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Jaipur blasts: Rajasthan to challenge acquittal of four men in SC

Jaipur blasts: Rajasthan to challenge acquittal of four men in SC

Rediff.com1 Apr 2023

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the government will file a special leave petition in this matter in the top court.

Bomb scare at metro station in Delhi

Bomb scare at metro station in Delhi

Rediff.com28 Jun 2008

An anonymous phone call to the Delhi police on Saturday afternoon, threatening to blow up a metro station, triggered panic at the facility.The Hauz Qazi police station received the threat call at approximately 2.30 pm, saying that bombs were placed near the Chawri Bazar metro station and it would be blown up, a senior police officer said."We are conducting searches and simultaneously trying to identify the caller," said the police.

J-K: CRPF recovers 5-kg IED near Srinagar

J-K: CRPF recovers 5-kg IED near Srinagar

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

The Central Reserve Police Force recovered an Improvised Explosive Device, weighing around four to five kilogram, on the HMT-Narbal Route near Beacon Huts in Lawapora Area in the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday morning.

RDX in Ghazipur IED didn't go off due to glitch in circuit: NSG

RDX in Ghazipur IED didn't go off due to glitch in circuit: NSG

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

The National Security Guard has informed the Delhi police that the IED recovered recently from the Ghazipur flower market had a timer device attached to it and had ammonium nitrate and RDX as its components, official sources said on Monday.

Bomb scare at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai

Bomb scare at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

Shiv Sena Bhavan at Dadar in central Mumbai, the political party's headquarters, was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon following a bomb scare on the premises, which later turned out to be a hoax, sources told rediff.com.

Tension in Nagpur as angry locals, kin of factory blast victims block road

Tension in Nagpur as angry locals, kin of factory blast victims block road

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

According to sources, the bodies of the victims were still inside the premises, where the blast took place at 9 am.

Unclaimed bag sparks bomb scare at Pathankot railway station

Unclaimed bag sparks bomb scare at Pathankot railway station

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

Pathankot Senior Superintendent of Police R K Bakshi said that sleuths found that the bag contained uniform, shoes and other articles of an Army jawan who had left it behind.

Five more bombs found at Gandhi Maidan; six detained for questioning

Five more bombs found at Gandhi Maidan; six detained for questioning

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Five more bombs were found on Tuesday during searches at the sprawling Gandhi Maidan in Patna, where another political rally is scheduled for Wednesday, after Sunday's multiple blasts at a BJP meeting in which six persons were killed and 82 injured.

Bomb hoax at 3 Mumbai rly stations, Amitabh's home

Bomb hoax at 3 Mumbai rly stations, Amitabh's home

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

'The caller is a truck driver from Marathwada region of Maharashtra. We have learnt that he has a habit of drinking. He has been detained along with one more person and the process to register an offence is currently on,' Mumbai police said.

5 killed in blast in blast in Pakistan

5 killed in blast in blast in Pakistan

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

At least five people were killed and 17 others injured on Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a government office in the Quetta city of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.

Police station in-charge shifted after grenade attack in Punjab; 7 detained

Police station in-charge shifted after grenade attack in Punjab; 7 detained

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

A National Investigation Agency team, which reached the spot on Saturday evening, was also carrying out its investigation by visiting the spot, they said.

Head of suspected suicide bomber found at Pak blast site; toll climbs to 93

Head of suspected suicide bomber found at Pak blast site; toll climbs to 93

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

Rescue officials on Tuesday recovered the severed head of the suspected suicide bomber who they believe blew himself up inside a mosque packed with worshippers during the afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan's restive northwestern Peshawar city.

Kashmir: Youth held by Army for lobbing grenade at election rally

Kashmir: Youth held by Army for lobbing grenade at election rally

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

A grenade was lobbed by a youth at an election rally being addressed by a People's Democratic Party candidate in Noorabad Assembly seat of south Kashmir's Kulgam district.

2 injured in explosions on passenger buses in J-K

2 injured in explosions on passenger buses in J-K

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

The incidents occurred just days ahead of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah starting October 4.

'Possible terror attack': Israel on blast near embassy in Delhi

'Possible terror attack': Israel on blast near embassy in Delhi

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

The Israeli National Security Council has issued a travel advisory for its citizens in India, suspecting that an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday was "a possible terror attack".

Bomb scare at Sai Baba Temple in Delhi

Bomb scare at Sai Baba Temple in Delhi

Rediff.com15 May 2008

Panic was triggered at the Sai Baba Temple in South Delhi on Thursday evening after police received an anonymous telephone call threatening to blow up the shrine, but it later turned out to be hoax.A temple administration official said that they came to know about the threat call after police teams reached the spot and started carrying out searches. The temple, which is very popular among the denizens, was immediately evacuated.

J-K: Arms dropped by Pak drone seized; terrorist-informant killed

J-K: Arms dropped by Pak drone seized; terrorist-informant killed

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

Police in Jammu seized an ammunition consignment allegedly meant for terrorists dropped by a drone from Pakistan near the Jammu International Border (IB), officials said on Thursday.

Jammu: Jailed terrorist fires at cop with snatched rifle; shot dead

Jammu: Jailed terrorist fires at cop with snatched rifle; shot dead

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

The officer said the terrorist's name surfaced during the investigation of an arms dropping case through drone from Pakistan on February 24 in Arnia sector.

Mumbai's Taj Hotel, airport receive terror threat

Mumbai's Taj Hotel, airport receive terror threat

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Mumbai's famous Taj Mahal Hotel and the domestic and international airport terminals are on high alert after receiving a terror threat.

Pipe bomb-like device found under Narayanasamy's car

Pipe bomb-like device found under Narayanasamy's car

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

A suspected explosive device was on Wednesday found under Union Minister V Narayanasamy's car which was parked outside his residence in Puducherry.

Over 150 hurt in Kerala temple fireworks mishap; SIT to probe case

Over 150 hurt in Kerala temple fireworks mishap; SIT to probe case

Rediff.com30 Oct 2024

Over 150 people were injured, including eight seriously, in a fireworks accident during a temple festival near Neeleswaram in Kasaragod late Monday, police said.

Fresh combing operations at Nagrota, 2 complexes cleared

Fresh combing operations at Nagrota, 2 complexes cleared

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

The officer said two main building complexes where the gun-battle and hostage-like situation took place have been cleared and they are totally free from blinds (unexploded shells).

8 injured in grenade blast in Kashmir's Shopian

8 injured in grenade blast in Kashmir's Shopian

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Eight persons were injured in a powerful hand grenade blast outside a mosque in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday morning.

Day after bombing, New Jersey rocked by explosion

Day after bombing, New Jersey rocked by explosion

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

The explosion was the second in New Jersey since Sunday. It came as developments continued moving quickly more than 24 hours after a bombing injured 29 people in Manhattan.

Five packs of explosives found outside Musharraf's house

Five packs of explosives found outside Musharraf's house

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

Five packets of explosives were found on Monday near former Pakistani military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf's farmhouse here, days after explosives were discovered on the road he was to take to a court.

Infiltration bid foiled in JK; 3 terrorists nabbed with 10-kg IED, weapons

Infiltration bid foiled in JK; 3 terrorists nabbed with 10-kg IED, weapons

Rediff.com31 May 2023

After tracking the movement at about 1.30 am, the spokesperson said an Army ambush, on challenging them, was fired upon and in the retaliatory firefight some terrorists have been hit.

Goa blast may have been caused by gas cylinder, police orders probe

Goa blast may have been caused by gas cylinder, police orders probe

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

A blast reported in a resto-bar in Mapusa in Goa may have been caused by a cylinder as per initial probe, a police official said on Monday.

Karachi attackers armed with devices that stop bleeding in 20 secs

Karachi attackers armed with devices that stop bleeding in 20 secs

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

Tehreek-e-Taliban militants, who launched a major assault on Pakistan's largest airport in Karachi, were carrying XStat devices, which can heal gunshot wounds within seconds and were aiming for a long siege of the facility, a security official said on Monday.

Day after blast at Wagah border, IED found in parking area

Day after blast at Wagah border, IED found in parking area

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

An improvised explosive device was found from parking area of the Wagah border on Monday, a day after at least 61 people were killed following the flag-lowering ceremony at the main Indo-Pak land border crossing.

Police suspect same people behind panting IEDs in Ghazipur, Old Seemapuri

Police suspect same people behind panting IEDs in Ghazipur, Old Seemapuri

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

Investigators believe that the same persons were behind planting the IEDs within a month.

He liked the Army dress, says slain NSG Lt Col Niranjan's father

He liked the Army dress, says slain NSG Lt Col Niranjan's father

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Lt Colonel E K Niranjan was undertaking a mopping up and render safe procedure on the encounter spot when a blast occurred and splinters and sharpnels hit the officer fatally.

Blast on bus carrying Pakistan government employees kills 19

Blast on bus carrying Pakistan government employees kills 19

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Nineteen people were killed and 44 others injured when a bomb went off in a bus carrying government employees on the outskirts of this northwestern Pakistani city on Friday.

10 killed, 60 injured in blasts across Pakistan

10 killed, 60 injured in blasts across Pakistan

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

Bomb blasts rocked four major Pakistani cities on Thursday, killing 10 people, including three terrorists, and injuring more than 60 others.

Three killed in grenade attack in Pakistan

Three killed in grenade attack in Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Twin grenade attacks in Pakistan's biggest city on the eve of the country's independence day left at least three persons dead and over 40 injured.

Kashmir: 4 civilians injured in explosion at encounter site

Kashmir: 4 civilians injured in explosion at encounter site

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Four civilians were on injured when an explosion occurred at a site where an encounter between security personnel and militants had ended on Wednesday night in Shopian district of south Kashmir.

Kashmir: Army guns down 7 terrorists in 24 hours

Kashmir: Army guns down 7 terrorists in 24 hours

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

An unidentified terrorist was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara on Friday, the seventh to be killed in three encounters in the district since Thursday.

Biden, De Niro are new targets of suspicious packages

Biden, De Niro are new targets of suspicious packages

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

The police and bomb disposal squads have been so far successful in safely defusing these crude bombs, which appears to have been sent by the same sender.

Former Pakistan President Musharraf survives assassination bid

Former Pakistan President Musharraf survives assassination bid

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, facing treason trial, had a narrow escape when a powerful bomb went off on a road near his farmhouse on the outskirts of the city shortly after his convoy had passed.

Army Major killed in landmine explosion was to tie the knot next month

Army Major killed in landmine explosion was to tie the knot next month

Rediff.com17 Feb 2019

Major Bisht's marriage had been finalised and he was to come home on February 28, sourced close to the family said.