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Bangladesh: HuJI chief Moulana Yahiya arrested

Bangladesh: HuJI chief Moulana Yahiya arrested

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

Bangladeshi security forces on Thursday arrested Moulana Yahiya, chief of banned terror outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, along with two of his accomplices from Kishorganj district. "We have arrested him (Yahiya) today morning," said elite Anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion's intelligence wing chief Lieutenant Colonel Ziaul Ahsan. He said the three were arrested after intercepting a passenger bus in which they were traveling to Kishorganj from Sylhet.

A maiden, a trap, and crimes most foul in Maximum City

A maiden, a trap, and crimes most foul in Maximum City

Rediff.com19 Apr 2012

The sensational murders of two Delhi residents at the hands of a money-crazy criminal and his female accomplice in Mumbai beg the question: How many more people has Vijay Palande killed? Vrushali Lad reports

Why IM chose sleepy Udupi to set up its terror base

Why IM chose sleepy Udupi to set up its terror base

Rediff.com13 Jan 2012

When the Indian Mujahideen first made its appearance on the Indian stage in early 2008, the Delhi police came hunting for leads in the coastal town of Udupi in Karnataka. And they did go back with some clues. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Rana's trial left enduring mysteries

Rana's trial left enduring mysteries

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

In this report for ProPublica, Sebastian Rotella describes what the world learnt, and did not, about Pakistan's terror connection from Rana's Chicago trial.

Two Pak 'spies' remanded to police custody for 14 days

Two Pak 'spies' remanded to police custody for 14 days

Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

The Delhi police on Monday claimed to have foiled an Inter-Services Intelligence plan to ensure smooth operations by a woman spy in the country with the arrest of two Pakistani nationals.

Pakistani terror convict gets 40-year jail by US court

Pakistani terror convict gets 40-year jail by US court

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

A 29-year old Pakistani man was on Tuesday sentenced to 40 years in prison by a United States court for plotting terror attacks with Al-Qaeda that targeted a crowded shopping centre in England and the New York City subway system.

Delhi HC blast: 1 held in Ghaziabad, hunt on

Delhi HC blast: 1 held in Ghaziabad, hunt on

Rediff.com27 May 2011

A key suspect in this week's blast in Delhi was arrested in Ghaziabad, during a joint operation carried out by the Delhi police and Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad, Friday.

Prime accused in Jnaneswari train mishap arrested

Prime accused in Jnaneswari train mishap arrested

Rediff.com13 Nov 2011

Prime accused in the Jnaneswari Express train sabotage Asit Mahato, who was carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was arrested on Sunday from Gorneta village in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.

AAP MLA Sahiram Pehalwan booked for alleged assault

AAP MLA Sahiram Pehalwan booked for alleged assault

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

A youth claimed that Pehalwan along with his accomplices allegedly beat him up.

Letters rogatory issued to US court for quizzing Headley, Rana

Letters rogatory issued to US court for quizzing Headley, Rana

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Over a year after the National Investigation Agency got access to 26/11 conspirator David Headley, a metropolitan court has issued letters rogatory to a US court requesting it to enable the Mumbai police to question him and his alleged accomplice Tahawwur Rana in the Mumbai attack case.

Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges

Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

The Republican-majority Senate voted 52-48 to acquit him of abuse of power and 53-47 to acquit him of obstruction of Congress, thus preventing the Democratic move to overthrow him, for which they required two-thirds of votes in the 100-member House.

CBI busts global child porn racket; 20-year-old arrested from UP

CBI busts global child porn racket; 20-year-old arrested from UP

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

After registering a case of alleged violation of Information Technology Act, the CBI carried out searches at five locations in Delhi, Mumbai and Noida and Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

Bumpy Road for India with Biden

Bumpy Road for India with Biden

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

'Any normal human being, even if he is the American president, will find it hard, at least in the initial stages, to get over the gnawing feeling that Modi is Trump's man.' 'Modi should not be surprised if India and its requirements are treated as of low priority by Joe Biden,' warns B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Moscow bomber blown by remote control?

Moscow bomber blown by remote control?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2011

The suicide bomber, who attacked Moscow's international airport killing 35 people, could have been blown through a remote control by one of his accomplices who might have thought that he would back out at the last minute, a media report said on Saturday.

Paytm alleges 15 customers cheated it, CBI registers FIR

Paytm alleges 15 customers cheated it, CBI registers FIR

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

The complaint from the Manager Legal M Sivakumar claimed that the company makes payment for defective products received by a customer and also arranges a reverse pickup of the damaged product which is sent to the merchant.

Orissa HC upholds life sentence of Belu, associates

Orissa HC upholds life sentence of Belu, associates

Rediff.com30 Oct 2011

The Orissa High Court has upheld the life term sentenced by a lower court to Surendra Das alias Belu, the kingpin of 1992 Cuttack hooch tragedy, and four others in connection with the murder of a police informer.

'Aseemanand involved in Samjhauta blast'

'Aseemanand involved in Samjhauta blast'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

Investigators probing Samjhauta Express blast case have claimed to have found evidence of right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand's alleged involvement in the 2007 terror act. "After the probe by the National Investigation Agency it is getting clear that Aseemanand and his accomplices were involved in Samjhauta blast," sources privy to the investigation said.

India approaches the US, seeks access to Rana

India approaches the US, seeks access to Rana

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

India has approached the United States seeking access to Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the Pakistani Canadian accused in the Mumbai terror attack case, and a reply in this regard is expected next month.

'Brahmins feel UP govt is treating them unfairly'

'Brahmins feel UP govt is treating them unfairly'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

'People feel that if they belonged to some other community, their matters would've been resolved more easily.' 'It is because of the government's mistreatment and ill-will that this feeling has got into the community.'

Bombay HC rejects bail plea of ex-Congress MP Nilesh Rane

Bombay HC rejects bail plea of ex-Congress MP Nilesh Rane

Rediff.com17 May 2016

The Bombay high court on Tuesday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to former Congress MP Nilesh Rane in a case of alleged assault and kidnapping

6 militants convicted for plot to kidnap Tendulkar

6 militants convicted for plot to kidnap Tendulkar

Rediff.com24 Dec 2010

A Delhi Court on Friday convicted six Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) militants, including three Pakistanis, for plotting to kidnap cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in 2002.

Jihad Jane's ally pleads guilty to terror charges

Jihad Jane's ally pleads guilty to terror charges

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

A Colorado woman, who was an accomplice to terror accused 'Jihad Jane', on Wednesday pleaded guilty to conspiring to support terrorists and travelling to Europe and South Asia to wage "violent jihad".

Why wasn't Sivarasan caught alive?

Why wasn't Sivarasan caught alive?

Rediff.com27 May 2021

'These are people who are anxious to die.' 'We have not seen such type of committed people anywhere.'

Tri-Valley students treated like Gitmo detainees

Tri-Valley students treated like Gitmo detainees

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Some Indian students, many of the from Andhra Pradesh, have fallen victims of the Guantanamo Bay mindset of the United States authorities which permits them to use demeaning and dehumanising methods against suspects under investigation or detention in order to prevent them from escaping and to locate them by using the Global Positioning System if they manage to escape.

India likely to get access to Rana after US trial

India likely to get access to Rana after US trial

Rediff.com10 May 2011

India is likely to get access to Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the Pakistani Canadian accused in the Mumbai terror attack case, after completion of his trial in an American court next month.

Revealed! Warner told me to tamper with ball, says Bancroft

Revealed! Warner told me to tamper with ball, says Bancroft

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Former Australia opening batsman Cameron Bancroft has broken his silence on the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, casting David Warner as the instigator and himself as an impressionable rookie that just wanted to "fit in" to the team.

Citibank scam: Senior Puri's bail plea rejected

Citibank scam: Senior Puri's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

A Gurgaon court on Thursday rejected anticipatory bail plea of Raghuraj Puri, father of Shivraj Puri, alleged mastermind of the Rs 400-crore (Rs 4-billion) Citibank fraud.

Why terror foot soldiers ALWAYS slip out

Why terror foot soldiers ALWAYS slip out

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

Foot soldiers, who plant the bombs, giving a slip to the security set-up, has been a constant development in recent terror strikes.

UP CM says silence on triple talaq like 'Draupadi' episode

UP CM says silence on triple talaq like 'Draupadi' episode

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

Adityanath called for an end to the Muslim practice of 'triple talaq' and advocated implementation of a common civil code in the country.

Now, EU asks Pak to bring 26/11 culprits to book

Now, EU asks Pak to bring 26/11 culprits to book

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

The European Union on Friday joined India in pressing Pakistan to "expeditiously" bring the perpetrators, authors and accomplices of the 26/11 terror attacks to justice, as they expressed concern at the "continuing existence" of safe havens, including in the cross-border dimension.

Lucknow: Toll in hooch tragedy climbs to 31

Lucknow: Toll in hooch tragedy climbs to 31

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The toll in the hooch tragedy in Lucknow and Unnao districts on Tuesday climbed to 31 with 17 more people dying in various hospitals in Lucknow.

Lucknow encounter: Ex-IAF man, 'mastermind' of terror group, held in Kanpur

Lucknow encounter: Ex-IAF man, 'mastermind' of terror group, held in Kanpur

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

Police on Thursday arrested a former India Air Force employee who they believe is the "mastermind" of a terror module that included Saifullah, a suspected terrorist killed in an encounter on Wednesday.

Salem severely injured in attack by Dawood man

Salem severely injured in attack by Dawood man

Rediff.com24 Jul 2010

"Salem was attacked by Mustafa Dossa with a sharp object. He was injured and doctors are treating him inside the jail. A police team is at the spot," Vasant Tajane, Senior Inspector at N M Joshi Marg police station, told PTI.

PM must break silence on S-band scam: Jayalalithaa

PM must break silence on S-band scam: Jayalalithaa

Rediff.com9 Feb 2011

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Jayalalithaa on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to break his silence on the alleged S-Band spectrum scam and come out clean on the issue.

Staines ruling: SC expunges controversial paras

Staines ruling: SC expunges controversial paras

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

Expunging the second last sentence of paragraph 43 of the 76-page ruling, a bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan replaced it by saying, "After 12 years, the life imprisonment given by the high court need not be interfered with."

Everyone should get another chance: Gladys Staines

Everyone should get another chance: Gladys Staines

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

Gladys Staines, widow of Graham Staines, on Friday expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement that upheld life term for Dara Singh, who has been convicted for the murder of her husband and two minor sons. Gladys Staines, who has been staying in Australia after the killing of her missionary husband and two sons in 1999, was happy that Dara Singh and his accomplice Mahendra Hembram were convicted in the case.

Govt may reimpose restrictions in Andaman island after US tourist's murder

Govt may reimpose restrictions in Andaman island after US tourist's murder

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

The North Sentinel island is one of 29 islands in the Andamans where till June foreigners had to take special permission -- the RAP -- before being allowed to visit them.

Citibank case: Chartered accountants roped in

Citibank case: Chartered accountants roped in

Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

Police have so far registered two FIRs and received around 40 complaints from high net-worth clients.

Runaway Swami may be key to Ajmer, Hyd blast cases

Runaway Swami may be key to Ajmer, Hyd blast cases

Rediff.com19 May 2010

Investigators probing the acts of terror allegedly carried out by right-wing groups at Malegaon, Ajmer and Hyderabad are now looking for one Swami Aseemanand and his accomplice.The police have been looking for Swami Aseemanand since the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in October 2009 in connection with the Malegaon blasts. The ATS had picked up incriminating intercepts of his conversation with the Sadhvi.

Trump is setting the stage to grab power

Trump is setting the stage to grab power

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

If push comes to shove, Trump is probably planning to order the US army to clear his path for a second term. What if the armed forces refuse to obey their commander-in-chief?, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.