News for 'ambush'

Pak troops shell Poonch, violate ceasefire twice

Pak troops shell Poonch, violate ceasefire twice

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire twice after brutal and inhuman killings of two jawans in an ambush as they shelled and fired on Indian positions in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar: Trooper killed as militants attack BSF vehicle

Srinagar: Trooper killed as militants attack BSF vehicle

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

One paramilitary Border Security Force trooper was killed and two others wounded in a militant ambush in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday morning.

Dallas shooter backed black militant groups

Dallas shooter backed black militant groups

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

Dallas police say the gunman staged a furious ambush-style attack in Dallas at a rally held to protest this week's fatal shooting of two black men by police in other states.

Chinese brutally attacked Indian troops

Chinese brutally attacked Indian troops

Rediff.com17 Jun 2020

Senior officers recounted extreme Chinese brutality to the Indian prisoners, with some of them being pushed over cliffs and soldiers' bodies being recovered from the Galwan River.

US Iraq toll crosses 700

US Iraq toll crosses 700

Rediff.com19 Apr 2004

Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr has pledged not to attack Spanish troops after Spain's decision to recall them soon.

Birthday girl Saina pledges Rs 6 lacs to families of slain CRPF jawans

Birthday girl Saina pledges Rs 6 lacs to families of slain CRPF jawans

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has decided to donate Rs 6 lacs -- Rs 50,000 each -- to the families of the 12 Central Reserve Police Force jawans killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh last week.

Was anti-Maoist operation botched up?

Was anti-Maoist operation botched up?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

'Counter-insurgency operations cannot be conducted by following inflexible SOPs.' 'It is unwise to enter jungles with a large body of troops without precise intelligence,' asserts counter-insurgency expert Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).

Terrorists kill two policemen in Pakistan

Terrorists kill two policemen in Pakistan

Rediff.com22 Nov 2012

Two policemen were killed when a group of terrorists ambushed a check post on the outskirts of Peshawar city in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said.

5 Indian Army personnel killed in Sudan

5 Indian Army personnel killed in Sudan

Rediff.com9 Apr 2013

Five Indian Army personnel, including a Lt Colonel, all part of a UN peacekeeping mission, were on Tuesday killed and as many injured when their convoy was ambushed by rebels in South Sudan.

38 militants gunned down as India undertakes special ops in Myanmar

38 militants gunned down as India undertakes special ops in Myanmar

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

The Special Forces personnel were airdropped deep inside Myanmar territory, closer to the camps of the militants, and the strike started at 3 am.

Koregaon-Bhima case: Activists to remain under house arrest till Sep 12

Koregaon-Bhima case: Activists to remain under house arrest till Sep 12

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

The bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, told the Maharashtra government to make its police officials "more responsible" on matters pending before the court.

UNFORGETTABLE Opening Movie Scenes

UNFORGETTABLE Opening Movie Scenes

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Sukanya Verma offers some amazing opening scenes in Hindi films that fuels an excitement for what happens next.

Jharkhand: Naxals plant IED inside body of CRPF jawan

Jharkhand: Naxals plant IED inside body of CRPF jawan

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Maoists had surgically inserted an improvised explosive device inside the body of a Central Reserve Police Force jawan who was killed three days ago in an ambush in Jharkhand's Latehar district. Doctors conducting the autopsy of the CRPF trooper at a government hospital in Ranchi were shocked when they found a 1.5 kg unexploded bomb stitched inside the abdomen of 29-year-old Constable Babulal Patel, who was among those killed in the encounter with Maoists.

'Pak's LoC attack can have serious repercussions'

'Pak's LoC attack can have serious repercussions'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

Senior former army officers on Tuesday condemned the attack by Pakistani troops killing two soldiers with some of them raising questions over the ongoing efforts to establish peaceful relations between the two countries.

Pak NGO suspends operations after killing of its workers

Pak NGO suspends operations after killing of its workers

Rediff.com2 Jan 2013

A Pakistani NGO on Wednesday suspended its operations for three days after seven workers, including six women, were shot dead in the restive northwest.

Appalled that Vikas Dubey was out on bail: SC to UP

Appalled that Vikas Dubey was out on bail: SC to UP

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

"This is the failure of the institution and the person, who should have been behind the bars, got bail," the bench observed during the hearing which is going on.

Three officials gunned down in North Waziristan

Three officials gunned down in North Waziristan

Rediff.com13 Mar 2012

Assistant Political Agent Azmat Jamal and his two associates were killed when the suspected militants ambushed their vehicle in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency, officials of the political administration told the media.

4 killed in attack on Indian-owned ship in Nigeria

4 killed in attack on Indian-owned ship in Nigeria

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Four persons, including two soldiers, were killed when a ship belonging to an Indian company was attacked by pirates in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta.

BSF convoy attacked by terrorists in Kashmir, 7 injured

BSF convoy attacked by terrorists in Kashmir, 7 injured

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

Seven paramilitary Border Security Force troopers including an officer were injured in a militant ambush in south Kashmir's Pampore town late on Monday.

Gadchiroli: Naxal violence has killed over 400 in 30 years

Gadchiroli: Naxal violence has killed over 400 in 30 years

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

The Gadchiroli district bordering Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh has been the hot-bed of Naxal activities in Maharashtra with the Maoist violence claiming 418 lives in the past three decades.

Why roads hold the key in 'war' against Naxals

Why roads hold the key in 'war' against Naxals

Rediff.com25 May 2017

Roads are of great importance to win the war against the rebels in Sukma

Dabangg Effect: Pepsi puts the fizz back in Brand Salman

Dabangg Effect: Pepsi puts the fizz back in Brand Salman

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Pepsi is betting on Dabangg 3's box office success.

Indian Army launches counter-offensive to avenge killing of soldiers

Indian Army launches counter-offensive to avenge killing of soldiers

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Brigadier, Northern Command, S Gotra said the Indian Army launched a counter offensive along the LoC in retaliation to Tuesday's offensive in Machhil.

The National Highway: The Kashmir Valley's death trap

The National Highway: The Kashmir Valley's death trap

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

The Pampore attack 'has the stamp of LeT written all over it.'
'They are exactly like the so-called fidayeen of the 1999-2003 phase, when J&K witnessed a surge in suicide attacks on various important garrisons,' says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd), who served as the General Officer Commanding 15 Corps in Kashmir.

18 Shia pilgrims killed in Pakistan

18 Shia pilgrims killed in Pakistan

Rediff.com6 Jul 2012

Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Shia pilgrims in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Friday killing 18 people in the latest in a string of attacks in the region targeting the minority community.

SC refuses to remove ex-DGP from Vikas Dubey panel

SC refuses to remove ex-DGP from Vikas Dubey panel

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it would not allow the petitioners, who had referred to statements given by Gupta to the media for seeking his removal, to cast aspersions on the member of inquiry commission.

6 killed in Taliban attack in Kabul

6 killed in Taliban attack in Kabul

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

Six people, including four policemen, were killed in southern Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents, who first poisoned their food and then launched an attack on their checkpoint.

Local police didn't favour anti-Naxal ops in South Bastar

Local police didn't favour anti-Naxal ops in South Bastar

Rediff.com7 Dec 2014

The local intelligence wing had suggested not to carry out large anti-Naxal operations in south Bastar forests, where the ultras recently killed 14 Central Reserve Police Force personnel, citing geographical complications and strong Maoist 'Jantana Sarkar' network, a senior police official said.

Indian taxi driver attacked, abused in Australia

Indian taxi driver attacked, abused in Australia

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

An Indian taxi driver was attacked, racially abused and his car smashed, as a group of baseball bat wielding youth went about attacking and robbing cab drivers in Melbourne suburbs. The gang ambushed and robbed five taxis in separate incidents in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

30 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

30 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

At least 30 militants have been killed in a clash with security personnel in the restive Orakzai tribal region of northwest Pakistan, officials said.

Vikas Dubey encounter: Ex-SC judge to head probe panel

Vikas Dubey encounter: Ex-SC judge to head probe panel

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde directed that the inquiry commission should start functioning within a week and the probe be concluded within two months.

Pak troops kill 3 Indian jawans, body of 1 mutilated

Pak troops kill 3 Indian jawans, body of 1 mutilated

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

This is the second such incident of mutilation of the body of an Indian soldier on the LoC since October 29.

Ch'garh: Combing operation intensified post Naxal attack

Ch'garh: Combing operation intensified post Naxal attack

Rediff.com14 May 2012

A day after six Central Industrial Security Force jawans and a civilian driver were killed in the Naxal attack in Dantewada district, the police on Monday intensified combing operation in the region.

Should PM meet Nawaz Sharif after LoC attack? Tell us

Should PM meet Nawaz Sharif after LoC attack? Tell us

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

The killing of 5 Indian soldiers in a Pakistani ambush on the Line of Control has once again fanned the simmering tensions between the neighbouring countries.

We know our national responsibility: Khurshid on LoC killing

We know our national responsibility: Khurshid on LoC killing

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party questioned the government on foreign policy and asserted that New Delhi must not resume talks with Islamabad, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday assured that appropriate steps will be taken in the matter concerning the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.

2 Pakistani intruders shot dead along border

2 Pakistani intruders shot dead along border

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

An AK-47 assault rifle, a pistol and over two dozen bullet rounds were recovered from them.

PML-N leader shot dead in northwest Pakistan

PML-N leader shot dead in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Suspected militants shot and killed a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader in the erstwhile Taliban stronghold of Swat in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, police said.

Three ISI sleuths killed in Taliban grenade attack

Three ISI sleuths killed in Taliban grenade attack

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Three Inter-Services Intelligence operatives were on Wednesday killed and another injured after Taliban militants fired at a vehicle carrying them in Pakistan's restive northwest, media reports said.

Keran infiltration: One army jawan dies of injuries

Keran infiltration: One army jawan dies of injuries

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

A jawan was killed in a failed infiltration bid in Keran Sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, army sources said on Friday.

Our army is fully ready: Antony on LoC incident

Our army is fully ready: Antony on LoC incident

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

The government on Tuesday said the attack and killing of five Indian soldiers was carried out by "terrorists along with persons dressed in Pakistan Army uniform" and India will take all necessary steps to uphold the sanctity of the Line of Control.