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Four killed in two blasts in Karachi

Four killed in two blasts in Karachi

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

At least four people have been killed and eight others injured in two separate explosions in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi, officials said.

Blast death toll rises to 81 in Pakistan's Quetta

Blast death toll rises to 81 in Pakistan's Quetta

Rediff.com17 Feb 2013

The death toll in a devastating bomb attack that targeted Shia Hazaras in Quetta city of southwestern Pakistan on Sunday rose to 81 as several persons died in hospital and bodies were pulled out of the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials have said.

'What makes Waze so important to the powers that be?'

'What makes Waze so important to the powers that be?'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

'Every man in the hot seat needs trusted cops to grind their axe with political opponents.' 'And that's what explains Waze's importance; him investigating the fake TRP scandal, his arrest of TV journalist Arnab Goswami, and heading the investigation into the Antilia bomb scare case.'

No Indian casualties in Turkish capital blast

No Indian casualties in Turkish capital blast

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

No Indian nationals have been injured in the blast at the entrance of the US Embassy in the Turkish capital today and Indian Ambassador Sushmita Ganguly in Ankara was in touch with local authorities.

At least 5 killed as gunmen attack army post at Kabul military academy

At least 5 killed as gunmen attack army post at Kabul military academy

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

Five soldiers were killed and 10 wounded, officials said. Two of the attackers blew themselves up, two were killed in fighting and one was captured.

B'deshi arrested for plot to bomb NYC Fed building

B'deshi arrested for plot to bomb NYC Fed building

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

A Bangladeshi man with alleged links to Al Qaeda was arrested in New York after an undercover operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation foiled his plot to detonate a 1,000-pound bomb and blow up the city's Federal Reserve Building. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, faces charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to Al Qaeda.

Shocking! CCTV footage shows moment of fatal explosion at Istanbul airport

Shocking! CCTV footage shows moment of fatal explosion at Istanbul airport

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

At least 36 people have been killed and 147 wounded in the Ataturk airport attack this evening.

NIA, ATS, Delhi police teamed up to crack Pune case

NIA, ATS, Delhi police teamed up to crack Pune case

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

Working in perfect coordination, the Delhi police, the National Investigation Agency and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad have managed to crack the Pune blasts case. They have also busted a major module of the Indian Mujahideen and arrested three suspects -- Asad from Aurangabad, Imran Khan from Nanded and Sayeed from Pune. Four kg of explosives, eight detonators and nine volt batteries were found to be in possession of the arrested accused.

2 killed, 13 injured in explosion at Gulf Oil Corporation factory

2 killed, 13 injured in explosion at Gulf Oil Corporation factory

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

A fire, which broke out after the explosion has been controlled.

60 dead, 86 injured in massive truck bomb explosion in Baghdad

60 dead, 86 injured in massive truck bomb explosion in Baghdad

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

On Thursdays, the market is especially crowded because people come from the other provinces to stock up on food for the weekend.

Norway mass murderer Breivik handed 21-year jail term

Norway mass murderer Breivik handed 21-year jail term

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Breivik detonated a fertilizer bomb outside a government building that included the prime ministerial offices last July, killing eight, then gunned down 69 people, mostly teenagers at the ruling Labour Party's youth camp on Utoeya island.

Soldier blows himself up in Yemen killing 96

Soldier blows himself up in Yemen killing 96

Rediff.com21 May 2012

A Yemeni soldier, who packed explosives under his uniform, blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion in Sanaa killing 96 soldiers and wounding around 300 of the troops.

CRPF vehicles ambushed in Assam, red alert sounded

CRPF vehicles ambushed in Assam, red alert sounded

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

Suspected United Liberation Front of Asom militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Central Reserve Police Force team in Assam's Goalpara district in the wee hours of Thursday but none was hurt.

Pune blasts: Watch used to trigger explosives

Pune blasts: Watch used to trigger explosives

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

A wristwatch was used to trigger the explosives in the Pune coordinated serial blasts, as evidence gathered by investigators on Thursday appeared to point to the involvement of homegrown terror group Indian Mujahideen.

Bangladeshi terror suspect in US on student visa

Bangladeshi terror suspect in US on student visa

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

A Bangladeshi man with alleged links to Al Qaeda, who was arrested in New York on terror charges, was in the United States on a student visa to attend a legitimate academic programme, an American official said. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was arrested after an undercover operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation foiled his plot to detonate a 1,000-pound bomb and blow up the city's Federal Reserve Building.

81-year-old Australian jailed for mailing bullets to PM

81-year-old Australian jailed for mailing bullets to PM

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

Angry over government policies on immigration and education, an 81-year-old Australian man mailed bullets and detonators to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, other political leaders and leading bankers.

Anti-TTP commander killed in suicide attack

Anti-TTP commander killed in suicide attack

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for attacking a pro-government militants center over the bordering area of Hangu and Kurram Agency on Saturday that resulted in the deaths of 10 people, and injuring 20 others.

World's top 10 supercomputers!

World's top 10 supercomputers!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2011

Supercomputer is a machine that is at the frontline of current processing capacity.

Toll in car bomb attack targeting Pak Shias rises to 14

Toll in car bomb attack targeting Pak Shias rises to 14

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

The hitherto unheard of Ghazi Group of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack through a spokesman who called reporters in northwest Pakistan by phone from an undisclosed location.

Pak TV anchor Hamid Mir escapes bid on life

Pak TV anchor Hamid Mir escapes bid on life

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

A bomb disposal squad was called in to defuse the bomb that was found under the Geo News anchor's car by his driver.

When US almost blew up the moon to prove a point

When US almost blew up the moon to prove a point

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

At the height of the space race, the US considered detonating an atom bomb on the moon as a display of America's Cold War muscle.

Six killed, dozens injured in Balochistan blast

Six killed, dozens injured in Balochistan blast

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

A bomb blast near a bus killed at least two people and injured dozens in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Monday, officials said.

1 cop killed while defusing bombs in Puri

1 cop killed while defusing bombs in Puri

Rediff.com10 Jun 2012

A policeman was killed and four others including two civilians were injured while defusing bombs seized from a village in Odisha's Puri district.

SEE: Blasts bring down Maradu apartments

SEE: Blasts bring down Maradu apartments

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

The 60-metre high 19-storey building, known as "Holy Faith H20, was levelled in seconds in a spectacular implosion.

Former Pakistan minister escapes suicide attack

Former Pakistan minister escapes suicide attack

Rediff.com3 Mar 2012

Former Pakistan interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and his son had a narrow escape on Saturday when a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near their motorcade in northwest Pakistan, killing one person and injuring seven others, officials said. The attacker targeted Sherpao's motorcade as the latter was travelling to Peshawar after addressing a rally in Charsadda district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The bomber detonated his explosive vest.

56 killed in violence in Pakistan's tribal area

56 killed in violence in Pakistan's tribal area

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

A suicide attacker detonated his explosive vest near the gate of a mosque in Nakai area of Tirah Valley, located close to the border with Afghanistan, as the Lashkar-e-Islam militants were leaving after offering Friday prayers, officials of the local political administration told the media.

PIX: Explosives recovered at Guwahati railway station

PIX: Explosives recovered at Guwahati railway station

Rediff.com23 May 2012

The Government Railway Police personnel on Wednesday recovered a huge quantity of high power explosives from a person travelling in a general coach of Delhi-bound North East Express at the Guwahati railway station.

3 killed in Quetta market explosion

3 killed in Quetta market explosion

Rediff.com15 May 2012

A car bomb targetted a security forces convoy in a crowded market of Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday, killing three people, including paramilitary personnel and a woman.

24 killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

24 killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com4 May 2012

A teenage suicide bomber targeted security personnel in a crowded market in the restive Bajaur tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 17 people and injuring 42 others, officials said.

What was their role in '93 blasts

What was their role in '93 blasts

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

The detailed role of the six convicts in the case, whose trial was separated from the main one, which concluded in 2007.

Suspected IM terrorist sent to 7-day custody

Suspected IM terrorist sent to 7-day custody

Rediff.com28 Mar 2012

A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, an alleged aide of the outfit's elusive chief operative Yasin Bhatkal, was arrested from north-east Delhi with one kg explosives and a detonator, police said on Wednesday.

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 15

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 15

Rediff.com16 Sep 2012

At least 15 people were killed and six others injured on Sunday when a van they were traveling in was targetted with a roadside bomb in Pakistan's troubled northwest.

14 killed in IED blast outside madarsa in Quetta

14 killed in IED blast outside madarsa in Quetta

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

At least 14 people were killed and more than 40 wounded today in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device bomb blast outside a seminary in Quetta, police said.

Top ISI official survives bid on life

Top ISI official survives bid on life

Rediff.com24 Nov 2011

A top Inter-Services Intelligence official had a narrow escape in an attempted suicide attack outside the Pakistani spy agency's headquarters when the bomber's explosive vest failed to detonate, sources said on Thursday.

Israeli embassy car blast bore LeT stamp?

Israeli embassy car blast bore LeT stamp?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

Was the modus operandi of Lashker-e-Tayiba terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda put to use by terrorists who carried out an explosion in an Israeli embassy car in New Delhi today?

Assam: IED recovered on rail tracks ahead of PM's visit

Assam: IED recovered on rail tracks ahead of PM's visit

Rediff.com19 Apr 2012

A powerful improvised explosive device was recovered on Thursday on railway tracks at Bijni in Chirang district of Assam on the eve of the 12-hour Assam bandh called by anti-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam to protest Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's day-long visit to Guwahati on Friday.

Pakistan: Militants storm police compound, 3 killed

Pakistan: Militants storm police compound, 3 killed

Rediff.com14 Jan 2012

Three heavily armed militants were killed after they stormed a district police chief's office in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, triggering a two-hour standoff with security forces, during which nine persons were injured. Two of the attackers detonated their suicide vests inside the police compound at Dera Ismail Khan while one more was gunned down by security forces. Police officers said they believed between five and eight militants were involved in the assault.

10 dead in Somalia blast, al Shabaab claims attack

10 dead in Somalia blast, al Shabaab claims attack

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab on Wednesday launched a deadly attack on a top Mogadishu hotel popular with MPs, killing at least 10 people, police said.

10 die in explosion, shootings in Nigeria

10 die in explosion, shootings in Nigeria

Rediff.com14 Dec 2011

A bomb blast and gunfire on Tuesday killed at least 10 people and injured many others in Nigeria's troubled city of Maiduguri, according to eyewitnesses

21 people killed in suicide attack near Pak mosque

21 people killed in suicide attack near Pak mosque

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

At least 21 people were killed and 45 others injured on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region, police said. The attacker, who was on a motorcycle, detonated his explosive vest outside the mosque in a crowded market at Parachinar, the main town of Kurram tribal region, which has been rocked by sectarian violence over the past few years.