News for 'fbi investigation'

FBI to question IC-814 hijacking accused

FBI to question IC-814 hijacking accused

Rediff.com30 Dec 2003

The team would be questioning Abdul Lateef, Dilip Bhuel and Yousuf Nepali.

FBI seeks to question more individuals

FBI seeks to question more individuals

Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is helping Indian intelligence agencies and police in probing the Mumbai terror attack, has sought permission from New Delhi to interrogate more persons in Indian custody.

FBI denies arresting Chelsea owner Abramovich

FBI denies arresting Chelsea owner Abramovich

Rediff.com26 Mar 2013

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation denied a report on Monday that it had detained Roman Abramovich, the Russian metals tycoon who owns London's Chelsea soccer club.

Orlando shooter identified himself as 'Islamic soldier': FBI

Orlando shooter identified himself as 'Islamic soldier': FBI

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

'I am in Orlando, and I did the shootings,' Mateen told a 911 dispatcher in Arabic just after 2.30 am on June 12.

Trump morally unfit to be US president: Ex-FBI chief

Trump morally unfit to be US president: Ex-FBI chief

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

James Comey called for a national moment of reflection, in which everybody, regardless of partisan views, to evaluate the President and to consider whether he presents a threat to America itself.

FBI warns students abroad: Beware of becoming spies

FBI warns students abroad: Beware of becoming spies

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

The Federal Bureau of investigation has come out with a new video warning American college students studying abroad to be on the lookout for foreign spy recruiters.

FBI to help probe murder of Avijit Roy in B'desh

FBI to help probe murder of Avijit Roy in B'desh

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

The FBI will help Bangladesh probe the brutal killing of the prominent American blogger-writer

'FBI affidavit omitted Headley's Rana testimony'

'FBI affidavit omitted Headley's Rana testimony'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2011

Mumbai attacks accused David Headley had repeatedly told his Federal Bureau of Investigation interrogators that his friend and co-accused Tahawwur Rana was unaware of his terror activities and had not provided any support to him knowingly, details that were omitted from an affidavit filed before a court, recently unsealed documents reveal.

Google says FBI secretly spying on web users

Google says FBI secretly spying on web users

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is monitoring the web for potential terrorist activity, the Internet giant Google says in a transparency report. The Federal Bureau of Investigation used National Security Letters -- a form of surveillance that privacy watchdogs call 'frightening and invasive' -- to surreptitiously seek information on Google users, the web giant revealed.

FBI to let India prosecute Mumbai attackers

FBI to let India prosecute Mumbai attackers

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

Offering an unprecedented level of cooperation to Indian authorities probing the Mumbai terror case, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has said it will not seek custody of the perpetrators of the ghastly attacks, that also killed six Americans, and will let India prosecute them.

Headley, Rana: What Indian agencies will ask FBI

Headley, Rana: What Indian agencies will ask FBI

Rediff.com5 Dec 2009

Even as a team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation gets ready to share a mammoth dossier on David Headley and Tawwahur Rana, Indian agencies are bracing themselves to gather information on the duo.

FBI shuts 3 Indian jewellery stores

FBI shuts 3 Indian jewellery stores

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation carried out search operations on three jewellery stores owned by Indian American and located in popular Indian market in Jersey City for their alleged involvement in money laundering.

FBI, Mumbai police discuss counter-terrorism

FBI, Mumbai police discuss counter-terrorism

Rediff.com5 Aug 2011

Top officers of America's Federal Bureau of Investigation are visiting India's commercial capital, Mumbai, as a part of an exchange programme.

ISI sponsors Kashmiri militant groups: FBI

ISI sponsors Kashmiri militant groups: FBI

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence sponsors terrorism in Kashmir and it oversees terrorist groups there, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has said in the first-ever open acknowledgment by a United States agency that Islamabad is a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'.

World's most powerful man is worth only Rs 43.3 crore!

World's most powerful man is worth only Rs 43.3 crore!

Rediff.com16 May 2012

United States President Barack Obama's estimated assets for the last year are valued at $8 million (Rs 43.3 crore), his latest annual financial disclosure forms show and he has up to $1 million (Rs 5.4 crore) in the JP Morgan Chase, the bank which is under the Federal Bureau of Investigation scanner.

Trump wiretapping: Did FBI ask DoJ to refute the claim?

Trump wiretapping: Did FBI ask DoJ to refute the claim?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey has asked the Department of Justice to refute US President Donald Trump's allegations that his predecessor Barack Obama had ordered wiretapping of the Trump Towers during the presidential elections, at least two media reports have said.

Swamy accuses Bassi of concealing facts in Sunanda's FBI report

Swamy accuses Bassi of concealing facts in Sunanda's FBI report

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

"The police commissioner is not telling the media that the FBI found the presence of heart arrest injectable poison lidocaine in Sunanda's body," Swamy tweeted.

FBI team to finalise its 26/11 chargesheet

FBI team to finalise its 26/11 chargesheet

Rediff.com25 Mar 2009

A United States Federal Bureau of Investigation team comprising law officials is in New Delhi and will visit Mumbai soon to finalise its own chargesheet besides working on logistics for its officials to appear before a special court holding the Mumbai attack trial.

Dzhokhar used cell phone to set off bombs, says FBI

Dzhokhar used cell phone to set off bombs, says FBI

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

Chechen-origin teenager Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apparently used his cell phone to blow up the pressure cooker bomb at the Boston Marathon last week that killed three people and wounded nearly 200 others, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an American court

FBI seeks access to Mumbai suspects in Pakistan

FBI seeks access to Mumbai suspects in Pakistan

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

The FBI has sought access to interrogate Mumbai terror attack suspects in Pakistan which has so far not agreed to it, US Ambassador to India David Mulford disclosed today.

FBI probes sighting of 'black drone' at JFK airport

FBI probes sighting of 'black drone' at JFK airport

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

A pilot of a commercial jetliner has reported that he spotted a "black" drone aircraft hovering near his plane on landing at JFK airport here and his claim is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FBI joins probe into Sikh man's shooting; US assures India of speedy justice

FBI joins probe into Sikh man's shooting; US assures India of speedy justice

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

The United States on Monday assured India of "speedy justice" to the Indian-American victims of hate-related crimes as the Indian envoy here reached out to the State Department to convey his "deep concerns" over such tragic incidents.

Drones used in US for surveillance: FBI chief

Drones used in US for surveillance: FBI chief

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has for the first time acknowledged that it uses drone aircraft domestically for surveillance in a "very minimal way", even as the Obama administration grapples with the fallout from the public disclosure of its covert spying programmes.

FBI has proof linking Headley, Rana to 26/11

FBI has proof linking Headley, Rana to 26/11

Rediff.com6 Dec 2009

The United States has indicated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has evidence linking American terror suspect David Coleman Headley and his Pakistani-Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Rana to the deadly Mumbai terror attacks. A FBI team arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to hold discussions with their Indian counterparts, during which it may share information on Headley's links with several people in the country, including those linked to the Mumbai terror attacks.

Was going to fire Comey regardless of recommendation: Trump

Was going to fire Comey regardless of recommendation: Trump

Rediff.com12 May 2017

The White House previously said Trump only decided to oust Comey after meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who discussed reasons for removing the director.

We didn't bring 26/11 witness to US: FBI

We didn't bring 26/11 witness to US: FBI

Rediff.com18 Jan 2009

An FBI spokesperson told PTI on Saturday, "The FBI continues to assist the Government of India with their investigation into last year's attacks in Mumbai. The FBI has been working with the Indian authorities as well as our partners to cover all leads, wherever they may take us." His remarks came in response to a question on the claim early this week by scrap dealer, Anita Uddaiya that she was taken to the US for further interrogation by the FBI.

3 Palestinian students shot in US

3 Palestinian students shot in US

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

The students -- Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid -- were walking on Prospect Street after visiting a relative in Burlington for the Thanksgiving holiday when "they were confronted by a white man with a handgun."

Mumbai: FBI team gets down to business

Mumbai: FBI team gets down to business

Rediff.com1 Dec 2008

The Federal Bureau of Investigation team, which arrived in Mumbai, has commenced work on the Mumbai terror attack case. The six- member team which arrived in Mumbai a day ago got to work on Monday morning.

26/11 has strengthened Indo-US relationship: FBI

26/11 has strengthened Indo-US relationship: FBI

Rediff.com12 Mar 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said the unprecedented level of cooperation between the investigative agencies of India and the United States following the Mumbai strikes has strengthened Indo-US ties.

VS Naipaul 'killed off by FBI'

VS Naipaul 'killed off by FBI'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, the very-much-alive 77-year-old British writer who received the Nobel Literature Prize in 2001, was "killed off" by the FBI in a footnote. The slip-up was noticed after documents presented to a Chicago court were unsealed on Tuesday wherein the acclaimed writer is referred to as "the late V.S Naipaul, a Nobel prize winning author" in the footnote of sworn testimony by Special Agent Lorenzo Benedict.

US investigates Ahmad Chalabi

US investigates Ahmad Chalabi

Rediff.com31 May 2004

The Iraq National Congress chief is suspected of revealing to Iran sensitive information about the intelligence inputs obtained by Americans in Iraq.

FBI searches BALCO head's home

FBI searches BALCO head's home

Rediff.com28 Jan 2005

Local media reported that one reason for Wednesday's search was related to a federal probe of leaks of grand jury testimony.

Mullah Omar was never on our most wanted list: FBI

Mullah Omar was never on our most wanted list: FBI

Rediff.com28 Dec 2011

Afghan-Taliban's secretive head Mullah Omar's name as been "quietly removed" from the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists, Pakistani media has claimed, prompting the US investigative agency to clarify that he had never figured in its list.

FBI hunting for sleeper cell linked to Boston bombings

FBI hunting for sleeper cell linked to Boston bombings

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

According to the Mirror, more than 1,000 FBI agents are working to track down the cell and arrested a man and two women 60 miles from Boston.

FBI sending team to Riyadh

FBI sending team to Riyadh

Rediff.com14 May 2003

FBI wants to question Fahim Ansari

FBI wants to question Fahim Ansari

Rediff.com1 Feb 2009

The FBI made the request through proper channels for questioning Fahim Arshad Ansari and Sabbauddin, members of the banned Lashker-e-Taiba, who were brought to Mumbai in December last year as a follow up to the probe into the 26/11 attack, official sources said.

ISIS bigger threat to US than Al Qaeda: FBI chief

ISIS bigger threat to US than Al Qaeda: FBI chief

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

The FBI chief has warned that the Islamic State has become a bigger threat to the United States than the Al Qaeda as the dreaded group has influenced a significant number of Americans through social media and instructed them to carry out attacks in their own country.

FBI winds up Mumbai terror probe; finds Pak role

FBI winds up Mumbai terror probe; finds Pak role

Rediff.com23 Dec 2008

The FBI is understood to have found evidence about the role of a Pakistani security establishment other than the ISI being involved in the November 26 terror strikes in Mumbai that left over 180 people dead including six American nationals, official sources said. While the name of the Pakistan establishment involved in the attack was not clear immediately, the sources did not rule out the possibility of active and direct involvement of its Army.

Trump's ex-NSA Flynn charged with making false statements to FBI

Trump's ex-NSA Flynn charged with making false statements to FBI

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

Flynn appeared before a federal court on Friday morning to plead guilty after ex-FBI director Robert Mueller, who is investigating allegations of Russian interference in the presidential election as a special counsel, announced that Flynn was charged with "wilfully and knowingly" making "false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about his conversations with Russia's then ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak.