News for 'terror plot'

Rajnath reaches out to Pak shelling-hit border dwellers

Rajnath reaches out to Pak shelling-hit border dwellers

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

As many as 47 people, including 20 security personnel, have been killed and over 130 injured in the R S Pura sector in Pakistan shelling and firing this year.

Why Taliban chief's killing is good news for India

Why Taliban chief's killing is good news for India

Rediff.com26 May 2016

What does the Taliban chief's death means for various stakeholders?

Hyderabad girl drops plan to join ISIS; returns from Turkey

Hyderabad girl drops plan to join ISIS; returns from Turkey

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

"After seeing the conditions in ISIS-controlled areas, she decided to come back."

US issues global travel alert amid Al Qaeda threat

US issues global travel alert amid Al Qaeda threat

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

The United States has issued a global travel alert and ordered its embassies throughout the Muslim world to close down temporarily, amid fears of an Al Qaeda terror strike, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.

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.

SC allows Guj govt to accept DGP PP Pandey's offer to stepdown

SC allows Guj govt to accept DGP PP Pandey's offer to stepdown

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

The bench recorded that Pandey, in the letter, expressed willingness to step down and urged the state government to revoke the notification appointing him till April 30.

'Kasab was 16 when he was roped in by Lashkar for 26/11'

'Kasab was 16 when he was roped in by Lashkar for 26/11'

Rediff.com1 Jan 2014

How old was Ajmal Kasab when he was recruited into the Lashkar-e-Tayiba to carry out the 26/11 attacks? Going by an interrogation report prepared by the Bangalore Police, Kasab was 16 when he was roped into the LeT.

Why ISI has been recruiting youngsters in South India

Why ISI has been recruiting youngsters in South India

Rediff.com19 May 2014

Malaysia recently claimed it had arrested a man who was plotting major strikes in India. This is significant for India as it has links with the arrest of Sri Lankan operative Shakir Hussain in Chennai.

Mr India, the Bollywood superhero everybody loves

Mr India, the Bollywood superhero everybody loves

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Harshvardhan Kapoor's vigilante film, Bhavesh Joshi, made Sukanya Verma look back at Bollywood's original vigilante and Harshvardhan's father, Anil Kapoor, in and as Mr India, which released on May 25, 1987.

Irrfan: The Best Films

Irrfan: The Best Films

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.

'Visa ban is about national security, not against any religion'

'Visa ban is about national security, not against any religion'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that Trump is concerned about America's safety.

'Now we know what Mumbai-style attack looks like'

'Now we know what Mumbai-style attack looks like'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

After the Paris terror attacks, "we know what Mumbai-style attack looks like", a leading British daily said on Monday, underlining that this is war in which everyone is equally at risk.

Saudis execute top Shiite cleric along with 46 others; triggers Mideast rage

Saudis execute top Shiite cleric along with 46 others; triggers Mideast rage

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Saudi Arabia on Sunday came under attack globally a day after it carried out mass execution of 47 people, including Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr who was a vocal critic of the government and the Saudi monarchy.

Malegaon blast: SC seeks reply from NIA on Purohit's bail plea

Malegaon blast: SC seeks reply from NIA on Purohit's bail plea

Rediff.com5 May 2017

The apex court had on April 28 rejected Purohit's plea for urgent hearing, saying the petition will come up in regular course.

Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Purohit approaches SC seeking bail

Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Purohit approaches SC seeking bail

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

The Bombay high court had on April 25 granted bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of plotting the September 2008 Malegaon blast, but rejected the bail plea of co-accused Purohit saying the charges against him were of grave nature.

Niti Aayog favours simultaneous LS, assembly polls from 2024

Niti Aayog favours simultaneous LS, assembly polls from 2024

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

All elections in India should happen in a free, fair and synchronised manner to ensure minimum "campaign mode" disruption to governance, the government think tank said in its report released recently.

Review: Pisaasu is a haunting tale of love

Review: Pisaasu is a haunting tale of love

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Taut screenplay, simple dialogues, excellent characterisation, admirable performances and perfect execution make Mysskin's Pisaasu a must watch, says S Saraswathi.

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.

Tech Savvy IS chief recruiter in India named global terrorist by US

Tech Savvy IS chief recruiter in India named global terrorist by US

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

This is for the first time that the US has slammed sanctions against an ISIS leader in India.

US designates Hafiz Saeed's MML as terrorist outfit

US designates Hafiz Saeed's MML as terrorist outfit

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

"Make no mistake: whatever LeT chooses to call itself, it remains a violent terrorist group. The US supports all efforts to ensure that LeT does not have a political voice until it gives up violence as a tool of influence," said Nathan A Sales, Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of State.

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.

Review: Visaranai is chilling

Review: Visaranai is chilling

Rediff.com7 Feb 2016

Visaranai is a brutally honest film, feels S Saraswathi.

Pakistani cleric Qadri returns to Pakistan after 8 months

Pakistani cleric Qadri returns to Pakistan after 8 months

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

The cleric vowed to seek justice for 14 of his supporters killed in a police raid last year.

Indian-American pleads guilty to funding Al Qaeda

Indian-American pleads guilty to funding Al Qaeda

Rediff.com13 Jul 2014

A 31-year-old Indian-American, caught in a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation, faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing thousands of dollars in material support to three terror groups operating under the Al Qaeda in war-torn Syria and Somalia.

'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.

'Sadhvi Pragya has bad destiny'

'Sadhvi Pragya has bad destiny'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

"Prima facie there is no case made out against Sadhvi Pragya," said Justice More while granting bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of plotting the 2008 Malegaon blast on Tuesday. Sadhvi's lawyer Shyam Dewani speaks to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on what were the circumstances under which she got bail.

Alien abduction? Stolen by Russia? MH370 theories continue

Alien abduction? Stolen by Russia? MH370 theories continue

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

It has been a year since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, carrying 239 passengers, disappeared without any trace.

Appeasement politics boomeranged on Mamata

Appeasement politics boomeranged on Mamata

Rediff.com27 May 2019

'A hugely dangerous game which she thought she had mastered has now found a stronger opponent,' points out Payal Mohanka.

Foreign spy agency mobilised funds for Dhaka cafe attack: Report

Foreign spy agency mobilised funds for Dhaka cafe attack: Report

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

An intelligence agency of a foreign country mobilsed funds for the Dhaka cafe attack which was carried out on behalf of a top fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leader who is on death row after being convicted for 1971 war crimes in Bangladesh, according to a media report.

TV Review: Anil Kapoor and Sikandar Kher turn up the heat in 24

TV Review: Anil Kapoor and Sikandar Kher turn up the heat in 24

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Jack Bauer would approve, says Raja Sen.

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