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Digvijaya booked for 'cops radicalising Muslim youth' remark

Digvijaya booked for 'cops radicalising Muslim youth' remark

Rediff.com4 May 2017

He had alleged that 'Telangana police has set up a bogus ISIS site which is radicalising Muslim youths'.

Patna blasts' suspect rearrested

Patna blasts' suspect rearrested

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Patna blasts' suspect Meher-e-Alam, who was detained by the National Investigation Agency from Darbhanga on Wednesday, has escaped from custody.

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Guj ATS says associate of IS suspects discussed assassinating PM

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'Yeah let's take Modi out with a sniper rifle,' is a line from a conversation cited in the chargesheet, attributed to an associate of Ubed Ahmed Mirza.

Why 'lone wolf' bombers fizzle out in India

Why 'lone wolf' bombers fizzle out in India

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

"Those who have met Emerson Begolly in person might describe him as a shy young man. But online, the 24-year-old was the complete opposite -- he forcefully incited jihadi violence against Americans and Jews."

Rajnath hits out at Pakistan, says its state actors behind attacks in India

Rajnath hits out at Pakistan, says its state actors behind attacks in India

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

Blaming state actors in Pakistan for making attempts to destabilise India, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the neighbouring country has not abandoned its efforts to harm the country through "various tactics".

We bounced back with flying colours: ISRO chief on Chandrayaan-2 launch

We bounced back with flying colours: ISRO chief on Chandrayaan-2 launch

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

"I am extremely happy to announce that GSLV Mark III successfully injected Chandrayaan 2 in the defined orbit, infact the orbit is 6,000 km more than what was intended," Sivan said.

NIA arrests 3 ISIS sympathisers deported by UAE

NIA arrests 3 ISIS sympathisers deported by UAE

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

Adnan Hussain, who hails from Karnataka, Mohammad Farhan, from Maharashtra, and Sheikh Azhar Al Islam, from Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested by NIA after registering a case in New Delhi, official sources said.

Congress used Ishrat case to frame Modi and Shah: BJP

Congress used Ishrat case to frame Modi and Shah: BJP

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

Congress party compromised national security for political purpose, said the BJP over Ishrat Jahan case.

4 highly-trained snipers active in Kashmir: Officials

4 highly-trained snipers active in Kashmir: Officials

Rediff.com28 Oct 2018

In all the instances of sniper attacks, the terrorists used a nearby hillock to carry out strikes on a security force campus when unsuspecting jawans were using their mobile phones to talk to their family or friends.

SIMI operative from Kerala helped set up Indian Mujahideen

SIMI operative from Kerala helped set up Indian Mujahideen

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

The arrest of Indian Mujahideen operative Abdul Sattar is proving to be a boon for the National Investigation Agency which has found that a Students Islamic Movement of India activist based in Dubai had acted as a key middle man in the setting up of the IM.

This Diwali, PM wants you to send your 'sandesh' to soldiers

This Diwali, PM wants you to send your 'sandesh' to soldiers

Rediff.com23 Oct 2016

Amid heightened tension on the border, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a campaign through which people can send their Diwali greetings and messages to soldiers guarding the nation's frontiers to boost their morale.

Kupwara encounter: Why the army is watching the LoC

Kupwara encounter: Why the army is watching the LoC

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Even as India battles the COVID-19 threat on a war footing, it cannot lose sight of the threat building up in Kashmir, cautions Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

Patna blasts suspect dies in hospital

Patna blasts suspect dies in hospital

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

"With a splinter lodged in his brain, the chances of his recovery were very poor. He was unconscious and not responding to medication after admitted to hospital," Arun Kumar, director of the Patna-based Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, said.

Amarnath attack: Massive hunt on for mastermind LeT terrorist

Amarnath attack: Massive hunt on for mastermind LeT terrorist

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

An official said the attack appears to be a reprisal for killing of several Lashkar terrorists.

Anyone who picks up a gun in Kashmir will be eliminated: Army

Anyone who picks up a gun in Kashmir will be eliminated: Army

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

Corps Commander Lt Gen K J S Dhillon of the Chinar Corps also requested mothers of Kashmiri militants to persuade their sons to surrender.

Bihar police denies intelligence alert about serial blasts

Bihar police denies intelligence alert about serial blasts

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

Bihar police on Monday denied that there was a specific intelligence alert by central agencies about terror threat to Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Hunkar Rally' in Patna and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi who addressed it.

Bhatkal's aide Fasih assaulted inside Tihar

Bhatkal's aide Fasih assaulted inside Tihar

Rediff.com22 Mar 2014

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal's aide Fasih Mahmood, deported from Saudi Arabia in 2012 for his alleged involvement in terror acts, has been allegedly assaulted by a jail inmate inside the high security Tihar jail.

Big loss! IM terrorist escapes from Mumbai police custody

Big loss! IM terrorist escapes from Mumbai police custody

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

Afzal Usmani, an accused in 2008 Ahmedabad and Surat blast cases, escaped from the MCOCA court in Mumbai on Friday.

Uri attack probe: Terrorists cut fence, walked 150 meters into army base

Uri attack probe: Terrorists cut fence, walked 150 meters into army base

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

The four intruders were affiliated to the LeT.

Did MHA, LeT work in tandem on Ishrat Jahan case: Rijiju

Did MHA, LeT work in tandem on Ishrat Jahan case: Rijiju

Rediff.com28 May 2016

He did not name the officer but it was Gujarat Indian Police Service officer Satish Verma who probed the case.

Delhi Police's massive catch: LeT's 'bomb expert' arrested

Delhi Police's massive catch: LeT's 'bomb expert' arrested

Rediff.com17 Aug 2013

The Delhi Police have finally managed to get their man -- Abdul Karim Tunda, the answer to several questions regarding the Lashkar-e-Tayiba network in India.

6 terrorists involved in Lt Fayaz's killing identified

6 terrorists involved in Lt Fayaz's killing identified

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Security forces are carrying out searches in various areas to nab the six terrorists, the source said.

SIMI plans to make the most of IM's downfall

SIMI plans to make the most of IM's downfall

Rediff.com30 May 2014

Swearing allegiance to Taliban and al Qaeda, chanting anti-Modi slogans outside a court, and operating without the support of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence are indications that the banned Students Islamic Movement of India is seeking the attention of global terrorist groups and wants to be the face of India's home-grown terror. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Elite CISF commandos to guard Tata campus in Odisha

Elite CISF commandos to guard Tata campus in Odisha

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

A squad of about 300 special Central Industrial Security Force commandos has taken over the security of a large Tata Steel manufacturing facility in coastal Odisha, making it the 7th private sector concern in the country to get armed cover by the paramilitary force to ward off terror threats.

Police find it tough to break the hawala code

Police find it tough to break the hawala code

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

Nine out of ten terror cases that are reported have had a hawala transaction, reports Vicky Nanjappa

IM operative Faizan linked to Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi

IM operative Faizan linked to Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi

Rediff.com4 May 2014

IM operative Sultan Ahmed Faizan worked with the Samajwadi Party leader in 1985 in a travel agency. Vicky Nanjappa reports

NIA chief to question captured Pakistani militant Naved

NIA chief to question captured Pakistani militant Naved

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

NIA chief Sharad Kumar will personally interrogate Lashkar-e-Tayiba's Pakistani militant Mohammed Naved Yakub, who was captured after Wednesday's attack on a Border Security Forces convoy and was on Tuesday remanded in the custody of the anti-terror agency by a Jammu court.

Burdwan blast mastermind arrested; son of retired B'desh army officer

Burdwan blast mastermind arrested; son of retired B'desh army officer

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

West Bengal police on Saturday arrested the mastermind of Burdwan blast Sk Rahmatulla alias Sajid, a Bangladeshi national and stated to be a Chief Commander of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terror group.

LeT operatives tried to recruit Muzaffarnagar residents: Police

LeT operatives tried to recruit Muzaffarnagar residents: Police

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

Two clerics from Harayana arrested last month for their suspected links to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, and another operative, had allegedly visited the Muzaffarnagar relief camps in Uttar Pradesh and sought to recruit men to their module, a television news channel reported on Tuesday.

Exclusive! How IM terrorist Tehsin Akthar was arrested

Exclusive! How IM terrorist Tehsin Akthar was arrested

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

It might have taken several years, but the intelligence and security agencies in several states recently tracked down and arrested dreaded terrorists involved in creating havoc in the country. It began with the arrest of Zabbiuddin Ansari, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, then came the arrest of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal followed by Lashkar-e-Tayiba bomb maker Abdul Karim Tunda, Zaveri Bazaar bomber Waqas Ahmed and now IM chief Tehsin Akthar. In a five-part series, Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa describes how each of these terrorists were painstakingly tracked by the Intelligence Bureau and arrested by the security agencies.

NIA chargesheets 10 in Bharuch BJP leaders' murder

NIA chargesheets 10 in Bharuch BJP leaders' murder

Rediff.com7 May 2016

Former BJP president of Bharuch and senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member Shirish Bangali and general secretary of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha Pragnesh Mistry were shot dead in the district by two unidentified gunmen on November 2 last year.

Why are our MPs discussing Bigg Boss in Parliament?

Why are our MPs discussing Bigg Boss in Parliament?

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

A round-up of what our lawmakers have been discussing in Parliament on Tuesday

Yasin Bhatkal convicted in 2013 Dilsukhnagar blasts

Yasin Bhatkal convicted in 2013 Dilsukhnagar blasts

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

Besides Bhatkal, the others convicted were Asadullah Akthar of Uttar Pradesh, Zia-ur-Rahman alias Waqas of Pakistan, Tahseen Akhthar of Bihar and Aizaz Shaik of Maharashtra. All of them are in judicial custody.

Why is the Congress trying to communalise 2014 elections?

Why is the Congress trying to communalise 2014 elections?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Faced with the crisis of governance, the UPA's desperate strategy appears to be to communalise the polity and change the electoral agenda, says Arun Jaitley

Armed with 'sticky' bomb, Indian Mujahideen likely to strike in May

Armed with 'sticky' bomb, Indian Mujahideen likely to strike in May

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

The terror group, which suffered a major blow after the arrest of its founder Yasin Bhatkal, is all set to make a comeback with a 'sticky' bomb usually used to target government officials. Vicky Nanjappa reports

NIA steps up manhunt for terrorists who fled Batla House

NIA steps up manhunt for terrorists who fled Batla House

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

In the wake of a final verdict on the Batla House encounter case, the National Investigation Agency and police teams from several states are all set to launch another manhunt for the head honchos of the Indian Mujahideen.

NIA provides information on Burdwan blast to Bangladesh

NIA provides information on Burdwan blast to Bangladesh

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

The National Investigation Agency delegation visiting Bangladesh to investigate the Burdwan blast plot has provided some names and phone numbers in connection with the incident to security agencies.

2 arrested for helping Pakistani terrorist Naved

2 arrested for helping Pakistani terrorist Naved

Rediff.com8 Aug 2015

Official sources said the first one was the truck driver who drove them to Samroli in Udhampur from Kulgam and other one was a bakery owner at Pulwama.

No substantial headway in Burdwan blast probe

No substantial headway in Burdwan blast probe

Rediff.com2 Nov 2014

Exactly a month after the Burdwan blast in which two suspected terrorists were killed, the National Investigation Agency appears to have made no substantial headway.

Delhi police arrest Al Qaeda man from Haryana

Delhi police arrest Al Qaeda man from Haryana

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

A 32-year-old man from Haryana's Mewat district has been arrested by Delhi Police for suspected links with Al Qaeda.