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Manipur insurgents slay army major

Manipur insurgents slay army major

Rediff.com31 Oct 2007

Though the identity of the insurgents was not known, police said it suspected that they belonged to the banned United National Liberation Front.

'If I give myself up I'll end up in a cell': Brussels suicide bomber's last note

'If I give myself up I'll end up in a cell': Brussels suicide bomber's last note

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Ibrahim El Bakraoui, who helped kill 14 people when he set off his suicide vest at Brussels airport on Tuesday, left the will in the bin of the terror cell's Schaerbeek safehouse.

Questions linger over Pakistan's 'terror boat'

Questions linger over Pakistan's 'terror boat'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2015

Days after the Indian Coast Guard intercepted a 'terror boat' from Pakistan, there are still some doubts over the claims.

ULFA targets FCI warehouse

ULFA targets FCI warehouse

Rediff.com3 May 2007

The injured FCI employees were identified as Purna Sharma and Ratneswar Rabha who were immediately rushed to Guwahati Medical College Hospital. It is the biggest FCI warehouse in the region with a capacity of 23000 MT.

Goa: 1 dead, 4 injured in explosion

Goa: 1 dead, 4 injured in explosion

Rediff.com9 May 2014

One person was killed and 4 others injured in a blast near Margao town, 40 km from Panaji, this afternoon, a top police official said.

Burdwan blast: IEDs found in house where militants were staying

Burdwan blast: IEDs found in house where militants were staying

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency and the National Security Guard investigating the Burdwan blast on Thursday found IEDs in the attic of the two-storey house in Khagragarh where the militants were staying.

Jammu: Two LeT militants killed

Jammu: Two LeT militants killed

Rediff.com13 Jan 2008

Two Lashker-e-Toiba militants were killed in a gunbattle in Doda district, official sources said on Sunday. On a tip off, army troops and police launched a search operation in Bikhrain area of the district on Saturday evening. During the operation, a gunbattle took place between the militants and troops in which both the ultras were killed. The slain militants have been identified as Altaf Hussain and Irshad Ahmed.

Top US general hints at troop cut in Iraq

Top US general hints at troop cut in Iraq

Rediff.com16 Aug 2007

Petraeus said he will recommend reducing the number of American troops in Iraq by next summer.

18 killed in suicide attack at Shia shrine in Pakistan

18 killed in suicide attack at Shia shrine in Pakistan

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban usually target shrines as they consider it un-Islamic.

Benazir Bhutto assassinated

Benazir Bhutto assassinated

Rediff.com27 Dec 2007

Reports said five bullets were fired at Bhutto, one of which pierced her neck. The 54-year-old leader of the Pakistan People's Party was rushed to the Rawalpindi general hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Students take over Lal Masjid; blast kills 12

Students take over Lal Masjid; blast kills 12

Rediff.com27 Jul 2007

Hundreds of students took control of the Lal Masjid and drove out the government-appointed cleric from the mosque.

12 Pak soldiers killed in suicide attack

12 Pak soldiers killed in suicide attack

Rediff.com18 Dec 2007

The suicide bomber got close to the personnel and detonated his explosives on a road that is also used by the local population, military spokesman Maj Gen Waheed Arshad said.

9 Pakistani soldiers killed in NWFP suicide attack

9 Pakistani soldiers killed in NWFP suicide attack

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

The blast occurred as the recruits were returning to the cantonment after participating in a sports event. The suicide bomber got close to the personnel and detonated his explosives on a road that is also used by the local people.

Students must escape or surrender: Cleric

Students must escape or surrender: Cleric

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

Aziz asked his younger bother Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who is currently leading the resistance to come out of the besieged mosque and seminary.

Lankan militant-turned-minister escapes bomb blast

Lankan militant-turned-minister escapes bomb blast

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

A suspected woman Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide bomber blew herself up in front of the office of a Sri Lankan minister and senior Tamil politician in Colombo on Wednesday, injuring three persons, a defence ministry official said.

Large quantity of explosives seized in Orissa

Large quantity of explosives seized in Orissa

Rediff.com27 Nov 2007

A retired college principal and his son were detained for suspected links with Maoists and huge quantities of explosives were seized in two operations.

Assam: 3 killed, 15 hurt in blasts

Assam: 3 killed, 15 hurt in blasts

Rediff.com25 Nov 2007

Three persons were killed and over 15 injured in two separtae incidents of bomb blasts in Guwahati and Tinsukia in Assam.

Army guns down senior ULFA militant

Army guns down senior ULFA militant

Rediff.com23 Nov 2007

The ULFA militant was killed in the Manabhum Reserve Forest in Arunachal Pradesh following a gun battle with army personnel.

Two HUJI terrorists arrested in Lucknow

Two HUJI terrorists arrested in Lucknow

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

They were planning attacks in New Delhi.

Waer masks and celebrate Diwali: Doctors

Waer masks and celebrate Diwali: Doctors

Rediff.com4 Nov 2007

According to a survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the accepted set value for crackers is 124 decibels at a distance of four m from the point of detonation, but 95 per cent of crackers breach this noise and pollution standard.

Are Pakistan's bombs safe?

Are Pakistan's bombs safe?

Rediff.com24 May 2007

'While most alarmist predictions about the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons are unlikely to materialise, instability is likely to increase unless Musharraf redirects the Pakistani ship of state.'

Bomber tried to bring cotton buds for Bhutto

Bomber tried to bring cotton buds for Bhutto

Rediff.com21 Oct 2007

The suicide bomber who tried to assassinate former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto had tried to break through her security cordon by bringing a box of cotton buds that she had requested, but was turned away twice.

Canada, India may ink nuclear agreement

Canada, India may ink nuclear agreement

Rediff.com10 Oct 2007

Canada and India are optimistic about reaching a deal that could open the door for the Canadian industry to export nuclear reactors to New Delhi for the first time in over three decades, media reports said in Toronto on Wednesday. Industry representatives say that it is clear that the Canadian government is waiting for the ratification of the IndoUS agreement before moving forward with a new deal. Canada severed its nuclear ties in 1974 after India detonated a nuke weapon.

7 injured in Assam car blast

7 injured in Assam car blast

Rediff.com4 May 2007

The time-devised bomb planted inside a Maruti Gypsy exploded at 0730 hours in the busy Chamber road, the commercial hub of Tinsukia.

Major arms haul in Varanasi

Major arms haul in Varanasi

Rediff.com21 Apr 2007

A police team on patrolling duty near Vishwasundari bridge situated on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli district found these explosive materials lying abandoned in the jungle area late last night.

TN: 14 killed, 25 hurt in car blast

TN: 14 killed, 25 hurt in car blast

Rediff.com7 Apr 2007

The car, carrying the explosives from a godown of a licensed dealer at Tirukoilur, developed engine problem as it entered the National Highway 47 at Senthur, police sources told PTI.

Two held for Guwahati blasts

Two held for Guwahati blasts

Rediff.com4 Sep 2007

The police said both suspects were unemployed and drug addicts and were used by the ULFA to plant the bomb in lieu of money

Indonesia arrests 3 on suspicion of links to Jakarta attack:

Indonesia arrests 3 on suspicion of links to Jakarta attack:

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

The Indonesian police has arrested three suspects in connection with the attack in Jakarta on Thursday that killed seven people including five attackers.

Trump discusses North Korea threat with leaders of Germany, South Korea, Japan

Trump discusses North Korea threat with leaders of Germany, South Korea, Japan

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

On Sunday, North Korea said it detonated a hydrogen bomb designed for a long-range missile and called its sixth and most powerful nuclear test a "perfect success", sparking world condemnation and promises of tougher US sanctions.

10 killed in suicide blast in Peshawar

10 killed in suicide blast in Peshawar

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

The attacker, a youth aged about 18 years who was clad in black, detonated his explosives at the entrance of the Mirza Kasim Imambargah at Kohati in the congested old quarters of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province, at 6.55 pm (local time).

26 killed in blast near Lahore high court

26 killed in blast near Lahore high court

Rediff.com10 Jan 2008

At least 22 Pakistani riot policemen and four civilians were killed and over 65 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Lahore High Court ahead of a planned protest by lawyers on Thursday.

5 bombs found in Dharwad, Karnataka

5 bombs found in Dharwad, Karnataka

Rediff.com26 Sep 2008

A fifth bomb has been found in Dharwad in north Karnataka, a city which is around 400 km from Bengaluru. All the five bombs have been found around the Singanahalli bridge and the police now say that the main intention was to blow up the bridge and cause panic in the area.

Dallas shooter taunted, laughed, sang during stand-off with cops

Dallas shooter taunted, laughed, sang during stand-off with cops

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Johnson, who was apparently wounded in a shootout with police, wrote the letters "RB" and other markings.

7 killed in Sri Lanka blast

7 killed in Sri Lanka blast

Rediff.com31 Jan 2007

The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam set off the mine, planted near an electricity transformer, targetting a bus taking constables home on leave, a ministry spokesman said.

Mumbai court drops MCOCA charges in IM terror email case

Mumbai court drops MCOCA charges in IM terror email case

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

In a major setback to the Mumbai police, a court here today dropped the charges under stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against the 23 persons arrested for having links with terrorist group Indian Mujahideen.

Pak: Blast targets music shops

Pak: Blast targets music shops

Rediff.com22 Nov 2007

Militants in NWFP have carried a string of bomb attacks on shops selling music and video CDs, which they say are against Islam and should be banned

Assam: 7 killed in ULFA bomb blast

Assam: 7 killed in ULFA bomb blast

Rediff.com26 May 2007

The blast triggered angry protests in the area and in nearby Fancy Bazar, the commercial hub of the N-E region.

Attempt to intimidate Indian Muslims

Attempt to intimidate Indian Muslims

Rediff.com18 May 2007

Indian Muslims should refuse to be intimidated by such elements and the government should give them all the protection they need to enable them to resist these jihadi elements

J&K: Two die in grenade explosion

J&K: Two die in grenade explosion

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

Madurai: 1,500 kg of explosives seized

Madurai: 1,500 kg of explosives seized

Rediff.com30 Nov 2006

The vehicle met with the accident at Manamadurai, about 40 km from Madurai, late on Wednesday night.