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IS threat to Rio Olympics: Brazil to deploy 85,000 troops

IS threat to Rio Olympics: Brazil to deploy 85,000 troops

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

'All threats related to the Rio 2016 Games are being meticulously investigated, particularly those related to terrorism.'

Islamic State regional coordinator among 4 arrested in Bangladesh

Islamic State regional coordinator among 4 arrested in Bangladesh

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Bangladesh police has arrested 4 alleged members of Islamic State militant group, including its regional coordinator who frequently travelled to India, Pakistan and other countries, and seized laptops and jihadi leaflets from their possession.

United Nations adopts plan to attack Islamic State's funding

United Nations adopts plan to attack Islamic State's funding

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

The 15-member body called for enhanced actions, from closing financial system loopholes to stopping the abuse of charitable causes, as well as updating the existing IS and Al Qaeda sanctions list.

Pak didn't take sufficient action against LeT, JeM, says US terror report

Pak didn't take sufficient action against LeT, JeM, says US terror report

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

However, the US praises India for its significant counter-terrorism actions.

How terror modules in Bengal are funded

How terror modules in Bengal are funded

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

Money 'collected' as donations from traders in Kolkata nurture Bengal's terror networks.

UAE bans import of birds from India

UAE bans import of birds from India

Rediff.com31 Jul 2007

The United Arab Emirates has enforced a temporary ban on imports of all kinds of birds from India after bird flu was detected there.

G20 leaders pledge to eliminate all terror safe havens

G20 leaders pledge to eliminate all terror safe havens

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

The G20 leaders resolved to facilitate swift and targeted exchanges of information between intelligence, law enforcement and judicial authorities on operational information-sharing, preventive measures and criminal justice response.

Kerala nurse in Saudi tested positive for coronavirus; CM writes to EAM

Kerala nurse in Saudi tested positive for coronavirus; CM writes to EAM

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

The affected nurse is being treated and is recovering well, junior foreign minister V Muraleedharan said. Meanwhile, China has locked down five cities, including Wuhan, suspending all public transport in an unprecedented move to contain the coronavirus that has infected over 630 people and left 17 others dead.

JeM planned terror attacks in Delhi, sourcing weapons from Bihar: J-K DGP

JeM planned terror attacks in Delhi, sourcing weapons from Bihar: J-K DGP

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

Following the arrest of a top terrorist who had made a video of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's office, it has come to light that Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad is planning a strike in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said on Sunday.

Britons being converted to terrorism: Govt

Britons being converted to terrorism: Govt

Rediff.com3 Jul 2006

The converts and British Muslims are being signed up by extremists at universities and religious groups, according to a warning issued by officials from MI5 and the Home and Foreign Offices on Sunday.

Ministry to amend packaged water specifications

Ministry to amend packaged water specifications

Rediff.com10 Mar 2003

The Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards has urged the health and family welfare ministry to amend specifications of packaged drinking and mineral water in line with the amendment carried out in BIS specifications.

A spoilsport in a time of genocide remembrance

A spoilsport in a time of genocide remembrance

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

'The response to savagery and mass injustice is never a persistent howl.' 'There will be, among the victims, those who choose to forget the scars, those who go on living, those who challenge the overall environment of sentimentality.' 'And the more effort you put into including these other voices, into assimilating these spoilsports, the more balanced your depiction of the tragedy in question will be,' observes Sreehari Nair.

'Hundreds answer jihad call'

'Hundreds answer jihad call'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2003

'Growing stream of itinerant Muslim militants headed for Iraq'

26/11 mastermind Hafeez Saeed arrested in Pak

26/11 mastermind Hafeez Saeed arrested in Pak

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Saeed, has been moved to an unknown location.

Five enter FIFA presidency race; Bility, Platini sidelined

Five enter FIFA presidency race; Bility, Platini sidelined

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

FIFA has approved five candidates for its February presidential election amid the worst crisis in its history, after barring Liberia's Musa Bility on integrity grounds and leaving out UEFA chief Michel Platini while he remains under suspension.

When Bollywood threw its weight around!

When Bollywood threw its weight around!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's cool, curious, bag moments.

2 more militants arrested in Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel murder case

2 more militants arrested in Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel murder case

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

Two more members of the banned Ansarullah Bangla Team militant group have been arrested in connection with the hacking to death of a fourth secular blogger in Dhaka last week that sparked global outrage.

9/11: 20 Years Later, A Father Mourns A Dead Son

9/11: 20 Years Later, A Father Mourns A Dead Son

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Dates like 9/11 should never be allowed to pass by forgotten because terrorism is not to be borne, inhumanity is not to borne.

Israel conducts missile test with US amid Syria tension

Israel conducts missile test with US amid Syria tension

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

Israel said it had conducted a joint missile test with the United States over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, hours after Russia's announcement of its detection of missile launches added to jitters about possible military action against the Syrian regime.

IS bombed Russian flight in Sinai, suggest US, UK Intel

IS bombed Russian flight in Sinai, suggest US, UK Intel

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

American and British intelligence authorities have suggested that a bomb from the dreaded Islamic State might have caused the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt's Sinai, killing all 224 people on board.

19 US mission in the Muslim world to stay shut

19 US mission in the Muslim world to stay shut

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

The State Department last week issued a worldwide travel alert warning Americans that Al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East.

India is doing a good job fighting COVID-19

India is doing a good job fighting COVID-19

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'All anecdotal evidence confirms that there has been no noticeable rise in deaths across the country for want of coronavirus tests,' notes Virendra Kapoor.

Pak agencies start probe into leaked Osama report

Pak agencies start probe into leaked Osama report

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

Embarrassed by the startling revelations made in the leaked version of the OBL Commission Report, Pakistani military and civilian intelligence agencies have started investigating the source of the leak.

Haryana cops have a new job: Sampling Biryanis

Haryana cops have a new job: Sampling Biryanis

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

After it received complaint that beef was being added to biryani, police and cow vigilantes in Mundaka village in Mewat, Haryana are keeping close vigil to avoid any such incident in view of Eid al-Adha to be celebrated next week.

Christian man, top cop's wife killed in Bangladesh

Christian man, top cop's wife killed in Bangladesh

Rediff.com5 Jun 2016

Sunil Gomes, 65, was found dead inside his grocery shop at around midday in northwestern Notore district, police superintendent Shyamal Mukherjee told PTI over the phone.

Indian diaspora vulnerable to terror attacks, says IB chief

Indian diaspora vulnerable to terror attacks, says IB chief

Rediff.com30 Nov 2014

Director of Intelligence Bureau Syed Asif Ibrahim on Sunday said effective intelligence sharing with neighbouring countries like Nepal, Myanmar, and Malayasia, Saudi Arabia would go a long way in helping the country tackle the threat from global terror groups like the Al Qaeda and ISIS.

No transparent voting booths at FIFA election

No transparent voting booths at FIFA election

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

FIFA has rejected a demand from a presidential candidate to use transparent voting booths at next week's election to ensure delegates do not photograph their ballot papers when they choose the head of football's world ruling body.

Unnaturally high levels of polonium found in Arafat's bones

Unnaturally high levels of polonium found in Arafat's bones

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

Samples taken from Yasser Arafat's body contained at least 18 times the normal levels of polonium, suggesting the Palestinian icon was poisoned with the radioactive material, Swiss scientists have said.

Bangladesh's War on Terror won't end soon

Bangladesh's War on Terror won't end soon

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

Sheikh Hasina's government has launched a relentless war against terrorism since the Dhaka cafe carnage in July 2016, but as Bangladesh's terror networks exploit new technologies and new tactics, the challenge to eliminate jihad gets tougher, points out Binodkumar Singh.

Main suspect in Avijit Roy murder case killed by Bangladesh cops

Main suspect in Avijit Roy murder case killed by Bangladesh cops

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

He said the militant was killed in a pre-dawn encounter in Dhaka and was named in a police list as Shariful or Sharif, but he previously used several other names like Sakib alias Saleh alias Arif alias Hadi-1.

Hafiz Saeed to be arrested 'very soon': Pak police

Hafiz Saeed to be arrested 'very soon': Pak police

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

A source in the Imran Khan government told PTI that the Punjab police are waiting a go-ahead from the "top" to lay hand on Saeed.

REWIND: 15 moments from the week that was

REWIND: 15 moments from the week that was

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

15 images from events that shaped last week's headlines.

'Three musketeers' convicted for plotting terror strikes in UK

'Three musketeers' convicted for plotting terror strikes in UK

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

All the three, aged between 25 and 33 are believed to be of Pakistani origin

Bangladesh alerts India about Dhaka attack mastermind

Bangladesh alerts India about Dhaka attack mastermind

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Hoque said he alerted the chiefs of NIA and CBI against Chowdhury.

Experts welcome WHO's decision to resume HCQ clinical trial

Experts welcome WHO's decision to resume HCQ clinical trial

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

The global heath body had earlier suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of the clinical trials of experimental COVID-19 drugs over safety concerns.

Football Focus: Hernandez joins LA Galaxy

Football Focus: Hernandez joins LA Galaxy

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

Submarine deployed to find crashed jet's black boxes: Egypt PM

Submarine deployed to find crashed jet's black boxes: Egypt PM

Rediff.com22 May 2016

Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said a submarine was deployed to locate the black boxes of doomed EgyptAir plane.

IS-inspired 'bad bitches' nabbed for planning New York bombing

IS-inspired 'bad bitches' nabbed for planning New York bombing

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Raising fears over the growing threat of home-grown extremism, three Americans, including two women, have been charged in separate cases of plotting terror strikes on United States soil using "weapons of mass destruction" and of travelling to Pakistan to fight against American forces.

New York imam shooting suspect arrested on murder charges

New York imam shooting suspect arrested on murder charges

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Oscar Morel from Brooklyn was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon by New York police.

PM Modi receives UN's highest environmental honour

PM Modi receives UN's highest environmental honour

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

rench President Emmanuel Macron and Modi have been jointly recognised in the Policy Leadership category for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action, including Macron's work on the Global Pact for the Environment and Modi's unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.