India, EU to clinch FTA soon, to combat terror (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) Friday agreed to intensify talks to conclude a broad-based trade and investment accord soon and signed ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror intelligence hub to come up March 1
February 6th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Indian government Monday said it would set up on March 1 a powerful anti-terror agency that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats ... Read more...
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India, Thailand to boost anti-terror cooperation, to sign FTA (Second Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Seeking to elevate their ties to strategic partnership, India and Thailand Wednesday signed six pacts in areas ranging from defence, security to trade and ... Read more...
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Pakistan to reopen foreign offices to curb human trafficking
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Pakistan is likely to reopen its Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) liaison offices, closed down about a decade ago, in 11 countries in a bid to curb ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror intelligence hub cleared (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An ambitious plan of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to set up an intelligence hub that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats in ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s counter-terrorism intelligence hub cleared
January 12th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An ambitious plan of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to set up an intelligence hub to collate and analyse inputs on terror activities in India ... Read more...
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Combating terrorism tops Delhi Police agenda (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The war against terror will top the Delhi Police agenda this year since the capital is vulnerable to such strikes, Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said ... Read more...
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Combating terrorism tops Delhi Police agenda
January 6th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The war against terror will top the agenda of the Delhi Police this year, its chief, B.K. Gupta said Friday.Addressing the annual press conference of ... Read more...
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Top US customs official quits
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Alan D. Bersin, commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), says he will quit at the end of the month.Bersin, who was appointed ... Read more...
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India, UAE sign pacts on terror cooperation, prisoners
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday enhanced their security cooperation by signing two agreements, including one on combating terrorism and organised crimes.
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India signs umbrella pact with Maldives, to fight terror
November 12th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Male (Maldives), Nov 12 (IANS) Amid China's foray in this Indian Ocean island nation, India Saturday inked an umbrella agreement with the Maldives to intensify cooperation in diverse areas, ... Read more...
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France asks Pakistan to prevent terror strikes
October 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Pitching strongly for a permanent seat for New Delhi in the UN Security Council, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe Friday sought to scale up ... Read more...
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Communalism is linked to terrorism, says CPI-M
September 10th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Terrorism can be successfully fought "only when communalism and extremism are firmly checked", CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said Saturday.In a note submitted to the ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: World rallies to India’s support (Roundup)
September 7th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The bomb explosion outside the Delhi High Court Wednesday elicited widespread global condemnation, with some of India's key partners including the US expressing solidarity ... Read more...
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Delhi bombing act of senseless violence: Australia
September 7th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Describing the bombing outside the Delhi High Court as "an act of senseless violence," Australia Wednesday underlined its full support to India in combating terrorism."This ... Read more...
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`Delhi, Dhaka should liberalise visas, overcome suspicions’
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's historic visit to Dhaka next week, a report by a think tank here has suggested that India should ... Read more...
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Fight terror without blame: rights groups on 9/11 anniversary
September 1st, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Ahead of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, more than 70 Muslim, Jewish and South Asian groups have underlined the critical importance of combating terrorism without casting ... Read more...
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India has pacts with 35 nations to combat terrorism
August 30th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India has signed legal assistance pacts, that deal with combating terrorism, with 35 countries including the neighboring countries of Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, parliament ... Read more...
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NATGRID will improve India’s war on terror
August 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) will create a facility "that improves India's capability to counter threats to internal security", parliament was informed Tuesday.Minister of State ... Read more...
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Be vigilant against Pakistan-trained terrorists: Chinese daily
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) The leaders of the group which carried out an attack that left six civilians dead in Xinjiang learned terror techniques in Pakistan, said a Chinese daily ... Read more...
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No change in Hillary Clinton’s India visit: US envoy
July 14th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to India will take place as scheduled next week and has not been affected by the blasts in ... Read more...
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Comprehensive strategy needed in war against terror: Gilani
July 8th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 8 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said a comprehensive national policy and strategy on the war against terrorism needs to be formulated in accordance ... Read more...
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Pakistani probe agency saw 5 chiefs in 30 months
June 22nd, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has had five chiefs heading it within a short span of two-and-a-half years.Five of the FIA's chiefs have been changed within ... Read more...
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Japan asked to invest in Pakistan
June 10th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Japan should invest more in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.Zardari made the point when he met Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Koro Bessho here Thursday, ... Read more...
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ASEAN pledges to cooperate against terrorism
May 9th, 2011 - 8:30 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 9 (IANS) Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have pledged to continue their cooperation in combating terrorism, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said.Yudhoyono told ... Read more...
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India offers help in stopping proliferation of WMDs
April 21st, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 21 (IANS) India has welcomed the extension of the mandate of the Committee on proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons for 10 years and has ... Read more...
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India, Thailand to enhance bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism
April 6th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Recognizing common threats to national security from transnational crimes, including international terrorism, India and Thailand have resolved to significantly enhance bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism.In a ... Read more...
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Punjab budget revenue deficit pegged at Rs.3,379 crore
March 14th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) Punjab's first woman finance minister, Upinderjit Kaur, Monday presented the state's budget for 2011-12 fiscal with the revenue deficit pegged at nearly Rs.3,379 crore.No new taxes ... Read more...
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Gaddafi warns of ending cooperation with EU
March 11th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Friday threatened to break off cooperation with the European Union on combating terrorism and illegal migration.Gaddfi, in an address to ... Read more...
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Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency
February 25th, 2011 - 4:33 am ICT by BNO News
ALGIERS (BNO NEWS) -- The Algerian government has officially lifted its 19-year-old state of emergency, the official APS news agency reported.Demonstrators have been demanding the lifting of the state of emergency, which ... Read more...
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Algeria to lift 19-year state of emergency
February 23rd, 2011 - 2:05 am ICT by BNO News
ALGIERS (BNO NEWS) -- Algeria's cabinet on Tuesday adopted an order to lift the nearly two-decade state of emergency, the official APS news agency reported.A statement from the Council of Ministers said ... Read more...
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Middle East people need to feel “masters of their own countries”: Gorbachev
February 11th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Feb 11 (ANI): The political unrest in the Arab world has convinced former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that the Middle East should embrace democracy and allow it people to be masters ... Read more...
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U.S. House of Representatives Dismisses Bill For Extension Of Patriot Act And Intelligence Reform
February 9th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Feb 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The expectations of the White House failed to attain its goal on Tuesday night after a bill for the extension of the three provisions of the ... Read more...
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India faces money laundering, terror financing risks: IMF
January 26th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) As a leader among the emerging economies in Asia with a strongly growing economy and demography, India is facing a range of money laundering and terrorist ... Read more...
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India, Indonesia to enhance bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism
January 25th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Recognizing the common threats to national security from transnational crimes, including international terrorism, India and Indonesia on Tuesday resolved to significantly enhance bilateral cooperation in combating ... Read more...
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