Three years of NIA: Only one terror case solved
January 16th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) It was formed three years ago and is working on 35 terror cases at the moment. But with only one incident solved so far, India's ... Read more...
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India’s charges against Headley may make no material difference (Comment)
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
The decision by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) to formally file charges against David Coleman Headley is unlikely to be of any material consequence for the convicted key Mumbai terror plotter ... Read more...
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Making India-US ties a ‘cornerstone of Asia-Pacific century’ (2011 in Retrospect)
December 20th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Amid turmoil from Afghanistan to Iraq to Libya, it was a year of consolidation of a strategic partnership between India and the US as they ... Read more...
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The spy who used ISI ‘Brylcreem’ to sway US (Washington Newsletter)
December 11th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) The exposure of yet another spy from Pakistan who used lots of "Brylcreem" (money) from "the library in Islamabad" (an ISI office) to peddle the Kashmiri ... Read more...
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Headley: An elusive spy who betrayed friends and allies
November 24th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) Confessed Pakistani-American terrorist, David Coleman Headley was a wildly elusive figure who juggled allegiances with militant groups and security agencies, manipulating and betraying wives, friends and ... Read more...
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Kayani refused to take away Lakhvi’s mobile: report
November 23rd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani rejected a US request to take away the cell phone Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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Mumbai masterminds roam free because of Headley: Report
November 22nd, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) The masterminds of the Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attack are still free because the indictment of a serving Pakistani intelligence officer had a really damaging effect ... Read more...
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US media seeks release of Headley terror trial tape
October 8th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Key US media are seeking the release of a behind-the-scenes videotape of FBI agents interrogating admitted terrorist David Coleman Headley that was played in open court ... Read more...
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Terror plotter Rana seeks a fresh trial
September 21st, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Sep 21 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) held responsible for theNovember 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, is seeking a ... Read more...
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Pakistani state-terror links have to be broken: Rao
July 3rd, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao says the terror links of the Pakistani state and military have to be broken, even as she felt Islamabad's attitude ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss 26/11, Samjhauta, CBMs on Day 1 (Second Intro Roundup)
June 24th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) India Thursday voiced its concerns over the slow pace of 26/11 trial and Pakistan raked up the Kashmir issue as their foreign secretaries ended the ... Read more...
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At low-key India-Pakistan talks, terror and Kashmir on the table
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao leaves for Islamabad Thursday for two-day of talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, with both sides intent on ... Read more...
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Terrorism focus of talks with Pakistan, Headley revelations to figure: India (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Terrorism will be the "central point" of New Delhi's agenda when the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries meet in Islamabad Thursday, External Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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India to take up Headley revelations with Pakistan
June 20th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India will raise the issue of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley's revelations about the terror links of Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) when the ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan foreign secretary talks in Islamabad (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries will meet June 23-24 in Islamabad, possibly setting the stage for talks between their foreign ministers later this year.This would ... Read more...
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Headley may testify against Mumbai masterminds: US prosecutor
June 14th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 14 (IANS) Justifying the plea deal with confessed Pakistani American terrorist David Coleman Headley, the chief prosecutor in the just-ended Mumbai terrorism trial has said he would be ... Read more...
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Rana acquitted for Mumbai, India disappointed (Intro Roundup)
June 10th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In a verdict that "disappointed" India, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana of charges that he helped with the 26/11 Mumbai attack ... Read more...
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Pakistan influenced Rana trial: India (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan has not been playing fair with India, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Friday, indicating that Islamabad had influenced the US trial of terror ... Read more...
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Pakistan must come clean on 26/11: Krishna
June 10th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan has not been playing fair with India, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Friday and agreed that Islamabad had blocked the trial of terror ... Read more...
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Rana ‘not guilty’ for Mumbai, India disappointed (Roundup)
June 10th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In a verdict that "disappointed" India, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana of charges that he helped with the Mumbai attack while ... Read more...
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Rana verdict contradictory: Ujjwal Nikam
June 10th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Eminent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam Friday termed as "contradictory" the decision of a US court to clear Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 2008 Mumbai attack ... Read more...
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India ‘disappointed’ with Rana verdict (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India said Friday it was "disappointed" with the decision of a US court to clear Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 2008 Mumbai attack ... Read more...
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Rana held not guilty in Mumbai attacks, guilty of aiding LeT (Third Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) In a surprise verdict, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana of charges he helped with the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks but convicted ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan’s intelligence, military at service of LeT’
June 10th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana's terrorism trial revealed the impunity with which officers in Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and terrorists alike operate in Pakistan, according to ProPublica, ... Read more...
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Rana cleared in Mumbai attacks, convicted of aiding LeT (Second Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 6:20 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana has been found not guilty on charges that he assisted in carrying out the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, but was convicted ... Read more...
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Rana cleared in Mumbai attack, held guilty of aiding terror groups (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) A US Federal jury has cleared Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, but found him guilty on charges of supporting terrorist ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan foreign secretary talks June-end, terror tops agenda
June 9th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Against the backdrop of disclosures by David Coleman Headley linking the ISI spy agency to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the foreign secretaries of India ... Read more...
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PM reviews security situation, discusses AfPak
June 8th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Against the backdrop of disclosures by David Coleman Headley linking Pakistan's ISI spy agency to the 26/11 attack, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday chaired ... Read more...
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Rana was ‘no dupe’, played for same team as Headley: Prosecution (Lead)
June 8th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana was "no dupe" and was "playing for the same team" as Pakistani American David Coleman Headley, prosecutors told a Chicago court ... Read more...
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‘Rana, Headley were playing for the same team’
June 7th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana and his boyhood friend Pakistani American David Coleman Headley "were playing for the same team", a Chicago court was told Tuesday."Rana ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror trial winds down Tuesday
June 7th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 7 (IANS) Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana who is accused of providing material support to Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ... Read more...
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Closing arguments Tuesday in Mumbai terror trial (Lead)
June 7th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 6 (IANS) The prosecution and the defence rested Monday in the Mumbai terror trial after jurors were shown the videotaped interrogation of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur ... Read more...
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Prosecution rests in Mumbai terror trial
June 6th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 6 (IANS) As the prosecution Monday rested its case against Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of helping Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Mumbai terror attack, ... Read more...
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Did Headley’s information help locate Ilyas Kashmiri?
June 5th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 5 (IANS) One compelling possibility that arises in the aftermath of the drone killing of Ilyas Kashmiri is whether key Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley offered actionable ... Read more...
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Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US drone strike, HuJi confirms death
June 4th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Ilyas Kashmiri, one of the five most wanted terrorist leaders by the US, has been killed in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami ... Read more...
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