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  • President Bush will make a statement on the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai at 12.30 pm ET, White House sources tell @BreakingNewsOn.
  • 26 foreigners were killed. From USA, Israel, Australia, Germany, UK, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Singapore and Mauritius.
  • Death toll from the Mumbai attacks has been revised to 183. +300 were wounded. More than 600 were rescued in hotels and the Jewish Centre.
  • The gunmen who attacked Mumbai killing at least 195 people wanted to go down in history for an Indian 9/11 -- media reports.
  • Reuters: Suspected U.S. drone fires missile in Pakistan's North Waziristan, 2 dead - security officials
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Least political interference, maximum coordination ensured success

November 29th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) It was the least political intervention and near perfect coordination among the forces, apart from the bravery of commandos, that led to the success of the anti-terror ...

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Advani blames Maharashtra Government for Mumbai terror strikes

Advani blames Maharashtra Government for Mumbai terror strikes

November 28th, 2008 - 11:02 am ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov.28 (ANI): Leader of Opposition and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani has charged the Maharashtra Government with failing to gather intelligence to foil the planned and ...

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Grieving relatives throng Mumbai hospitals for information on victims

November 28th, 2008 - 10:57 am ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov.28 (ANI): Grieving relatives thronged Mumbai''s St. George Hospital on Thursday for information on the victims of the terror strikes that have so far claimed 127 lives and injured 327. Around ...

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Gunbattle with terrorists continues 22 hours later, fresh blasts (Second Lead)

November 27th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Intermittent sounds of gunfire and explosions continued to break the stillness around two luxury hotels and a multi-storey building as security forces engaged in a fierce gunbattle with ...

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Cabinet meets to discuss post Mumbai blast measures

Cabinet meets to discuss post Mumbai blast measures

November 27th, 2008 - 9:11 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 27 (ANI): In the wake of the terror strikes in India''s financial hub Mumbai, Central cabinet held an emergency meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in ...

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Manhunt, firefight launched against terrorists after they kill 78 in Mumbai serial blasts

Manhunt, firefight launched against terrorists after they kill 78 in Mumbai serial blasts

November 27th, 2008 - 9:32 am ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov.27 (ANI): Maharashtra Police and Indian Army personnel launched a massive manhunt and a firefight early on Thursday morning against terrorists responsible for planned and synchronized serial bomb blasts across ...

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Army storms Mumbai’s besieged five-star hotels

November 27th, 2008 - 4:51 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Indian Army personnel early Thursday stormed the two besieged five-star hotels in Mumbai to nab terrorists who had left at least 78 dead hours earlier and to free ...

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Second phase of polling underway in J-K

November 23rd, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 23 (ANI): Second phase of polling is going on in Jammu and Kashmir today. Six constituencies where the votes are being polled include Rajouri, Naushera, Darhal and Kalakot in ...

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Second phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls on Sunday

November 22nd, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 22 (ANI): The stage is set for the second phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Six assembly constituencies spread over two districts of Rajouri and ...

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India could face tough questions on Samjautha probe from Pak FM

November 21st, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.21 (ANI): The alleged involvement of homegrown Hindu militant Pragya Thakur and Lt.Col. Purohit can reverberate in the Indo Pak talks, which begins next week. There are fears in the ...

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Pak army to be trained in accordance with conditions in FATA

November 21st, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): A senior Pakistan Army official has reportedly said that the armys operational force in the Tribal Areas and FATA would be trained in accordance with the conditions ...

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Advani demands judicial probe into charges against Pragya

Advani demands judicial probe into charges against Pragya

November 18th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani Tuesday finally broke his silence over the arrest of two Hindu religious leaders for Malegaon bomb blast and ...

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Jamiat moves apex court for probe into Malegaon riots, blasts

November 17th, 2008 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani Monday moved the Supreme Court for a judicial probe into the Malegaon riots of 2001 and the subsequent blasts there in ...

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Soldier killed by suspected militants in Kashmir

November 17th, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) A soldier was killed by suspected militants Monday and two army personnel have gone missing in a mountainous forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.The ...

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Weather can prove a spoilsport, not poll boycott call: Farooq Abdullah

November 14th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI -
By Tahir Nadeem Khan Jammu, Nov 14 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmirs'' National Conference partys'' patron Dr. Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that Omar Abdullah''s request to the Election Commission to postpone ...

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Election Commission reviews poll arrangements in Kashmir

November 13th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 13 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami has reviewed poll preparedness for Assembly election in Kashmir. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Gopalaswami said everything was in place for a ...

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Dhaka-Yangon standoff lessens, but troops mobilisation continuing

November 11th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS) Bangladesh and Myanmar are continuing to mobilise troops along their border although the standoff over Yangon exploring oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal waters that Dhaka ...

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Arrest of Colonel an aberration on army, says Deputy Army Chief

November 6th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi/Nasik, Nov 6 (ANI): Deputy Army Chief on Thursday, termed the arrest of Lieutenant Colonel in connection with bomb blasts in two western towns as an aberration on the army. Lieutenant-Colonel ...

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Colombia’s army chief resigns amid scandal

November 5th, 2008 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS -
Bogota, Nov 5 (IANS) Colombia's Army Chief Gen. Mario Montoya Tuesday resigned amid a widening scandal over the killing of scores of civilians by his soldiers, Spain's EFE reported.Montoya announced his resignation ...

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Siachen Glacier trek format to change from next year

October 31st, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS -
Siachen Base Camp, Oct 31 (IANS) From next year, civilians wishing to trek to the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir will need to pitch their own tents and cook their own ...

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Ban to meet Nepal PM Friday

October 30th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 30 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will hold parleys with Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" Friday when he arrives in Nepal on a two-day visit as ...

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Five militants killed in J&K

October 27th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Kishtwar (J-K), Oct 27 (ANI): At least five Hizbul Mujahideen militants were shot dead in an encounter with army personnel in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir today. According to a ...

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Pak dismayed at US Army chiefs visit to Siachen

October 18th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Oct 18 (ANI): Taking a strong exception to the recent US Army chief General W Caseys visit to the base camp at the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir , Pakistan ...

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Fazlullah declares unilateral ceasefire in Swat, claims Jirga chief

Fazlullah declares unilateral ceasefire in Swat, claims Jirga chief

October 12th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Oct 12 (ANI): The security forces and the Taliban have made conflicting claims about casualties during clashes in the troubled Swat Valley, as the chief of the Kanju Amn Jirga ...

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With hopes of a miracle, efforts on to rescue child (Lead)

With hopes of a miracle, efforts on to rescue child (Lead)

October 11th, 2008 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Agra, Oct 11 (IANS) Over 60 hours after two-and-a-half-year-old Sonu fell into a 150-foot deep borewell in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district, there was no sign of his movement Saturday ...

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After 50 hours, hopes dim for child stuck in borewell

October 11th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Agra, Oct 11 (IANS) Over 50 hours after two-and-a-half-year-old Sonu fell into a 150 feet deep borewell in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district, efforts were still on to rescue him ...

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Hopes dim for child trapped in borewell, mother alleges lax rescue work (Second Lead)

Hopes dim for child trapped in borewell, mother alleges lax rescue work (Second Lead)

October 10th, 2008 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Agra, Oct 10 (IANS) More than 30 hours after he fell into a 150 feet deep borewell, two-and-a-half year old Sonu was Friday evening still trapped inside with hopes of his survival ...

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30 hours on, life slips away for toddler trapped in borewell (Lead)

30 hours on, life slips away for toddler trapped in borewell (Lead)

October 10th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Agra, Oct 10 (IANS) More than 30 hours after he fell into a 150 ft deep borewell, two-and-a-half year old Sonu was Friday evening still trapped inside with hopes of his survival ...

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Rescue efforts on to rescue child from borewell near Agra (Lead)

October 9th, 2008 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Agra, Oct 9 (IANS) Rescue operations to save the two-and-a-half-year-old boy, Sonu, who fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell near here while playing, are on in full swing and a pit being ...

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Little boy falls into well near Agra

October 9th, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Agra, Oct 9 (IANS) Rescue operations are on to save a two-and-a-half-year-old boy who fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell near here while playing, the police said. According to Senior Superintendent of Police ...

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