26/11 handler Abu Jundal has been in custody of the Delhi police's special cell since June 21, but insiders say that his 'real' interrogation is yet to begin. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Police are looking at members of the Al-Ummah outfit, who may have been motivated by the IM to carry out the blast near the BJP office in Bangalore. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Vicky Nanjappa reports on why Congress leaders in Karnataka want S M Krishna to campaign for them
The decision to strike out Clause 14(f) has been approved by people from Hyderabad, Andhra and Rayalseema, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The war against the LTTE, waged by the Mahinda Rajapakse government, may have restored peace in Sri Lanka. But thousands of Tamils paid the price for the so-called victory with their lives, journalist Frances Harrison says in her new book Still Counting the Dead.
Police sources have told rediff.com that ammonium nitrate, shrapnel, a digital clock and and improvised explosive device formed Wednesday's Bangalore bomb composition, which injured 16 people. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Vicky Nanjappa explains why the use of pressure cooker bombs isn't limited only to the Boston Marathon blasts.
Security forces will need to retool their strategy to ensure that innocent lives are not lost in anti-Maoist ops, reports Vicky Nanjappa
Sebastian Rotella, the award-winning reporter relentlessly exposing the David Headley case, in an exclusive interview with Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.
Andhra Pradesh BJP chief Kishan Reddy, the rally organiser, says that the event was not a rally but a youth conclave and the entry fee was not compulsory
In this interview with Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, Kharge says that he is not an aspirant to the chair of the chief minister, but also adds that the final decision would be with the party high command.
Investigating agencies probing the Mumbai serial blasts are trying to ascertain if the Indian Mujahideen or the underworld had played any role in the terror strike that claimed 26 lives. They have been unable to pinpoint a motive for the blasts so far, say sources. The fact that the terrorists carried out the deadly blasts without relying much on technology has also stumped investigators. Terror outfits like the Indian Mujahideen are known to use sophisticated technology.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has charged Gujarat's minister of state for home affairs, Amit Shah, with murder, extortion, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy.
It was a drama that played out for five hours. In this duration, Pramod Muthalik, controversial leader of right-wing outfit Sri Ram Sena, -- linked with the attack on women at a pub in Mangalore in 2009 -- was in out of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Maharashtra ATS should wait for its turn as Jundal's arrest was coordinated by the Delhi police, RAW and the Intelligence Bureau, says Vicky Nanjappa
B S Yeddyurappa is just the person that Congress needed to piggyback on to come to power in Karnataka. The KJP leader's revenge agenda against BJP will help it tide over the severe anti-incumbency it faces in the state. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Known as the high-tech chief minister and sarcastically a chief minister of only Hyderabad, Telugu Desam Party supremo Chandrababu Naidu will find the going tough as he has to ready himself with some very hard questions from the rural folk of Andhra Pradesh who have very often termed him as anti-poor. Vicky Nanjappa lists some of these questions
For the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, the assembly elections are nothing short of an acid test.
All major attacks orchestrated by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba in the near future would comprise only Indians. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The BJP is readying to run a tech savvy campaign in Karnataka to counter anti-incumbency, while the JD-S is also exploring using social media to promote its message. The Congress will only rely on star power to woo the voter. Vicky Nanjappa looks at how the campaign will pan out.
Caste has always been a key factor in any election in Karnataka. This time around the most important vote bank for any party will be the Muslims since all other castes in Karnataka will be divided in the way they vote.
Even as the Bengaluru police remain tightlipped about the final report conducted on the 3-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her father, a French diplomat, sources tell rediff.com that all medical tests indicate that the baby was raped. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy, is on a blazing campaign trail, much to the delight of the adulating crowds. There is a Jagan wave, but will he make the cut, asks Vicky Nanjappa
It has often been asked as to why groups such as the Indian Mujahideen have been resorting to lower intensity blasts over the past couple of years. The group is existent, but the gusto appears to be missing, says Vicky Nanjappa
In almost every hawala deal, 10 per cent of the amount goes towards terror funding, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The return of the former Karnataka CM depends on how the BJP will fare in the May 5 assembly elections, reports Vicky Nanjappa
Muzaffar Kola, accused for funding the 13/7 blasts is marked as 'wanted' in the chargesheet filed by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, but in reality, he lives at Jaali Cross Road in Bhatkal, Karnataka. Vicky Nanjappa speaks to the man and his family.
'We have gathered what we needed and are examining it,' sources said, adding that traces of ammonium nitrate have been found among other material, which are currently under observation.
CCTVs to monitor the goings-on in crowded places could thwart future terror strikes, but Indian cities don't have enough of them. Vicky Nanjappa finds out why.
With prime suspect Indian Mujahideen's expert bomb makers are in prison, investigators believe a bomb maker from outside the country was used for Mumbai blasts, says Vicky Nanjappa
The Bharatiya Janata Party is looking upto Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to turn the tide in its favour in Karnataka. But Modi's job won't be easy. Vicky Nanjappa reports
There have been a lot of incidents involving educated terrorists, but off late, the trend of rising self-motivated groups is becoming a cause of growing concern, says Vicky Nanjappa
Were the Assam riots preventable but not prevented? A detailed report in this regard suggests that the army was not deployed in the riot affected areas which made the situation even more chaotic than what it already was, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
A petition has been filed with President Pratibha Patil for the release of former constable Mohammad Abdul Qadeer, who was convicted for killing a superior.
A few days after serial blasts rocked Mumbai on July 13 last year, Intelligence Bureau officials had suggested that the blasts could have been the result of a turf war between the Indian Mujahideen and the underworld. But going by the mammoth chargesheet in the case, filed on Friday, it appears as though some members of the underworld had helped the Indian Mujahideen execute this attack.
Jaideep Saikia, noted terrorism and conflict analyst who has authored the book, Terror Sans Frontiers tells rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa that the communal explanation -- that is being touted in certain circles amid the recent violence that has erupted in Assam's Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District -- is flawed.
Indian Mujahideen terror suspect Manzar Imam may have been the man the police was looking for in the Students Islamic Movement of India training camp case in Vagamon, Kerala. However, his interrogation has revealed that the IM may have plans to set up a base camp in Jharkhand, and this has sent officials into a frenzy. Vicky Nanjappa reports
There have been many reports in the past to show how terrorist outfits have preferred recruiting women into their fold in order carry out subversive activities. It was the Al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Tayiba which had started using women for their activities and most of the times it was seen that these women acted as carriers. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The former Karnataka chief minister is expected to unveil his plan after holding a meeting with his supporting MLAs, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
