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Saba met Kayani

The link between the Pakistan army, its Inter Services Intelligence directorate and the Lashkar-e-Tayiba was strengthened after Lashkar operative Sabahuddin Ahmed confessed to the police that he had met several high-ranking Pakistan army officers including someone named Colonel Kayani. Sabahuddin, a native of Bihar who was arrested for his role in the January 1, 2008…
Wife to spill beans on hubby’s ops

The Bengaluru police will seek the custody of Soofiya Madani, wife of Kerala-based Islamic leader Abdul Nasser Madani, in relation with the Bangalore blasts case. Sources say Soofiya, who stands before a court seeking bail, is fast becoming a major link in several terror operations undertaken both in Karnataka and Kerala. The investigators stumbled upon…
Tussle over Headley not political

There seems to be a tussle between India and the United States of America over Pakistan- born American national terror suspect David Headley’s extradition. While Indian agencies indicate Headley was a double agent of the Central Intelligence Agency, the American agency denies any such news. C D Sahay, former chief of the Research and Analysis…
Churchill has unfinished business at Bangalore Club

Former prime minister of Britain Winston Churchill has unfinished business at the Bangalore Club. A ledger entry, which is part of the Club World Book, which was released as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Club states that Churchill owes Rs 13 in unpaid bills to the club. The Bangalore Club is considered…
Rao did not act despite warnings on Babri

Former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao is back in the news with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board accusing him of being equally responsible for the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. The board says that Rao could never be forgiven for the demolition of the mosque. Dr…
Ram and Rahim as Good neighbours

Ram Puniyani The leak and tabling of Liberhan Commission report has created a big turmoil in the country. While most of the sides have been shouting hoarse about their own position on the issue, not much has been talked about the future solution of this vexed problem.We recall that the mosque built by Mir Baqui around…
Kashmiri ready with Ghazb-e-Hind

The Al Qaeda, along with the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, has decided to launch a terror mission against India, according to sources in the Intelligence Bureau. The mission is called Ghazwa-e-Hind (Battle against India), said sources, and cadres of the two terror outfits have been apprised about it. Ilyas Kashmiri, commander of Qaeda’s 313 brigade, has informed all…
Dropping Headley’s name indicates a pattern

There appears to be a pattern in the manner that the accused in the 26/11 case are making statements before the court. First Sabahuddin claimed that David Headley had interrogated him along with the FBI team that visited India post 26/11 and today it was the turn of prime accused, Ajmal Kasab to issue a…
German intel helped foil attack on BSE

The Bombay Stock Exchange, which was attacked during in the 1993 Mumbai serial balsts, could have become a target again in 2008 had German intelligence agencies not shared timely inputs with their Indian counterparts. Intelligence Bureau officials told rediff.com that the Lashkar-e-Tayiba had plotted to strike the BSE. The terrorist outfit had delegated their Nepal…
For Lashkar Bangalore is next to Mumbai

Rs 50,000 — That’s all it cost to execute the Bangalore serial blasts in 2008, according to T Naseer, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative who is the prime accused in the case. During his interrogation, Naseer, who was arrested recently on the Indo-Bangladesh border, told the police that local materials were used for the blasts and this…