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Bengaluru: 6 from SDPI held for attack on RSS member

Bengaluru: 6 from SDPI held for attack on RSS member

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Police said the six allegedly attempted to kill an RSS worker on December 22 for taking part in a pro-CAA rally. The matter has now been handed over to the ATS and an SIT will also be formed to ensure that such people do not create any disturbance, police said.

29k cold chain points, 41k freezers -- India readies for vaccine storage

29k cold chain points, 41k freezers -- India readies for vaccine storage

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Giving more details about the preparations, the senior official said 36 states and Union territories have concluded meetings of State Steering Committees and State Task Force, while 633 districts have concluded meetings of the District Task Force in this regard.

Risk of Covid spread from dead bodies unlikely: AIIMS doc

Risk of Covid spread from dead bodies unlikely: AIIMS doc

Rediff.com25 May 2021

Coronavirus doesn't remain active in nasal and oral cavities 12 to 24 hours after the death of an infected person as a result of which the risk of transmission from the deceased is highly unlikely, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Forensic Chief Dr Sudhir Gupta said.

Virat Kohli Is In Self-Denial

Virat Kohli Is In Self-Denial

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

He is not seeing what perhaps everyone else around him is seeing: An over-commercialised player who is really an under-performing batsman, observes Sandeep Goyal.

NIA charge-sheets 3 men trained in Pak to attack India

NIA charge-sheets 3 men trained in Pak to attack India

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

The charge-sheet against Muneeb Hameed Bhat, Junaid Ahmad Mattoo and Umer Rashid Wani, all residents of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, was filed before a special NIA court in Jammu on Thursday.

Bulli Bai app row: Delhi Police seeks info from Twitter, GitHub

Bulli Bai app row: Delhi Police seeks info from Twitter, GitHub

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

The Delhi Commission For Women on Monday asked the police officials to appear before it later this week in connection with a probe into objectionable content on 'Bulli Bai' and 'Sulli Deal' apps.

Rajinikanth likely to launch political party in November

Rajinikanth likely to launch political party in November

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

Rajinikanth will announce his decision by the end of this month through a video message on his Twitter handle.

Delhi HC grants bail to journalist in espionage case

Delhi HC grants bail to journalist in espionage case

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

Freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma was arrested on September 14 by the Delhi Police Special Cell which has claimed that he was "found to be in possession of some defence-related classified documents".

HAL employee held for supplying aircraft info to Pak's ISI

HAL employee held for supplying aircraft info to Pak's ISI

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

HAL's Aircraft Division Nashik, established in 1964 for licence manufacture of MiG-21FL aircraft and K-13 missiles, is located at Ojhar, 24 km from Nashik and around 200 km from Mumbai.

Gorakhpur terror funding mastermind arrested by UP ATS in Maha

Gorakhpur terror funding mastermind arrested by UP ATS in Maha

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

The ATS of the Uttar Pradesh police had arrested 10 persons, who it claimed were linked with Lashker-e-Tayiba and allegedly involved in terror-funding activities.

Info against scribe held for espionage 'sensitive' yet 'sketchy': Court

Info against scribe held for espionage 'sensitive' yet 'sketchy': Court

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

"I have gone through the contents of the FIR which was produced before me in a sealed cover. Even though the nature of allegations against the accused persons pertains to offences U/S 3/4/5 of officials Secrets Act as well as offence U/S 120-B IPC wherein the accused alleged to have been supplying strategic/sensitive information to their handlers in China and therefore, same is of sensitive in nature," the judge said.

Jaguar shot dead after Olympic ceremony in Brazil

Jaguar shot dead after Olympic ceremony in Brazil

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

The female jaguar -- a nearly threatened species -- escaped from its handlers following the event and was killed, causing uproar among animal rights groups.

COVID-19: 'Dummy vaccination' begins in 4 states

COVID-19: 'Dummy vaccination' begins in 4 states

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

As the country eagerly awaits an expected coronavirus vaccination drive in January, at least 125 intended beneficiaries each in four states who had registered on the Co-WIN App were on Monday sent SMSes informing them about the time and place of their 'COVID-19 vaccination' under a mock-drill to administer the shots at designated centres.

Bow WOW: Valiant Labrador, master go down fighting terrorists

Bow WOW: Valiant Labrador, master go down fighting terrorists

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Mansi, the Labrador, received an enemy bullet, something which was enough to provoke her handler who started firing relentlessly at the infiltrators in Jammu and Kashmir

Arrested BSF jawan helped in infiltration of terrorists: Police

Arrested BSF jawan helped in infiltration of terrorists: Police

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Abdul Rasheed was trying to get posting in the border areas so that he could pass on the information to ISI, said Delhi police.

Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama attack, India to seek US help

Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama attack, India to seek US help

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

The number is linked to social networking sites like WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram or Twitter. The verification code generated by these networking sites is received on the smartphone and the user is ready.

How FMCG majors are tackling slowdown in rural demand

How FMCG majors are tackling slowdown in rural demand

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

Nearly all FMCG companies like Marico, HUL, ITC and the rest have been indicating that the operating environment has been challenging, with drop in consumption, especially in rural areas, severe crunch in market liquidity conditions, and disruptions and floods in several parts of the country. To overcome this, they are boosting their direct reach in the countryside.

We have killed all the children, now what: Taliban gunman's chilling last words

We have killed all the children, now what: Taliban gunman's chilling last words

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Conversations between one of the seven terrorists and his handler have been recovered before he blew himself up inside the ArmyPublic School

WATCH: Man comes face-to-face with lion at zoo, rescued

WATCH: Man comes face-to-face with lion at zoo, rescued

Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

Rehan Khan, a native of Bihar's Champaran district, was in an inebriated state when he entered the enclosure.

India never had more decisive government: Modi

India never had more decisive government: Modi

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

Govt to play enabler not handler, India never had more decisive government: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited his dispensation's push for wide-ranging reforms, including the privatisation of Air India, to assert that the country never had a more "decisive government". Launching the Indian Space Association (ISpA), an industry body aspiring to be the voice of the country's space sector, Modi noted that fields like mining, coal, defence and space have been opened to private players, and said his government's clear policy about public sector enterprises is to open those to private industry where its presence is not required. While opening a host of sectors, the government has built a regulatory environment in which priority has been given to national interest as well as the interests of different stakeholders, he said.

Better late than never: BJP on Kasab hanging

Better late than never: BJP on Kasab hanging

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

"Better late than never. Kasab's hanging will act as a balm on the wounds of the people of Mumbai but their wounds are still fresh. They will get relief only when Kasab's handler's across the border are brought to justice," BJP senior vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.

JeM leader who directed Pathankot attack flees to Afghanistan

JeM leader who directed Pathankot attack flees to Afghanistan

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

He said the JeM handler, who is in his late 20s, was in the tribal area of Pakistan when he communicated around 18 times with the terrorists.

PHOTOS: Meet India's silent soldiers

PHOTOS: Meet India's silent soldiers

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

The four leg canine 'soldiers' play a crucial role in saving lives of troops and civilians, reports Mayank Singh.

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'Yeah let's take Modi out with a sniper rifle,' is a line from a conversation cited in the chargesheet, attributed to an associate of Ubed Ahmed Mirza.

On Pulwama anniversary, 7-kg IED detected near Jammu bus stand

On Pulwama anniversary, 7-kg IED detected near Jammu bus stand

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

A seven-kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) was detected on Sunday near the crowded general bus stand area in Jammu, averting a major tragedy and a plan by terrorists to set off an explosion on the second anniversary of the 2019 Pulwama attack, officials said.

These dogs aren't just just man's best friends...

These dogs aren't just just man's best friends...

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

Dog squads are sniffing out poachers and busting their plans. Geetanjali Krishna tells us more about these canine crusaders.

Pak can't drag its feet after Jundal's arrest: US expert

Pak can't drag its feet after Jundal's arrest: US expert

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

"With the arrest of terrorist handler Sayed Zabiuddin (alias Abu Jundal) ... on June 21, India has made a tremendous breakthrough in the investigations of the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people, including six American citizens," said Lisa Curtis of Heritage Foundation.

Flashback: India's war against terror in 2012

Flashback: India's war against terror in 2012

Rediff.com28 Dec 2012

The execution of 26/11 gunman Ajmal Kasab and the arrest of 26/11 handler Abu Jundal came as a silver lining to the dark terror cloud in 2012, reports Vicky Nanjappa

Family's DNA samples never taken: Abu Jundal's mother

Family's DNA samples never taken: Abu Jundal's mother

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Amid reports that Saudi Arabia deported Abu Jundal after being convinced of his identity through a DNA test, the 26/11 Mumbai attack handler's mother on Thursday claimed their samples were never collected.

Toulouse gunman plotted to attack Indian embassy in Paris

Toulouse gunman plotted to attack Indian embassy in Paris

Rediff.com18 May 2012

Two months after he was shot dead by French special forces, a 23-year-old Algerian origin terrorist was found to have been plotting to attack the Indian embassy in London on the direction of his Taliban handlers in Pakistan.

26/11 diary reveals how the attack was 'premeditated'

26/11 diary reveals how the attack was 'premeditated'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

Evidence in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case involving Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab and nine slain terrorists clearly showed it to be a "pre-meditated" assault on the country's commercial capital by Pakistani terrorists, guided by their handlers from across the border, the Supreme Court was told on Thursday.

Ahead of Covid vaccine rollout, Centre issues dos and don'ts

Ahead of Covid vaccine rollout, Centre issues dos and don'ts

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

In a letter to all states and Union territories, the ministry highlighted that under the emergency use authorisation, coronavirus vaccination is indicated only for 18 years and above. If required, COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines should be separated by an interval of at least 14 days.

Kashmiri youth visiting Pak infiltrating back as terrorists: Officials

Kashmiri youth visiting Pak infiltrating back as terrorists: Officials

Rediff.com1 Aug 2021

Security agencies made a quick estimate of passports issued between 2015 and 2019, and found that out of the 40 youth who had gone to Bangladesh or Pakistan for studies, 28 had infiltrated back into the country as trained terrorists, the officials said.

How NIA plans to solve the Major Iqbal mystery

How NIA plans to solve the Major Iqbal mystery

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

Even after Lashkar-e-Tayiba's David Coleman Headley identified his Inter-Services Intelligence handler Major Iqbal as Chaudhery Khan, mystery continues to shroud his presence. Hoping to get another access to Headley, the National Investigation Agency on the 26/11 money trail, is positive of hunting down the major. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Explosives found at suspected ISIS terrorist's house

Explosives found at suspected ISIS terrorist's house

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

One brown jacket containing three explosive packets and another blue check jacket containing four explosive packets were recovered from his house, a senior police officer said.

Terrorists using virtual SIMs pose new security threat in Kashmir

Terrorists using virtual SIMs pose new security threat in Kashmir

Rediff.com4 Oct 2020

A detailed investigation done by the NIA and other security agencies indicated that over 40 virtual SIM cards were used in the Pulwama attack alone, and there are probably more of them floating in the cyberspace of the valley.

B'luru riots was SDPI plan to create communal unrest: NIA chargesheet

B'luru riots was SDPI plan to create communal unrest: NIA chargesheet

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

The agency has named 247 people as accused in the case, according to NIA sources.

On Day 2, Headley reveals plot to kill Thackeray

On Day 2, Headley reveals plot to kill Thackeray

Rediff.com24 May 2011

Giving his testimony on the second day of the trial of 26/11 co-accused Tawahhur Rana, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, Headley, a Pakistani-American, talked about the hatred against Shiv Sena among his Pakistani handlers. 166 people were killed in the November 2008 attack in Mumbai.

US charges 4 more Pakistanis for Mumbai attacks

US charges 4 more Pakistanis for Mumbai attacks

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

Evidently on the strength of continuing information provided by Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative and Pakistani American David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani, who was an integral protagonist in the conspiracy that led to the horrific 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, four new Lashkar handlers of Headley have been chargesheeted in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago).

We were ready to strike Pak post Abhinandan's capture: Ex-IAF chief

We were ready to strike Pak post Abhinandan's capture: Ex-IAF chief

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

"The way he (Pakistan MP) is saying that 'pair kaanp rahe the' (his legs were trembling). It is because the military posture was very offensive... God forbid if there are military misadventure on 27th and hit some of our military installations, we were in a position to wipe out their forward brigades. They know what is our capability," he said.