Mantralaya fire toll rises to five (Second Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The toll in the major fire that swept the Maharashtra Mantralaya or state secretariat here climbed to five with two more bodies recovered from the sixth ... Read more...
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Mantralaya fire: toll climbs to three (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The death toll in the major fire that swept the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat here rose to three, an official of the city disaster control said.While ... Read more...
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Mantralaya fire continues second day
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The fire in the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat which claimed two lives, and injured over a dozen more here continued Friday morning, with officials saying the ... Read more...
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NSG regional hub inaugurated in Hyderabad
December 6th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday inaugurated a regional hub of the elite anti-terror National Security Guard (NSG) here.
The hub has come up at a ... Read more...
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Tigress shot dead by police at Kaziranga
December 5th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 5 (IANS) A full grown Royal Bengal tigress was shot dead Monday by police commandos at the famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam after the big cat went ... Read more...
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Israeli government the problem, not the people: Turkish PM
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Oct 3 (IANS) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday said his country has problems with the Israeli government but not its people."Our comments are not against the ... Read more...
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Five-tier security around Modi fast venue
September 16th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 16 (IANS) A five-tier security ring is being thrown around Gujarat University's plush convention hall in Ahmedabad where Chief Minister Narendra Modi is to hold his three-day ... Read more...
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Intercepted suspect ship may have been hijacked: Officials (Lead, With images)
August 15th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian Navy says that the cargo ship it intercepted late Sunday may have been hijacked and used for smuggling contraband.The 500-tonne M.V. Nafis-I had been ... Read more...
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Who runs Al Qaeda ‘barely matters’: US
June 17th, 2011 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 17 (IANS) The United States has termed the reports of new Al Qaeda chief taking over the reins following Osama bin-Laden's death as insignificant.Reacting to the appointment of ... Read more...
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Egypt museum treasures being repaired
February 8th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 8 (IANS/AKI) A statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun standing on the back of a panther is among 70 archaeological treasures being repaired after they were damaged in a failed ... Read more...
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Two daring naval raids may change tactics to fight Somali pirates
January 24th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Two daring raids by naval commandoes of South Korea and Malaysia against Somali pirates show that some the navies operating in the area are taking a harder ... Read more...
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Games venues’ security lockdown nearly complete
September 25th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Security agencies inched closer to the complete lockdown of the Commonwealth Games venues Saturday, eight days before opening of the Oct 3-14 mega event.
"The complete clampdown ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Delhi as athletes start coming for Commonwealth Games
September 25th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 25 (ANI): Authorities deployed thousands of paramilitary personnel and commandos to beef up security around the Commonwealth Games venues as athletes from various countries start coming in for the ... Read more...
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India equipped to deal with all terror threats during CWG (Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian security agencies will be equipped to face chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorist threats during the October Commonwealth Games, an official said Wednesday."We ... Read more...
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Indian security agencies prepared to deal with CBRN threats
August 5th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian security agencies will be equipped to face chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats as they prepare to deal with "new assault methods" by ... Read more...
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Major Ravi Begins Shooting For ‘Kandahar’
June 24th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Malayalam filmmaker Major Ravi has started shooting for his upcoming movie Kandahar. The Army officer turned director has started shooting in the Indian military Academy ... Read more...
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Naga students to consider lifting of Manipur economic blockade
June 15th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): The Naga Students Federation (NSF) on Monday said they would consider temporary suspension of the two-month long economic blockade of Manipur following a meeting with the ... Read more...
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Israeli troops intercept second aid ship heading for Gaza
June 5th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip continues, and according to reports, a second ship carrying humanitarian aid from Turkey, has been intercepted.The "Rachel Corrie" was meant to ... Read more...
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Freed Aussie scribes say Israeli commandoes were like “hyenas hunting”
June 3rd, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 3 (ANI): Two journalists from the Sydney Morning Herald, who were detained by Israeli commandoes after being caught in the melee when commandoes raided Gaza-bound Turkish aid vessels have described ... Read more...
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Israel’s Attack On Flotilla Ships Create Waves
May 31st, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Gaza, May 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The assault led by the Israel Navy on the Gaza flotilla has created sensation across the world and the political leaders from various countries have ... Read more...
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I won’t do reality shows: Vivan Bhatena
May 6th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A lot of TV stars are seen participating in reality shows, but Vivan Bhatena says he can never be a part of any such show.
"You will ... Read more...
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Police commandos arrest two militants in Manipur
April 27th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 27 (ANI): Police have arrested two commandoes of the banned People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) during a counter-insurgency operation here in Imphal.The rebels, who were arrested a day earlier, ... Read more...
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Pak security forces kill two militants involved in GHQ attack
February 20th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Faislabad, Feb.20 (ANI): Pakistani security officials have reportedly killed two suspected terrorists, who were involved in the General Headquarters (GHQ) attack in Rawalpindi last year, in an encounter here.According to sources, the ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena targets Rahul again
February 9th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena again hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday, this time for referring to Mumbai as Bombay in a speech before students during his ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi has a war of words with Shiv Sena
February 3rd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 3 (ANI): Locking horns with the Shiv Sena over the 'Mumbai for Marathis' issue, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said it has no takers in Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Two militants killed in Imphal
February 3rd, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Iribung (Manipur), Feb 3 (ANI): The Manipur Police gunned down two militants after a prolonged encounter near Iribung in Imphal East district on Tuesday.Briefing the media persons, Rajen Singh, Superintendent of ... Read more...
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Shiva Sena hits back at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Mumbai for all Indians’ comment
February 3rd, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 3 (ANI): Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today hit back at Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's 'Mumbai for all Indians' comment by saying Mumbai may belong to all Indians, ... Read more...
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Every inch of India belongs to every Indian: Rahul Gandhi
February 2nd, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Bodhgaya (Bihar), Feb 2 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has criticized both the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for their unwarranted attacks on north Indians, and said ... Read more...
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Maharashtra plans unit to tackle bio-nuclear weapons
January 21st, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) With a view to tackling future terror challenges, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Thursday directed the state police to set up a specialised unit to tackle nuclear, biological ... Read more...
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Sheikh Hasina offers prayer at a Sufi shrine in Jaipur
January 13th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Jan 13(ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered prayers at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer on Wednesday.The Bangladesh premier had arrived in Ajmer, about ... Read more...
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Why police were lame duck targets for 26/11 attackers (IANS Exclusive: Last part of a 3-part series)
December 29th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan and Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Lack of weapons and training created a "serious disability" within the Mumbai police to fight well-equipped and trained terrorists like those who ... Read more...
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Teams arrive for Kolkata one-dayer
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Amidst stringent security, the Indian and Sri Lankan teams arrived in the city Tuesday evening by a chartered flight from Bhubaneswar to play the fourth one-dayer at ... Read more...
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Cricketers to be driven straight to dressing room as security measure
December 22nd, 2009 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) For the first time, Indian and Sri Lankan players would be driven straight to the Eden Gardens dressing room during practice and Thursday's One-day International match as ... Read more...
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26/11 martyr’s widow ready to send her sons to join armed forces
November 25th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Nov 25(ANI): A year after the tragedy of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Vinita Bisht, widow of a martyred commando residing in Uttarakhand asserts that she does have any fears in ... Read more...
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Security beefed-up in Mumbai ahead of 26/11 anniversary
November 23rd, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 23(ANI): Mumbai Police Commissioner D Shivanandan on Monday said that security has been beefed-up at major places in the city as a precautionary measure, prior to the first anniversary of ... Read more...
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