News for 'intelligence-official'

Bengaluru cops bar Togadia's speech from being aired

Bengaluru cops bar Togadia's speech from being aired

Rediff.com8 Feb 2015

Police have issued an order, prohibiting organisers from transmitting his speech

Al-Qaeda operative arrested

Al-Qaeda operative arrested

Rediff.com8 Aug 2004

Qari Saifullah Akhtar, described as the 'Operational head of Al-Qaeda', was caught in Dubai on Friday after he was tracked down by Pakistani intelligences officials.

Pakistan widens net for Al Qaeda militants

Pakistan widens net for Al Qaeda militants

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

One of the big arrests in Pakistan is that of an Egyptian national who was a member of an Al Qaeda cell known as Islambouli group.

Investigators close in on A Q Khan

Investigators close in on A Q Khan

Rediff.com28 Jan 2004

Both Musharraf and Jamali have refuted speculation that the country's nuclear programme would be capped as a result of the international concern over the charges of proliferation of nuclear technology.

Laden personally plotting US attacks: Report

Laden personally plotting US attacks: Report

Rediff.com9 Jul 2004

The CNN quoted US intelligence officials saying that Ayman al-Zawahiri was assisting the al-Qaeda chief.

US security aid to Pak 'will be conditioned': White House official

US security aid to Pak 'will be conditioned': White House official

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

The US, the official said, is monitoring the situation carefully in Pakistan and expects some progress.

Revenge has started and the blood will flow: ISIS warns UK

Revenge has started and the blood will flow: ISIS warns UK

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

In the footage, a fighter wielding an AK-47 and wearing an explosives belt praises the Paris attackers, who murdered 130 people, as "martyrdom-seeking lions who stormed the capital of France", The Sunday Times reported.

From housewife to killer: Mystery of California shooter Tashfeen Malik

From housewife to killer: Mystery of California shooter Tashfeen Malik

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

This is the face of the Muslim mother-turned-killer who along with her husband murdered 14 in San Bernardino in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now calling an 'act of terrorism'.

Jihad support worries Europe

Jihad support worries Europe

Rediff.com27 Apr 2004

Hundreds of young Muslim men in Europe are answering the call of militant groups affiliated or aligned with Al Qaeda, says the Times.

Ex-diplomat gets 3 years in jail for spying for Pakistan

Ex-diplomat gets 3 years in jail for spying for Pakistan

Rediff.com19 May 2018

Madhuri Gupta, who had served at the Indian high commission in Islamabad, was convicted under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act which attract a maximum sentence of three years and fine or both.

US using powerful software to find Osama: Report

US using powerful software to find Osama: Report

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

The software called Analyst's Notebook was also used in the capture of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.

Pakistan army may be helping Taliban: Report

Pakistan army may be helping Taliban: Report

Rediff.com1 Mar 2004

American officials possess satellite photos that 'purportedly' show Pakistani army trucks picking up Taliban troops, Time said.

India, China talk terror; agree to deal with it together

India, China talk terror; agree to deal with it together

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

India and China on Tuesday agreed to "jointly deal with security threats" and take measures to strengthen cooperation in combating terrorism during their first dialogue on counter-terrorism and security in Beijing, amid Indo-Pak tensions following the Uri terror attack.

Analysts fear 'maritime 9/11'

Analysts fear 'maritime 9/11'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

Terrorists will increasingly turn to the most unregulated of spaces: the sea.

Fin Min detects over Rs 1800 cr excise duty evasion in 2013-14

Fin Min detects over Rs 1800 cr excise duty evasion in 2013-14

Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

As many as 379 cases of central excise duty evasion were registered in 2013-14.

Al Qaeda's 'nitrocellulose' bombs

Al Qaeda's 'nitrocellulose' bombs

Rediff.com14 Oct 2003

Intelligence officials have confiscated Al Qaeda manuals and picked up several indications that the terror network is attempting to create a chemical called 'nitrocellulose' to fashion explosive devices.

B Raman on Khalid Sheikh's arrest

B Raman on Khalid Sheikh's arrest

Rediff.com3 Mar 2003

Musharraf could face coup: US official

Musharraf could face coup: US official

Rediff.com13 Feb 2003

The potential for miscalculation between India and Pakistan remains high, Director of the US Defence Intelligence Agency, Vice-Admiral Lowell E Jacoby, said.

'World leader on al Qaeda hit list'

'World leader on al Qaeda hit list'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2004

US officials warn of attacks on 'multiple targets in multiple venues.'

Lashkar acts as secret police for Qaeda: Report

Lashkar acts as secret police for Qaeda: Report

Rediff.com4 Aug 2003

A US congressional paper says the recent arrest of eleven men in Virginia, allegedly connected with the Lashkar, raises the prospects of a new terrorist threat in the US.

Pak nuke probe glossing over army's role: Report

Pak nuke probe glossing over army's role: Report

Rediff.com30 Jan 2004

Several experts also blame Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, for selling technology for personal gain.

Seven email chains sent from Clinton's private server withheld

Seven email chains sent from Clinton's private server withheld

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

The US state department has withheld release of "seven email chains" sent from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's private server, admitting for the first time that her home server contained closely guarded government secrets.

15 killed in bomb blast outside polio centre in Pakistan

15 killed in bomb blast outside polio centre in Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

The deceased include 12 policemen, one paramilitary and two civilians, a police official said.

Pak arrests some Pathankot suspects; Sharif orders joint investigation team

Pak arrests some Pathankot suspects; Sharif orders joint investigation team

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered formation of a high-profile joint investigation team to investigate the links of the Pathankot air base attackers with Pakistan, a media report said on Monday.

'We never knew he was a militant'

'We never knew he was a militant'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2003

It is not money but belief that thrusts many educated youths into terrorism today, police officers say.

'Al Qaeda trained at least 100,000 terrorists'

'Al Qaeda trained at least 100,000 terrorists'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2003

The figure, based on testimony by senior US intelligence officials to a joint inquiry by the US Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees, is at least three times higher than previous estimates.

'Hundreds answer jihad call'

'Hundreds answer jihad call'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2003

'Growing stream of itinerant Muslim militants headed for Iraq'

Black boxes show Russian plane not shot by missile

Black boxes show Russian plane not shot by missile

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

However, the act of terrorism has not been ruled out officially by investigators.

Trump likely to approve release of secret memo defying FBI

Trump likely to approve release of secret memo defying FBI

Rediff.com2 Feb 2018

United States President Donald Trump is set to approve the release of a controversial memo accusing the Federal Bureau of Investigation of abusing its surveillance tools during its probe into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election, setting up a clash with the intelligence agency.

Red Fort comes under security blanket for August 15

Red Fort comes under security blanket for August 15

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

Thousands of security personnel, 200 CCTVs and two high-mast, high-resolution cameras and 60 sniffer dogs of paramilitary forces and Delhi Police will also be part of the extensive security arrangement.

Doubts over Bangla tour heightened after Australian delegates head home

Doubts over Bangla tour heightened after Australian delegates head home

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Cricket Australia (CA) instead sent two security experts and a manager to meet with top Bangladesh security and intelligence officials.

26/11: The crucial data that was ignored

26/11: The crucial data that was ignored

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Could Mumbai have been saved from terror on November 26, 2008? Perhaps, had the intelligence agencies of India, United States and Britain worked together.

Gold import might fall in coming months

Gold import might fall in coming months

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Marriage season will end in the next two months and import growth is likely to taper off

190 LoC violations this year: What is Pakistan plotting?

190 LoC violations this year: What is Pakistan plotting?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Since January, at least 190 cases of ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army have been reported from the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

'US confronted Pak on Mullah Omar's Karachi hospitalisation'

'US confronted Pak on Mullah Omar's Karachi hospitalisation'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2015

The United States long-suspected Pakistan of sheltering Mullah Omar and even confronted then President Asif Ali Zardari in 2011

Brussels on highest alert for terror strike; 16 held in 22 raids

Brussels on highest alert for terror strike; 16 held in 22 raids

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

Sunday's operation, the biggest in the Belgian capital since the Paris attack, began shortly after a government meeting on the crisis and a decision to maintain for a second day the highest possible alert level in Brussels.

REVEALED: The 'barbaric' man behind the Paris attacks

REVEALED: The 'barbaric' man behind the Paris attacks

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

The 28-year-old is believed to be linked to thwarted attacks on a high-speed train from Amsterdam bound for Paris in August, as well as a planned attack on a Parisian church.