News for 'intelligence bureau'

Sea-borne terror threat to Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Sea-borne terror threat to Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

Security has been beefed up at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of credible intelligence that the high-profile place is under the radar of Pakistan-based terror groups.

Jaish terrorist behind IC-814 hijacking shot dead in Karachi

Jaish terrorist behind IC-814 hijacking shot dead in Karachi

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a 'businessman' in Karachi who Indian intelligence officials said was Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim, involved in the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines plane IC-814 and fatal stabbing of passenger Rupin Katyal.

IC-814 hijacker Jaish terrorist killed in Pakistan

IC-814 hijacker Jaish terrorist killed in Pakistan

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a 'businessman' in Karachi who Indian intelligence officials said was Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim, involved in the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines plane IC-814 and fatal stabbing of passenger Rupin Katyal.

Khalistanis have infiltrated farmers' protest: Govt told SC

Khalistanis have infiltrated farmers' protest: Govt told SC

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, said that 'Khalistanis' have infiltrated the protest and he will file an affidavit along with the necessary inputs of the intelligence bureau (IB).

India needs a proper privacy law

India needs a proper privacy law

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Intelligence sharing is fine, but India needs to protect personal privacy.

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.

ANALYSIS: Short-term reprieve for Modi in Ishrat Jahan case

ANALYSIS: Short-term reprieve for Modi in Ishrat Jahan case

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

BJP leaders in Gujarat feel that though Narendra Modi and the party will fight the allegations politically, there is no denying that the legal fight will have some political price attached to it. Sheela Bhatt reports

Nitish concerned about Janata Dal, not 'janata': BJP

Nitish concerned about Janata Dal, not 'janata': BJP

Rediff.com7 Jul 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted its former ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the serial blasts in Bodh Gaya, questioning why his government had not acted on specific intelligence inputs that the Buddhist temple may be targeted by terrorists.

Ishrat case: CBI questions IB special director

Ishrat case: CBI questions IB special director

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday grilled Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajinder Kumar regarding his alleged role in the conspiracy to carry out the fake encounter in which Ishrat Jahan and three others were killed nine years ago.

PM must stop misuse of IB, CBI: BJP

PM must stop misuse of IB, CBI: BJP

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Amid a tussle between Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation on the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, the Bharatiya Janata Party appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to deal with the issue 'apolitically and objectively' and stop the 'misuse' of the two agencies by the government.

CBI, IB on the warpath over Ishrat encounter case

CBI, IB on the warpath over Ishrat encounter case

Rediff.com13 Jun 2013

The probe in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case has drawn clear battle lines between the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau after the CBI named IB official Rajinder Singh in its charge-sheet.

IPS officer re-inducted in CBI to complete coal-gate probe

IPS officer re-inducted in CBI to complete coal-gate probe

Rediff.com29 May 2013

After facing flak from the Supreme Court, the government has re-appointed senior Indian Police Service officer Ravi Kant in the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete the probe in the high-profile coal blocks allocation case.

Gujarat: Terror threat sparks security alert

Gujarat: Terror threat sparks security alert

Rediff.com6 May 2012

The police have stepped up security following an intelligence alert over the possibility of terror strikes on key installations and oil refineries based at Jamnagar in Gujarat, and released photographs of the suspected terrorists. The Intelligence Bureau had recently alarmed the authorities in Jamnagar and capital Gandhinagar, about possible strikes by suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists.

RAW, IB deny info in sexual harassment cases

RAW, IB deny info in sexual harassment cases

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

Country's intelligence agencies, Research and Analysis Wing and Intelligence Bureau, have refused to make public information related to any in-house case of sexual harassment in the last 10 years.

26/11: Intel never went where it should have

26/11: Intel never went where it should have

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

The Ram Pradhan Committee report on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai has revealed that the Maharashtra intelligence chief never received inputs of Central spy agencies prior to the mayhem unlike the Director General of Police's office, which received alerts from the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing.

'Shinde a good man, but not fit for role of home minister'

'Shinde a good man, but not fit for role of home minister'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

The police should have been alert in preventing the Hyderabad blasts rather than look for culprits once the damage is done, said Ajit Doval, former director of the Intelligence Bureau.

CBI-IB tussle media created, says govt

CBI-IB tussle media created, says govt

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The government on Wednesday denied two premier organisations of the country -- the Central Bureau of India and Intelligence Bureau -- were fighting with each other over the issue of prosecuting IB officials in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case saying the "mudslinging" was happening only in the press.

'Pakistan is laughing at our weaknesses'

'Pakistan is laughing at our weaknesses'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

Amar Bhushan, former special secretary with the Research and Analysis Wing, says that the country's leadership is to be blamed for Pakistan media lapping up the IB-CBI tussle and an officer's latest revelations on 'India's role in 26/11 attacks'

Set to be NSA, Ajit Doval has his work cut out

Set to be NSA, Ajit Doval has his work cut out

Rediff.com27 May 2014

Ajit Doval, former director of the Intelligence Bureau and the likely NSA, has an enviable record for courage under fire, reports Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com

Goa alerts R&AW about 'blood fiesta' SMS

Goa alerts R&AW about 'blood fiesta' SMS

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

Goa government on Friday told the legislative assembly that the Research and Analysis wing has been informed about the terror message, allegedly originating from Spain, which threatened to blow up Panaji and the coastal belt.

Ishrat encounter case: CBI set to soften stand against IB

Ishrat encounter case: CBI set to soften stand against IB

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

The fight between the Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation will be given a quietus with the latter deciding not to include the name of the IB officer alleged to be involved in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.

MHA had termed Ishrat Jahan LeT terrorist in 2009

MHA had termed Ishrat Jahan LeT terrorist in 2009

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

As the debate rages on whether Ishrat Jahan and her accomplices were operatives of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba or not, there is increasing proof to show that she indeed had links with the outfit. Although the extent of her links is still unknown, she was considered to be a suicide bomber in the investigating and intelligence circles.

Ishrat case: IB officer denies wrongdoing

Ishrat case: IB officer denies wrongdoing

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau, Rajinder Kumar, has denied any involvement in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

Datta Padsalgikar takes charge as Mumbai top cop

Datta Padsalgikar takes charge as Mumbai top cop

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

Datta Padsalgikar, a Maharashtra-Cadre 1982-batch IPS officer, on Sunday took charge as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner.

Alert sounded after Kasab's execution

Alert sounded after Kasab's execution

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

An alert has been sounded across the country following terrorist Ajmal Kasab's execution.

Rajiv assassination video was suppressed, claims book

Rajiv assassination video was suppressed, claims book

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

A former Central Bureau of Investigation officer, who probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has claimed that a video purportedly showing the assassin Dhanu at the public meeting at Sriperumbudur on the fateful day had been suppressed by then Intelligence Bureau chief M K Narayanan, now West Bengal governor.

Mumbai: Indigo pilot spots drone while landing

Mumbai: Indigo pilot spots drone while landing

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The information was forwarded to the Intelligence Bureau, Anti-Terrorism Squad, Special Branch of police and Crime Branch, a police officer said.

Did ISI orchestrate attack on Sarabjit Singh?

Did ISI orchestrate attack on Sarabjit Singh?

Rediff.com29 Apr 2013

Senior officials in the Research and Analysis Wing and the Intelligence Bureau are convinced that the attack on Sarabjit Singh, the Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan, was planned by Pakistani intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence.

IB, RAW should be democratised, says report

IB, RAW should be democratised, says report

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

The Internal and external security agencies, Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing, should have professional and democratic framework that would enable the bodies to work more effectively, a draft report prepared by experts said.

IB, RAW turn down RTI plea on rights violations

IB, RAW turn down RTI plea on rights violations

Rediff.com8 Jul 2010

Interestingly, both the agencies wrongfully cited section 24 of the RTI Act for denial of response to the petitioner.

REVEALED: How ISI-Naxal ties were forged

REVEALED: How ISI-Naxal ties were forged

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

The statement by West Bengal Director General of police Naparajit Mukherjee, regarding a nexus between Naxals and the Inter-Services Intelligence is something that needs to be taken seriously, says Vicky Nanjappa.

Parvesh Verma offers month's salary to kin of Delhi cop, IB staffer

Parvesh Verma offers month's salary to kin of Delhi cop, IB staffer

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Parvesh Verma, who is accused of making hate speeches, on Saturday said he would give his one-month salary each to the families of the policeman and Intelligence Bureau employee who were killed in the communal violence in northeast Delhi.

Can Praveen Sood Get CBI The Public's Trust?

Can Praveen Sood Get CBI The Public's Trust?

Rediff.com25 May 2023

He takes over the CBI in challenging times. The perception is that the agency is reduced to being an instrument of blackmail and intimidation by successive governments.

Shahzad murder: Senior ISI, IB officers quizzed

Shahzad murder: Senior ISI, IB officers quizzed

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

A judicial commission probing the abduction and killing of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad has questioned senior officers of Pakistan's powerful spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence and the Intelligence Bureau. Commission's secretary Taimour Azmat, who is also the federal information secretary, told the media that senior officers of the ISI and IB were questioned on Tuesday during a session lasting five hours. The commission ordered them to file written replies.

Reformed underworld don Muthappa Rai passes away

Reformed underworld don Muthappa Rai passes away

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Rai, 68, was suffering from brain cancer for the past one year and was admitted at Manipal Hospital on Old Airport Road, where he died at 2.30 am.

K'taka terror plot: Suspect reveals how he met ISI men

K'taka terror plot: Suspect reveals how he met ISI men

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

The confession of two suspects throws light on the role of Pakistan's spy agency in the Karnataka terror plot and how the youths were indoctrinated by Zakir Ustaad, the mastermind of the operation. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Spy story: RAW official in Pak under the scanner

Spy story: RAW official in Pak under the scanner

Rediff.com28 Apr 2010

The information allegedly passed on to Pakistani intelligence agencies by Madhuri Gupta while working in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad was not very serious in nature.Gupta, 53, a promotee officer of the ministry of external affairs, was arrested in New Delhi four days ago on charges of spying for Pakistan.According to IB sources, Intelligence officials are currently interrogating her to probe her links with a RAW official currently posted in Islamabad.

NCTC: Will it fight terror or add to the mess?

NCTC: Will it fight terror or add to the mess?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

Will the much-hyped National Counter Terrorism Centre end up being just another agency to create jobs? Vicky Nanjappa tries to find some answers

Centre alerts states of terror strike on I-Day

Centre alerts states of terror strike on I-Day

Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

The Union home ministry has alerted all the states and union territories of an impending terror attack by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba during the Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday.