News for 'terror plot'

PoK-linked London Bridge attacker was 'ISIS fighter'

PoK-linked London Bridge attacker was 'ISIS fighter'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2019

'The person who carried out the London attack... was a fighter from the Islamic State, and did so in response to calls to target citizens of coalition countries,' the ISIS statement read.

Al Qaeda's global operations chief killed in Pak army raid

Al Qaeda's global operations chief killed in Pak army raid

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

The chief of Al Qaeda's global operations, wanted by the United State over a 2009 plot to attack the New York subway system, was killed in a raid in Pakistan's restive tribal region, the country's military said.

26/11 plotter Rana rearrested in US on India's request

26/11 plotter Rana rearrested in US on India's request

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

Rana, 59, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was recently released from jail on compassionate ground after he told a US court that he has tested positive for the COVID-19.

NIA drops plea for warrant against Headley

NIA drops plea for warrant against Headley

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

National Investigating Agency withdraws plea from a Delhi court for non-bailable warrants against David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana on charge of plotting terror attacks in India.

7 suicide bombers carried out Easter blasts in Sri Lanka

7 suicide bombers carried out Easter blasts in Sri Lanka

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

The National Tawheed Jamath is suspected of plotting the deadly Easter blasts.

NIA seeks warrants against Headley, Rana, Saeed

NIA seeks warrants against Headley, Rana, Saeed

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

National Investigation Agency has moved a Delhi court for issuance of non-bailable warrants against Pakistani-American terror suspects David Headley, Tahawwur Hussain Rana and Pakistan-based Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Hafiz Saeed on the charge of plotting terror attacks in India.

Review: Irada is very disappointing

Review: Irada is very disappointing

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

'A scatterbrained film that fails to encash Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah's screen presence,' says Prasanna D Zore.

US doubts Pak's intent in aiding NY bombing probe

US doubts Pak's intent in aiding NY bombing probe

Rediff.com7 May 2010

US officials are unsure if Pakistan will take any action against these India-centric terror groups based in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Man Utd play down attack claim

Man Utd play down attack claim

Rediff.com20 Apr 2004

Delhi court issues NBWs against Pak officers

Delhi court issues NBWs against Pak officers

Rediff.com21 Jul 2010

A Delhi court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against two serving Pakistani Army Majors and three LeT operatives for plotting terror attacks in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of the country.

US strike kills top al Qaeda commanders in Pak

US strike kills top al Qaeda commanders in Pak

Rediff.com22 Nov 2008

Rashid Rauf, the terror mastermind believed to be behind the 2006 trans-Atlantic plane bombing plot, and another top al Qaeda operative were among five militants killed in a United States missile attack on Saturday which hit the house of a prominent Taliban commander in Pakistan's troubled north-west.Rashid Rauf, a British-Pakistani citizen, was one of two of the suspected ringleaders of the al Qaeda London Airline plot to destroy the aircraft en route to the United States.

Exclusive! RSS leader: Home ministry misused agencies to trap me

Exclusive! RSS leader: Home ministry misused agencies to trap me

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

'The country's home ministry has misused investigating agencies in the most illegal, corrupt, inhuman and unjustified way to trap innocents like me in terror traps,' says RSS leader Indresh Kumar, who terror accused Swami Aseemanand alleged knew of plots to bomb the Samjhauta Express, the Mecca Masjid and the Ajmer Dargah.

India Must Engage with the Taliban

India Must Engage with the Taliban

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

The activation of diplomatic channels is likely to yield better results than a simmering hostility, recommends Ajai Shukla.

Clinton warns Pak: Stop terrorists or else...

Clinton warns Pak: Stop terrorists or else...

Rediff.com8 May 2010

In the strongest message to Pakistan since the failed Times Square bombing plot, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of 'severe consequences' if a successful terror attack is traced back to that country. Clinton said that though Pakistan's attitude towards Islamic terrorism has changed in the recent past, it still needs to take far more stringent measures to quell militancy emanating from its soil.

India cancels visas of Headley and Rana

India cancels visas of Headley and Rana

Rediff.com17 Dec 2009

The Indian government has cancelled visas of Pakistani-origin terror suspects and Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, according to sources.

MEA seeks report on 'missing' Headley, Rana papers

MEA seeks report on 'missing' Headley, Rana papers

Rediff.com16 Dec 2009

The papers on the basis of which terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana were issued visas by the Indian Consulate in Chicago may have gone mysteriously missing and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said she has asked for a factual report from the diplomatic mission.

PM's Security Breach: Questions That Need Answers

PM's Security Breach: Questions That Need Answers

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

Who took the decision for the prime minister, the nation's single most popular leader, to take the road route when they should have already known about the farmers' protests and also the grave risks involved, when and how, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Al-Qaeda training camp exists in Pakistan

Al-Qaeda training camp exists in Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Sep 2007

Intelligence officials in Denmark and Washington were quoted as saying that at least one suspect in the Danish group had direct ties to leading figures in al-Qaeda, which has regrouped in northwestern Pakistan.

The deal that saved Headley's life

The deal that saved Headley's life

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded guilty on Thursday before a United States court. Headley, 49, who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's joint terrorism task force on October 3, 2009, told US District Judge Harry Leinenweber that he wanted to change his plea to guilty, in an apparent bid to get a lighter sentence.

'Gujarat police in denial on post-Godhra riots'

'Gujarat police in denial on post-Godhra riots'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

After spending five years in jail, Maulana Mohammad Naseeruddin was granted bail by the Supreme Court. He spoke to Vicky Nanjappa about his detention and the charges against him.

Lashkar made three attempts to kill Kasab: IB

Lashkar made three attempts to kill Kasab: IB

Rediff.com3 May 2010

As the special court in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail gets ready to pronounce the verdict in the 26/11 terror attacks case, Intelligence Bureau officials said Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba had tried to disrupt the trial by carrying out a series of attacks in India on at least three occasions in the last one year.

Pak major key link between 26/11 perpetrators

Pak major key link between 26/11 perpetrators

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

A Lahore-based retired Pakistan army major has emerged as a key link between the Mumbai terror attack suspect David Coleman Headley and his Pakistani handlers who guided him in planning and plotting strikes in India.

US teams share info on Headley with India

US teams share info on Headley with India

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

A joint team of the US department of justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation briefed Indian investigators on American terror suspect David Headley's alleged role in last year's Mumbai terror strike on Monday.

PM security breach: BJP wants Punjab home minister, DGP sacked

PM security breach: BJP wants Punjab home minister, DGP sacked

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party leaders met the governor in Chandigarh on Thursday, demanding the dismissal of the state's home minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and the police chief over the security breach during the prime minister's visit to Punjab.

Headley teed off in Mumbai to get tip-offs

Headley teed off in Mumbai to get tip-offs

Rediff.com27 Nov 2009

American terror suspect David Headley arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting terror attacks in India used to visit a golf course in Mumbai frequented by western diplomats and businessmen and is believed to have struck a rapport with them.

'Rahul Bhatt a witness in case against Headley'

'Rahul Bhatt a witness in case against Headley'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2009

Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul is a witness in the case relating to terror charge probe against American national David Headley, a top police official said.

US court rejects Rana's bail plea again

US court rejects Rana's bail plea again

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

A US court again turned down the bail plea of terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, accused of plotting terror attacks in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, on Thursday saying the Pakistani-Canadian is charged with "very serious crimes" which give him a motive to flee.

New York Imam pleads guilty in Zazi case

New York Imam pleads guilty in Zazi case

Rediff.com5 Mar 2010

A New York cleric, who tipped off al Qaeda-trained militant Najibullah Zazi as he plotted to bomb the city's subways last year, has pleaded guilty to lying to US federal agents about his contacts with the terror suspect.

Delhi: Detained US national came from Pakistan

Delhi: Detained US national came from Pakistan

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

A 61-year-old American national, identified as Winston Marshal Carmichael, was detained at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi on late on Wednesday night minutes before he was to board a Qatar-bound flight after a knife was found in his hand baggage.

Headley, Rana in the same prison but never meet

Headley, Rana in the same prison but never meet

Rediff.com26 Jan 2010

Lashkar-e-Tayiba operatives David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, friends from a military school in Pakistan and facing charges of conspiring 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, have not been in contact with each other or met despite being in the same federal lock-up.

Fought for Islamic State in Iraq, was paid $100 per month: TN man reveals all

Fought for Islamic State in Iraq, was paid $100 per month: TN man reveals all

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

Subahani Haja Moideen told NIA investigators that on his return, he collected money, procured explosives and plotted to target tourists and judges in Kerala.

Headley met American with tourist visa for 9 years

Headley met American with tourist visa for 9 years

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

In a new twist to the Headley case, it now turns out that the US national arrested for plotting terror strikes in India was in touch with another American who has been living in India on a tourist visa for nine years and running a massage parlour.

Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif: No aggression will go unpunished

Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif: No aggression will go unpunished

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

Raheel's comments assume significance as they come amidst the strain in Indo-Pak ties after the Uri terror attack and India's surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK.

Musharraf hails LeT, JuD terrorists as 'patriotic'

Musharraf hails LeT, JuD terrorists as 'patriotic'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

The 74-year-old retired general had last month said that he was the biggest supporter of the LeT and its founder Hafiz Saeed

Headley's father was a Pakistani diplomat: Report

Headley's father was a Pakistani diplomat: Report

Rediff.com19 Nov 2009

Fresh details have emerged about David Headley, who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in October for plotting terror attacks in India, with the United States media reporting that the terror suspect was born to a Pakistani diplomat father and an American mother.At the age of 16, Headley, who was born Daood Gilani, was taken out of Pakistan, where he attended a military school, and brought to Philadelphia by his mother.

Indian investigators, FBI to quiz US LeT operative

Indian investigators, FBI to quiz US LeT operative

Rediff.com31 Oct 2009

Indian investigators would join their Federal Bureau of Investigation counterparts on Monday to question David Coleman Headley, nabbed by FBI for plotting a major terror attack in India at LeT's behest, as fresh inputs indicated that he was planning to visit Pakistan this month.

Delhi metro may be hit by fidayeen strikes, warns IB

Delhi metro may be hit by fidayeen strikes, warns IB

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Delhi metro has been put on high alert following an Intelligence Bureau warning of possible terror strikes. The alert, which has been shared with the Delhi police, suggests that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Jhangvi will carry out the strikes.

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar review

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar review

Rediff.com27 May 2021

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is an intriguing mess, feels Sukanya Verma.

Islamic State threat to Kerala HC judges, politicians warn intelligence agencies

Islamic State threat to Kerala HC judges, politicians warn intelligence agencies

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

The sources, however, declined to divulge further details.

US prosecutors seek 30-yr sentence for LeT operative Rana

US prosecutors seek 30-yr sentence for LeT operative Rana

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The United States prosecutors on Tuesday sought 30 years' imprisonment for Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, an accomplice of convicted terrorist David Headley, for providing material support to Laskar-e-Tayiba and conspiring for a terror attack on a Danish newspaper.