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India unimpressed by Saeed's detention, wants 'credible crackdown' on terror

India unimpressed by Saeed's detention, wants 'credible crackdown' on terror

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Union minister Kiren Rijiju said Pakistan should file a chargesheet against Saeed.

Why Pakistan won't prosecute Lashkar chief

Why Pakistan won't prosecute Lashkar chief

Rediff.com22 Sep 2009

India's protests to Pakistan about prosecuting Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Mohammad Saeed are pointless, sources in the Intelligence Bureau, India's domestic intelligence agency, told this reporter on Tuesday.

Angioplasty conducted on Ramalinga Raju

Angioplasty conducted on Ramalinga Raju

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

A team of doctors led by Dr Seshagiri Rao, head of cardiology at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims), conducted the angioplasty. Angioplasty is a technique in which the obstructed blood vessel is widened. According to Dr Rao, two stents have been put in. His condition is stable.

Pak investigators begin grilling Sufi Mohammad

Pak investigators begin grilling Sufi Mohammad

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

"The federal government has set up an investigation team of security agencies and Sufi Mohammad will be formally charged on the basis of its findings," the Dawn quoted North West Frontier Province Law Minister Arshad Abdullah, as saying on Monday.

Pakistan: Baitullah Mehsud's key aide held

Pakistan: Baitullah Mehsud's key aide held

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

Acting on an intelligence tip-off, security agencies have nabbed the Punjab chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Khalilullah, along with a trained suicide bomber.

How Lashkar carried out the Bengaluru blasts

How Lashkar carried out the Bengaluru blasts

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

The serial blasts at Bengaluru were undertaken at the behest of the founder of Indian Mujahideen Riyaz Bhatkal, according to T Naseer, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative who was arrested on the Bangladesh border and is being interrogated by the Bengaluru police.

'Hafiz Saeed rearticulating agenda of terrorists thriving in Pak'

'Hafiz Saeed rearticulating agenda of terrorists thriving in Pak'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

After his release, Saeed said he would gather people across Pakistan for the "cause of Kashmir" and try to help Kashmiris get their "destination of freedom".

Will not hand over Dawood, Memon, Masood, says Pak

Will not hand over Dawood, Memon, Masood, says Pak

Rediff.com8 Dec 2008

Pakistan today rejected India's demand to hand over three terrorists and criminals, including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, saying that action would be taken against individuals found involved in terrorist activities under Pakistani law.

Pak's anti-terror court grants bail to Hafiz Saeed

Pak's anti-terror court grants bail to Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

The Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore granted interim bail to Saeed and his aides -- Hafiz Masood, Ameer Hamza, and Malik Zafar -- until August 31 against surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each, Dawn newspaper reported.

PM breaks silence on PNB fraud: 'Won't tolerate loot of public money'

PM breaks silence on PNB fraud: 'Won't tolerate loot of public money'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

Days after the fraud allegedly masterminded by diamantaire Nirav Modi came to light, the prime minister asked the management of financial institutions as well as the supervisory bodies to do their job diligently to check such frauds.

SC imposes fine on Pak govt over Saeed case

SC imposes fine on Pak govt over Saeed case

Rediff.com22 Oct 2009

Pakistan's Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions against the release from house arrest of Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the federal and Punjab governments, for delaying the case with their 'non-cooperative attitude'. Saeed, the founder of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba, has been accused by India of masterminding the terror attack on Mumbai.

Acquitted, but still watched over by the police

Acquitted, but still watched over by the police

Rediff.com25 Mar 2010

Dr Ibrahim Ali Junaid was accused of plotting the Mecca Masjid blasts. After spending two years in prison, he was acquitted of all charges. Today he is back home, trying to restart his life.

American Centre case: SC commutes death sentence of 2 convicts

American Centre case: SC commutes death sentence of 2 convicts

Rediff.com21 May 2014

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted life to two death convicts in the 2002 American Center attack case in Kolkata with a rider that the mastermind will remain behind the bars till death and the other will spend at least 30 years in jail without remission.

Key details of SIMI plans confirmed

Key details of SIMI plans confirmed

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

However, security agencies have something to smile about now, with the alleged mastermind in the Jaipur blasts case revealing key details about the Students Islamic Movement of India, which infact corroborates with the statements given by Riazuddin Nasir, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative arrested in Karnataka earlier this year.

What will Raghu reveal?

What will Raghu reveal?

Rediff.com19 Nov 2004

J&K arms licenses case: More than what meets the eye

J&K arms licenses case: More than what meets the eye

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

'The bureaucracy in J&K feel completely disowned by the Centre.' 'The majority of officers under the scanner have not committed any irregularities and the Centre knows that.'

Pak authorities keep Lashkar chief under watch

Pak authorities keep Lashkar chief under watch

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

Pakistani authorities are keeping a close watch on Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is allegedly the mastermind behind the terror attack on Mumbai, after a court ordered his release from detention three days ago. Personnel from the Prison Department were withdrawn from Saeed's residence in Johar Town in Lahore soon after the Lahore High Court released him from house arrest on Tuesday.However, the government of Punjab province has deployed policemen at his home.

US warns Pakistan

US warns Pakistan

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

Putting Pakistan on notice, the US has asked it to act together with all "interested parties" to prevent "future terrorist attacks" emanating from its soil and asserted that it will "closely" follow the steps being taken by Islamabad following the Mumbai terror strikes.

Operation against militants to continue: Pak

Operation against militants to continue: Pak

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

The operation launched by Pakistani security forces against banned militant groups, including the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, will continue till the desired results are achieved, officials said on Tuesday. Lashkar operational commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhwi, accused of masterminding the Mumbai terror attacks, is among more than 20 activists of the Lashkar and its front organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawah who have been arrested since the crackdown began on Sunday, sources said.

Digvijaya: Is BJP doing a U-turn on its Kashmir stand?

Digvijaya: Is BJP doing a U-turn on its Kashmir stand?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's stand on Kashmir, in the backdrop of the recent meeting between journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

Terrorist behind massacre of foreign climbers held in Pak

Terrorist behind massacre of foreign climbers held in Pak

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

A senior Taliban commander and his accomplice have been arrested for an attack at a base camp of Nanga Parbat that killed 10 foreign climbers and their Pakistani guide, officials said on Thursday.

'It's surprising that Saeed has been let off'

'It's surprising that Saeed has been let off'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

India on Monday reacted strongly to the Lahore High Court's order to dispose of the anti-terror case against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind behind the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

'Pakistan army is in no mood to dismantle Lashkar'

'Pakistan army is in no mood to dismantle Lashkar'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2009

"If 5,000 of these folk (some have estimated the strength of the LeT upwards of 150,000) decide to come out tomorrow in defense, there would be no police -- nowhere in sight. They could take over the city."

I have never met Kasab: JuD chief Saeed

I have never met Kasab: JuD chief Saeed

Rediff.com17 Feb 2010

Jamaat-ud-Dawaa chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack, on Wednesday claimed that he has never known Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested that night. "I never saw him. In fact, it was from the media in India that I discovered he was a Pakistani national," Saeed said in a rare interview to Qatar-based Al Jazeera news channel in Lahore."I have never met Kasab nor have I ever known him and I have said this on many occasions," he said.

Jammu toll attack: Terrorists carried ready-to-use IED

Jammu toll attack: Terrorists carried ready-to-use IED

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The JeM terrorists also carried 'armoured piercing steel core ammunition' which can go through Level 3 protection bulletproof vehicles that police and other security forces use, they said. The ammunition was in large quantity and could have posed a grave threat, top police officials said.

SIMI bombmaker may be key to blasts

SIMI bombmaker may be key to blasts

Rediff.com21 Aug 2008

Intelligence Bureau officials said that several important SIMI activists are still on the run. On top of the list of wanted men is Mohammad Altaf Subhan. Subhan specialises in designing bombs for the outfit. IB officials say that Subhan, a resident of Thane near Mumbai, had started imparting bomb-making training to several SIMI activists across the country.

Exclusive! Breakthrough in Ahmedabad blasts case

Exclusive! Breakthrough in Ahmedabad blasts case

Rediff.com15 Aug 2008

While Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce the progress of the investigations in the state capital on Saturday, the sources told rediff.com that the mastermind behind the blasts is a mufti (Islamic teacher) who has been arrested from a madrasa in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce the progress of the investigations on Saturday.

'The crackdown will not destabilise LeT'

'The crackdown will not destabilise LeT'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

The crackdown by the Pakistani security forces on the Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has been linked to the Mumbai carnage, will not cripple the banned organisation, a coordinator of the militant group has said.

6 IS supporters charged for plotting terror attacks in Malaysia

6 IS supporters charged for plotting terror attacks in Malaysia

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Six men, including two Malaysian Air Force personnel and an Indonesian arms expert, were on Thursday charged with conspiring to plot Islamic State-led terror attacks in the Muslim-majority country.

Pak court refuses voice samples of suspects in 26/11 case

Pak court refuses voice samples of suspects in 26/11 case

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

In a fresh setback to the Mumbai attack trial, a Pakistani court has dismissed the government's petition seeking voices samples of 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects in the case.

What Sushma Swaraj said at her last UNGA address

What Sushma Swaraj said at her last UNGA address

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Sushma Swaraj passed away into the ages on Tuesday night after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Paying tribute to her, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said she was a prolific orator and outstanding Parliamentarian. As we mourn her loss, here's a look at the most memorable quotes from her address at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018.

Dangerous time for people speaking truth in India: Amnesty on Gauri Lankesh's death anniversary

Dangerous time for people speaking truth in India: Amnesty on Gauri Lankesh's death anniversary

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

An SIT officer probing the murder case said the investigation is in final stage and a chargesheet will be filed in two months.

Pak court adjourns Mumbai terror attack trial till Nov 25

Pak court adjourns Mumbai terror attack trial till Nov 25

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven Mumbai terror attack accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, on Wednesday adjourned the hearing till next week as two witnesses summoned did not turn up.

Bengaluru blasts: Accused to undergo narco test

Bengaluru blasts: Accused to undergo narco test

Rediff.com30 Sep 2008

Sami, who is the first person to be arrested in connection with the Bengaluru serial blasts case, is presently being interrogated for his role in the blasts and also regarding his close association with Abdus Subhan, who the police term as the mastermind behind the Indian Mujahideen.

US expresses grave concern over Lakhvi's release by Pak

US expresses grave concern over Lakhvi's release by Pak

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

It has repeatedly asked Pakistan to follow through on its commitment to ensure justice for the 26/11 victims

Militants involved in IISc, CRPF attacks held

Militants involved in IISc, CRPF attacks held

Rediff.com10 Feb 2008

Sallahudin, an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba militant and a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, was arrested along with Imran and Farooq while they were trying to leave Lucknow. The UP police also picked up three other militants - Suhail, Arshad and Fayheem - in Rampur while they were heading towards Mumbai.

Kidnapped Satyam employee rescued

Kidnapped Satyam employee rescued

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

The police tracked the kidnappers by tracing a ransom call that Satyanarayana's family received late in the evening

India's reaction to court ruling on Lakhvi irrational, says Pak

India's reaction to court ruling on Lakhvi irrational, says Pak

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Monday termed as "irrational" India's strong reaction to a court's ruling ordering release of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, but hoped that the issue will not affect the proposed bilateral talks.

The energy underworld

The energy underworld

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

With prices soaring, the oil and gas business has become ripe for criminal behavior.

Hindutva brigade prepares for carpet-bombing

Hindutva brigade prepares for carpet-bombing

Rediff.com5 Dec 2007

According to sources in the BJP, raking up the Soharbuddin case is just a "trailer" in the election-eve madness