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Imran Khan booked under anti-terror act again

Imran Khan booked under anti-terror act again

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Pakistani police have registered yet another FIR under terrorism charges against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and other party leaders for allegedly inciting people to attack a close aide of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's family in Punjab province.

10 Maoists, elite force personnel killed in gun battle in Chhattisgarh

10 Maoists, elite force personnel killed in gun battle in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com2 Mar 2018

A cache of weapons was recovered from the encounter site

Terrorism is a grey area in India-Israel ties

Terrorism is a grey area in India-Israel ties

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

'Unsurprisingly, the joint statement issued after Modi's visit contains a paragraph on terrorism.' 'It is on the usual lines that India would have with, say, Croatia.' 'The surprising part is that it shies away from getting into specifics,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

How do we rescue the Republic?

How do we rescue the Republic?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

'The prime minister has merely paid lip service condemning these crimes instead of launching a massive crackdown against such brutalities,' argues Professor Mohammad Sajjad.

How Amazon plans to take on rivals in grocery space

How Amazon plans to take on rivals in grocery space

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

At present, other large players in the grocery and food retail space include Flipkart Supermart, Bigbasket, and Grofers.

What we MISS when we don't watch films in a theatre

What we MISS when we don't watch films in a theatre

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The difference between watching a movie on a laptop in your apartment and watching it on a big white screen is almost spiritual, notes Sreehari Nair.

Post BJP ridicule, Central excise drops service tax notice for Modi rallies

Post BJP ridicule, Central excise drops service tax notice for Modi rallies

Rediff.com18 Feb 2014

An embarrassed Central Excise Department on Tuesday hastily withdrew notices sent to four Bharatiya Janata Party offices demanding service tax on prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rallies after angry reaction from the main opposition party which questioned the government's motive.

Rajnath reaches out to Pak shelling-hit border dwellers

Rajnath reaches out to Pak shelling-hit border dwellers

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

As many as 47 people, including 20 security personnel, have been killed and over 130 injured in the R S Pura sector in Pakistan shelling and firing this year.

Chidambaram admits to editorial changes in Ishrat Jahan affidavits

Chidambaram admits to editorial changes in Ishrat Jahan affidavits

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

The Congress leader said he made the changes to improve the quality of the language as is any lawyer's wont in the second affidavit.

Al-Qaeda preparing to strike US: Report

Al-Qaeda preparing to strike US: Report

Rediff.com19 May 2003

'The FBI suspects that in March 2001, Qaeda scouts were sent to Texas to scope out President Bush's ranch in Crawford,' Newsweek magazine reported.

2 more suspected ISI agents arrested; kin cry foul

2 more suspected ISI agents arrested; kin cry foul

Rediff.com4 May 2017

ATS officials seized a cellphone and Rs 71.57 lakh in cash from the house of Qureshi,

Why wasn't Sivarasan caught alive?

Why wasn't Sivarasan caught alive?

Rediff.com27 May 2021

'These are people who are anxious to die.' 'We have not seen such type of committed people anywhere.'

ISI spy network: 'Who are the people behind the masks?'

ISI spy network: 'Who are the people behind the masks?'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

'It's scary to know that those arrested passed on sketches of warships etc to the ISI.' 'Who are the people behind the masks? Are they hiding in our various defence units?'

117 kg nilgai meat, 5 deer skulls, 40 guns seized from retd colonel's house

117 kg nilgai meat, 5 deer skulls, 40 guns seized from retd colonel's house

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

Kumar's son Prashant Bishnoi is a national-level shooter.

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

True, Azam Khan is being targeted rather disproportionately and also because of his Muslim identity. That must be protested and resisted. But to say that he is a big messiah, and his profit-making educational enterprise is an issue concerning all Muslims of India, is absolutely unjustified, assert Mohammad Sajjad and Md Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.

How Naxals are protecting their election gameplan

How Naxals are protecting their election gameplan

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Fearing leakage of their strategies ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Naxals are keeping a close watch on people who could act as informers and pass on information using mobile phones in villages of their hot-bed Bastar.

DRI arrests national-level shooter for smuggling guns, wildlife

DRI arrests national-level shooter for smuggling guns, wildlife

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

Bishnoi is alleged to be the kingpin of a global syndicate involved in smuggling of fire arms and wildlife.

Is India becoming a National SUSPICION state?

Is India becoming a National SUSPICION state?

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

'Suspect all, fix all.' 'It is this mindset that begins at the very top of an establishment and then trickles down and across,' notes Shekhar Gupta.

Sassy woman or machine? Tech giants divided over digital assistants

Sassy woman or machine? Tech giants divided over digital assistants

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Digital assistants are a gateway to powerful artificial intelligence tools

Railways spent Rs 50 cr to move 70K migrants in 5 days

Railways spent Rs 50 cr to move 70K migrants in 5 days

Rediff.com5 May 2020

A day after opposition parties, including the Congress launched a scathing attack against the Union government and the railways for charging money from migrants for the travel, sources in the railways said the national transporter is spending around Rs 80 lakh per service for the special trains, and it has run 67 such trains carrying around 67,000 stranded migrants since May 1--- incurring an expenditure of over Rs 50 crore.

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi injured in air strike, says report

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi injured in air strike, says report

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Iraqi news channel Al Sumariya TV claimed local sources in Iraq's Nineveh province had confirmed that Baghdadi and other leaders in the Islamist group were wounded yesterday in the coalition bombing raid.

Sebi to study global systems to catch manipulators early

Sebi to study global systems to catch manipulators early

Rediff.com24 Aug 2014

The typical modus-operandi of such entities involves setting up of a company, followed by tall claims about their proposed business ventures.

What David Headley has told the Mumbai court

What David Headley has told the Mumbai court

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative is being deposed before a Mumbai court on Monday through video conference.

Pulwama attack mastermind killed in encounter

Pulwama attack mastermind killed in encounter

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias 'Mohd Bhai, an electrician with a graduate degree and a resident of Pulwama, arranged the vehicle and explosives used in the terror strike.

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The scandal revolves around accusations that money was demanded from top athletes to 'bury' medical tests showing drug use

Chhattisgarh: Police jawan, Naxal killed in gun-battle

Chhattisgarh: Police jawan, Naxal killed in gun-battle

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

A police jawan and a Naxal were killed in a gun-battle between security forces and ultras in the Maoist-hit Bijapur district of southern Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday.

Protests turn violent in Delhi; cars torched

Protests turn violent in Delhi; cars torched

Rediff.com20 Dec 2019

The national capital on Friday witnessed a wave of fresh protests with a car being set on fire during one of the several demonstrations by people in their thousands who took to the streets shouting anti-government slogans over the contentious citizenship law. The epicentre of the protest was the locality around the Jama Masjid where large number of people held a massive protest after the Friday prayers at the mosque defying prohibitory orders and police clampdown.

How to defend an air base from terrorists

How to defend an air base from terrorists

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

'The sky is the limit for what all could be done at an air base to neutralise terrorists. Good proactive local leadership and delegated operational effort would be key to ensuring that a handful of terrorists cannot hold a whole air base, and by extension, the whole nation to ransom,' says Group Captain P I Muralidharan (retd).

Spate of cyber-attacks hit US government systems

Spate of cyber-attacks hit US government systems

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

The US has suffered a spate of cyber-attacks, reportedly from overseas, successfully infiltrating key government systems including the White House and National Weather Service and prompting authorities to shut down the unclassified e-mail system at the State Department.

The Australian newspaper uploads new set of leaked Scorpene documents

The Australian newspaper uploads new set of leaked Scorpene documents

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Like in the previous case, the newspaper has blacked out all details which it felt would compromise India's security interests.

US drone strike kills IS Afghanistan-Pakistan chief

US drone strike kills IS Afghanistan-Pakistan chief

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

The chief of the Islamic State militant group in Af-Pak region has been killed in a US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, three days after another top leader of the terror outfit died in a similar American air assault, a media report said on Saturday.

Son of retired Major General arrested in Goa for 'terror' links

Son of retired Major General arrested in Goa for 'terror' links

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

The son of a retired army officer was arrested by Goa police after he was found loitering suspiciously at the Vasco railway station gathering information about bomb blasts.

Why I have not got an Aadhar card

Why I have not got an Aadhar card

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

'There must be thousands if not lakhs of people the government is illegally spying on.' 'Why should we enable this criminal activity by volunteering our details?'

Use tech as a means to development, not destruction: PM in Dubai

Use tech as a means to development, not destruction: PM in Dubai

Rediff.com11 Feb 2018

Modi highlighted the importance of assimilating technology with governance to ensure equitable growth and prosperity for all.

Bangladesh announces cash reward for info on cafe attack mastermind

Bangladesh announces cash reward for info on cafe attack mastermind

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Bangladeshi-Canadian Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury and dismissed army officer Syed Md Ziaul Haque have been identified as the brains behind the two terror attacks.

What was the need for Jadhav to be tried by a military court?

What was the need for Jadhav to be tried by a military court?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Pakistan's military courts have gained a disrepute for not being transparent and violating all provisions of a fair trial.

What the Raksha Mantri must do

What the Raksha Mantri must do

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

Ajai Shukla presents an action plan for Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fix the systemic weaknesses in defence.

US hands over evidence linking Pak national in consulate terror conspiracy

US hands over evidence linking Pak national in consulate terror conspiracy

Rediff.com1 Feb 2015

US hands over evidence linking Pak national in consulate terror conspiracy

Turkey has right to defend its airspace: Obama

Turkey has right to defend its airspace: Obama

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

Turkey has the right to defend its territory and its airspace, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday said as he discouraged escalation of tension between Russia and Turkey after Turkish forces shot down a Russian fighter jet on its border with Syria.

Headley will testify in 26/11 case, says his attorney

Headley will testify in 26/11 case, says his attorney

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Headley is currently serving 35 years in an American prison after being convicted of being involved in the planning and execution of the Mumbai terrorist attack.