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NIA registers 'all-time high' 73 terror cases in 2022

NIA registers 'all-time high' 73 terror cases in 2022

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

On average, about 60 cases were filed by the agency in 2019 and 2020, officials said.

What Dreaded Terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani Looks Like

What Dreaded Terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani Looks Like

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

As a proxy of Pakistan's ISI, Sirajuddin is believed to be behind several attacks directed against India, including the murderous attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul in 2008 and the 2013 attack close to the Indian consulate in Jalalabad.

Lawyer wants FBI enquiry in Indian couple's murder case

Lawyer wants FBI enquiry in Indian couple's murder case

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Attorney David Finn said he has no idea what led to the death of Pallavi and Sumeet Dhawan, but he knew they were under tremendous stress over accusations that the mother killed their 10-year-old son, Arnav. George Joseph reports

Dawood's Pak aide in UK opposes US extradition

Dawood's Pak aide in UK opposes US extradition

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Jabir Moti, 51, who was arrested by Scotland Yard last year, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London at the start of his trial.

Orlando shooting an 'act of terror', says President Obama

Orlando shooting an 'act of terror', says President Obama

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

However, nothing is definitively known about the motivation behind this mass shooting, he told reporters at the White House on Sunday afternoon.

Russia, Qatar could lose World Cups'

Russia, Qatar could lose World Cups'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2015

Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their World Cup hosting rights if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding process, Domenico Scala, the independent chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee, told a Swiss newspaper.

2 teens arrested in UK over Texas synagogue siege

2 teens arrested in UK over Texas synagogue siege

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, 44, from Blackburn, was shot dead after a standoff with police in Colleyville, Texas.

Shooter who killed 10 in US supermarket may be charged with terrorism

Shooter who killed 10 in US supermarket may be charged with terrorism

Rediff.com15 May 2022

he media cited police as saying that a man wearing body armor entered a Tops Friendly Market after 2:30 pm EST (18:30 GMT) and opened fire with a rifle.

Trump, feeling good about Florida, tells backers: 'Do not blow it up, go vote'

Trump, feeling good about Florida, tells backers: 'Do not blow it up, go vote'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

Sensing victory six days ahead of the elections, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has urged his supporters to go out and vote and "not blow up" the new momentum his campaign has gained after the FBI's decision to re-open investigation in the alleged email scandal of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

A Chor-Police Potboiler

A Chor-Police Potboiler

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

The Hyderabad Heist is a blow-by-blow account of an audacious theft committed in 2018, and a recounting of how the Hyderabad Police combined technology and human intelligence to crack the case.

UN chief Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie

UN chief Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

"In no case is violence a response to words spoken or written by others in their exercise of the freedoms of opinion and expression," Guterres said, conveying his wishes for Rushdie's early recovery.

US leaders calls for calm after racial motivated shootings

US leaders calls for calm after racial motivated shootings

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

Five officers were killed in a shooting in Dallas during a protest in response of the tragic deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota.

Salman Rushdie was stabbed by NJ resident, police probing motive

Salman Rushdie was stabbed by NJ resident, police probing motive

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing The Satanic Verses, was "still undergoing surgery", several hours after being stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident at an event in western New York State on Friday.

UK court denies bail to Dawood aide, Pak vouches for his 'good character'

UK court denies bail to Dawood aide, Pak vouches for his 'good character'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

Moti has been described in UK court proceedings as a "senior member" and "top lieutenant" of D Company.

FBI to depose in Kasab's trial

FBI to depose in Kasab's trial

Rediff.com9 Feb 2009

Officials of the American agency Federeal Bureau of Investigation will be among the witnesses in the trial of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist caught alive in the November 26 terror strikes, Mumbai police, which is likely to file the chargesheet in the next three weeks, said on Monday.

Nigeria's Okagbare gets 10-year ban for doping at Tokyo Olympics

Nigeria's Okagbare gets 10-year ban for doping at Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics and refusing to co-operate with the investigation.

India bought Pegasus as part of defence deal with Israel: Report

India bought Pegasus as part of defence deal with Israel: Report

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

The report also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel in July 2017.

'Headley provided valuable information to FBI'

'Headley provided valuable information to FBI'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Pakistani American terror operative David Headley's 'valuable information' to Federal Bureau of Investigation, mapping out Lashkar-e-Tayiba's hierarchy and providing organisational structure of the Pakistan-based terror outfit responsible for the Mumbai attacks, is of interest not only to America but also other countries, according to US prosecutors.

FBI joins search for missing Indian-American student

FBI joins search for missing Indian-American student

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

The police of Providence, Rhode Island, has launched a massive search operation to find Tripathi, while his friends have not only been doing their own search, putting up posters across the city, but also have launched a Facebook page to find him.

Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned: AIIMS board

Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned: AIIMS board

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Sunanda Pushkar died of 'poisoning' with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences medical board, which gave its opinion on the Federal Bureau of Investigation report on her viscera samples, unanimously concluding that there was presence of anxiety drug Alprax in her stomach.

Kasab is a Pakistani national, confirms FBI

Kasab is a Pakistani national, confirms FBI

Rediff.com16 Dec 2008

American investigators who questioned Ajmal Amir Iman Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai attack, are convinced he is a Pakistani national and that the terrorist strike was planned and executed by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.These findings fit in with comments by top American leaders like Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Admiral Mike Mullen, the senior-most US military official, who have asked Pakistan to take quick action.

FBI joins search for missing Indian-American student

FBI joins search for missing Indian-American student

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

18-year-old Harsha Maddula, Northwestern pre-med sophomore and straight-A student, disappeared on Saturday over the weekend after attending an off-campus party with friends.

'I've always felt that Trump was hiding something'

'I've always felt that Trump was hiding something'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

'J'One of the reasons Jim Comey was fired was because he wouldn't pledge loyalty to Trump, which meant that whatever Trump is hiding would be dismissed or the investigations will be stopped.'

FBI had grilled Boston bomber in 2011

FBI had grilled Boston bomber in 2011

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2011 had interviewed one of the two Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspects, who was killed after a massive manhunt, but apparently let him out of their sights after not detecting any terrorist activity.

FBI defends decision not to monitor gurdwara shooter

FBI defends decision not to monitor gurdwara shooter

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday defended its decision not to monitor Wade Michael Page, the gunman who killed six people at a Gurdwara in Wisconsin, citing civil liberties and rights to its citizens enshrined in the Constitution.

CBI submits FBI report in Bhanwari Devi case

CBI submits FBI report in Bhanwari Devi case

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday submitted in a local court an Federal Bureau of Investigation report confirming that the bones recovered from a canal near Jaloda village belonged to Bhanwari Devi, and claimed that this was 'concrete evidence' that she was murdered by the Bishna Ram Bishnoi gang.

Headley helping FBI to avoid death penalty?

Headley helping FBI to avoid death penalty?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

Pakistani-origin American national David Coleman Headley, a Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative charged with criminal conspiracy in the 26/11 terror attacks, now appears to have turned into an informant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to avoid death penalty.

US shoots down unidentified high-altitude aerial object in Alaska

US shoots down unidentified high-altitude aerial object in Alaska

Rediff.com11 Feb 2023

A United States fighter jet Friday shot down an object, the size of a small car, flying with payloads at a height of about 40,000 feet off the northern coast of Alaska on the direction of President Joe Biden, officials said.

No end to US shutdown as rival bills fail in Senate

No end to US shutdown as rival bills fail in Senate

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

A Republican-backed measure to fund Trump's border wall failed in a 50-47 vote while Democratic measure that omitted the wall fell short in a 52-44 vote.

Revealed: FBI knew Headley's motives before 26/11

Revealed: FBI knew Headley's motives before 26/11

Rediff.com16 Oct 2010

Three years prior to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned of the strikes and David Headley's links with the Lashkar-e-Tayiba by the wife of the Pakistani-American terrorist, says an investigative report.

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye; suspect in custody

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye; suspect in custody

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

The New York Times reported that according to Rushdie's agent, Andrew Wylie, the Mumbai-born controversial author was on a ventilator and could not speak.

FBI team visits Kasab's village in Pakistan

FBI team visits Kasab's village in Pakistan

Rediff.com1 Jan 2009

A Federal Bureau Investigation team visited the village of Ajmal Amir Iman Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai attacks, in Pakistan's Punjab province to probe his inks to the deadly terror strikes and was still continuing its investigation.

FBI chief to visit Delhi, meet Chidambaram

FBI chief to visit Delhi, meet Chidambaram

Rediff.com2 Mar 2009

Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Robert Mueller will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday and hold a series of meetings with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and other top functionaries of the government.Mueller's visit comes after India and United States shared details of intelligence and investigations in the terror strikes on Mumbai in November last year -- a joint effort which forced Pakistan to admit that a part of the conspiracy was hatched on its soil.

26/11: Ansari moves HC against FBI

26/11: Ansari moves HC against FBI

Rediff.com13 Feb 2009

Fahim Ansari, one of the two Indians involved in the deadly Mumbai attacks, has moved the Mumbai High Court seeking to restrain the Federal Bureau of Investigation from interrogating him.

Trump pardons ex-NSA Flynn, who pleaded guilty in Russia probe

Trump pardons ex-NSA Flynn, who pleaded guilty in Russia probe

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a statement said Trump's pardoning of Michael Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his dealings with a foreign adversary, is an act of grave corruption and brazen abuse of power.

American-Sikhs patriotic: FBI chief

American-Sikhs patriotic: FBI chief

Rediff.com18 Feb 2004

Terror groups JeM, LeT targeting India still operate from Pak: US

Terror groups JeM, LeT targeting India still operate from Pak: US

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in the 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism issued on Thursday, said that regionally, terrorist groups continued to operate from Pakistan.

Riske rewarded as she downs Barty in Wimbledon battle

Riske rewarded as she downs Barty in Wimbledon battle

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

Riske created one of the biggest shocks of the tournament with her 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over French Open champion Barty who was on the sort of run that made losing to a player of the American's lowly 55th ranking appear almost impossible.

Pak briefs FBI chief on Mumbai probe details

Pak briefs FBI chief on Mumbai probe details

Rediff.com4 Mar 2009

Pakistan briefed visiting Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Robert Mueller on its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks and said it was awaiting New Delhi's response to its 30 questions seeking more information on the incident.

Trump defends Kavanaugh, says has 'open mind' if something new comes up

Trump defends Kavanaugh, says has 'open mind' if something new comes up

Rediff.com2 Oct 2018

'I mean, a charge made -- was said to have occurred 36 years ago, and nothing happened since then. And look, I feel badly for all parties'