News for 'improvised explosive device'

Bangalore blast: Police don't rule out use of IED

Bangalore blast: Police don't rule out use of IED

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

Preliminary investigations into Wednesday's blast outside the BJP office in Bangalore point towards a timer device that was used to trigger the explosion.

UNSC report on Pahalgam cites TRF claim, Lashkar link

UNSC report on Pahalgam cites TRF claim, Lashkar link

Rediff.com30 Jul 2025

A UN Security Council report states that The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack and published a photograph of the attack site. The report also cites assertions that the attack could not have happened without the support of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT).

At least 5 dead in Baghdad blast

At least 5 dead in Baghdad blast

Rediff.com9 May 2004

Two CoBRA jawans killed as Maoists blow up truck in Chhattisgarh

Two CoBRA jawans killed as Maoists blow up truck in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com23 Jun 2024

The Maoist blast took place around 3 pm near Timmapuram village between Silger and Tekalgudem camps of security forces, over 400 km from the state capital Raipur.

Kerala: IED explosion in Malappuram court complex

Kerala: IED explosion in Malappuram court complex

Rediff.com1 Nov 2016

Malappuram district police sources said some steel pieces were found near the blast site and it is suspected that a 'pressure cooker' was used to trigger it.

Bengaluru blast suspect changed clothes, travelled by bus

Bengaluru blast suspect changed clothes, travelled by bus

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said sleuths investigating into the blast at Bengaluru's popular eatery 'The Rameshwaram Cafe' last week have got certain 'good leads', as the prime suspect changed his clothes after the incident, and travelled by a bus.

Beware Of China Threat In North East

Beware Of China Threat In North East

Rediff.com30 Aug 2025

By ensuring Myanmar remains dependent on Chinese economic and military assistance, Beijing indirectly exerts pressure on India's North Eastern states, making New Delhi's regional security strategy even more complex.

1 jawan killed, 3 hurt in IED blast along LoC

1 jawan killed, 3 hurt in IED blast along LoC

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

An army jawan was killed and three others injured in a blast triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device attack along LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Why extremists target Pakistani navy

Why extremists target Pakistani navy

Rediff.com27 Apr 2011

Senior analyst B Raman explains why the Pakistani navy has been the favorrite target of jihadists.

PHOTOS: A day after Hyd blasts, IM angle gathers steam

PHOTOS: A day after Hyd blasts, IM angle gathers steam

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

Banned militant outfit Indian Mujahideen's name has cropped up in the preliminary investigation into the twin blasts in Hyderabad in which the toll climbed to 16 on Friday.

High alert in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand as Maoists escalate IED attacks

High alert in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand as Maoists escalate IED attacks

Rediff.com23 Mar 2025

An alert has been sounded in the anti-Naxal operations theatre of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand following a "spike" in IED blasts and recoveries, including that of a device rigged with beer bottles and a small antenna for remote control explosion. The uptick in improvised explosive device (IED) recovery and blasts has been noticed as multiple security forces move into core Naxal areas to meet the Union government's deadline of wiping off Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026.

Police find 2 landmines under Dantewada highway

Police find 2 landmines under Dantewada highway

Rediff.com10 May 2010

A major tragedy was averted after two Naxal-planted landmines carrying 50 and 25 kg explosives were unearthed from a national highway in Dantewada on Monday, barely days after an IED blast left eight CRPF personnel dead in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

Suspects did detailed recce of Ghazipur flower market before planting IED

Suspects did detailed recce of Ghazipur flower market before planting IED

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

Soon after the Delhi police recovered an improvised explosive device from the city's Ghazipur flower market on Friday, the special cell said that the suspects had done a detailed recce of the spot where the explosive was recovered.

Hyd blasts: Ammonium nitrate procured locally, say cops

Hyd blasts: Ammonium nitrate procured locally, say cops

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

The Forensic Sciences Laboratories preliminary report on the Hyderabad bomb composition states that each bomb had 900 grams of ammonium nitrate in it which was procured locally.

Delhi police busts 'Khilafat' terror module linked to Pakistan

Delhi police busts 'Khilafat' terror module linked to Pakistan

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

The Delhi police Special Cell has busted a terror module with links to Pakistan and arrested five suspected operatives after raids across multiple states, an official said on Thursday.

Four soldiers die in Kashmir blast

Four soldiers die in Kashmir blast

Rediff.com5 Feb 2004

Assam: 1 killed, 6 hurt in blast

Assam: 1 killed, 6 hurt in blast

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

One person was killed and six others were injured when suspected militants belonging to the anti-talks faction of United Liberation Front of Assam triggered a powerful bomb explosion in the heart of Sivasagar town in Upper Assam on Monday.

2 STF jawans killed, 4 hurt in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

2 STF jawans killed, 4 hurt in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

The incident took place on Wednesday night in Tarrem area when a joint team of security personnel was returning after an anti-Maoist operation in forests on the tri-junction of Bijapur-Sukma-Dantewada districts, a police official said in Bijapur.

Minor explosion outside NIA camp office in Kolkata

Minor explosion outside NIA camp office in Kolkata

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

A minor explosion took place outside the camp office of the National Investigation Agency, which is probing the Burdwan blast case, in Salt Lake area on Monday evening.

Traces of ammonium nitrate found in Hyd blasts site

Traces of ammonium nitrate found in Hyd blasts site

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

An official from the NIA who visited the site of the twin blasts in Hyderabad -- that killed at least 15 and injured 78 others on Thursday evening -- said that there were traces of ammonium nitrate at the spot.

Al Qaeda planning attack on US facilities

Al Qaeda planning attack on US facilities

Rediff.com13 Feb 2010

Al-Qaeda and other terror groups like the Taliban and their affiliates are planning to strike against American facilities and its nationals in South and Central Asia, the United States said on Saturday.

Terrorist hideout busted in north Kashmir

Terrorist hideout busted in north Kashmir

Rediff.com23 Nov 2010

A terrorist hideout was busted by security forces in Waripora Balla village near north Kashmir's Pattan town on Tuesday. One person was held and huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the den, said a police spokesman.

2 jawans injured in IED blast in Kashmir

2 jawans injured in IED blast in Kashmir

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

Two army troopers were injured in a powerful improvised explosive device blast near Chakala village in north Kashmir on Thursday morning.

Mangaluru blast accused shared terror videos with other accused: Police

Mangaluru blast accused shared terror videos with other accused: Police

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

The prime accused in the Mangaluru blast case, Mohammed Shariq, had professed the ideology of ISIS and shared the videos of the terror outfit with other accused in the case, police sources said.

NIA chargesheets 14th accused in 2022 Coimbatore car bomb case

NIA chargesheets 14th accused in 2022 Coimbatore car bomb case

Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

Naseer and his associates had conspired to wage war against the government of India and also to kill Indians in order to destabilise the country and create communal disharmony, it said.

Pune blast: IED's composition stumps investigators

Pune blast: IED's composition stumps investigators

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

The packing of the improvised explosive device with RDX, used in the blast at Pune's German bakery has left forensic experts flummoxed as they were unable to find any remnant to identify the circuit used for detonating the bomb.

J&K: Jawan killed in IED blast

J&K: Jawan killed in IED blast

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

One army trooper was killed and another wounded in a powerful blast in the Balnoi sector of Poonch district, Kashmir on Saturday, a defence spokesman said.

Army defuses IED in Srinagar, averts tragedy

Army defuses IED in Srinagar, averts tragedy

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

The army on Tuesday averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing a powerful pre-planted Improvised Explosive Device on the strategic Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway near Parimpora in Srinagar.

Dilsukh Nagar's second tryst with terror

Dilsukh Nagar's second tryst with terror

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

Hyderabad's Dilsukh Nagar became a victim of terror for the second time on Thursday. On November 21 2002, a blast occurred at the Sai Baba temple in the same area in which two persons were killed and 22 others were injured after an improvised explosive device triggered the explosion.

Are Hyderabad blasts the handiwork of locals?

Are Hyderabad blasts the handiwork of locals?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

The limited geographical area of the twin blasts rules out the involvement of a large team of terrorists. The objective of the perpetrators was obviously to cause fatalities as an act of reprisal, says B Raman

Helicopter-mounted radar to tackle Naxal IEDs

Helicopter-mounted radar to tackle Naxal IEDs

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

India is deploying cutting-edge technology to defeat a simple insurgent weapon that J&K militants and Naxals are using to lethal effect: the Improvised Explosive Device, or IED. Swedish company Saab has offered to partner India's Defence Research and Development Organisation in fitting Saab's CARABAS radar on India's Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), which would allow the scanning of wide swathes of territory to detect IEDs well before they can be exploded.

ULFA plan to disrupt I-Day celebrations foiled

ULFA plan to disrupt I-Day celebrations foiled

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

A senior police official informed that the police came to know about the explosive materials following the arrest of an ULFA militant in Guwahati on Thursday.

J&K: IED blast in Poonch kills five

J&K: IED blast in Poonch kills five

Rediff.com21 Apr 2009

Five passengers of a mini bus were killed and seven others wounded in a deadly improvised explosive device blast at Marah village in the frontier Poonch district of Jammu region on Tuesday evening.

14 killed in IED blast outside madarsa in Quetta

14 killed in IED blast outside madarsa in Quetta

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

At least 14 people were killed and more than 40 wounded today in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device bomb blast outside a seminary in Quetta, police said.

The Indian Mujahideen threat is real

The Indian Mujahideen threat is real

Rediff.com13 Sep 2008

It is important to have a common investigation cell for the whole of India to identify the various elements involved in this wide area network and neutralise them. Piecemeal investigation in different states ruled by different political parties each with its own partisan perception and agenda will result in our continuing to bleed at the hands of this network.

'Maoists Will Be Extinct In 2 Months'

'Maoists Will Be Extinct In 2 Months'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2026

'From every point of view, they have faced an extremely difficult couple of years, and the setback they have suffered is irreversible.' 'This reality has begun to set in even amongst the top-level cadres. That is why, in recent times, we have witnessed a huge number of senior-level cadres emerging from the jungle and deciding to renounce violence and join the mainstream.'

Gadchiroli: 4 securitymen killed in Naxal blast

Gadchiroli: 4 securitymen killed in Naxal blast

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

Four securitymen, including two Central Reserve Police Force personnel, were killed when Naxalites triggered a powerful improvised explosive device blast in a marketplace in Perilimili village in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra when they were out shopping.

Bengaluru blast suspect caught on CCTV cameras of cafe, nearby shops

Bengaluru blast suspect caught on CCTV cameras of cafe, nearby shops

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

According to official sources, images of the suspect's movement have been captured by the CCTV cameras at the Rameshwaram cafe in Brookefield area and those nearby.

IED blast in Imphal, no casualties reported

IED blast in Imphal, no casualties reported

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

A low intensity Improvised Explosive Device explosion shook Imphal on Wednesday ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in the city.