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PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

The PFI is alleged to have been continuously involved in anti-government propaganda and spreading the narrative that Muslims were being persecuted in India.

'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.'

'Pakistan will find ways to keep you busy'

'Pakistan will find ways to keep you busy'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

'Not only in Kashmir, but in the rest of the country.'

IAS topper Shah Faesal slams national media for comparing him with Burhan Wani

IAS topper Shah Faesal slams national media for comparing him with Burhan Wani

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

The angry reaction from the Director (School Education) came after some channels aired Faesal's pictures alongside Wani's bullet-ridden body.

India, Qatar ink 7 agreements to boost cooperation

India, Qatar ink 7 agreements to boost cooperation

Rediff.com5 Jun 2016

Official talks were held between Modi and Seikh Tamim for multi-sectoral partnership and strengthening of Indo-Qatar ties following which the agreements and Memorandums of Understanding were signed on the second day of the Prime Minister's visit.

29 killed in IS-claimed attack at Iran military parade

29 killed in IS-claimed attack at Iran military parade

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted that the attack near the Iraqi border was carried out by 'terrorists recruited, trained, armed & paid by a foreign regime'.

PM seeks votes for 'air strike men', EC takes cognizance

PM seeks votes for 'air strike men', EC takes cognizance

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The PM treaded sensitive ground by asking first-time voters to dedicate their first vote to those who carried out air strike in Balakot.

Centre's Taliban Response Puts UP BJP in A Fix

Centre's Taliban Response Puts UP BJP in A Fix

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

The pressure on Delhi mellowed Lucknow's ruling dispensation's initial enthusiasm to try and draw electoral mileage from the developments in Afghanistan.

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.

Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's NGO to be banned soon

Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's NGO to be banned soon

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

IRF will be declared an 'unlawful association' under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act after investigations by the home ministry found it to be allegedly having dubious links with Peace TV, an international Islamic channel accused of propagating terrorism, an official source said.

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.

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.

Hizb names successor to slain Kashmir 'operational commander'

Hizb names successor to slain Kashmir 'operational commander'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2017

Yattoo, who hailed from Budgam district of central Kashmir, had a long association with Hizbul Mujahideen and was responsible for keeping alive the prolonged unrest of 2016 following the killing of group's commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8.

Make no mistake, we're heading into war

Make no mistake, we're heading into war

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

The days of a thousand cuts are over. These mini wars will remain under the threshold of undeniable war, but will escalate closer to that threshold when their big brother pushes in. Chinese aggression has changed the matrix, the strategies, and surely the objectives too, warns David Devadas.

Terror group vows revenge for Batla house encounter

Terror group vows revenge for Batla house encounter

Rediff.com20 Sep 2014

On the sixth anniversary of the 2008 Batla House encounter on Friday, terror group Ansar-ul-Tawhid Fi Bilad Al Hind has issued a threat to avenge the killings of Indian Mujahideen members who died in the encounter.

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Islamic State in India: The Jihadist Reboot

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

'The undiminished threat, therefore, has the potency of sustaining itself in multiple ways in the near and medium term.' 'The state agencies need to utilize innovative methods in countering radicalization and violent extremism to address this growing threat'.

How this general taught Pakistan a lesson

How this general taught Pakistan a lesson

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

'In one instance of the Pakistani army's violation of the Ceasefire, I ordered a far tougher response designed to deter the enemy.' 'I warned that 'unexpected damage' to their forces will be inflicted if they continued with such ceasefire violations.' A fascinating excerpt from Lieutenant General K Himalay Singh's Making of a General: A Himalayan Echo.

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.'

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".

Football Briefs: Barcelona's Coutinho ruled out for three weeks

Football Briefs: Barcelona's Coutinho ruled out for three weeks

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Kashmiris took Art 370 scrapping positively: Top army officer

Kashmiris took Art 370 scrapping positively: Top army officer

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Gen Raju said Pakistan was "not happy" with the peaceful situation in the valley.

'We want to prevent Pak from training Kashmiri youth'

'We want to prevent Pak from training Kashmiri youth'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

'It's a matter of great pride that no student of Army Goodwill Schools has ever joined terrorism.'

Oppn hardens stand on Pegasus, seeks debate in PM's presence

Oppn hardens stand on Pegasus, seeks debate in PM's presence

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

The Opposition on Wednesday hardened its stand on the Pegasus spyware issue with 14 parties unitedly demanding a debate in Parliament in the presence of the prime minister or the home minister and a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter.

'Today you caught me, congrats', Dujana told officer before being killed

'Today you caught me, congrats', Dujana told officer before being killed

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

The officer made attempts to get the terrorist to give up by reminding him of his parents and wife.

Pakistan will fail the litmus test of credibility: ex-NSA M K Narayanan

Pakistan will fail the litmus test of credibility: ex-NSA M K Narayanan

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

Describing Pakistan as a "failing state", former National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said that there was no remote possibility of Pakistan passing the "litmus test" of credibility in prosecuting LeT terrorist Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the key Mumbai attack handler.

13 terror financers in J-K identified: Officials

13 terror financers in J-K identified: Officials

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

'Individuals have been found providing money to major terrorist groups, Hurriyat leaders, separatists and stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir.'

Xi plans to use CCP centenary to serve his goals

Xi plans to use CCP centenary to serve his goals

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

With his eye on next year's Party Congress, Xi Jinping is using the CCP's centenary celebrations to publicise the benefits for China from its leadership, and boost his image and contribution to China's rise, observes Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer.

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.

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.

If Shah can claim 250 killed in IAF strikes, why can't PM: Cong

If Shah can claim 250 killed in IAF strikes, why can't PM: Cong

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

Singh said, "It is extremely shocking and tragic that the prime minister of this country is pointing fingers at opposition parties for questioning the Army or the Air Force.

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.

NDFB-S joins hands with UNLFW

NDFB-S joins hands with UNLFW

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

In bad news for security forces, Bodo insurgent group NDFB-S is believed to have aligned with UNLFW, an umbrella organisation of terror groups in the north-east, responsible for the recent ambush in Manipur that killed 18 soldiers.

Is this Chinese grandfather ISIS' oldest jihadi?

Is this Chinese grandfather ISIS' oldest jihadi?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

In a video released by the ISIS, 80-year-old Islamic State fighter Muhammed Amin describes his journey from China to Syria.

Continued terror can't be 'new normal' in ties: India to Pak

Continued terror can't be 'new normal' in ties: India to Pak

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

Talking tough in the wake of attack on army camp in Nagrota, India on Thursday made it clear that talks with Pakistan cannot take place in an atmosphere of "continued terror", which it will never accept as "new normal" in the bilateral relationship.

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.

US-Taliban Relationship on the cards?

US-Taliban Relationship on the cards?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Biden's lengthy remarks on Afghanistan contained no condemnatory references to the Taliban, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's systemic dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.

Zakir Naik's NGO outlawed by government for 5 years

Zakir Naik's NGO outlawed by government for 5 years

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

The Cabinet approved a proposal to declare Islamic Research Foundation as an 'unlawful association' under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for five years, a home ministry official said.

Big win for security forces; Zakir Musa's successor gunned down

Big win for security forces; Zakir Musa's successor gunned down

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

Lelhari was named as the new commander of Ghazwat-ul-Hind in June this year after Zakir Musa was gunned down by security forces.

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'

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.