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Lahore terror attack: Pak launches military ops

Lahore terror attack: Pak launches military ops

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Pakistan on Monday launched a massive military operation in Punjab province in the wake of the deadly Taliban suicide bombing in Lahore, conducting raids and making several arrests.

'Attack against India and its efforts in Jalalabad'

'Attack against India and its efforts in Jalalabad'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

Hit by yet another suicide bomb attack on its mission in Jalalabad, India on Saturday said "terror machines" that operate from "beyond the borders" was the main threat to the security of Afghanistan and refused to be deterred from its commitment to assist the war-torn country.

India downing own helicopter: IAF probe on hold

India downing own helicopter: IAF probe on hold

Rediff.com4 May 2019

IAF officers say they are keen to serve justice quickly and make an example of those found guilty of operational lapses.

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

Attackers' efforts to hire the bigger truck failed when his payment was declined.

India is the 7th most terror affected country. Pakistan 4th

India is the 7th most terror affected country. Pakistan 4th

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Here's a look at the 10 most dangerous countries in the world.

21 Photos That Defined 2021

21 Photos That Defined 2021

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

Images that capture what it was like living through 2021.

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Rediff.com15 Jan 2018

Pakistan Peoples Party chief Bhutto, 54, was killed in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi shortly after she had addressed an election rally on December 27, 2007.

Maharashtra ATS rubbishes 'suicide bomber' theory

Maharashtra ATS rubbishes 'suicide bomber' theory

Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

An ATS source told rediff.com, "How will a person walk into Zaveri Bazaar or such a place with wires tied to his body? We believe the first priority is to crack the case. And, for that, one needs patience."

A blood-soaked timeline of terror attacks in Kashmir

A blood-soaked timeline of terror attacks in Kashmir

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Here's the chronological list of all major terror attacks on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in the last two decades.

Rajnath vows to avenge attack; CCS to meet on Friday

Rajnath vows to avenge attack; CCS to meet on Friday

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Experts of the NSG and investigators of the NIA are being sent to Jammu and Kashmir to join the probe into the terror attack.

17 hurt in bomb blasts in Pakistan

17 hurt in bomb blasts in Pakistan

Rediff.com18 Nov 2006

A suicide bomber who "always talked of jihad" blew himself up in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, injuring two policemen, while 15 persons were hurt in a blast near Lahore's Gaddafi Cricket Stadium.

Washington transit police officer arrested for aiding Islamic State

Washington transit police officer arrested for aiding Islamic State

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Nicholas Young, 36, facing a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, was employed as an officer as Metro Transit Police Department since 2003.

'With Pak even a spark can set off something'

'With Pak even a spark can set off something'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

'After Uri, the current government took public ownership of surgical strikes.' 'The question they need to ask themselves is did this bring about a change in Pakistan's behaviour towards us? The answer is no.' 'If there had been a change, then Pulwama would not have happened.'

Winter Games: U.S. warns of possible terrorism at Sochi

Winter Games: U.S. warns of possible terrorism at Sochi

Rediff.com11 Jan 2014

The U.S. State Department warned Americans on Friday of the potential for terrorism at the Sochi Olympics but said it was not aware of any specific threat to U.S. citizens.

IAF destroys JeM camp in Pakistan

IAF destroys JeM camp in Pakistan

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

The pre-dawn operation, described as "non-military" and "preemptive" struck a five-star resort style camp on a hilltop forest and caught the terrorists in their sleep.

Death threat to Rahul: Centre asks SPG, IB to take 'maximum precautions'

Death threat to Rahul: Centre asks SPG, IB to take 'maximum precautions'

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Rahul is scheduled to address a rally of the Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance on Tuesday at Karaikal in Puducherry.

Why Didn't India Reach Out to the Taliban?

Why Didn't India Reach Out to the Taliban?

Rediff.com10 Sep 2021

If New Delhi finds itself out in the cold in Afghanistan, both the Congress-led UPA and BJP-led NDA have only themselves to blame. Each has been in power for a full decade from 2001, without reaching out to the Taliban, points out Ajai Shukla.

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.' 'It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.'

Cong blames BJP, Doval for 'releasing' Masood Azhar

Cong blames BJP, Doval for 'releasing' Masood Azhar

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Rahul reiterated that there was massive corruption in the Rafale deal.

Explosion on CRPF convoy was heard 10 km away

Explosion on CRPF convoy was heard 10 km away

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Some of the bodies were so badly blown up that officials feel it may take some time to identity them.

Loud boom and a fireball towards me: Brussels airport blast victim recounts the horror

Loud boom and a fireball towards me: Brussels airport blast victim recounts the horror

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

Jet airways crew member Chaphekar recalled her experience of how she survived the horrible attack and her determination and courage not to give up when things were falling apart.

Al Shabaab terror cell members stripped of British citizenship

Al Shabaab terror cell members stripped of British citizenship

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

Members of an alleged London cell of the Al Shabaab terrorist group, behind the recent shopping mall siege in Kenya, have secretly been stripped of British citizenship.

NIA arrests 21-yr-old for supplying weapons to suspected IS-inspired group

NIA arrests 21-yr-old for supplying weapons to suspected IS-inspired group

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

On December 26, the probe agency busted a suspected IS-inspired terror group and arrested 10 men, including a 'mufti' from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, who it said were planning suicide attacks and serial blasts targeting politicians and government installations in Delhi and other parts of north India.

London Bridge attacker was ex-terror convict: Police

London Bridge attacker was ex-terror convict: Police

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

Police have identified the suspect as 28-year-old Usman Khan, inspired by the ideology of Al Qaeda terror group, was previously sentenced to 16 years in prison term for his role in the London Stock Exchange bombing in 1990.

'Paris-style' attacks rock Jakarta; 5 gunmen among 7 killed

'Paris-style' attacks rock Jakarta; 5 gunmen among 7 killed

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

ISIS suicide bombers and gunmen struck at the heart of the capital of Muslim-majority Indonesia, executing a Westerner and killing a local while blowing up a Starbucks cafe, leaving five attackers dead in the ensuing firing.

Forty killed in Mosque bombing in Pakistan

Forty killed in Mosque bombing in Pakistan

Rediff.com5 Nov 2010

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers offering Friday prayers, killing over 40 people and injuring at least 70 others in the restive Darra Adam Khel region of northwest Pakistan on Friday.

Morrocan pleads guilty in US Capitol bombing plot

Morrocan pleads guilty in US Capitol bombing plot

Rediff.com23 Jun 2012

A 29-year-old Morrocan has pleaded guilty of plotting a suicide attack on the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC in February as part of what he believed to be a terrorist operation, the US Justice Department said.

Afghanistan, the new target of Pakistani human bombs

Afghanistan, the new target of Pakistani human bombs

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

Following the death of top Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan members, a comparatively weakened Pakistani Taliban are ready to hold peace talks with a government that is increasingly seen at odds with the United States. Amir Mir reports from Islamabad.

Musharraf says he 'managed freedom fighters' in Kashmir

Musharraf says he 'managed freedom fighters' in Kashmir

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

'In my tenure as a military chief and president of the country, we were succeeding. We were able to bring India to the negotiating table,' he said.

Taliban blames US contractor for Pak bombings

Taliban blames US contractor for Pak bombings

Rediff.com23 Oct 2009

Blaming the American private military company Blackwater and Pakistani secret agencies for the suicide attacks in International Islamic University in Islamabad and the deadliest attack in Khyber bazaar in Peshawar that claimed a number innocent of lives, Qari Hussain, commander of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan said that it is an attempt to malign the Taliban and warned that militants would avenge 'the killing of innocent people within few days.'

ROMANCE, HISTORY, FEAR: All on OTT

ROMANCE, HISTORY, FEAR: All on OTT

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

Thrillers, horrors and real-life inspired stories dominate the OTT scene this week.

Multiple jihadist attacks kill more than 50 in Baghdad

Multiple jihadist attacks kill more than 50 in Baghdad

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall on Monday after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance, killing at least 18 people and wounding 50.

CDS Is A China Specialist

CDS Is A China Specialist

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

In an army that favours officers who have spent the bulk of their service years doing counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir, General Anil Chauhan is that rarity: A China specialist who has logged plenty of service years along the Line of Actual Control and the McMahon Line with China.

Sri Lanka refuse to play in Pakistan following Lahore blast

Sri Lanka refuse to play in Pakistan following Lahore blast

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

The Sri Lankan cricket board has turned down an invitation from the Pakistan Cricket Board to send its team to Lahore to play two T20 International matches at the start of its home series in October.

Boxing great Mike Tyson advocates for psychedelics

Boxing great Mike Tyson advocates for psychedelics

Rediff.com29 May 2021

Tyson said he wants to spread word of the benefits of psilocybin as widely as possible, which is why he has partnered with Wesana.

Terror in UK: From '05 tube attack to now

Terror in UK: From '05 tube attack to now

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Friday's explosion on the London tube is the latest in a string of terror attacks in the United Kingdom in recent years. Here is a timeline of the terror that has unfolded in the UK.

Woman among 9 Sri Lanka bombers

Woman among 9 Sri Lanka bombers

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

'We believe that one of the suicide bombers studied in the UK and maybe later on did his post-graduate in Australia, before coming back to settle in Sri Lanka'

Continue ops to wipe out terrorism in J-K: Amit Shah to security forces

Continue ops to wipe out terrorism in J-K: Amit Shah to security forces

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir, including the security arrangements along the border with Pakistan, officials said.

Punjab on high alert after Ludhiana court blast kills one, injures 6

Punjab on high alert after Ludhiana court blast kills one, injures 6

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

The explosion took place in the wash room of the second floor of the court complex, said police.

Man quizzed in Kingfisher bomb case ends life

Man quizzed in Kingfisher bomb case ends life

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

He was employed by the same company of which a staffer, Rajasekharan Nair, was arrested and remanded on March 28 in connection with the detection of the crude bomb on Kingfisher flight.