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British PM rebukes Trump for 'loser terrorist' tweet

British PM rebukes Trump for 'loser terrorist' tweet

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

"I never think it's helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation," May said.

Top LeT terrorist among 2 killed in Kashmir encounter

Top LeT terrorist among 2 killed in Kashmir encounter

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

As the security forces were engaged in the counter-militancy operation, over 100 protesters pelted stones on them, an army official said.

Revenge has started and the blood will flow: ISIS warns UK

Revenge has started and the blood will flow: ISIS warns UK

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

In the footage, a fighter wielding an AK-47 and wearing an explosives belt praises the Paris attackers, who murdered 130 people, as "martyrdom-seeking lions who stormed the capital of France", The Sunday Times reported.

13 suspects arrested belonged to 'Army of Caliph of India'

13 suspects arrested belonged to 'Army of Caliph of India'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

In a crackdown ahead of Republic Day, the National Investigation Agency has arrested 13 suspected Islamic State sympathisers for plotting attacks in different parts of the country.

Maharashtra ATS arrests Parbhani youth for suspected ISIS links

Maharashtra ATS arrests Parbhani youth for suspected ISIS links

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Shahid Khan.

Pak-origin British terrorists big threat to US

Pak-origin British terrorists big threat to US

Rediff.com8 Feb 2009

In a bid to prevent a Mumbai-like massacre on American soil, the CIA is said to have launched a vast spying operation in Britain as it suspects that British terrorists of Pakistani origin are the biggest threat to US. According to the CIA, which has recruited a number of informants in the Pakistani community, a British extremist of Pakistani origin entering the US is the most likely source of a terror attack on America, Britain's leading newspaper The Sunday Telegraph report

'Pakistan players may skip IPL, ICL'

'Pakistan players may skip IPL, ICL'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2009

The escalating tension between India and Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai terror strikes will make it impossible for the players in Pakistan to participate in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) or the Indian Premier League (IPL), feels ICL-recruit all-rounder Abdul Razzaq. Razzaq said with the ICL players banned from playing domestic cricket, it is going to be a very frustrating period for them.

Shocker: A driver earns more than an Intelligence Bureau officer!

Shocker: A driver earns more than an Intelligence Bureau officer!

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

The meagre salary and the thankless nature of the job discourages applicants from joining the IB, says Vicky Nanjappa.

Pension plan: A breather to paramilitary forces

Pension plan: A breather to paramilitary forces

Rediff.com27 May 2009

The forces, especially those involved in counter insurgency and anti-Naxal operations besides those guarding the border heaved a sigh of relief after the Centre recently accepted their demand of restoring the old pension scheme with retrospective effect. Five years ago, the government had framed rules which did not entitle jawans recruited in central police forces after 2004, to pension benefits.

117 Kashmiri youths joined terrorist groups in 2017 so far

117 Kashmiri youths joined terrorist groups in 2017 so far

Rediff.com24 Dec 2017

The number is an all time high for the state with south Kashmir emerging as one of the main hubs, providing cadres to terrorist groups.

Ab Modi teri baari... the threat is real

Ab Modi teri baari... the threat is real

Rediff.com19 May 2014

SIMI slogans in Bhopal against the next prime minister alert security agencies about a likely threat.

Can Modi get Saudis to invest their promised $100 bn?

Can Modi get Saudis to invest their promised $100 bn?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

'The Saudis are in the driving seat in navigating the relations with India; they set its compass and calibrate its pace,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Pakistan needs to take firm actions against Jaish

Pakistan needs to take firm actions against Jaish

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

'This is in its own interest.' 'Only the State must have the monopoly of power in the country.'
'Militias have no place in democracies,' says Shuja Nawaz, Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, the Washington, DC-based think-tank.

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).

South Africa teen planning to join IS pulled off plane

South Africa teen planning to join IS pulled off plane

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

A 15-year-old South African girl was deboarded from a flight to Turkey moments before she was allegedly trying to flee the country to join the dreaded Islamic State militant group.

Might of core group of Maoists reduced to 20 in 2014, says IB chief

Might of core group of Maoists reduced to 20 in 2014, says IB chief

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

A menace to development and a constant threat to the country's security, terror incidents by Maoists have reduced in the recent past, says Intelligence Bureau chief Syed Asif Ibrahim.

26/11 attack was 'heroic', German bakery bombing 'beautiful': Al Qaeda

26/11 attack was 'heroic', German bakery bombing 'beautiful': Al Qaeda

Rediff.com20 May 2015

An Al Qaeda document recovered by US Navy SEALs from the Abbottabad hideout of Osama bin Laden describes the 2008 Mumbai terror attack by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists as a "heroic Fidai" operation and the one at German Bakery in Pune as a "beautiful huge" bombing.

No one willing to take up JeM leadership in the Valley: Army

No one willing to take up JeM leadership in the Valley: Army

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

Army said after the Pulwama terror attack the security forces launched an offensive against the JeM.

Bangladesh Jamaat's financial brain nabbed in Burdwan blast case

Bangladesh Jamaat's financial brain nabbed in Burdwan blast case

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Noor-ul-Haque, alleged to be a financial brain behind banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terror outfit, was nabbed outside Howrah railway station.

UN chief asks nations to commit to Paris deal amid 'dramatic floods'

UN chief asks nations to commit to Paris deal amid 'dramatic floods'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2017

UNICEF estimates that almost 16 million children and their families are in urgent need of life-saving support. Since mid-August, there have been at least 1,288 reported deaths.

REVEALED: Indian Mujahideen's plan to go beyond blasts

REVEALED: Indian Mujahideen's plan to go beyond blasts

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

The seizure of Chinese guns at the Zephyr apartments in Mangalore in September belonging to the Indian Mujahideen has been a wake up call for the Indian agencies. This was an indicator that the IM sought to go beyond the bombs and even indulged in the use of arms for future terror strikes.

Head of Al Qaeda in India caught in Uttar Pradesh

Head of Al Qaeda in India caught in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

"An alert has been sounded in the district after the arrests yesterday in Delhi and Odisha," said an official.

UK's most wanted female terrorist masterminded 400 murders

UK's most wanted female terrorist masterminded 400 murders

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Britain's most wanted female terrorist, dubbed the 'White Widow', has masterminded over 400 deaths including last month's slaughter of 148 people at a university in Kenya, media reports said.

RSS differs with Modi, agrees with Rahul

RSS differs with Modi, agrees with Rahul

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday differed with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over Rahul Gandhi's statement on the Inter Services Intelligence's attempt to lure Muslim youths in riot-hit Muzzafarnagar, saying it "is to an extent right" and the United Progressive Alliance government needs to act firmly against such tendencies.

Modi's BRICS symphony in Goa

Modi's BRICS symphony in Goa

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Narendra Modi's success at the BRICS summit is the best Diwali gift for India's diplomacy and marks her ascendancy to global leadership, says Tarun Vijay.

India-ASEAN call for 'full and effective' implementation of understanding on SCS

India-ASEAN call for 'full and effective' implementation of understanding on SCS

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

In a strong message to China, India and ASEAN on Thursday called for a "full and effective" implementation of the understanding between the parties involved in the South China Sea dispute, while stressing on maritime security and freedom of navigation in the critical sea lanes.

'Khafeel didn't show leadership qualities'

'Khafeel didn't show leadership qualities'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2007

Khafeel Ahmed, a suspect in the failed terror plot in Britain, showed no distinct leadership qualities and did not significantly stand out from the crowd during his tenure with Infotech Enterprises in Bangalore.

70 Kashmiri youth joined terrorist ranks this year: Official

70 Kashmiri youth joined terrorist ranks this year: Official

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

The officer claimed 88 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in 2016.

'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.'

Headley reveals ISI, Lashkar's sinister plans

Headley reveals ISI, Lashkar's sinister plans

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

akistani-American David Coleman Headley outline how the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Inter-Services Intelligence wanted to spread terror in India.

Trump's foreign policy mantra: 'Peace through strength'

Trump's foreign policy mantra: 'Peace through strength'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

The US foreign policy under President Donald Trump would put "America first" and would be based on the principle of "peace through strength," the White House said today, hinting at massive military expansion under the new administration to maintain "unquestioned" US military dominance.

14 'IS sympathisers' arrested across India

14 'IS sympathisers' arrested across India

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

While six of the 14 suspects were picked up on Friday from Karnataka, four are from Hyderabad and two each from Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh.

RS okays extension of Prez Rule in J&K, Shah attacks Nehru again

RS okays extension of Prez Rule in J&K, Shah attacks Nehru again

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government has no other option but to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission wants to hold assembly elections in the state by the end of 2019.

Quetta: 'We were sleeping when terrorists attacked'

Quetta: 'We were sleeping when terrorists attacked'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

Cadets at a police training academy in Pakistan awoke to the horror of suicide bomb-wielding terrorists in an attack late Monday that killed 61 and injured 117.

'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.

'Foreign policy can turn Muslims into extremists'

'Foreign policy can turn Muslims into extremists'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

Distancing himself from Prime Minister Tony Blair's stand, British Home Secretary John Reid has said the war in Iraq and Afghanistan could be a "factor" in turning young British Muslims into extremists.

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.

Militant Naved brought to capital; will undergo lie detection test

Militant Naved brought to capital; will undergo lie detection test

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

After sustained questioning for nearly eight days, alleged Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Naved Yakub was brought to New Delhi on Thursday amid tight security and will be subjected to a lie detection test.

Trump accepts Republican nomination, vows to put 'America first'

Trump accepts Republican nomination, vows to put 'America first'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

Trump promised to defeat ISIS and Islamic terrorism, but toned down his previous proposal of a complete ban on entry of Muslims in the country.

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The Looming Tower reveals the bitter CIA-FBI turf battles that led to the worst terrorist attack in America's history.