All stories by Vicky Nanjappa
Arrested 'Babbar Khalsa' member in US is a key to many secrets
Rediff.com23 Dec 2013The arrest of alleged Babbar Khalsa International operative Balwinder Singh by the Federal Bureau of Investigation will help India understand the international operations of this outfit better.
Karnataka Police on the lookout for gang running pornography racket
Rediff.com21 Dec 2013The Karnataka police are on the trail of a notorious Kerala based gang running a pornography racket.
Why Eastern Bihar is turning into a Naxal hotbed
Rediff.com20 Dec 2013Statistics show the failure of the Bihar government in acting against Naxals in the state who are able to set up bases without much difficulty. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Babbar Khalsa plans India strike with ISI help
Rediff.com20 Dec 2013The arrest of suspected Babbar Khalsa International member Balwinder Singh by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Nevada in the United States indicates that the terror group is in revival mode, says Vicky Nanjappa.
Watch what you say on the net from now on; the govt is watching you
Rediff.com19 Dec 2013India's snooping programme is officially underway and multiple agencies will use internet surveillance system Netra and National Cyber Coordination Centre to keep a tab on suspicious activities on the internet, says Vicky Nanjappa.
Devyani case: 'India must tell US the other side of the story'
Rediff.com18 Dec 2013The Indian agencies are trying to get in touch with the family of Sangeet Richard, the nanny who filed a complaint against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested and later released last week in connection with an allegedly 'fradulent' visa application for her housekeeper and babysitter .
Cong's Nilekani may challenge Ananth Kumar in LS polls
Rediff.com18 Dec 2013It is almost official: Unique Identification Authority of India chairman and former Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from South Bangalore, the IT hub, against Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Ananth Kumar.
K'taka, AP police bicker as hunt for ATM attacker loses steam
Rediff.com18 Dec 2013It appears as though the police have given up their search for the assailant who brutally attacked a woman bank official with a lethal weapon in a Bengaluru ATM kiosk in November.
State formation will delay elections in Andhra Pradesh by six months
Rediff.com18 Dec 2013The Andhra Pradesh assembly will on Wednesday start discussions on the Telangana bill before sending its report to the President on January 23.
Spy system 'Netra' to keep an eye on suspicious activity on Internet
Rediff.com17 Dec 2013An internet spy system -- Netra -- will help Indian security agencies decode messages sent by terror outfits like the Indian Mujahideen and Tehrik-e-Taliban on social media.
Why are Kejriwal and his team so stuck?: Justice Hegde
Rediff.com17 Dec 2013Vicky Nanjappa speaks to Justice Santhosh Hegde, one of the members of the drafting panel of the Jan Lokpal Bill, who feels that it is unfortunate that Aam Admi party convener Arvind Kejriwal and his team are opposing the bill so much.
Naxals trying to expanding base in southern states: MHA report
Rediff.com17 Dec 2013An internal communication of the home ministry states that the Naxal movement is fast spreading to the southern states, and if immediate action is not taken it could blow up into a full-fledged menace, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
New terror outfit takes to Facebook
Rediff.com16 Dec 2013Security agencies have alerted the home ministry about a new outfit called the Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan. This outfit has been floated on social networking sites using the slogan Ghazwa e Hind (destruction of India) something that was coined by al Qaeda commander, Ilyas Kashmiri.
TDP members BURN Telangana Bill in AP assembly
Rediff.com16 Dec 2013There was absolute chaos at the Andhra Pradesh assembly with members of the Telegu Desam Party burning the Telangana Bill in the assembly.
65,149 foreigners overstayed last year in India
Rediff.com16 Dec 2013Better economic conditionsM, easy availability of jobs and plain carelessness are some of the top reasons of overstaying in India, says Vicky Nanjappa
Naidu sails on the BJP wave; to join NDA
Rediff.com15 Dec 2013Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu has told party workers that he would be entering into a pre-poll tie up with the NDA and has been assured that he would be made convenor.
46 pc Raj lawmakers crorepatis; 18 pc have criminal cases against them
Rediff.com14 Dec 2013In the newly elected Rajasthan Legislative assembly, 145 out of the 199 members of Legislative Assembly are crorepatis. In a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms, it is stated that the crorepati percentage in the Rajasthan Assembly is 73 per cent.
'An alliance with BJP or Congress feels like a trap'
Rediff.com14 Dec 2013We will go to the people for a decision on an alliance because we want the whole process of government formation to be transparent, says Prithvi Reddy, member of the national executive of the Aam Admi Party. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Work on 94 cr National Intelligence Grid begins in Bengaluru
Rediff.com14 Dec 2013The 2008 Mumbai terror attack in Mumbai exposed the lack of coordination among law enforcement agencies despite there being intelligence of an attack.
LeT schemed to attack Delhi on December 4
Rediff.com14 Dec 2013Shaadi ki taariq mukarar ho gayi hai (the date of the wedding has been fixed) said the coded message between Javed Baluchi a handler in Pakistan and Shahid Imam from Mewat.