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'LeT is like Al Qaeda. It can be a threat to US'

'LeT is like Al Qaeda. It can be a threat to US'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

United States Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who recently co-chaired the first-ever US-India Homeland Security Dialogue with Home Minister P Chidambaram during a week-long visit to India, dodged a question about whether the US would have any qualms if India undertook an operation similar to the US raid in Abbottabad.

India goes shopping for multi-role helicopters

India goes shopping for multi-role helicopters

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

The Navy urgently requires the MRH to replace its aging SeaKing fleet inducted in 1970. It had 40-odd SeaKing choppers in its air wing, but the strength has come down to about 30 helicopters due to mishaps.

How US mission against Osama ALMOST failed

How US mission against Osama ALMOST failed

Rediff.com19 May 2011

The US Navy SEALs' raid on Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's hideout inside Pakistan ran into trouble after their original plan for a surprise assault was ruined as one of their helicopters clipped a wall, it has been revealed.

'Indian Navy will protect India's trade and economic interests'

'Indian Navy will protect India's trade and economic interests'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

'The Chinese navy is large and expanding both in numbers and capability by the day.' 'India too must take measures to safeguard its own interests, now and in the future.'

Cousins of Osama hunter to sniff out Naxals

Cousins of Osama hunter to sniff out Naxals

Rediff.com9 May 2011

Cousins of the special breed canines, which assisted the elite US Navy SEALs in sniffing out Osama bin Laden from his safe haven in Pakistan, will now help Indian security forces in 'find and fix' anti-Naxal operations in dense forests and difficult terrains.

CHILLING! A blow-by-blow account of killing Osama

CHILLING! A blow-by-blow account of killing Osama

Rediff.com2 Aug 2011

The US Navy SEALs pumped two 5.56-mm bullets to kill an unarmed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's garrison city Abbottabad, a media report said on Monday, providing new insight into the covert operation.

Trump says US should let China keep the drone

Trump says US should let China keep the drone

Rediff.com18 Dec 2016

Trump tweeted, hours after Pentagon announced it had reached an understanding with China for the return of the drone.

Disney withdraws bid to trademark Seal Team 6

Disney withdraws bid to trademark Seal Team 6

Rediff.com26 May 2011

The Walt Disney company has withdrawn its application to trademark the term 'SEAL Team 6', on its toys, games and a TV show, to apparently cash in on the elite unit that killed Osama bin Laden after US Navy declared it would protect its rights.

REVEALED! The US soldier who shot down Osama

REVEALED! The US soldier who shot down Osama

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Meet Rob O'Neill, a man who grew up in a mining town in the US state of Montana. He's also the highly decorated US Navy SEAL who shot dead Osama bin Laden during the 2011 raid on the terrorist mastermind's secret lair in Pakistan.

Osama speaks on Middle East unrest in last video

Osama speaks on Middle East unrest in last video

Rediff.com14 May 2011

United States investigation officials have stumbled upon an unreleased video of Osama bin Laden which shows the slain Al Qaeda chief speaking on the recent unrest in the Middle East but has no reference to the uprisings in Libya, Yemen and Syria.

Did US kill Osama? Most Pakistanis don't think so

Did US kill Osama? Most Pakistanis don't think so

Rediff.com7 May 2011

A majority of urban Pakistanis believe that the person killed by US special forces during a raid in the garrison city of Abbottabad on Monday was not Osama bin Laden, according to a survey.

Indian-American Sikh doctor gets death threats

Indian-American Sikh doctor gets death threats

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Amandeep Singh, a general internist at Monroe Hospital in Indiana, recently received the death threat through a text message on his cell phone by the unknown individual who claimed to have murdered the number's previous owner, community leaders said.

Question mark looms over India's aircraft carrier

Question mark looms over India's aircraft carrier

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

The defence ministry remains uncertain about spending billions of dollars on a carrier.

Cyclone 'Fani' intensifies, likely to hit Odisha on Friday

Cyclone 'Fani' intensifies, likely to hit Odisha on Friday

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

Centre ordered release of Rs 1,086 crore to four states as advance financial assistance for undertaking preventive and relief measures to deal with the cyclone.

7 elite US canine officers have landed in Delhi

7 elite US canine officers have landed in Delhi

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

A special squad of American 'canine officers' have reached Delhi in order to sanitise and conduct anti-sabotage checks at some of the prime venues which will be visited by US President Barack Obama during his forthcoming visit to India.

Tri-nation Malabar naval exercise 2017 begins

Tri-nation Malabar naval exercise 2017 begins

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

95 aircraft, 16 ships and 2 submarines from 3 countries are taking part in Malabar exercise.

Boeing works on anti-sub plane for Indian Navy

Boeing works on anti-sub plane for Indian Navy

Rediff.com8 Dec 2010

US defence major Boeing has started work on the first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the Indian Navy.

Robotic submarine continues search for missing Flight MH370

Robotic submarine continues search for missing Flight MH370

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

A robotic mini-submarine deployed to unprecedented depths underwater to hunt for the crashed Malaysian airliner has searched nearly two-thirds of the focused area of the Indian Ocean floor, as it ended its eighth mission on Monday with still no sign of any wreckage of the plane.

Why is the F-21 being offered to India?

Why is the F-21 being offered to India?

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

In rebranding the F-16 into the F-21, Lockheed Martin appears to have accepted what many have warned it for years: That the IAF would never buy a fighter whose very name is associated across India with the Pakistan Air Force which has operated the F-16 since the 1980s.

Be prepared for hot summers on the India-China border

Be prepared for hot summers on the India-China border

Rediff.com15 May 2020

'The potential of one such LAC engagement going out of control and leading to heavy casualties cannot be ruled out,' warns Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

Pakistan knew about Osama's hideout, says Hillary

Pakistan knew about Osama's hideout, says Hillary

Rediff.com3 May 2016

"It was just too much of a coincidence that that house, that unusual-looking house would be built in that community near the military academy, surrounded by retired military professionals, even though, we couldn't prove it," she said.

India rejects Australia's request to join Malabar exercise, China welcomes

India rejects Australia's request to join Malabar exercise, China welcomes

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Last year, Chinese media sharply criticised the Malabar exercises.

US shelves evacuation of Tamils caught in LTTE are

US shelves evacuation of Tamils caught in LTTE are

Rediff.com12 Mar 2009

The Obama administration has shelved the idea of launching a massive military evacuation of nearly 200,000 Tamil civilians trapped in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam strongholds, sources have told Rediff India Abroad.

India's coming conflict with China in the Indian Ocean

India's coming conflict with China in the Indian Ocean

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

'Despite the current tension at Doklam and the risk of escalation on the Himalayan land frontier, it is the Indian Ocean we need to worry about more,' says Nitin Pai.

Meet Christina Ruggiero, first woman CEO of Coke India's bottling co

Meet Christina Ruggiero, first woman CEO of Coke India's bottling co

Rediff.com18 May 2017

The American, who moved from US Navy to the corporate world, is considered best suited for this role because of her understanding of both production and distribution. Arnab Dutta & Viveat Susan Pinto report.

INS Viraat sets sail for the last time

INS Viraat sets sail for the last time

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

India's majestic aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which is slated to be decommissioned later this year, set sail for the last time from Mumbai for Kochi on Saturday.

Trying Ajmal in India is not a good idea

Trying Ajmal in India is not a good idea

Rediff.com13 Feb 2009

'It will merely give him a forum to make political statements before an international audience. Even if he were to recant, the sceptics may still scoff. He is a small fry in any case.'

India-Japan aim to curtail China's maritime footprint

India-Japan aim to curtail China's maritime footprint

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

The India-Japan joint naval exercises are a strategic signal for China, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Osama supervised assassination of Benazir Bhutto: Report

Osama supervised assassination of Benazir Bhutto: Report

Rediff.com28 Dec 2017

Bhutto was killed in a gun-and-bomb attack during an election campaign rally on December 27, 2007 outside the Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi.

Indian techie, 7-year-old son found dead at New Jersey home

Indian techie, 7-year-old son found dead at New Jersey home

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

The bodies were discovered by N Hanumantha Rao, Sasikala's husband who is also a software professional, on Thursday evening after he returned from work.

10 yrs since the tsunami: PHOTOS from then & now

10 yrs since the tsunami: PHOTOS from then & now

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Rediff.com brings you composite images that show the comparison made between a scene from 2004 (TOP) and 2014.

Kansas recognises March 16 as Indian-American Appreciation Day

Kansas recognises March 16 as Indian-American Appreciation Day

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

The move was taken to honour Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was killed when 51-year-old US Navy veteran Adam Purinton opened fire at him at his friend at a bar.

US takes out rogue spy satellite

US takes out rogue spy satellite

Rediff.com21 Feb 2008

The interception was carried out by the USS Lake Erie warship, which fired a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3, hitting the satellite as it travelled in space at more than 17,000 mph.

US keen to partner India in anti-piracy patrol

US keen to partner India in anti-piracy patrol

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

With India rushing its warship to Gulf of Aden after pirates attacked cargo ships carrying its nationals, the US says it is keen to partner with New Delhi to jointly patrol the high seas off the African coast to deter the armed outlaws. "The Indian ships presence in Gulf of Aden will provide both of us an opportunity to work together (against pirates) and we are looking forward to it," said US Navy Captain Kenneth J Norton on board USS Ronald Reagan.

Osama's son 'bent on avenging his father's death'

Osama's son 'bent on avenging his father's death'

Rediff.com13 May 2017

Ali Soufan, the former FBI agent who was the bureau's lead investigator of Al Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks, told CBS News the letters reveal Hamza to be a young man who adores his father and wants to carry on his murderous ideology.

10 PHOTOS of 9/11 that no American will ever forget

10 PHOTOS of 9/11 that no American will ever forget

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

Here are a few of the photos that best tell the story of that terrible day.

US considering Indian request of armed drones for IAF

US considering Indian request of armed drones for IAF

Rediff.com22 Oct 2017

The Trump Administration's consideration in this regard comes months after a successful meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump at the White House on June 26.

Indian-origin student shot dead in US during robbery attempt

Indian-origin student shot dead in US during robbery attempt

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

Police said two people were shot during an armed robbery attempt inside the convenience store.

US: Verses from Gita recited at Bishop's funeral

US: Verses from Gita recited at Bishop's funeral

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

Noted Hindu Chaplain Rajan Zed recited Gayatri Mantra and other verses ending with Om Shanti at the funeral service of Head Bishop of International Community of Christ Douglas Eugene Savoy on Wednesday.

US uses 'moronic' selfie to bomb ISIS headquarters

US uses 'moronic' selfie to bomb ISIS headquarters

Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

A selfie, bragging about the command and control capabilities of the Islamic State, posted on social media by a terrorist helped the US forces track and destroy its headquarters in Syria in less than 24 hours.