Norway attacker appears in court (Lead)
July 25th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Anders Behring Breivik, accused of killing at least 93 people in a twin terror attack in Norway, Monday appeared in a closed-door court hearing, BBC reported.A ... Read more...
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Norway’s mass killer faces court hearing
July 25th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Anders Behring Breivik, who admitted carrying out the twin terror attacks in Norway, was Monday slated to appear in a Norwegian court, BBC reported.The hearing will ... Read more...
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A week after blasts, Mumbaikars feel helpless, resentful
July 20th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Exactly a week after their city was rocked by triple blasts, Mumbaikars Wednesday seemed resigned to living under the shadow of terror. India's financial capital has ... Read more...
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Mumbai lawyer demands CBI probe into triple blasts
July 18th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) A Mumbai lawyer Monday filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the July ... Read more...
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Blasts suspect’s family awaits body for funeral
July 18th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The body of Faiz Usmani, who died after being detained for suspected links with the July 13 bomb attacks here, would be handed over to his ... Read more...
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‘Terrorists may have used safe house near blast sites’
July 16th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Investigators probing the Mumbai blasts believe the terrorists who planted the bombs may have used a "safe house" somewhere near the blast sites to ... Read more...
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‘Terrorists behind bombings may not have been locals’
July 15th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The terrorists who planted bombs at three sites in Mumbai may not have been locals, an examination of the CCTV footage collected from the sites ... Read more...
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Two-wheeler used in Mumbai blast identified: Home secretary (Lead)
July 15th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Investigating agencies have identified the two-wheeler in which one of the bombs of Wednesday's Mumbai serial blasts had been planted, Home Secretary R.K. Singh said ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts: NIA searches home of Ranchi man
July 15th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 15 (IANS) A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team Friday searched the home of a man in this Jharkhand capital in connection with the Mumbai triple bombing, police ... Read more...
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11 CDs of CCTV footage being scanned: home secretary
July 15th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Investigation agencies are scanning 11 CDs of CCTV footage for clues into the Mumbai serial bombings, Home Secretary R.K. Singh said Friday.The scooter on which ... Read more...
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I could not contact police chief for 15 minutes: Chavan
July 15th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Friday that he could not reach top police officers for almost 15 minutes after the triple bombings.Mobile communication ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia arrive in Mumbai
July 14th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrived in Mumbai Thursday evening, a day after India's financial and entertainment hub was hit by ... Read more...
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New Zealand PM ’shocked’ at Mumbai attacks
July 14th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, July 14 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Thursday said he was shocked and saddened at the latest terrorist attack on Mumbai.At least 17 people were killed ... Read more...
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Terror attack failure of policy not intelligence: Advani
July 14th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The serial blasts in Mumbai were a failure of policy and not just intelligence, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said here Thursday. ... Read more...
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We know the importance of peace, say Kashmiris
July 14th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) For once, it was not in the news. The Kashmir Valley was quiet Thursday but for people who have seen strife for so many years, the ... Read more...
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Advani in Mumbai, consoles survivors
July 14th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Thursday visited the sites rocked by blasts the previous evening and also met those injured in ... Read more...
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Electric circuit found on one dead in terror attack
July 14th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) An electric circuit has been found on one of the bodies recovered after the serial bombings, a top doctor at the J.J. Hospital said here Thursday.The ... Read more...
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21 dead, 141 injured in Mumbai blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and 141 injured in three powerful bomb blasts in Mumbai Wednesday, the government said.The Saifee and Harikishan Das hospitals ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts come after Chidambaram’s high peace claim
July 14th, 2011 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Mumbai triple bombings Wednesday that killed 21 people and injured 141, comes a week after Home Minister P. Chidambaram boasted of the first ... Read more...
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Obama condemns Mumbai attack, offers help with probe
July 14th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday strongly condemned the "outrageous attacks" in Mumbai and offered help in investigating the serial terror strikes that killed at ... Read more...
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Blasts look pre-planned: Ashok Chavan
July 13th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan described the serial explosions that rocked Mumbai Wednesday evening as unfortunate and said it looked as if the bombings that ... Read more...
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No transfer of trial in Ahmedabad blast case: Supreme Court
July 6th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday declined the petitions of the 64 accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case seeking transfer of the trial outside Gujarat.The ... Read more...
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NATO to continue Libya operation
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO will continue its bombings of Libya, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said."NATO will continue its mission, because if we stop, an unspecified number ... Read more...
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US formally drops charges against Osama bin Laden
June 18th, 2011 - 8:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 18 (IANS) The US has formally dropped criminal charges against former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, CNN reported Friday.The world's most wanted terrorist Osama was killed in ... Read more...
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Five explosions heard in ceasefire area in Sana’a
May 28th, 2011 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, May 28 (IANS) Five huge explosions were heard late Friday in the ceasefire area in downtown Sana'a followed by heavy gunshots, Xinhua reported.The five huge blasts and shootings came ... Read more...
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Headley was ‘very pleased’ by Mumbai attacks
May 25th, 2011 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 25 (IANS) A key plotter of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistani American David Coleman Headley, has testified that he was very pleased with the carnage by ... Read more...
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Dawood is hiding in Pakistan: India (Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan's persistent denials - including one this week - notwithstanding, India Thursday maintained that mobster Dawood Ibrahim, one of the most wanted fugitives, lives ... Read more...
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Dawood is in Pakistan: Chidambaram
May 12th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Despite Pakistan's persistent denials, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said mobster Dawood Ibrahim, one of India's most wanted fugitives, lives in that country and ... Read more...
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FBI withdraws 25 million dollars bounty on Osama
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 3 (ANI): THE FBI's Most Wanted Terror list has declared Osama bin Laden dead and withdrawn the 25 million dollars reward that was on his head.The FBI site, which ... Read more...
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PM describes Osama’s killing as a significant step forward
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Terming Osama bin Laden's killing as a significant step forward, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday asked the international community and Pakistan in particular ... Read more...
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Osama’s death in line with U.S. policy: Pak envoy
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik on Monday said the operation against Osama bin Laden was in accordance with a U.S. policy that the Al-Qaeda leader ... Read more...
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BJP terms Osama’s killing satisfactory
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Asserting that strong action is needed to eliminate terrorism, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday termed the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as ... Read more...
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Osama killing: Security strengthened around US Embassy in Delhi
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Security was strengthened around the US Embassy and nearby areas in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakya Puri on Monday following the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin ... Read more...
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Osama’s killing a victorious milestone against terrorism: Krishna
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Monday said the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is a historic development and victorious milestone in the global war ... Read more...
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Osama’s killing in Pakistan shows it is sanctuary for terrorists: Chidambaram
May 2nd, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday expressed grave concern that the firefight in which Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed took place in Abbotabad, ... Read more...
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