extended in Manipur hills for 6 months

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended by another six months in Manipur on Wednesday barring 19 police stations falling under the Imphal valley and an area that shares its boundary with neighbouring Assam.

Haath Se Haath Jodo: Congress' Next Move

Haath Se Haath Jodo: Congress' Next Move

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

To highlight alleged misgovernance by the present regime, its first nationwide campaign ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections.

North East insurgent groups call for I-Day boycott

North East insurgent groups call for I-Day boycott

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

Five secessionist militants outfits based in North East India -- banned United Liberation Front of Asom, Kamatapur Liberation Organisation, Manipur People's Liberation Front, National Democratic Front of Bodoland and Tripura Peoples Democratic Front -- have called upon the people of the North East India to boycott and prevent celebration, in any manner, of India's Independence Day in the region on 15 August, 2009 as a mark of solidarity against 'Indian colonial occupation.'

North East: Six terror groups for R-day boycott

North East: Six terror groups for R-day boycott

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

Six banned militants groups operating in the north-east India have issued a joint statement calling for the 'boycott of Republic Day celebrations and a general strike on 26 January in the region. The outfits which have called for the strike included United Liberation Front of Assam, National Democratic Front of Boroland, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, Manipur People's Liberation Front, National Liberation Front of Twipra and Tripura People's Democratic Front.

Paresh Baruah flays India for installing missiles in NE

Paresh Baruah flays India for installing missiles in NE

Rediff.com26 Mar 2012

In an apparent attempt to placate his masters on foreign soils, Paresh Barua, the commander-in-chief of the anti-talks faction of the proscribed United Liberation Front of Assam, on Monday called upon the people of Assam and other parts of the region to resist 'colonial' Indian government's bid to set up BrahMos and Akash missiles on the soils of Nagaland and Assam as it would make them target of 'Red China' that claims territory of 'so called' Arunachal Pradesh.

Ghosi bypoll: Voters reject 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' politics

Ghosi bypoll: Voters reject 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' politics

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Dara Singh Chauhan in the bypoll to the Ghosi Assembly constituency in Mau district with a margin of 42,759 votes on Friday.

'By abstaining, India voted for India'

'By abstaining, India voted for India'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

'It did not vote against America, or for Russia.' 'If we had voted for the American motion, it would have spoilt our relationship with Russia without any change in Russia's behaviour.'

B'desh crackdown pushing ULFA cadres back to India

B'desh crackdown pushing ULFA cadres back to India

Rediff.com6 Nov 2009

Indian intelligence agencies said Bangladeshi security agencies have recently raided some hideouts of the United Liberation Front of Asom, prompting it's cadres to flee Bangladesh. The banned ULFA claimed on Wednesday that Chitraban Hazarika and Shashadhar Chowdhury were taken away by unidentified persons, from a house at Sector 3 of posh Uttara locality in Dhaka, where one of them was living with his family.

Biden flies in Friday evening, meets Modi soon after, flies out Sunday afternoon

Biden flies in Friday evening, meets Modi soon after, flies out Sunday afternoon

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are set to hold bilateral talks on Friday evening with a focus on further solidifying the India-US comprehensive global and strategic partnership.

Mayawati declares nephew as her political heir

Mayawati declares nephew as her political heir

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday declared her nephew Akash Anand as her 'uttaradhikari (heir)', a party office-bearer said.

Taiwan: A Thorn In China-US Relations

Taiwan: A Thorn In China-US Relations

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Any miscalculation and miscommunication are fraught with the risk of a major catastrophe, warns Rup Narayan Das.

India gets custody of ULFA chief, 9 others

India gets custody of ULFA chief, 9 others

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

The chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom Arabinda Rajkhowa was handed over to the Border Security Force by Bangladeshi security agencies at an outpost along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya early on Friday morning, official sources said.

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

'To the believers of crypto regulations, I have only one question to ask, how will you regulate it?'

Man jailed for stalking US lawmaker Pramila Jayapal

Man jailed for stalking US lawmaker Pramila Jayapal

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

Brett Forsell pleaded to misdemeanour stalking in Seattle's King County Superior Court on Thursday rather than the felony charge prosecutors originally filed against him, The Seattle Times reported on Saturday.