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'Terrorism Is Over'

'Terrorism Is Over'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

Tral, the former hotbed of terrorism, rocks to the music of democracy.

Modi hugs Pope Francis at G7; invites him to India

Modi hugs Pope Francis at G7; invites him to India

Rediff.com14 Jun 2024

They met with a warm embrace at the Outreach session of the G7 Summit in Apulia, southern Italy where they joined other world leaders to deliberate on the topic of Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Africa and the Mediterranean.

Pant's Break Turning Point Of T20 WC Final

Pant's Break Turning Point Of T20 WC Final

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

Rohit Sharma believes the major turning point of the T20 World Cup final was Rishabh Pant taking a break to get taping done on his knee.

10 Job Skills That Will Be In Demand In 2025

10 Job Skills That Will Be In Demand In 2025

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

Skills like social media, e-mail marketing, SEO (search engine optimisation) and PPC (pay per click) will be essential in 2025, says Sachin Alug, CEO, NLB Services.

Moily rues his reports gathering dust

Moily rues his reports gathering dust

Rediff.com13 Dec 2008

Speaking at a conference on terrorism and national security organised by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Moily said, "None of my reports were seriously looked into." Moily-headed Administrative Reforms Commission has over the last one-and-a-half year submitted reports on terrorism, conflict resolution, police reforms and ethics in government.

RAW training for India's taxmen

RAW training for India's taxmen

Rediff.com25 Apr 2006

Income Tax sleuths are looking forward to be trained in the ways of intelligence gathering similar to RAW and IB personnel as they feel the present techniques employed by them are 'ad hoc'.

Plot to derail train foiled in UP; LPG cylinder, petrol found on tracks

Plot to derail train foiled in UP; LPG cylinder, petrol found on tracks

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

The train hit the cylinder before coming to a screeching halt on Sunday morning. Due to being hit by the train, the cylinder was thrown away from the tracks, they said.

16 Arunachal cops train in Mandarin language; ITBP, Himachal cops next in line

16 Arunachal cops train in Mandarin language; ITBP, Himachal cops next in line

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

The university is also in the process to impart similar training to personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh police, a varsity official said on Monday.

India to post customs sleuths overseas to detect money-laundering

India to post customs sleuths overseas to detect money-laundering

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Customs sleuths will be posted in London, Hong Kong, Dubai and Brussels in an effort to check trade-based money-laundering among others.

EVs and beyond: Auto industry's journey for 2025

EVs and beyond: Auto industry's journey for 2025

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

Traversing from being just vehicle manufacturers to mobility solutions providers amid a raging debate over which eco-friendly technology must be incentivised, the Indian automobile industry is driving in the new year under the shadow of a slowdown in sales with the post-pandemic pent-up demand in distant memory. The shift in the auto industry -- where advanced technologies like autonomous driving, vehicle intelligence, connected features and electrification are quickly gaining traction -- will be reflected in the upcoming Bharat Mobility Global Expo in which India's flagship Auto Expo has been clubbed to be held from January 17-22, 2025 in Delhi-NCR.

How Pune duo hatched the plan to kill Baba Siddique

How Pune duo hatched the plan to kill Baba Siddique

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

The conspiracy to kill Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was hatched in Pune and shooters were provided with a photo and a flex banner for the target identification, police said on Monday.

'Kashmiris would never like to be part of Pakistan'

'Kashmiris would never like to be part of Pakistan'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

'They are worried that the BJP government is trying to reduce Kashmiris as a minority.'

Why the IAF needs a specialist intelligence branch

Why the IAF needs a specialist intelligence branch

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

The Indian Army and more recently the Indian Navy have already set up dedicated intelligence branches. It is surprising indeed that the IAF, where real time and timely intelligence is most vital for effective and safe prosecution of the air war, has still not done so itself, says Group Capt (retd) P I Muralidharan.

France arrests Russian suspected of planning to destabilize Olympics

France arrests Russian suspected of planning to destabilize Olympics

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

French police have arrested a Russian man suspected of planning to destabilize the Olympics.

Wildlife intelligence wing to curb poaching

Wildlife intelligence wing to curb poaching

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

In order to check illegal wildlife hunting in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa, a wildlife intelligence office was set up in Jabalpur at the Centre's behest, official sources said on Tuesday.

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.

Can't say yet if an outfit was behind Bengaluru blast: Karnataka HM

Can't say yet if an outfit was behind Bengaluru blast: Karnataka HM

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the police are conducting in-depth investigation into the bomb blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe and are looking into all angles.

Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram.

US govt secretly gathers phone records of its citizens!

US govt secretly gathers phone records of its citizens!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

The Obama administration on Friday defended its move to secretly gather online telephone records of millions of Americans, saying it was done as part of effort to protect the nation from terrorist threat.

India will leave no stone unturned in hosting 2036 Olympics: Modi

India will leave no stone unturned in hosting 2036 Olympics: Modi

Rediff.com14 Oct 2023

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world.

Ahmedabad to get India's first intelligent traffic system

Ahmedabad to get India's first intelligent traffic system

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

With the launch of a pilot project to alert commuters about the traffic situation, Ahmedabad became the first Indian city to get an Intelligent Traffic System (ITS).

Snowden promises more US intelligence leaks

Snowden promises more US intelligence leaks

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Fugitive United States intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has said he would like to leak more secrets after disseminating documents on a complex network of snooping on phone and internet communications across the globe.

The Spy Who Became A Farmer

The Spy Who Became A Farmer

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

'Everything about farming is enjoyable and relaxing.'

Central police forces to check encroachments along Pak border

Central police forces to check encroachments along Pak border

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

Sources privy to the meeting told PTI that the top brass and other senior commanders of these forces were asked to keep a strict vigil against any illegal encroachment taking place in their respective areas of operations.

Israeli couple in Kerala found gathering info on govt

Israeli couple in Kerala found gathering info on govt

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

The couple, who have been now been deported, were meeting with locals through their handlers and also gathering data and material regarding the country, reports Vicky Nanjappa

What Is Canada-US Game Plan?

What Is Canada-US Game Plan?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2024

It seems that the West is sending a signal to India that it can return to old hostilities unless India toes their line on Russia. It is no surprise that India is being compared with Putin's Russia in terms of targeting 'dissidents' as the West calls these Khalistani terrorists, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

As Israel debates response to Iran, US says...

As Israel debates response to Iran, US says...

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

Additional United States military assets that were moved into the Middle East before Iran's attack on Israel will remain in place, CNN reported, citing Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder.

Why Israeli author Susan Nathan was deported from India

Why Israeli author Susan Nathan was deported from India

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

62-year-old Israeli writer Susan Nathan is in the eye of the storm ever since her book The Other Side of Israel was published in Kozhikode.

M&As to fuel business intelligence sector

M&As to fuel business intelligence sector

Rediff.com30 Apr 2007

The domestic business intelligence sector is fast outgrowing its infancy, thanks to an increase in mergers and acquisitions.

How's The Josh At Amazon, Flipkart?

How's The Josh At Amazon, Flipkart?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2024

While war rooms are set up closer to the sales, warlike preparations go into it almost 12 months in advance to ensure that on D-day the firm gives its best to its customers.

'Modi will win with largest majority ever recorded'

'Modi will win with largest majority ever recorded'

Rediff.com25 May 2024

Ron Somers, founder and CEO of India First Group and the former President of leading business advocacy group US-India Business Council said that when Lok Sabha election results are declared on June 4, "I believe that Narendra Modi will win Parliament by the largest majority ever recorded in the country's history.

Post Bangalore blast, Shinde pushes for setting up NCTC

Post Bangalore blast, Shinde pushes for setting up NCTC

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

In the wake of the Bangalore blast, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday pushed for setting up the National Counter-Terrorism Center to strengthen intelligence gathering.

What Justin Trudeau said after meeting Modi at G7 summit

What Justin Trudeau said after meeting Modi at G7 summit

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

Trudeau said that there was a commitment to work together with India to deal with some "very important issues".

In PHOTOS: The CRPF goes to adventure school

In PHOTOS: The CRPF goes to adventure school

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

The country's largest paramilitary force -- the Central Reserve Police Force -- is literally going to 'school' as the force has recently created six new institutions to hone the operational and intelligence gathering skills of its troops.

Kathua ambush: How troops forced terrorists to retreat

Kathua ambush: How troops forced terrorists to retreat

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

Taken by surprise when heavily armed men ambushed their convoy but quickly gathering themselves, jawans of the 22 Garhwal regiment fired more than 5,100 rounds to protect their injured colleagues and forced the terrorists to retreat into Kathua's wooded hills, officials said.

Doval moots interoperability among central police forces

Doval moots interoperability among central police forces

Rediff.com24 May 2024

National security advisor Ajit Doval on Friday suggested that various central armed police forces of the country should have "jointness" and interoperability among themselves like the ongoing plan for the defence forces.

Students, police in faceoff over Kolkata march on Tuesday

Students, police in faceoff over Kolkata march on Tuesday

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

The state police have called the scheduled rallies, support for which has been mainly garnered over social media platforms, as "illegal" and "unauthorised", and said they have taken necessary precautions to allay apprehensions about potential law and order situations during the march.

Panetta poised to be next CIA chief

Panetta poised to be next CIA chief

Rediff.com12 Feb 2009

Leon Panetta, who has no direct intelligence gathering or analysis experience, is set to become chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, with a powerful US Senate Committee voting unanimously on his nomination by President Barack Obama.

Woman among 5 held for Punjab varsity ex-VC's Padma Bhushan medal theft

Woman among 5 held for Punjab varsity ex-VC's Padma Bhushan medal theft

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

According to the police, Biswas is a jeweller who allegedly bought the medal.

Delhi blast: Jaitley blames it on Chidambaram

Delhi blast: Jaitley blames it on Chidambaram

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley blamed Home Minister P Chidambaram for failing to act decisively against scourge of terrorism.