52 militants surrender in Manipur
March 27th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 27 (IANS) Fifty-two militants belonging to Manipur-based outfit United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) surrendered at an official function in Imphal Tuesday.The cadres of the outfit laid down their ... Read more...
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Chinese jets train over Tibet
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 22 (IANS) J-10 fighters of the Chinese Air Force have conducted ground attack training over the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the first operation of its kind, it was reported Thursday.According ... Read more...
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25 outlaws arrested in Karachi
March 18th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) At least 25 suspects have been arrested in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on charges of robbery, extortion and other crimes, police said.Arms and ammunition, ... Read more...
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Russian-made ammunition found in Osama’s home
March 16th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Russian-made ammunition has been found in Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's high-walled compound in Abbottabad, a media report said Friday.The inquiry commission probing the US ... Read more...
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‘Maoists spread in northeast worrisome’
March 13th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The government Tuesday expressed concern over the spread of Maoism in the northeastern states and warned that the rebels were trying to link up with ... Read more...
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Lucknow police station gets ISO-9001 certification
March 11th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) In a first, a police station in this Uttar Pradesh capital was Sunday awarded an ISO-9001:2008 certification. The distinction was earned by Mahanagar police station here ... Read more...
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Army chief slams as ‘fiction’ reports of phone tapping
March 5th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Army chief General V.K. Singh Monday termed as "fiction" reports that he had ordered phone tapping of key government functionaries while his birth date row ... Read more...
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New police units to handle specialized crimes in Odisha
February 26th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) Odisha has formed two new police units to deal with specialized crimes, an official said Sunday.The Special Task Force (STF) and Economic Offences Wing (EoW) started ... Read more...
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US strategy jeopardised by Pakistani havens: Post
February 25th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) Persistence of enemy havens in Pakistan was placing the success of the US strategy in Afghanistan in jeopardy, the US ambassador to Afghanistan warned in ... Read more...
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BSF kills Pakistani, finds heroin
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) claimed to have gunned down a Pakistani and seized 13 kg of heroin, fake currency and some weapons along Punjab's border ... Read more...
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China closes over 7,000 illegal websites
February 22nd, 2012 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Authorities in China have shut down a total of 7,846 websites involved in illegal commercial activity, the government said.The ministry of public security took the step ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi in fake currency racket nabbed in Bengal
February 17th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 17 (IANS) A Bangladeshi national said to be involved in circulating fake Indian currency and wanted by Mumbai police was arrested in Murshidabad in West Bengal ... Read more...
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Man with weapons arrested in Mumbai
February 14th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Three days before the civic polls, Mumbai police Monday arrested a man with seven firearms and 12 live rounds of ammunition from a railway terminus in ... Read more...
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‘Paresh Baruah trying to collect funds to strengthen ULFA’
February 13th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) After Sheikh Hasina came to power, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has lost its investments in Bangladesh and its commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah is ... Read more...
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China to crack down on illegal gun possession
February 10th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chinese government will soon launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal possession of guns and explosives following a recent spate of armed robberies.The government "will concentrate ... Read more...
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Car packed with arms seized in Pakistan
January 30th, 2012 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Police in Pakistan's Peshawar city foiled a terrorism bid after it seized huge quantity of arms and ammunition from a car during a raid Sunday, the ... Read more...
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227 guns seized at Russian airports in 2011
January 24th, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A total of 227 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and several kilograms of explosives were seized at airports across Russia last year, a police ... Read more...
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Rs.29 crore in unaccounted cash seized in Punjab
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Unaccounted cash amounting to nearly Rs.29 crore has been recovered by various agencies in behalf of the Election Commission (EC) in the past few days in ... Read more...
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Syria releases over 5,000 prisoners
January 23rd, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, Jan 23 (IANS) A total of 5,255 people have been released from prisons in Syria after an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, Xinhua reported.Al-Assad declared an amnesty last ... Read more...
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Boxing champion among gang caught with arms in Punjab
January 18th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), Jan 18 (IANS) A boxing champion, who was earlier also a trooper with a para-military force, has been nabbed by Punjab Police along with an inter-state gang of ... 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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Four tonnes of drugs seized in Mexico
January 9th, 2012 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) Mexican army raided three clandestine synthetic drug laboratories and seized more than four tonnes of narcotics and chemical precursors, officials said.The raid took place in ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Raonic blasts Almagro to enter final
January 7th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Milos Raonic slammed 17 aces on way to an impressive 6-4, 6-4 win in 72 minutes against World No.10 Nicolas Almagro to enter the final of ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill in budget session: government (Second Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Friday put up a brave face after it failed to get the Lokpal bill past the Rajya sabha, saying it would be ... Read more...
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Russia has 25,000 undersea radioactive waste sites
December 26th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There are nearly 25,000 hazardous underwater objects containing solid radioactive waste in Russia, an emergencies ministry official said Monday.According to Oleg Kuznetsov, deputy head of ... Read more...
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India spent $7 bn on army procurements since 2007
December 21st, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) India spent a total of Rs.34,517 crore (nearly $7 billion) on army procurements in the four years since 2007, the parliament was informed Wednesday.Defence Minister ... Read more...
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Arthur tells Ponting and Hussey to perform or perish
December 20th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 20 (IANS) Australia coach Mickey Arthur acknowledges that the presence of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey is important for the development of the side in transition but says ... 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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57 militants surrender in Manipur
December 16th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 15 (IANS) Fifty-seven militants of different separatist outfits Thursday surrendered to the police in Manipur in the presence of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh."The surrendered militants belonged to ... Read more...
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Man rapes daughter, sells her for $365
December 12th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 12 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican man was arrested for raping his 14-year-old daughter and then selling her for 5,000 pesos (about $365) to his friend, who also sexually ... Read more...
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42 Taliban killed, 37 held in Afghanistan
December 4th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 4 (IANS) At least 42 Taliban militants have been killed and 37 arrested in a nationwide anti-terrorism crackdown in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Sunday.The militants were ... Read more...
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Russia killed 300 militants in North Caucasus in 2011
December 3rd, 2011 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS) Russian interior forces have eliminated over 300 militants in the Northern Caucasus regions in 2011, the government said Friday.As per a report presented by ministry official ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda training snipers to attack British, US troops
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Terror outfit Al Qaeda is now training a group of snipers for a new wave of attacks on British and US troops in Afghanistan, a ... 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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Three Taliban killed, 29 held in Afghanistan
December 1st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 1 (IANS) At least three Taliban militants were killed and 29 captured in a country-wide "clean-up" operation in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Thursday.The Afghan National Police ... Read more...
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