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Govt extends ban on LTTE for 5 more years

Govt extends ban on LTTE for 5 more years

Rediff.com14 May 2019

The notification stated that the LTTE's continued violent and disruptive activities are prejudicial to the integrity and sovereignty of India.

Law, agencies will take call on banning Zakir Naik: Rijiju

Law, agencies will take call on banning Zakir Naik: Rijiju

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Rijiju said India has good relations and mutual understanding with Bangladesh, especially in the matter of co-operation on fighting terrorism.

Pakistan's exit from FATF list puts India on the spot

Pakistan's exit from FATF list puts India on the spot

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

If the FATF lets Pakistan off the hook, which is to be expected, it would signify a big boost to Pakistan's standing in the fight against terrorism. Delhi, on the other hand, loses the propaganda advantage, states Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

MHA, top cop rule out presence of IS in Kashmir

MHA, top cop rule out presence of IS in Kashmir

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

Jammu and Kashmir DGP S P Vaid said a possibility does exist of it carrying out a lone wolf kind of attack.

Opposed to 'unilateral actions' on Kashmir: China after Xi-Imran meet

Opposed to 'unilateral actions' on Kashmir: China after Xi-Imran meet

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

In the past, India strongly rejected references made to Jammu and Kashmir in a previous joint statement by Pakistan and China.

India slams Pak for sheltering 'first accused' of Pulwama attack

India slams Pak for sheltering 'first accused' of Pulwama attack

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava also slammed Pakistan's flip-flop on the presence of Dawood Ibrahim in the country, saying it 'lays bare the insincerity' of Islamabad in responding to legitimate expectations of the world that it will track down international terrorists operating from its soil.

IS releases video showing Indian jihadists fighting in Syria

IS releases video showing Indian jihadists fighting in Syria

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The video is part of IS propaganda campaign on foreign fighters in their ranks, US-based private Search for International Terrorist Entities Intelligence Group said.

How the ATS pulled youth out of ISIS's influence

How the ATS pulled youth out of ISIS's influence

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

There are many such young men in Maharashtra, mainly in the industrially backward Marathwada region, who had once fallen victim to ISIS's propaganda but are now leading a normal life with the help of the employment training programme.

'Neutralising IS modules has no easy solutions'

'Neutralising IS modules has no easy solutions'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

'You cannot say that I have blocked a thousand Web sites (operated by IS) and so I am happy.' 'They will immediately open another thousand such Web sites.'

Can we have closure on the 2002 Gujarat riots?

Can we have closure on the 2002 Gujarat riots?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

Since 2002 however, a section of media, political parties and NGOs have kept up a barrage of propaganda to keep memories of these riots alive and created a sense of 'victimhood' amongst the minorities. The constant dinning of this propaganda has deepened the cleavages between majority and minority and also prompted a fear psychosis amongst the minority, says Colonel (retd) Anil Athale

Narcotic jihad row: BJP leaders meet bishop; Cong blames LDF govt

Narcotic jihad row: BJP leaders meet bishop; Cong blames LDF govt

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

With the controversy over 'love and narcotic jihad' remark by Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt refusing to die down, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday engaged in a fresh round of verbal sparring.

'Real power comes not from the barrel of a gun'

'Real power comes not from the barrel of a gun'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

'...but from those who control the narrative.' Powerful nations have mastered this art of narrative building. Those nations who aspire to become global powers must do so, observes Shanthie Mariet D'Souza.

Nirupam casts doubt on surgical strike; Congress rejects remark

Nirupam casts doubt on surgical strike; Congress rejects remark

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Nirupam said it is up to the government to prove the surgical strikes did take place.

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed wants ban on Saif's 'Phantom' in Pakistan

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed wants ban on Saif's 'Phantom' in Pakistan

Rediff.com9 Aug 2015

Saeed pleaded that the Indian film has "venom against Pakistan and JuD".

Trust Indian Army, not Pak media: BJP to Kejriwal

Trust Indian Army, not Pak media: BJP to Kejriwal

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Aam Aadmi Party leader should answer whether he believed in the Indian Army or not.

What is China's action plan for Tibet?

What is China's action plan for Tibet?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

National security, consolidation of border defences and border security highlights China's Tibet policy, points out Jayadeva Ranade, the former senior RA&W officer and China expert.

TMC juggernaut rolls on, sweeps West Bengal 4-0

TMC juggernaut rolls on, sweeps West Bengal 4-0

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

The TMC, in total, bagged 75.02 per cent of the votes cast, whereas the BJP got some 14.48 per cent votes, in the four assembly segments.

Trust, non-aggression key for regional peace: Rajnath at SCO meet

Trust, non-aggression key for regional peace: Rajnath at SCO meet

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

In his address at a ministerial meeting of the SCO in Moscow in the Russian capital, Singh also referred to the Second World War and said its memories teach the globe the 'follies of aggression' of one state upon another that brings 'destruction' to all.

Elgar case: Stan Swamy files plea seeking straw, sipper in jail

Elgar case: Stan Swamy files plea seeking straw, sipper in jail

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

The special court judge D E Kothalikar has asked the national probe agency to file its reply on the matter on November 26.

Malik CATEGORICALLY denies PC's 26/11 remarks

Malik CATEGORICALLY denies PC's 26/11 remarks

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

Pakistan's Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik on Wednesday rejected Home Minister P Chidambaram's assertion of 'state support' to the terrorists behind 26/11 massacre, saying ISI was a target of 'propaganda campaign'.

100 days of Modi 2.0: Govt to show it fulfilled promises

100 days of Modi 2.0: Govt to show it fulfilled promises

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

BJP would observe the next 10 days -- from Sunday to September 17, the birthday of the PM -- as 'seva parva'.

Pakistani handed 12-year jail term for making LeT video

Pakistani handed 12-year jail term for making LeT video

Rediff.com14 Apr 2012

A Pakistani national has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in the United States on charges of providing material support to Lashkar-e-Tayiba by producing propaganda videos for the terror outfit and helping it with recruitment of would-be militants.

Can be anti-govt, but pro-India: Mahua Moitra in LS

Can be anti-govt, but pro-India: Mahua Moitra in LS

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

The TMC MP also said the UAPA bill seeks to designate individuals as terrorists without due process. She was also of the view that this bill also takes away the powers of the state and also called it anti-federal, anti-constitutional and anti-people.

We don't ban individuals: India on controversial Islamist preacher Zakir Naik

We don't ban individuals: India on controversial Islamist preacher Zakir Naik

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

The government on Tuesday remained non-committal on taking action against a controversial Indian Islamic preacher, who was followed by one of the five Bangladeshi militants, who killed 22 people at a restaurant in Dhaka.

Reyaz Naikoo: From maths teacher to calculative terrorist

Reyaz Naikoo: From maths teacher to calculative terrorist

Rediff.com6 May 2020

Life came to full circle for the 35-year-old bespectacled chief of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit as he was gunned down at the same village from where he had scripted his journey in militancy in 2012.

Separatist leader Geelani laid to rest in a quiet funeral

Separatist leader Geelani laid to rest in a quiet funeral

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

The 91-year-old was buried at a mosque near his residence according to his wishes, his close aides said.

Now, ISIS airs a jihadi song in Mandarin

Now, ISIS airs a jihadi song in Mandarin

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

For the first time, the Islamic State terror group has released its propaganda song in Mandarin calling on Chinese Muslims to wage Jihad, escalating pressure on security forces battling Uyghur militants in volatile Xinjiang province.

'Manufactured facts': India slams Pak over Jadhav's fresh 'confessional video'

'Manufactured facts': India slams Pak over Jadhav's fresh 'confessional video'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

Pak released a "second confessional video", in which purportedly Jadhav can be seen "accepting his acts of terrorism and espionage".

Black boxes show Russian plane not shot by missile

Black boxes show Russian plane not shot by missile

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

However, the act of terrorism has not been ruled out officially by investigators.

Hizbul Mujahideen confirms AMU scholar Manaan Wani joining its rank

Hizbul Mujahideen confirms AMU scholar Manaan Wani joining its rank

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The 26-year-old scholar was on Monday expelled by AMU following reports that he may have joined the terror group after his photograph, showing him with an AK-47 rifle, appeared in social media.

Ex-model claims Islamic State recruiter groomed her to be next White Widow

Ex-model claims Islamic State recruiter groomed her to be next White Widow

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

The western girls who travel to Iraq and Syria to marry Islamic State terrorists are described as White Widow.

Pak did not do a favour by returning Abhinandan, says Sitharaman

Pak did not do a favour by returning Abhinandan, says Sitharaman

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

'Some within India are terming Imran a statesman for sending back our pilot'

11 killed as IS suicide bombers strike Indonesian churches

11 killed as IS suicide bombers strike Indonesian churches

Rediff.com13 May 2018

A family of six, including two young girls, were responsible for the attacks, national police chief Tito Karnavian said.

Don't be afraid of militancy: J-K tells people through ad

Don't be afraid of militancy: J-K tells people through ad

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

In the ad, the government highlighted how the separatists sent their children to "exotic lands" to study, work and earn while instigating the common people to push their children into "violence, stone pelting and hartals".

ISIS attempted suicide attack in India last year: US

ISIS attempted suicide attack in India last year: US

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

'Of all of the branches and networks of ISIS, ISIS-K is certainly one of those of most concern.'

God bless them, says Kejriwal after ink attack in Rajasthan

God bless them, says Kejriwal after ink attack in Rajasthan

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

Two ABVP activists threw ink at Kejriwal for his comments on surgical strikes by the army.

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

In sharp U-turn, Pak says didn't take over Jaish HQ

In sharp U-turn, Pak says didn't take over Jaish HQ

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

"This is the madrassah (seminary) and India is doing propaganda that it is the JeM headquarters," Chaudhry said.

160 terrorists killed this yr; 250 active in Valley: J-K DGP

160 terrorists killed this yr; 250 active in Valley: J-K DGP

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

The DGP said 102 ultras out of those active in the Valley are of Pakistani origin. He also said that terror incidents and the number of local youths joining militancy have decreased.

Amendments to UAPA passed in LS after heated debate

Amendments to UAPA passed in LS after heated debate

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

Shah said the BJP-led government had only brought an amendment to the law which was enacted by thr Congress and whose provisions were later made stringent.