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Threat to blow up NSE, BSE buildings

Threat to blow up NSE, BSE buildings

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

An anonymous e-mail threatening to blow up the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges prompted the police to tighten security at the key buildings in Mumbai on Monday. "An NSE official received the e-mail and I asked for security to be beefed up at the buildings immediately after being told about it," Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) K L Prasad said. Prasad said that teams from the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad have been posted outside the buildings.

Why Black Friday deserves to be a Web series

Why Black Friday deserves to be a Web series

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

Anurag Kashyap's classic Black Friday is a must watch film.

Centre closely watching situation in Hyderabad

Centre closely watching situation in Hyderabad

Rediff.com18 May 2007

The Union home ministry is in constant touch with the state government officials, an MHA source said in New Delhi. The situation was being closely monitored.

Pathankot operation continues; 2 terrorists still holed up

Pathankot operation continues; 2 terrorists still holed up

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Intermittent blasts and exchange of fire to neutralise two more terrorists continued on Sunday night at Air Force Station in Pathankot, Punjab where four terrorists were killed, seven security men lost their lives and 17 persons were injured in the over 40-hour-long operation.

Mumbai: Unclaimed tiffin-boxes create scare

Mumbai: Unclaimed tiffin-boxes create scare

Rediff.com20 Jul 2006

Unclaimed tiffin-boxes in a Mumbai bus and train station create scare among commuters.

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Be Prepared for Taliban Terror

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Pakistan would want to take full advantage of the situation to direct Taliban trained terrorists into the Kashmir Valley, alert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

'93 Blasts: Sanjay Dutt's verdict on Tuesday

'93 Blasts: Sanjay Dutt's verdict on Tuesday

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

The TADA court on Monday held an aide of Abu Salem guilty of carrying weapons from Sanjay Dutt's residence to the house of co-accused but acquitted another due to lack of evidence.

Two found guilty in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Two found guilty in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Rediff.com23 Nov 2006

With these two convictions, the number of those found guilty in the case has risen to 81.

Ghatkopar: Police dog dies before verdict

Ghatkopar: Police dog dies before verdict

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

The dog had served in the squad for eight years and had been admitted to animal hospital at Parel for treatment last month.

Ahead of polls, army seizes 18 AK-47 rifles and 5 pistols in J-K

Ahead of polls, army seizes 18 AK-47 rifles and 5 pistols in J-K

Rediff.com23 Nov 2014

In one of the biggest arms hauls in recent times, the Indian Army on Sunday seized 18 AK-47 rifles and five pistols from a militant hideout in forests near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir.

Mortar, rockets found in Maharashtra

Mortar, rockets found in Maharashtra

Rediff.com14 Oct 2004

They were found dumped in the Nawande nullah on the Mumbai-Goa highway, a few kilometres from Karjat town in Raigad district.

60 shells found in Kutch

60 shells found in Kutch

Rediff.com11 Oct 2004

The shells were found packed in gunny bags in a wasteland off Anjar-Adipur road. Five to six of the shells had explosives in them

Doval's actions saved critical air assets in Pathankot

Doval's actions saved critical air assets in Pathankot

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

'Ajit Doval has done a splendid job in handling the Pathankot attack and certainly helped save heavy destruction of critical air force assets,' says Abhay Jere.

AFSPA: 'A symbol of oppression, an object of hate'

AFSPA: 'A symbol of oppression, an object of hate'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court found enough grounds to order a CBI probe into 1,528 extra-judicial killings in Manipur between 2000 and 2012.

SC extends parole of Rajiv case convict for medical check-up

SC extends parole of Rajiv case convict for medical check-up

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

The Supreme Court Monday extended by a week the parole of A G Perarivalan, serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, for undergoing medical check-up.

Special: The Long March Home

Special: The Long March Home

Rediff.com21 Aug 2003

Pak protests over bail to Samjhauta blast accused Aseemanand

Pak protests over bail to Samjhauta blast accused Aseemanand

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Pakistan on Friday summoned India's deputy high commissioner and lodged a protest over the Indian government's failure to contest the conditional bail to Swami Assemanand, chargesheeted in connection with the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast that killed 68 people, including 42 Pakistanis.

Ayodhya verdict: All schools, colleges shut in Delhi, UP, MP, K'taka

Ayodhya verdict: All schools, colleges shut in Delhi, UP, MP, K'taka

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

The Delhi government also advised all private schools to remain closed on November 9 as a precautionary measure in view of the verdict.

After floods, Srinagar now faces epidemic threat

After floods, Srinagar now faces epidemic threat

Rediff.com13 Sep 2014

As flood waters start to recede in Srinagar, the region is faced with yet another challenge -- threat of an epidemic outbreak.

Imran Khan's party leading as Pakistan counts the votes

Imran Khan's party leading as Pakistan counts the votes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Counting has begun for the election which will be the second democratic transition of power in the nation's 70-year history.

Cocktail, Devdas, Gupt: Bollywood's tryst with love triangles

Cocktail, Devdas, Gupt: Bollywood's tryst with love triangles

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Here's profiling movies with a similar premise -- when two women fell for the same man on silver screen not too long ago.

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.' 'It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.'

Dead suspects in Malegaon blast shown as living: Suspended ATS cop

Dead suspects in Malegaon blast shown as living: Suspended ATS cop

Rediff.com30 Dec 2016

In a sensational claim, a suspended Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad officer has told a Solapur court that two of the absconding accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts case are in fact dead but falsely shown as "alive" by high ranking police officers.

After Sanjay Dutt, another 1993 blast convict gets parole

After Sanjay Dutt, another 1993 blast convict gets parole

Rediff.com11 Jan 2014

Close on the heels of the release of actor Sanjay Dutt on parole to take care of his ailing wife, a similar relief has been extended to another 1993 bomb blast accused on the same ground.

5 sensational cases involving armed forces officials

5 sensational cases involving armed forces officials

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

The arrest of an Indian Army Major for allegedly killing a fellow officer's wife he was "obsessed" with is not the first incident of alleged inappropriate conduct in the history of the country's armed forces. In the past, a number of such cases have hogged the limelight at different points in time. Here are some of such cases.

MHA asks NIA to initiate probe against Davinder Singh

MHA asks NIA to initiate probe against Davinder Singh

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

The formal notification of handing over the case to the NIA is expected to be issued by the ministry soon, an official privy to the development said.

US arms Pakistan with combat aircraft, trainer jets

US arms Pakistan with combat aircraft, trainer jets

Rediff.com6 May 2015

As the United States withdraws its forces from neighbouring Afghanistan, the Obama administration has armed Pakistan with 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armoured personnel carriers, an internal Congressional report has said.

Delhi govt favours commutation of death sentence of Bhullar

Delhi govt favours commutation of death sentence of Bhullar

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

The Delhi government has pleaded with the Supreme Court to commute death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment on the ground of his mental illness.

UP Police on alert; social media being monitored: DGP

UP Police on alert; social media being monitored: DGP

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

The top cop of the state said despite the verdict coming out last week every district is on a "high state of preparedness" and no untoward incident has been reported so far.

Gurdaspur terrorists came from Pakistan, says Rajnath Singh

Gurdaspur terrorists came from Pakistan, says Rajnath Singh

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Singh said the terrorists snuck in from the Ravi river.

Unprecedented security in place for Trump's visit

Unprecedented security in place for Trump's visit

Rediff.com23 Feb 2020

Security agencies are also working in close coordination with the US Secret Service, officials said. In Ahmedabad, over 10,000 policemen from different parts of Gujarat have been deployed at strategic locations as part of the elaborate security arrangements, officials said.

A club from war-torn Azerbaijan ready to rub shoulders with soccer elite

A club from war-torn Azerbaijan ready to rub shoulders with soccer elite

Rediff.com12 Sep 2017

Founded in 1992, Qarabag's Imarat Stadium is reduced to rubble and they play their home games 440km away in the capital Baku.

Bloodbath in Bangladesh; IS terrorists slay 20 foreigners in cafe

Bloodbath in Bangladesh; IS terrorists slay 20 foreigners in cafe

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

All the hostages killed during the 12-hour siege by Islamic State terrorists were foreigners, with most being Italian or Japanese.

'Spectacle is a big part of why Trump is coming to India'

'Spectacle is a big part of why Trump is coming to India'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

'If there were no Ahmedabad programme -- no flashy town hall event in a huge cricket stadium with thousands cheering him on -- then Trump may well have decided not to go to India.'

How to defend an air base from terrorists

How to defend an air base from terrorists

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

'The sky is the limit for what all could be done at an air base to neutralise terrorists. Good proactive local leadership and delegated operational effort would be key to ensuring that a handful of terrorists cannot hold a whole air base, and by extension, the whole nation to ransom,' says Group Captain P I Muralidharan (retd).

Aviation security market to cross Rs 31K cr by 2015: Assocham

Aviation security market to cross Rs 31K cr by 2015: Assocham

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

The airport security market, which comprises segments like security, disaster response, identification, manning and cyber security is currently growing at a compounded annual growth rate of about 25 per cent, according to a study titled 'India Homeland Security Market: An Emerging Opportunity'.

If Burdwan blast was an act of terror, why not Jhabua?

If Burdwan blast was an act of terror, why not Jhabua?

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

If terror indeed has no religion, no partisan affiliations, and if the government, media and all right-minded people in this country people truly believe that, let us not call one blast a "terrorist incident" and dismiss another one as a mere "cylinder blast" just because it is politically convenient, says Shehzad Poonawala.'If terror indeed has no religion, no partisan affiliations, and if the government, media and all right-minded people in this country truly believe that, let us not call one blast a "terrorist incident" and dismiss another one as a mere "cylinder blast" just because it is politically convenient,' argues Shehzad Poonawalla.

Column: Indira, Rajiv didn't die as martyrs

Column: Indira, Rajiv didn't die as martyrs

Rediff.com20 May 2019

'They were the leaders of my country and the children of Mother India, but they didn't die as martyrs.' 'They were killed, most unfortunately, by a well planned enemy plot, and they were victims of political violence,' states Sudhir Bisht.

89.8 per cent voter turnout in battleground Tripura

89.8 per cent voter turnout in battleground Tripura

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

Voting is being held in 59 of the total 60 seats .

How forces are keeping VIPs safe during poll campaign

How forces are keeping VIPs safe during poll campaign

Rediff.com16 May 2019

The Special Protection Group, the National Security Guard, the Central Reserve Police Force, the Central Industrial Security Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police are ensuring a watertight VIP security cover everyday to politicians campaigning across the country.