News for 'central-intelligence-agency'

Terror threat to Patna's famous Mahavir temple

Terror threat to Patna's famous Mahavir temple

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Security of Patna's famous Mahavir temple was beefed up on Friday following a terror threat, police officials said.

CIA asked Dutch govt not to act against A Q Khan

CIA asked Dutch govt not to act against A Q Khan

Rediff.com9 Sep 2005

The country's security agency, BVD, had also asked the ministry of economic affairs in 1975, then headed by him, not to act against Khan.

Nehru taken for a ride by Chinese: CIA

Nehru taken for a ride by Chinese: CIA

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

The top secret documents of March 1963 were approved for release only in May 2007.

Will this man defuse the Iraq crisis

Will this man defuse the Iraq crisis

Rediff.com9 Nov 2006

A look at his 26-year career in the intelligence agency will tell more about the man.

Al Qaeda No 2 escapes US airstrike

Al Qaeda No 2 escapes US airstrike

Rediff.com14 Jan 2006

A spokesman at the US Central Command in Florida, the military command responsible for the region, said there had been no official report of such an attack.

CIA 'failed' to detect Indian nuke tests in 1998

CIA 'failed' to detect Indian nuke tests in 1998

Rediff.com3 May 2007

The timing of the tests caught the CIA by surprise.

ISI agent arrested in Lucknow

ISI agent arrested in Lucknow

Rediff.com13 Sep 2006

He entered India through Bangladesh from where he went to Kolkata and Mumbai before reaching Lucknow to get his passport and other documents.

US does not outsource torture: Bush

US does not outsource torture: Bush

Rediff.com7 Dec 2005

Bush did not answer a question on the reports of the Central Intelligence Agency running secret facilities overseas - primarily in Europe - that are known as 'Black Sites.'

 China cause for worry: CIA

China cause for worry: CIA

Rediff.com17 Feb 2005

China was making determined military and diplomatic efforts to 'counter what it sees as US efforts to contain or encircle China'.

Pak will be failed state by 2015: CIA

Pak will be failed state by 2015: CIA

Rediff.com13 Feb 2005

Pakistan will not recover easily from decades of political and economic mismanagement, divisive policies, lawlessness, corruption and ethnic friction, the CIA report, prepared jointly with the NIC, said.

Delhi to remain on high alert till Republic Day

Delhi to remain on high alert till Republic Day

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Security has been beefed up at Indira Gandhi International Airport and both domestic and international flights have been asked to upgrade the scale of security, with some passengers being made to undergo secondary ladder checking in some flights.

Why we should be wary of the US

Why we should be wary of the US

Rediff.com6 Jul 2006

NRI to head CIA's South Asia arm

NRI to head CIA's South Asia arm

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

3 individuals arrested for planning terror strikes in capital

3 individuals arrested for planning terror strikes in capital

Rediff.com4 May 2016

Three persons with alleged "ideological leaning" towards the banned JeM were arrested in New Delhi for planning terror strikes in different parts of the national capital.

Malegaon blasts investigation 'in final stage'

Malegaon blasts investigation 'in final stage'

Rediff.com8 Oct 2006

The probe is being carried out by the local police with the help of Anti-Terrorist Squad and Central intelligence agencies.

Rumsfeld denies he was CIA leak source

Rumsfeld denies he was CIA leak source

Rediff.com21 Nov 2005

Condolezza Rice and Dick Cheney have also not said that they were not Woodward's sources.

Volcker's admission erodes credibility

Volcker's admission erodes credibility

Rediff.com7 Nov 2005

Volcker, former Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, is quoted as having admitted in a Los Angeles Times interview that he had agreed to change the language of his controversial report

US Senate confirms Hayden to lead CIA

US Senate confirms Hayden to lead CIA

Rediff.com27 May 2006

Bush nominated Hayden on May 8 to replace Goss.

Two top CIA men resign

Two top CIA men resign

Rediff.com16 Nov 2004

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service and his deputy both resigned their posts Monday following differences with the new director.

US plans Iraq spy service to stem attacks

US plans Iraq spy service to stem attacks

Rediff.com11 Dec 2003

The spy service will be trained, financed and equipped largely by the Central Intelligence Agency with help from Jordan, US government officials told 'The Washington Post'.

NYT reporter refuses to divulge source, jailed

NYT reporter refuses to divulge source, jailed

Rediff.com7 Jul 2005

Another journalist who had been facing possible prison time in connection with the case, Time magazine's Matthew Cooper, told the judge that he had agreed to testify to the grand jury.

China still helping Pakistani nuke programme, says

China still helping Pakistani nuke programme, says

Rediff.com14 Nov 2003

The state electoral rolls can be revised only by the end of January, he told NDTV 24X7.

Osama may be in Iran, say US officials

Osama may be in Iran, say US officials

Rediff.com14 Jun 2005

Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is in eastern Iran and not the rugged tribal areas of Pakistan's northwestern frontier where many believe him to be on the run, United States intelligence officials were on Monday quoted as saying.\n\n

Eight 'Pak nationals' held in UP; some have terror links

Eight 'Pak nationals' held in UP; some have terror links

Rediff.com20 Oct 2013

Eight suspected Pakistani nationals, with some of them involved in terror activities, were detained by security forces in Maharajgunj when they allegedly tried to cross Indo-Nepal border, official sources said on Sunday.

'Espionage is very organised'

'Espionage is very organised'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003

US drone strike kills 4 terrorists in Pakistan

US drone strike kills 4 terrorists in Pakistan

Rediff.com29 Sep 2013

At least four suspected terrorists were killed when a United States drone fired missiles on a compound in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan region.

'Al Qaeda still biggest threat'

'Al Qaeda still biggest threat'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2005

'It may be only a matter of time before al Qaeda or other groups attempt to use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons,' said new CIA chief Porter Goss.

N Korean rockets can strike US: CIA

N Korean rockets can strike US: CIA

Rediff.com17 Feb 2005

The US intelligence community's assessment is that the North Korean missile, the TD-2 is capable of reaching the United States with a nuclear weapon-sized payload.

Kasab was supposed to die a Hindu: Maria

Kasab was supposed to die a Hindu: Maria

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

While describing LeT's plan to project the 26/11 attack as "Hindu Terror", Maria wrote, "If everything went according to plan, Kasab would have died as Chaudhari and the media would have blamed 'Hindu terrorists' for the attack."

Iraq may descend into civil war: CIA

Iraq may descend into civil war: CIA

Rediff.com23 Jan 2004

The CIA's bleak assessment was in sharp contrast to the optimistic picture painted by President George W Bush.

US plays down Lubbers revelations on Pak scientist

US plays down Lubbers revelations on Pak scientist

Rediff.com10 Aug 2005

The United States has sought to play down a former Dutch Prime Minister's revelation that his country did not prosecute Pakistani nuclear scientist A Q Khan for stealing atomic secrets in 1979 at the instance of CIA.

Lashkar threat to Ganguly

Lashkar threat to Ganguly

Rediff.com24 Jan 2003

Security has been tightened for the India captain.

Goss confirmed as CIA chief

Goss confirmed as CIA chief

Rediff.com23 Sep 2004

Porter Goss, 65, a Republican from Florida, was nominated by President George W. Bush in August, and confirmed yesterday by a vote of 77-17 following an approval by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

Bush nominates Porter Goss as CIA chief

Bush nominates Porter Goss as CIA chief

Rediff.com10 Aug 2004

The Republican Congressman from Florida will replace George Tenet, who quit after criticism of the agency's handling of pre-war intelligence on Iraq.