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| November 07, 2009 | | FBI recovers Qaeda videos from LeT operative
Giving a new dimension to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba plot to attack Indian facilities, Federal Bureau of Investigation's sleuths have recovered two inflammatory Al Qaeda videos, containing speeches by Osama bin Laden and other terrorists, from the house of Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was arrested in October. Produced by 'As Sahab Media', commonly acknowledged to be the media wing of the Al Qaeda, one of the videos is titled 'Bombing of Denmark Embassy'.
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| October 21, 2009 | | 22 killed in train collision near Mathura
The Goa Express hit the Udaipur city-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mewar Express from behind between Mathura and Vrindavan at around 4.30 AM, apparently after its driver ignored a signal
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| October 18, 2009 | | India ready to release more funds to SL: PC
India is ready to release more funds to Sri Lanka for rehabilitation of the displaced Tamils in the country in addition to Rs 500 crore allocated earlier, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday.
Six firemen suffocated to death in Thane
Six fire fighters were killed after getting trapped in the lift of a 14-storey building that was on fire. The incident took place in Thane district of Maharashtra in the wee hours of morning on Sunday when the firemen were coming down after dousing the fire at the 14th floor of the Tarangan apartments building.
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| October 16, 2009 | | Obama's Diwali gesture floors Indian Americans
In a statement, the Hindu American Foundation said: "Never before had a sitting US President personally celebrated the Diwali holiday, and with that one gesture, two million Hindu-Americans felt a bit more like they belonged -- one more reason to feel at home."
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| October 14, 2009 | | 'Working for an acceptable solution in J&K'
Contrary to expectations, Union home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday did not make a direct offer to the separatists for a dialogue, but said the Central government was working to find a unique and acceptable solution to the Jammu and Kashmir problem.
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| October 08, 2009 | | Video: Indian embassy takes a hit in Kabul bombing
The blast tore through a market building across the street from the heavily fortified embassy compound, leaving rubble and debris strewn across the road, where the Afghan Interior Ministry is also located.
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| October 05, 2009 | | Floods: Send us your videos
If you are in the vicinity of a flood affected area or near an aid camp, shoot a video and upload it on rediff iShare, and mail us the link at citizen.reporter@rediffmail.com
Pix: A million displaced, over 230 dead in floods
Heavy rains and floods over the past week have wreaked havoc in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and claimed over 230 lives and displaced over a million people.
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| October 03, 2009 | | Video: Human chain against ASEAN pact
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday organised a 500-kilometre-long human chain with over four million participants in Kerala to protest a treaty signed with the 10-country Southeast Asian bloc. The agreement will be effective from Jan. 1, 2010, and tariffs on the products covered would be reduced to zero between 2013 and 2016. The Communists oppose the agreement saying its would sound the death knell for the southern state's agro-based economy.
UN releases stamp on Mahatma Gandhi
Marking the International Day of Non-Violence, the United Nations has released a stamp of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary.
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| September 30, 2009 | | Video: 'Breaking Boundaries' with Astad Deboo
The underprivileged children and young adults are part of the non-governmental organisation Salaam Balak Trust, which provided them with financial support, education and vocational training.
Mumbai gets high-speed interceptor boats
Following last year's terror attacks, the Mumbai police on Tuesday launched two more bulletproof boats - Koyna and Kaveri, touted to "be the fastest high-speed interceptor boats in Indian waters" at the Gateway of India.
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| September 28, 2009 | | Where Ravan is worshipped
Hindus in Kanpur held special prayers to honour the despised mythological demon King Ravana on Monday. The event was organised on the festival of 'Dussehra' that marks the triumph of good over evil
Pak has assured justice to 26/11 case: Krishna
Union External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Sunday said his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi assured him during a bilateral meeting that Islamabad will begin the trial of those recently arrested in connection with last year's Mumbai terror attack shortly, and that it would take steps to ensure that justice is done.
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| September 27, 2009 | | S M Krishna warns UN of terror, skips Pak role
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Saturday urged the world community to urgently bring to justice the perpetrators and supporters of terrorist attack against innocent civilians of Mumbai late last year.
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| September 25, 2009 | | 'India and China have emerged as villains'
'I think a little less superiority, a little more humility on the part of India will serve us very well in the future,' says Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
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| September 23, 2009 | | Al Qaeda video predicts Obama's downfall by Muslims
Terrorist outfit Al Qaeda marked the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington with a video message in which it has predicted that US President Barack Obama would be brought down by the Muslims.
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| September 19, 2009 | | Exclusive Video! Sushilkumar Shinde on Maha polls
Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who also heads the Maharashtra Congress Party election committee, said in New York on Friday that despite some irritants between Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar, seat adjustments would be done between the two parties for the coming assembly election.
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| September 13, 2009 | | India pays homage to victims of Bhopal gas tragedy
As 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, India plans to construct a memorial for the victims of the tragedy,Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday.
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| September 09, 2009 | | PLA replaces China border police in Ladakh
With fresh reports of incursion in Ladakh, Nawang Norboo, Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council on Tuesday said that Chinese troops frequently intrude into Indian territory and even threaten Indian shepherds.
Mayawati statues attract tourists in UP
Tourists visiting Lucknow will have something new to look forward to in the coming months. The state government is developing the sites bearing statues of its chief minister Mayawati as tourist hot spots.
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| September 08, 2009 | | It was cold-blooded murder, says Ishrat's mother
The mother of Ishrat Jahan, the college student who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police in 2004, on Tuesday demanded stringent punishment to all those involved in her daughter's killing.
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| September 03, 2009 | | Immersion of Ganesh idols take place in Pune
The ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival came to an end on Thursday with devotees participating in the immersion of the idols in Pune. Devotees took out processions amidst beating of drums in the farewell ritual.
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| August 28, 2009 | | Phillips Talbot on the Jaswant book controversy
In later years Talbot served as the president of the Asia Society and was also Ambasaddor to Greece. Talbot is a receipient of several awards including the Padma Shri. In this video, Talbot shares his views about Jaswant Singh's controversial book.
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| August 26, 2009 | | Video showing Lankan forces executing Tamils surfaces
A disturbing video purportedly showing Sri Lankan soldiers executing nine Tamils was broadcast in London on Wednesday, triggering war crime charges against Colombo which categorically denied that its security forces were involved in such atrocities.
The manager who does funerals for abandoned bodies
S Sreedhar has given a dignified final farewell to 600 abandoned bodies in the past 24 years. Continuing our series on Extraordinary Indians.
India not downplaying threat perception from China
Although India's economic ties with China are being reinforced, it will not be at the cost of downplaying possible threat perception, India's Minister of state for Defence M M Pallam Raju said in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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| August 25, 2009 | | Arun Shourie calls for BJP revamp from the top
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shouri on Monday slammed the party leadership in full media glare in New Delhi on Monday, calling for a revamp starting from the top.
ISRO to launch Oceansat-2 in September
Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch Oceansat-2, an exclusive satellite to track marine life and identify potential fishing zones in September.
One killed in firing at Ludhiana station
One person was killed and two security personnel were injured when a passenger opened fire in a Jammu-bound train in Ludhiana on early hours of Tuesday.
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| August 18, 2009 | | Jaswant Singh releases his book on Jinnah
A book on the founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah titled, - "Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence" penned by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh, was released in New Delhi on Monday.
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| August 11, 2009 | | 26/11 trial: 2 FBI officers, 3 US nationals to depose today
Three US nationals are expected to give their testimony in the 26/11 terror attack case through videoconferencing while two Federal Bureau of Investigation officers are likely to appear in person before the special court in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Not claimed bodies of terrorists, says Pakistan
Pakistan has neither admitted that four of the nine terrorists who carried out the Mumbai terror attacks were its nationals nor has asked India for their bodies, Pakistan foreign office has said.
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| August 10, 2009 | | Arun Gandhi addresses UN
Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, addresses United Nations Youth Meet
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| August 07, 2009 | | Govt seeks help of pvt hospitals to tackle H1N1
Addressing the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad says that the government has sought cooperation from the private hospitals to deal with swine flu.
Taliban leader Mehsud dead: Pakistan
Pakistan believes Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, was probably killed with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago. According to intelligence officer in South Waziristan Mehsud's funeral had already taken place, while Pakistani media cited their own security sources saying Mehsud was dead.
'India should not attack Pakistan'
The former head commander of the Israeli Security Agency's Anti Terror Security School talks about Al Qaeda, dirty bombs, Chabad House and the 26/11 terror attacks.
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| August 06, 2009 | | Death for three accused in 2003 Mumbai blasts case
Six years after the twin blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar, a special Prevention of Terrorism Act Court in Mumbai has given death sentence to all the three accused in the heinous crime.
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| July 31, 2009 | | Video: India's Spiderman
He is India's Spiderman, but Jyoti Raju prefers calling himself Kothi Manusha or Monkey Man.
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| July 29, 2009 | | 'I just want Section 377 to be struck down'
Author Neel Mukherjee weighs in on the landmark ruling from the Delhi High Court that limited Section 377 under the Indian Penal Code.
What India's Maoists really want
Journalist and author Sudeep Chakravarti he explains that today's Maoists aren't motivated so-much by a desire for full revolution or for more money, so much as they are motivated by a desire for equality, purpose and dignity.
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| July 28, 2009 | | 'Don't think you'll be the next Salman Rushdie'
Noted writer, editor and literary translator, Ira Pande advice to young writers is very practical. She says, "Don't be romantic about your writing -- don't think you'll be the next Booker winner. Writing is a hard job and not everyone who wants to write a story will be successful.'
Kashmir: Justice must be seen to be done
Journalist and author Basharat Peer reveals how the Indian and state government in general, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in particular, have mismanaged and mishandled incidents in Kashmir, notably the Shopian rape and murder cases.
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| July 27, 2009 | | Amitav Ghosh's advice to writers: Work hard!
Down-to-earth and realistic as always, Ghosh's message to young aspiring writers was, "My advice to writers is to work hard. What you see here is not even the tip of the iceberg; barely 1/100th of what one writes that actually makes it to the pages of a book."
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| July 23, 2009 | | High tide at Shivaji Park, Mumbai
As rains lashed Mumbai, the metropolis faced one of the highest tides of the season that hit its shores on Thursday.
The Brown Cloud
The Brown Cloud follows a young boy's journey to adulthood, and parallels his growing disillusionment with the deterioration of the environment, caused by an ever-growing brown cloud of pollution in the atmosphere.
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| July 18, 2009 | | Video:Clinton on women empowerment, climate change
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday morning held a brief press conference at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. She addressed questions on climate change, women politicians, terror and Pakistan.
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| June 19, 2009 | | Why Lalgarh is burning
Rediff.com tracks the tribals' actions.
Rahul Gandhi turns 39
Even though Rahul is in London, his absence did not seem to have deterred his supporters who distributed saris, schoolbags and shoes among poor women and children.
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| June 17, 2009 | | Pak must take firm action on terror: India
India has said that its relations with Pakistan were under 'considerable stress' and that the prime cause for it was terror acts coming out of that country.
India-Russia ties are time tested: PM
During his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, Dr Singh reiterated that Russia stood by India through thick and thin, helping build industry and military.
Lalgarh simmers under Maoist violence
Trouble continues in Lalgarh in West Bengal state as Tribals and members of the People's Committee against Police Atrocities continue their violent protests.
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| April 16, 2009 | | What a techie said moments before dying
In a bizarre incident, a techie from Bangalore committed suicide after recording a videographed message in which he blamed his second wife for his death..
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| April 06, 2009 | | Dutt replaced by Nafisa Ali as SP's Lucknow candidate
Former Miss India and social activist Nafisa Ali was on Sunday nominated to contest from northern Lucknow constituency in the upcoming parliament elections in place of actor-turned politician Sanjay Dutt, who was barred by the apex court from contesting
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| April 05, 2009 | | Maneka, Mayawati clash over motherhood
Mayawati and Maneka Gandhi engaged in a bitter verbal duel on April 4 over the detention of Varun Gandhi under the National Security Act, with the UP chief minister slamming the BJP MP for defending his hate speeches saying she should have inculcated good values in her son
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| April 04, 2009 | | US: Gunman storms immigration centre, 13 killed
At least 13 people were killed and four seriously injured on Friday when a suspected Asian gunman, who was among the dead, armed with a high-powered rifle stormed the American Civic Center, an immigration services office, at Binghamton in New York and opened fire.
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| April 01, 2009 | | Vote for integrity, vote for good people: Aamir
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has launched a nationwide campaign to increase awareness among people about their candidates contesting Lok Sabha polls, urging them to make an informed choice.
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| March 30, 2009 | | Lahore siege: Troops had a tough time
A group of attackers continued fighting in a police training centre in Lahore on Monday after storming the building with guns and grenades, killing at least 22 policemen.
Kasab gets a lawyer, finally
The special court constituted to try the Mumbai Terror attacks case on Monday appointed two lawyers for Amir Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist who was involved in the 26/11 massacre. Advocate Anjali Waghmare will represent Kasab in court.
rediff.com:Masks of political leaders, a hot favourite during campaign
Activists of various political parties are using masks of their leaders to woo voters ahead of this year's general election.
Varun Gandhi booked under tough law
Varun Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Pilibhit, plunged into deeper trouble on Sunday night with the Uttar Pradesh government deciding to book him under the National Security Act.
22 policemen killed in Lahore terror attack
At least 20 policemen were killed in a gun and grenade attack at a police training centre in Lahore on Monday.
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| March 27, 2009 | |
Over 70 people have been feared killed as a bomb exploded at a mosque in the town of Jamrud in the Khyber agency in north-west Pakistan during Friday prayers.
PMK deserts UPA, joins AIADMK
In a blow to the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, crucial regional ally Pattali Makkal Katchi party on Thursday said that it would build a new alliance.
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| March 24, 2009 | |
Sonia Gandhi attacks Third Front
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi kicked off her election campaign by targeting a "rag tag coalition of parties, Third Front, that has been hurriedly cobbled together mostly by regional satraps to fight the forthcoming elections.
Kashmiri Pundits demand inclusion to voters list
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi kicked off her election campaign by targeting a "rag tag coalition of parties, Third Front, that has been hurriedly cobbled together mostly by regional satraps to fight the forthcoming elections.
Kasab says he is a Pakistani national
The man accused of being the lone surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks--Ajmal Kasab--told a court on Monday that he was from Pakistan and wanted legal assistance from the country.
Reinstated Pak CJ returns to job
Jubilant lawyers clapped and threw rose petals at Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as he left his house to return to work on Tuesday, more than a year after he was sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf.
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| March 23, 2009 | | BrahMos missile to be inducted into IAF by 2012
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos will be inducted into the Indian Air Force by 2012, said A. Sivathanu Pillai, the chief executive officer and managing director, Brahmos Aerospace, on Sunday.
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| March 22, 2009 | |
Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed his post at the Supreme Court on Sunday following two years of political turmoil over his ouster by former president Parvez Musharraf.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh elects new chief
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, elected its new chief on Saturday. Mohan Bhagawat replaced K S Sudarsahan, who was held the top post for almost nine years.
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| March 20, 2009 | | Varun Gandhi to explain his 'hate speech' to EC
Bharatiya Janta Party leader Varun Gandhi has to file a reply with the Election Commission on Friday, explaining his controversial speech in Pilibhit earlier this month.
Mallika Sarabhai to contest against Advani
Renowned dancer and social activist Mallika Sarabhai disclosed at Ahmedabad on Thursday that she will contest in the ensuing parliamentary polls as an independent candidate from Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
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| March 19, 2009 | | CIA chief meets home ministry officials
Central Intelligence Agency chief Leon Panetta met Home Minister P Chidambaram and officials of Indian home ministry on Thursday, to discuss the security situation in South Asia.
Negotiations between Congress allies continue
Key allies of the ruling Congress - led United Progressive Alliance on Wednesday continued hectic negotiations to narrow down differences over seat-sharing talks, for the coming national polls beginning next month.
Uma Bharti will be happy to see Advani as PM
Bharatiya Janshakti Party leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday said that she is happy to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani in the interest of the country.
Election Commission registers FIR against Varun Gandhi
The Election Commission will send for forensic analysis, the compact disc containing the communal speech allegedly delivered by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Varun Gandhi in the ensuing parliamentary polls in Uttar Pradesh.
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| March 16, 2009 | | Third Front vows to provide alternatives
A group of smaller political parties, including the Left, who launched "Third Front", vowed to provide an alternative to the two main national coalitions--the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratoc Alliance--on Sunday.
Sanjay Dutt pledges to work for the common man
Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt, who is the candidate of Samajwadi Party from Lucknow, on Sunday promised to work for the betterment of the people, if voted to power.
Sanjay Dutt prays for political success
Actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt visited the Teele Wali Masjid and a dargah in Lucknow.
Nawaz Sharif calls off "Long March" protest
Nawaz sharif called off his long march protest after Pakistan president Asif ali Zardari agreed to reinstate the deposed judges.
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| March 13, 2009 | | Poll panel slaps notice to Mulayam Singh Yadav
As the Election Commission slapped notice on Samajwadi Party for violating the election code in a Holi function, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday rapped the SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, also criticising the ruling Congress party for allegedly, playing soft with its key ally.
Third Front launched to counter BJP, Congress
Ten political parties, comprising some regional parties and the Left, came together at a rally near Bengalure on Thursday to launch the 'Third Front' ahead of general elections beginning next month.
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| March 07, 2009 | | India test-fires interceptor missile
As part of building a domestic ballistic missile Defence system, India has successfully test-fired its homegrown interceptor missile.
Farewell for MiG-23 BN aircraft
After serving the Air Force for nearly three decades, single-engine strike aircraft MiG-23 BN was given a farewell at a formal 'phasing out' ceremony at the Halwara airbase in Punjab on Friday.
Blast in Peshawar
At least seven people including five policemen were killed in a blast in Peshawar on Saturday. A suicide car bomber when ordered to stop his vehicle detonated it instead at a road block killing seven people.
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| February 26, 2009 | | 50 killed in Bangladesh rebellion
According to media reports, nearly 50 people were killed when Bangladeshi paramilitary troops mutinied over a pay dispute at their headquarters in Dhaka.
Karat, Modi sound poll bugle
Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Prakash Karat saw a post-poll realignment of forces opposed to both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Nepal's last king arrives in India
Nepal's last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday, reportedly on a fortnight-long private visit.
A village in Gujarat turns pink
Inspired by the 'Pink City' Jaipur, an obscure village in Gujarat has all the structures painted in pink, to become the country's only pink village.
Bangladesh rebels agree to lay down their arms
Mutinous members of a Bangladesh paramilitary unit agreed to lay down their arms and accept an amnesty offered by the government, one of their officers said.
Congress confident of coming back to power
The ruling Congress Party, on Wednesday said that it has fulfilled all its promises and so epects the people to vote them back to power.
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| February 25, 2009 | | Heavy gunfire at Bangladesh Rifles HQ
Smoke could be seen billowing over Dhaka on Wednesday after heavy gunfire broke out at the headquarters of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles.
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| January 15, 2009 | | Rahul shows Miliband the 'real India'
This is the real India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told British Foreign Secretary David Miliband as they visited Semra, a nondescript Dalit village.
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| January 09, 2009 | | NRIs can give strong rebuff to terrorists: Prez
Urging NRIs to invest in India and benefit from its resilient economy, President Pratibha Patil on Friday said this will be a 'strong rebuff' to the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks
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