32 ‘criminals’ killed in Egypt operation
September 9th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Sep 9 (IANS) A total of 32 "criminal elements" were killed in Egypt's "lawless" Sinai peninsula in a military operation held in coordination with Israel, Xinhua reported.Military spokesman Ahmed ... Read more...
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Court slams failure to weed out Bangladeshi migrants
August 10th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday expressed concern over the central government's failure to act against nearly three crore illegal Bangladeshi migrants who are staying in the ... Read more...
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250 murders a day in Akhilesh-ruled UP, claims BSP
April 27th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) launched a frontal and scathing attack on the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government Friday and claimed that every day ... Read more...
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Terrorists still operate from Bangladesh: PM’s envoy (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Satinder K. Lamba, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy on Afghanistan-Pakistan, Thursday said terrorists and insurgents continue to operate from Bangladesh despite the neighbouring ... Read more...
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Terrorists still operate from Bangladesh: PM’s envoy
April 5th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Special Envoy Satinder K. Lamba Thursday said terrorists and insurgents still operated from Bangladesh despite Dhaka's efforts to contain ... Read more...
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Will make UP crime free, says olice chief
March 19th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's new police chief Ambreesh Chandra Sharma Monday pledged to help make the country's most populous state crime free.Talking to reporters after taking charge, Sharma ... Read more...
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Akhilesh steals show in contest of young campaigners (Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Three young leaders put their heart and soul in the campaign in Uttar Pradesh, but it was Akhilesh Yadav who walked away with the ... Read more...
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Akhilesh steals show in contest of young campaigners
March 6th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Three young leaders put their heart and soul in the campaign in Uttar Pradesh, but it was Akhilesh Yadav who walked away with the ... Read more...
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NSA invoked in Bihar to check increasing crime
January 6th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS)In a bid to check increasing crime, the Bihar government Friday invoked the National Security Act till March 31, police said.Official sources in the government said that regular ... Read more...
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BSF acted in self-defence, India tells Bangladesh
December 20th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Days after Bangladesh protested the killing of its three citizens in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, India Tuesday regretted the casualties but ... Read more...
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Plot to kill Trinidad and Tobago PM uncovered
November 25th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar said Thursday that a plot to assassinate her and senior members of her cabinet has been uncovered, and it ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad shootout latest twist in mounting extortion trade
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 22 (IANS) The shootout at a marriage in Ghaziabad last week, where four people were killed in an attack on a gang leader, was the latest episode in ... 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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Deploy army in Karachi, demands MQM chief
August 4th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has demanded that the army should be deployed in violence-hit Karachi.Hussain Wednesday said the army as well as ... Read more...
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Digvijay slams Mayawati government
June 20th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Reacting to recent incidents of crime against women in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Monday slammed the Mayawati government for the collapse ... Read more...
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Gadkari demands CBI probe in journalist’s murder
June 15th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the ... Read more...
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Crime trail leads to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, 140 deported
May 26th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) "I was born and brought up in Midnapore in West Bengal. I have come here to earn a living. I am not a Bangladeshi," pleaded ... Read more...
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Mexican city fires 400 cops
May 20th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), May 20 (IANS/EFE) Some 400 police officers in this Mexican city have been dismissed since last October on suspicion they had ties to organised crime, Mayor Hector ... Read more...
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Women empowered in Bihar
April 5th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Rajiv Kumar Patna, Apr 5 (ANI): Bihar certainly seems to be shaking off its yoke of extreme backwardness and poor developmental indices, which have defined the state, indeed, the region, for ... Read more...
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Bengal borders to be sealed ahead of voting day
March 27th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Intra-state borders of West Bengal will be sealed one day before voting in all the six phases of April-May assembly elections to prevent smuggling of arms, ... Read more...
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UN chief appalled by Somali pirates’ killing of Americans
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.23 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- Moon has expressed dismay and anguish over reported killing of four American hostages by Somali pirates, and has called for extra efforts to tackle criminal ... Read more...
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Egyptian vice-president not an assassination target
February 6th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb.6 (ANI): Egyptian government officials have denied reports that newly named vice president Omar Suleiman had been the target of an assassination attempt last month.A government statement said a stray bullet ... Read more...
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Altaf asks Pak PM to rid Karachi’s business community of extortion mafia
January 29th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 29(ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to take action against the extortion mafia in Karachi.During a telephonic discussion with ... Read more...
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India reiterates commitment to “zero death” in Bangladesh border
January 21st, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by BNO News
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- India on Thursday reiterated its commitment to "zero death" along the border with Bangladesh, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha news agency reported.Indian home secretary GK Pillai said the death ... Read more...
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‘The Green Hornet’ Review: A Mix Of Slapstick And Action
January 14th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director: Michel GondryCast: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Christoph WaltzGenre: Action, Crime ThrillerRating: **Director Michel Gondry delivers a watchable superhero satire in The Green Hornet which draws inspiration from a ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar seeks votes for jailed JD-U candidate
November 16th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Nov 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar never tires of speaking out against lawlessness. But having campaigned for some candidates with criminal record, he is now seeking ... Read more...
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Gangster’s accomplice killed in Bangalore gun battle
September 26th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 26 (IANS) A suspected accomplice of gangser Ravi Pujari was killed early Sunday in a gun battle, police said.
"The suspect, Chandru, 30, was first shot at by our patrol squad ... Read more...
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24 arrested for Karachi killings, 4 more die
June 16th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 16 (IANS) Security forces arrested 24 people for their suspected role in a series of target killings that have rocked this southern port for the past few weeks, even as ... Read more...
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Tight security measures ahead of Urs fair in Ajmer
June 12th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Ajmer, June 12 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in and around the holy shrine of Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan ahead of the annual Urs, the anniversary fair of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.Senior ... Read more...
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Four severed heads found in Guatemala
June 11th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, June 11 (IANS/EFE) Four severed human heads have been found in different parts of this city, Guatemala's interior minister said.
The heads were found Thursday, Interior Minister Carlos Menocal told reporters. ... Read more...
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U.S. State Department updates travel alert for Jamaica after deadly clashes
May 26th, 2010 - 2:12 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The United States on Tuesday updated a travel alert for Jamaica after deadly clashes between security forces and gunmen left at least 30 people dead and more ... Read more...
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‘Humanitarian convoys smuggled weapons in Bosnia war’
May 11th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, May 11 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian convoys were used to smuggle weapons to Muslims during the Bosnia war from 1992-95, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused of genocide and war crimes, has ... Read more...
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Mayawati expels party workers with criminal, dubious intentions
May 2nd, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, May 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has reportedly expelled about 5,00 party workers and leaders for dubious and criminal intentions with immediate ... Read more...
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BSP to get rid of criminals in party
April 18th, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Saturday decided to flush out the criminal elements in its rank and file - three days after a party ... Read more...
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US Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico issues travel advisory after drug-related violence
April 1st, 2010 - 4:37 am ICT by BNO News
MONTERREY, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico issued a new warden message on Wednesday due to recent violent attacks and after organized crime gangs blocked numerous highways entering ... Read more...
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