All stories by VICKY NANJAPPA
What a terrorist wants: Bomb blasts and Kerala holiday!
Rediff.com28 Mar 2014Kerala remains a safe haven for members of the IM and the SIMI alike, says Vicky Nanjappa
How Muthalik can dent the BJP in Dharwad
Rediff.com28 Mar 2014The Ram Sene chief is likely to dent the Hindutva vote bank in BJP's 18-year-old bastion in Karnataka, turn the tide in favour of the Congress. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Why Naxals delight in blowing up mobile towers
Rediff.com27 Mar 2014Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa explains why destroying mobile towers just before a political rally is a big headache for security agencies.
Will she avenge her father's defeat at Yeddyurappa's hands?
Rediff.com27 Mar 2014Her political rivals have taken strong objection to Geetha Shivrajkumar's relentless milking of her father-in-law's legacy, says Vicky Nanjappa
'Not Indian Mujahideen, Patna terror strike was carried out by...'
Rediff.com27 Mar 2014Investigating officials are taking Indian Mujahideen terrorist Tehsin Akhtar's claims with a healthy dose of salt, says Vicky Nanjappa
Crackdown on IM continues: 2 terrorists held in UP
Rediff.com27 Mar 2014Two Pakistan-based operatives of the Indian Mujahideen were arrested in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
How IM's top terrorist helped sleuths nab Zaveri Bazaar bomber
Rediff.com25 Mar 2014Indian Mujahideen's new chief Tehsin Akhtar was arrested quite a few days ago, but security agencies decided to keep the news under wraps to entrap fellow terror operative Waqar Ahmed and three other terrorists of the IM.
C K Jaffer Sharrief walks out of Congress, blames Sonia
Rediff.com25 Mar 2014Veteran Congress leader and seven-time Member of Parliament Jaffer Sharrief has ended his over six-decade-long association with the party.
The Pramod Muthalik interview: 'Is fighting for Hindutva wrong? What is the big deal?'
Rediff.com25 Mar 2014'The fight was against those who were being immoral. Not once was there any directive from me or anyone to beat up women,' says Pramod Muthalik, the man behind the shameful Mangalore pub attack incident
More bad news for IM: Patna blasts mastermind Tehsin Akhtar arrested
Rediff.com25 Mar 2014Acting on reports of the Intelligence Bureau about his movement, Delhi police had been hot on Tehsin's trail for a few weeks, says Vicky Nanjappa
Now Congress does a BJP, inducts and removes Ram Sene member
Rediff.com25 Mar 2014On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party overturned its decision on inducting the controversial Sri Ram Sene chief Paramod Muthalik, and a day later, it was the Congress' turn. Dinker Shetty, an accused in the infamous Mangalore pub attack incident had joined the Congress, had his membership cancelled and his induction put on hold.
How parties LIED on their poll expenses
Rediff.com24 Mar 2014The Association of Democratic Reforms in its lartest report has noted serious discrepancies between lump sum amount that political parties declared to have given to their candidates for election expenditure, and the actual amount received by the candidates. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Wanted to kill Modi, blow up Palace on Wheels: IM bomber
Rediff.com24 Mar 2014Waqas Ahmed, better known as the Zaveri Bazaar bomber, spills the beans about the Indian Mujahideen's wicked plans. Vicky Nanjappa reports
BJP-TDP relations sour over seat sharing
Rediff.com24 Mar 2014The Bharatiya Janata Party-Telugu Desam Party alliance in Andhra Pradesh has run into rough weather over seat sharing.
BJP puts on hold the entry of Mangalore pub attack mastermind
Rediff.com23 Mar 2014While the BJP believes that Muthalik will help the party secure more votes in northern Karnakata, many of the party's supporters in urban areas are uncomfortable with his induction, says Vicky Nanjappa
Armed with 250 kg of explosives, IM men wanted to target Modi
Rediff.com23 Mar 2014Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had earlier dismissed an enhanced threat perception for Modi. However, he may have to reconsider his stance on the subject, says Vicky Nanjappa
4 Indian Mujahideen terrorists arrested in Rajasthan
Rediff.com23 Mar 2014Four suspected operatives of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen were arrested by Delhi police from Rajasthan on Sunday morning.
A grand alliance is on the cards in Andhra
Rediff.com22 Mar 2014With Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan pledging support to the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Lok Satta party willing to join in, a grand alliance is taking shape in Andhra Pradesh.
Who will win Karnataka's 'mini Ayodhya' this time?
Rediff.com21 Mar 2014The vast Udupi-Chickmagalur parliamentary constituency, which belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the years 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009, slipped out of its hands in 2012. While the Hindu factor may or may not work in its favour here, the party remains sure of a win. Vicky Nanjappa gives you an inside view of who is who in the political fray in this region
Sriramulu is BJP's Bellary candidate despite Sushma's ooposition
Rediff.com21 Mar 2014After much debate and opposition by one-time godmother and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, B Sriramulu will now fight on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from the Bellary parliamentary constituency.