Explosives seized in Odisha
February 8th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (IANS) A cache of explosives, including several detonators and gelatin sticks, was seized during a raid in the forested area of Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said.About 12 ... Read more...
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Kohli blasts Australia for sledging
January 26th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 26 (IANS) Young middle-order batsman Virat Kohli, who struck his maiden Test century Thursday, blasted the Australian team for their over-indulgence in sledging and also the local ... Read more...
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Top Odisha Maoist leader held
January 24th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) Police Tuesday arrested one of Odisha's top Maoist leaders in the state's Bargarh district, a senior state police official told IANS.Mahru Mahato alias Girish was arrested ... Read more...
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11 more killed in Nigeria violence
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people died in terror attacks in Nigeria, bringing the toll in the violence in this west African nation during the past four days to ... Read more...
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Wasim Akram blasts India’s batting legends
January 19th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Thursday blasted the ageing Indian batting legends calling them "physically inadequate" and termed the world No.2 Test team's humiliating defeat in ... Read more...
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20 held for taking over radio station in Greece
January 11th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Athens, Jan 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 20 people were detained by police after they took control of a studio at a radio station in Athens and went on air ... 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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10 killed in Baghdad bombings
January 5th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed in bombings in the Iraqi capital Thursday, the interior ministry said.The first explosion took place among a crowd of construction ... Read more...
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EU condemns Nigeria Christmas bombings
December 27th, 2011 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 27 (IANS) The European Union Monday condemned the Christmas Day bombings in Nigeria that left scores of people dead or injured.Sunday's explosion at the St. Therasa Catholic Church ... Read more...
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Atalanta coach blasts referee after 2-2 draw with Fiorentina
December 18th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 18 (IANS) Atalanta head coach Stefano Colantuono accused the referee of a contentitious handball decision in his team's 2-2 tie againt Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A football.Atlanta ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik thanks Taliban for not attacking Shias
December 7th, 2011 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has thanked the Taliban for not attacking Shia Muslims during their religious rituals Tuesday."I am thankful to the Taliban who ... Read more...
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Medeira blasts referee for denying penalty to India
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India coach Savio Medeira blamed Malaysian referee Nagor Amir for denying the hosts a genuine penalty in their 1-1 draw with Afghanistan in their opening ... Read more...
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Prince Philip blasts ‘useless’ wind farms
November 21st, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British monarch Prince Philip has described wind farms as “absolutely useless.” According to 90-year-old, the project would not work because they were “completely reliant on subsidies.”The ... Read more...
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Vida bids alvida to ‘Bigg Boss 5′, says she wasn’t happy
November 20th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Afghan beauty Vida Samadzai, the latest to be evicted from "Bigg Boss 5", says she was prepared to leave the show as she couldn't bear ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi woman politician’s house bombed
November 17th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 17 (IANS) The house of a woman politician in Bangladesh was bombed and her son was shot at by unidentified gunmen Wednesday night, police said Thursday.Four bombs were ... Read more...
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17 Iranian soldiers killed in ammunition depot blasts
November 13th, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Seventeen members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including a senior commander, were killed Saturday in two explosions at an ammunition depot near the Iranian ... Read more...
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15 killed in Iran’s military base explosions
November 12th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and many more were injured as two powerful explosions hit a military base Saturday southwest of capital Tehran, Xinhua quoted ... Read more...
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Maoists kill six cops in Chhattisgarh (Lead)
October 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 21 (IANS) Six policemen were killed and five injured Friday when armed Maoists attacked a 16-member contingent in a forested village of Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region, a police ... Read more...
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Sanatan Sanstha ashram raided in Goa by NIA
October 5th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the right wing Hindu organisation Sanatan Sanstha's headquarters located in North Goa's Ponda Tuesday night.NIA officials raided the residential as ... Read more...
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NIA to quiz jailed Hizbul linkman in Delhi blast
September 28th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 28 (IANS) The National Investigating Agency (NIA) is again in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town, this time seeking judicial permission to quiz a jailed overground activist of militant ... Read more...
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Terrorist held near Pakistani president’s house
September 28th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 28 (IANS) A terrorist, involved in two blasts in Islamabad, was Wednesday arrested near the residence of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, an official said.Acting on a tip-off ... Read more...
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PUDR blasts new suggested poverty line
September 26th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Monday criticised the Planning Commission for suggesting that those earning over Rs.32 in urban areas and Rs.26 in ... Read more...
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Pune FC-Blackburn Rovers clash set for Oct 7
September 26th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) The friendly match between Pune FC and English premiership football club Blackburn Rovers, which was postponed due to blasts in Mumbai, will now be held here ... Read more...
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To study security, minister goes to Britain
September 18th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil and a high-level delegation left for Britain Sunday to study security systems in London and other places.
During his fives there, ... Read more...
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US doubts Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri has fled Pakistan
September 15th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) US intelligence officials doubt reports that Al Qaida's new leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has fled Pakistan and gone to either Yemen or Somalia."We have no information to ... Read more...
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Teenager held for ‘mischievous’ email on Delhi blast
September 14th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday from near the West Bengal-Jharkhand border for "mischievously" posing as a terrorist and sending emails to media houses claiming responsibility ... Read more...
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It’s lawyers, litigants - and security personnel - at court (Week after Delhi High Court blast)
September 14th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) At 10.14 a.m. exactly a week ago, a powerful bomb went off at the Delhi High Court complex, killing 13 people and injuring over 90. ... Read more...
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Chidambaram meets Chavan on Maharashtra security
September 12th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram met Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, members of his cabinet and top police officers of the state Monday evening to review ... Read more...
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Cops barred from using mobile phones in court
September 11th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Security personnel at the Delhi High Court will not be able to talk on mobile phones or flip through newspapers from Monday as Delhi Police ... Read more...
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Chidambaram-Jaitley slanging match over bomb blast (Roundup)
September 9th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The horrific Delhi High Court bombing became the ground for a political slanging match with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday blasting the ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru denies link to Delhi blast
September 9th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru Friday denied any link to the Delhi High Court bombing saying his name was "unnecessarily" dragged into the "cowardly act" ... Read more...
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Supreme Court moved over security at courts (Lead)
September 8th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court was moved Thursday for directing the central and state governments to install CCTVs and other security gadgets at all courts under their ... Read more...
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Blasts in Kabul
August 19th, 2011 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 19 (IANS) Bombs exploded Friday morning near the house of Afghan First Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim here but there was no immediate report of damage or casualties, ... Read more...
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Karachi firing claims eight lives
August 17th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) At least eight people were killed in two separate firing incidents in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
In Karachi's Bhempura area, a fierce shootout ... Read more...
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Bali bombing suspect arrives in Indonesia
August 11th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 11 (IANS) Umar Patek, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings who was held in Pakistan, arrived in Indonesia Thursday to face trial, Xinhua reported."Patek arrived today ... Read more...
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