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Mapping of sensitive areas: China probe against Coke

Mapping of sensitive areas: China probe against Coke

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

The case is being handled jointly by China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo-information and the Ministry of State Security.

Cyber attacks leading threat against US: Spy agencies

Cyber attacks leading threat against US: Spy agencies

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

Say technology is evolving so quickly it is hard for security experts to keep up.

We are cyber attack victim not perpetrators: China

We are cyber attack victim not perpetrators: China

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

China's defence ministry on Wednesday denounced as "groundless" the accusation by a US security firm that a secretive PLA unit is engaged in sophisticated cyber espionage around the world, saying the allegation lacked technical proof and legal basis.

SC admits plea on making IB, RAW accountable to Parliament

SC admits plea on making IB, RAW accountable to Parliament

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir sought response from the Centre and the three intelligence wings for bringing the agencies under the oversight of Parliament and the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Are you motivated? Love challenges? Mossad wants YOU!

Are you motivated? Love challenges? Mossad wants YOU!

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

The new campaign, under the slogan "with enemies like this -- friends are needed," directs people to the Mossad's website and to the long list of professions the agency desires to enlist.

Madi, Gauss, Flame: Year's most sophisticated malware

Madi, Gauss, Flame: Year's most sophisticated malware

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

In 2012, the most significant of the cyber espionage incidents were related to the activity of Madi, Gauss and Flame malware.

China's corporate spying: A three-cornered problem

China's corporate spying: A three-cornered problem

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

As the economy slows, Chinese companies are under lots of pressure.

Two Indians arrested in Pakistan for spying: Report

Two Indians arrested in Pakistan for spying: Report

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

Five persons, including two alleged India nationals, were arrested in this eastern Pakistani city on Monday on charges of espionage, according to media reports. The five people, including the alleged Indian nationals, were arrested from two different locations in Lahore, Geo News channel quoted its sources as saying.

'Sushma was like an angel for Indians in jails abroad'

'Sushma was like an angel for Indians in jails abroad'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Hamid Nihal Ansari, a software engineer from Mumbai, returned to India in December 2018 after spending six years in a Pakistani jail for illegally entering the neighbouring country from Afghanistan, reportedly to meet a girl he had befriended online. He was arrested in 2012 and lodged at Peshawar jail after Pakistan had slapped espionage charges against him. The decision to release him was on account of relentless pressure from New Delhi and Sushma Swaraj, who was the external affairs minister and was personally monitoring the case. Speaking to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com, Ansari recalls the time he spent with her and says that if it wasn't for her efforts, he would still be rotting away in a Pakistani cell.

India Inc ill-prepared for fraud

India Inc ill-prepared for fraud

Rediff.com19 Mar 2003

Cops at Rahul's home: Congress cries foul, police say it was routine check

Cops at Rahul's home: Congress cries foul, police say it was routine check

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

The Delhi Police has rejected the allegation of snooping on Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and said that the visit by policemen to his office was a routine practise of being in touch with the dignitaries.

Talks won't make China change aggressive stance: US NSA

Talks won't make China change aggressive stance: US NSA

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

"CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) territorial aggression is also apparent on its Indian border where China has attempted to seize control of the Line of Actual Control by force," US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said in a remark on China early this week in Utah.

Pak may not accept ICJ's jurisdiction in Jadhav's case: Report

Pak may not accept ICJ's jurisdiction in Jadhav's case: Report

Rediff.com13 May 2017

In the briefing, it was stated that Pakistan does not accept the international court's jurisdiction to order the state of Pakistan on issues that involve its national stability.

India has neutralised 32 ISI-backed modules in 3 years

India has neutralised 32 ISI-backed modules in 3 years

Rediff.com6 May 2013

A total of 32 espionage modules backed by the Inter Services Intelligence have been neutralised in the country in the last three years and 50 people, including 40 Indians, were arrested in this regard, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

Don't give propaganda platform to Snowden: US to Russia

Don't give propaganda platform to Snowden: US to Russia

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

Insisting that Edward Snowden is facing charges on espionage, the Obama administration on Friday asked Russia to return the fugitive leaker to the US and not to give him a "propaganda platform".

'D Day is not based on Dawood Ibrahim'

'D Day is not based on Dawood Ibrahim'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Director Nikhil Advani reveals that his new film is a fiction, and not based on true incidents.

Jadhav's friends release balloons, seek his release

Jadhav's friends release balloons, seek his release

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

There were cheers of joy and sighs of relief as Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, ICJ president, read out the court's decision.

When Dilip Kumar met Vajpayee...

When Dilip Kumar met Vajpayee...

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

It is to Vajpayee's credit that he told Dilip Kumar to ignore Thackeray and to follow his own conscience. But the episode -- as indeed, the manner in which Dilip Kumar has been made to pay for being a Muslim throughout his life -- shames us all as Indians, says Vir Sanghvi.

Perils of keeping phone tap requests on hold

Perils of keeping phone tap requests on hold

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Vicky Nanjappa reports on the recent showdown between telecom operator Airtel and the Research and Analysis Wing over tapping of certain phones

Swaraj trashes report of Tharoor drafting statement on Jadhav

Swaraj trashes report of Tharoor drafting statement on Jadhav

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

"There is no dearth of talent in my ministry. I have the assistance of very able secretaries," she said in a curt tweet.

Read this before you watch Special Ops

Read this before you watch Special Ops

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Neeraj Pandey, who makes his debut on the digital platform, tells us what to expect.

Now, China's relations with Israel nosedive

Now, China's relations with Israel nosedive

Rediff.com26 May 2020

The US is learnt to have asked Israel to sever ties with China, especially in areas with security risks.

PIX: Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain Shine At BAFTA

PIX: Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain Shine At BAFTA

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

Here's looking at the big winners and fashion hits at the recently concluded BAFTA awards!

Indian beaten to death in Pak jail: Lawyer seeks probe

Indian beaten to death in Pak jail: Lawyer seeks probe

Rediff.com30 Jan 2013

A Pakistani lawyer has filed a petition in the Lahore high court seeking a thorough investigation into the death of an Indian prisoner who was allegedly assaulted by prison staffers at Kot Lakhpat Jail.

Israel admits 1988 killing of Arafat's deputy

Israel admits 1988 killing of Arafat's deputy

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Israel for the first time on Thursday admitted responsibility for the assassination of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's deputy, Abu Jihad, in a cross border raid on PLO's headquarters in Tunis in 1988, lifting the lid on a closely kept secret for two and a half decades.

'Very courageous of Priyanka to try her luck in Hollywood'

'Very courageous of Priyanka to try her luck in Hollywood'

Rediff.com15 May 2015

The actress stars in ABC's new show Quantico as the lead.

Two held on charges of spying for ISI in Gujarat

Two held on charges of spying for ISI in Gujarat

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

Two people were arrested in Ahmedabad on Monday for allegedly passing on confidential information related to the Indian Army's base in Bhuj to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, said the police. Sirajuddin Ali, 22, and Mohammad Ayub, 23, both residents of Jamalpur, have been charged with espionage. While Ali used to supply eggs to the army canteen, Ayub is a student, said the police.

How Tenet changed Dimple Kapadia

How Tenet changed Dimple Kapadia

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

'I was always a reluctant actor.' 'I kept putting things off and not doing them.' 'But Tenet has really changed that for me.'

Ex-CIA officer indicted for leaking classified information

Ex-CIA officer indicted for leaking classified information

Rediff.com6 Apr 2012

A United States district court in Virginia has indicted a former Central Investigation Agency officer for allegedly leaking classified information to journalists.

Deconstructing Oscar 2013: Chat with Raja Sen!

Deconstructing Oscar 2013: Chat with Raja Sen!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

Join in the coversation!

Watch out! Rival companies are spying on you

Watch out! Rival companies are spying on you

Rediff.com15 Jun 2012

In order to gain advantage over their competitors, companies across various sectors engage in "espionage" like "bugging offices of their rivals by planting a mole", says a survey by industry body Assocham.

New data stealing virus hits West Asia

New data stealing virus hits West Asia

Rediff.com29 May 2012

Security experts discovered the new data-stealing virus dubbed Flame, which they say has lurked inside thousands of computers across West Asia for as long as five years as part of a sophisticated cyber warfare campaign.

Ecuador grants asylum to Wikileaks' Julian Assange

Ecuador grants asylum to Wikileaks' Julian Assange

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted asylum by the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

IN PICS: James Bond's sexy new bike

IN PICS: James Bond's sexy new bike

Rediff.com23 Jul 2012

The British superspy will ride the Honda CRF 250R in the latest movie, Skyfall.

ICJ to deliver verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav today

ICJ to deliver verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav today

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

India based its case on two broad issues -- breach of Vienna Convention on consular access and the process of resolution.

The curious case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, 'spy'

The curious case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, 'spy'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

It is quite likely that the Pakistanis are cleverly using the Jadhav card to derail the outcome of the JIT process.

Close to decision on Jadhav's mercy plea: Pak army

Close to decision on Jadhav's mercy plea: Pak army

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

Jadhav in June had sought clemency from the Pakistan Army chief.

Jadhav sentencing fallout: India won't release Pakistani prisoners

Jadhav sentencing fallout: India won't release Pakistani prisoners

Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

The government feels that it is not the right time for the release of Pakistani prisoners, official sources said. The retaliatory action came as India made it clear that it will be regarded as "premeditated murder" if Pakistan carries out the death sentence "without observing basic norms of law and justice".

71 spies arrested in India in the last four years

71 spies arrested in India in the last four years

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

As many as 71 spies were arrested by security forces from different parts of the country in the last four years, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Beaten, handcuffed: 2 Indian staffers tortured in Pak

Beaten, handcuffed: 2 Indian staffers tortured in Pak

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

During the interrogation, they were repeatedly threatened that this is how the other members of the High Commission would be treated as well in future.