Blasts rock Pakistan, 11 killed
September 18th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) At least six people, including a girl, were killed in twin bomb blasts that rocked a market in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, while five people ... Read more...
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Over 1,700 killed in Karachi in 2012: Report
September 10th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) A total of 1,725 people, including 78 children, were killed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi in the first eight months of this year, says a ... Read more...
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Trooper killed, 10 injured in Manipur blast
September 9th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Sep 9 (IANS) An Assam Rifles trooper was killed and 10 other personnel were injured Sunday in a blast in Manipur's Bishenpur district, police said.This is the third blast ... Read more...
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Twin blasts kill 12 at Syria funeral
August 29th, 2012 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Twin blasts during a funeral killed at least 12 people and injured 48 in a predominantly Christian suburb of Syrian capital Damascus, Syria's state TV ... Read more...
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Four serial blasts in Manipur, two injured (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 15 (IANS) Two people were injured after four serial bomb blasts rocked Manipur's capital Imphal city and Thoubal district on Independence Day Wednesday, police said."There have been a ... Read more...
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I met Dawood Ibrahim once: Sanjay Dutt
August 15th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Tuesday admitted meeting underworld don Dawood Ibrahim once at a dinner that was hosted by him in Dubai. The actor ... Read more...
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One killed, 40 hurt in Dahi-Handi revelry in Maharashtra
August 10th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra erupted in a riot of colours and festivity to mark Janmasthami's popular Dahi-Handi celebrations here Friday.A Govinda fell to ... Read more...
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Chavan reviews Pune blasts probe
August 4th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan reviewed here Saturday the investigations into the serial bomb blasts which rocked the city three days ago.Chavan, who visited the city ... Read more...
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Running in Olympics is like wining gold for Afghan girl
August 4th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Tahmina Kohistani, the only Afghan female athlete at the London Olympics, might have finished last in the 100 metres race but she said competing in front ... Read more...
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Outages, blasts, Assam… no end to government’s woes (Comment)
August 4th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
As if low growth, high inflation and a poor monsoon were not enough trouble for the Manmohan Singh government, it faced further problems with an outbreak of ethnic and communal ... Read more...
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Pune blasts planned, coordinated: Home Secretary
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday called the serial low-intensity bomb blasts in Pune in Maharashtra as a planned and coordinated attack and said investigators were ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro mock drill hits commuters (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Delhi Metro commuters had a harrowing time Saturday with train services remaining disrupted for nearly an hour due to mock drills at 11 stations."The drill ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro mock drills hit commuters
July 28th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Delhi Metro passengers had a harrowing time Saturday with the train services remaining disrupted for nearly an hour due to mock drill at 11 stations."The ... Read more...
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Mock drills at 11 Delhi Metro stations Saturday
July 27th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Delhi Disaster Management Authority will Saturday conduct mock drills at 11 Delhi Metro stations to check if the staff are ready to deal with ... Read more...
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A year on, 13/7 blasts’ trial may take years to begin
July 13th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) A year after three coordinated bomb blasts rocked India's commercial capital Mumbai, a legal official says that it may take at least another three years for ... Read more...
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Delhi Police get custody of two terror suspects
July 9th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A court here Monday remanded to 10 days Delhi Police custody two suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group for their alleged involvement in reviving ... Read more...
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NIA officials get secure 3G communication system
July 3rd, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have now been provided with a secure 3G mobile-based communication system to seamlessly report crime and other incidents from ... Read more...
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Zardari commutes Indian prisoner Sarabjit’s death sentence
June 26th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday commuted to life the death sentence of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted more than two decades ago for ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Iraq bombings
June 26th, 2012 - 8:22 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 26 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 25 injured following two bomb blasts in different cities near Baghdad Monday night, said police sources.At least ... Read more...
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Terror suspects to be brought from Bangalore to Delhi
June 25th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday ordered two suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group lodged in Bangalore jail to be presented before it in a case ... Read more...
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32 killed, 68 injured in Baghdad car bombings (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 16 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 68 injured in two separate car bomb blasts which targeted Shiite pilgrims at the end of a major Shiite ... Read more...
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20 pilgrims killed in Baghdad bombings
June 16th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 16 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 44 injured in two separate bomb blasts which targetted Shiite pilgrims Saturday, Xinhua reported.According to an interior ministry source, ... Read more...
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Serial bombings hit Myanmar border town
June 10th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 10 (IANS) Five bomb blasts took place in quick succession in Muse town on Myanmar's northeastern border Saturday midnight but there were no reports of any casualties, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Huge cache of explosive seized in UP
June 9th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) A huge cache of explosives was recovered from a village in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district Saturday and three people arrested, police said.The seizure of over 200 ... Read more...
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Delhi Police files charge sheet against 11 IM suspects
May 23rd, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police Tuesday filed a charge sheet against 11 suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group who were allegedly involved in trying to revive ... Read more...
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Chisti may meet Sarabjit in Pakistan
May 11th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, May 11 (IANS) Octogenarian Pakistani prisoner Mohammad Khalil Chisti, who was Thursday permitted by the Supreme Court to visit Pakistan for a temporary stay, would like to meet Sarabjit ... Read more...
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Terrorists want Mulayam to intercede on their behalf
May 5th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Buoyed by the Uttar Pradesh government's moves seeking dropping of charges against terrorists involved in bomb blasts in Faizabad and Lucknow courts, a young Indian Mujahideen ... Read more...
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Two killed, 11 injured in Iraq blasts
April 26th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 26 (IANS) Two people were killed and 11 others injured in two separate bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad Thursday.A booby-trapped car was detonated in Al-Hurriyah district ... Read more...
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Five anti-talk ULFA cadres nabbed
April 21st, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Five cadres of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were arrested by police in two separate incidents in Upper Assam's Tinsukia ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s kin in Ajmer, seek his release
April 8th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Seeking the release of Sarabjit Singh - the Indian who is on death row in Pakistan - his family members have arrived here ahead of ... Read more...
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‘SP compromising national security by appeasing Muslims’
April 5th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Thursday slammed the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh for its "overzealousness" to please Muslims.Taking offence at the state Home Department's ... Read more...
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Terrorist shot dead in Aurangabad
March 26th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), March 26 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Monday shot dead a suspected terrorist allegedly involved in the 2008 Ahmedabad bombings, police said here.Acting on a tip-off, ATS ... Read more...
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A coaching centre for the poor - inside a police station!
March 25th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Police's role often doesn't end with busting crime and jailing criminals. In a first of its kind initiative, Delhi Police has begun a coaching centre ... Read more...
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‘10 terror strikes in India after 26/11′
March 14th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Ten terror attacks took place in India after the 26/11 Mumbai strike and 16 people allegedly involved in the strikes were arrested, Minister of State ... Read more...
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Nigeria: Death toll in Jos church attack reaches 19
March 13th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by BNO News
JOS, Nigeria (BNO NEWS) -- A person who was injured on Sunday when a suicide car bomber targeted a Catholic church in the Nigerian city of Jos has died, raising the death ... Read more...
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