17 Afghan militants captured
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 2 (IANs) Seventeen Taliban militants were captured in Afghanistan and large quantities of explosives and drugs were seized from them by the Afghan and NATO-led forces, the interior ... Read more...
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Senior Maoist killed in Chhattisgarh gun battle
January 27th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 27 (IANS) A senior Maoist rebel was killed Friday in a gun battle with Chhattisgarh police, a police official said.The killing was reported from Raigarh district close to ... Read more...
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Maoists shot policemen in head, burnt two
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed the 13 policemen in Jharkhand by shooting most of the wounded men in their head and also threw two of them into a ... Read more...
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Russian man buys wooden crates, finds AK-47s inside
January 13th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man in Russia was caught by surprise when the wooden crates he bought as firewood contained at least 79 AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition.The ... Read more...
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Russia to stay loyal to Kalashnikov
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian military will not abandon the legendary Kalashnikov assault rifles, the defence minister has said.Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff, had said the ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen arms factory unearthed in Delhi: Minister
December 20th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Delhi Police have unearthed an arms factory of the home grown Indian Mujahideen terror outfit and a stockpile of assembled and unassembled weapons has been ... Read more...
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Parliament attack recalled, families want Afzal hanged
December 13th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The nation Tuesday paid homage to the martyrs of the Parliament House terrorist strike 10 years ago that led to a flare-up on the ... Read more...
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Three Afghan Taliban killed, 32 held
December 11th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 11 (IANS) Three Taliban insurgents were killed and 32 arrested during a series of joint military operations carried out in various Afghan provinces over the last 24 ... Read more...
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Mexican armoured-car industry grows 10 percent in 2011
December 10th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 10 (IANS/EFE) The Mexican armoured-car industry will close the year with a 10 percent growth over 2010 as the prevailing violence in Mexico drives more and more ... Read more...
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Russia to build AK-47 ammunition factory in Cuba
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS/EFE) Russia plans to build a factory in Cuba to make ammunition for AK-47 assault rifles, an official said Thursday."The components were taken to Cuba a few ... Read more...
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Rs.15 lakh reward for clues about IM mastermind
December 1st, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) After busting what they termed a major module of the homegrown Indian Mujahideen terror outfit with the arrest of six of its activists, including a ... Read more...
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Three killed in firing at marriage function
November 19th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Three people were killed and four injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a rival gang leader who was attending a marriage function here Friday night, ... Read more...
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Singer gunned down in Mexico
November 15th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Culiacan (Mexico), Nov 15 (IANS/EFE) A singer-songwriter who performed "narcocorridos", ballads that recount the exploits and travails of drug kingpins, was gunned down over the weekend in Culiacan, the capital ... Read more...
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Gunshots reported near White House
November 12th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Shots were reportedly fired between the White House and the Washington Monument, about a kilometre away, but officials did't think there is a link to the ... Read more...
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Indian Navy foils another piracy attempt
November 11th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) A five-boat pirate attack on merchant vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden was foiled by an Indian warship that was on escort duty, capturing 26 ... Read more...
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Colombian musician gives ‘gun-guitar’ to Gandhi museum
October 31st, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) When guns become roses, it makes music. Colombian rock musician Cesar Lopez, who is in the country to perform at the Delhi International Arts Festival, ... Read more...
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53 Gaddafi supporters found executed in Sirte
October 25th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by BNO News
SIRTE (BNO NEWS) -- The bodies of more than 50 people who are believed to have been supporters of ousted Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi were found at a hotel in Sirte ... Read more...
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Slain Hizbul commander behind 30 civilians’ killings: Army
October 14th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) The army Thursday described the killing of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander, Mushtaq Khan, as a major success, saying he was responsible for 30 civilian killings."Mushtaq ... Read more...
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Two separatist guerrillas killed in Kashmir
October 12th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Security forces Wednesday gunned down two separatist guerrillas in a day-long encounter in the Jammu and Kashmir. One of them was the longest surviving Hizbul Mujaheedin ... Read more...
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In Chandigarh, ‘AK-47′ sells for Rs.3.10 lakh
October 10th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 10 (IANS) This 'AK-47' finally sold in an open auction for Rs.3.10 lakh against a reserve price of just Rs.10,000! And it has nothing to do with the ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan team attack accused granted bail
October 8th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has released on bail a man accused of being involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team squad in ... Read more...
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Where AK 47s, INSAS rifles are worshipped on Durga Puja
October 4th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Durga Puja celebration at the Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) ground in Ranchi is unique in many ways.Here the idol of Goddess Durga is not worshipped, ... Read more...
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MLA’s driver escapes with vehicle, AK-47
September 15th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 14 (IANS) Chhattisgarh police have failed to trace a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker's driver who escaped on Sunday with his private vehicle and an AK-47 belonging ... Read more...
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14 militants killed in Afghanistan
September 10th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 14 suspected Taliban militants have been killed and 21 arrested in police operations across Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Saturday.The Afghan National Police ... Read more...
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Two Jaish guerrillas gunned down in Kashmir
August 30th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas were killed in a fierce gunfight in south Kashmir's Pulwama district Monday, defence officials said. An operation was still on to see ... Read more...
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I-Day scare: Navy intercepts suspicious ship off Mumbai, recovers weapons
August 15th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian Navy intercepted a suspicious ship in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai late Sunday night and recovered some arms from the vessel, an official said ... Read more...
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Mamata announces revised sops for surrendering Maoists
August 12th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government has revised its surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy for Left-wing extremists and enhanced the compensation to be paid for depositing arms, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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India protests against Danish refusal to extradite Kim Davy
July 8th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Mounting pressure on Copenhagen, India Friday regretted Denmark's refusal to extradite Kim Davy, the 1995 Purulia arms drop accused, and protested that a court's judgment ... Read more...
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Purulia arms drop: India summons Denmark envoy
July 8th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India has protested to Denmark over a Danish High Court's remarks about the human rights conditions in the country and its refusal to extradite ... Read more...
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Two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh gun battle
June 21st, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 20 (IANS) At least two Maoist militants were gunned down by police in a gun battle that broke out Monday in a forested pocket of Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar ... Read more...
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Rebel attack: Meghalaya seeks central forces
June 6th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 6 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Monday sought five companies of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to tackle the anti-national activities of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ... Read more...
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Three cops killed in militant ambush in Meghalaya
June 4th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 4 (IANS) Three police personnel were killed and two were critically injured Saturday after a militant ambush in western Meghalaya, police said.A group of 10 heavily armed militants ... Read more...
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Three LeT militants killed in Kashmir gunbattle (Lead changing dateline)
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Three separatist guerrillas, including a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed in an overnight gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said Friday.According ... Read more...
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Arms, ammunition recovered in Kashmir
May 31st, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) A huge cache of arms and ammunition dumped by separatist guerrillas has been recovered by security forces in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said Tuesday."Six AK-47 ... Read more...
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Delaying Afzal Guru’s execution is vote bank politics: BJP
May 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A day after mercy petitions of two death row convicts were rejected by President Pratibha Patil, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded rejection ... Read more...
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