US warns of more violence over anti-Islam video
September 14th, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) With anti-US protests over an anti-Islam video spreading to 11 nations, Washington braced for a growing furore threatening US interests abroad and at home ahead of ... Read more...
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US tests new `avatar’ border agent technology
August 28th, 2012 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Tucson (Arizona), Aug 28 (IANS/EFE) The US Department of Homeland Security is testing an advanced technology whereby an "avatar" agent interviews some Mexican visitors when they cross the border at ... Read more...
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Homeland Security’s all-in-one app for bomb threat
July 2nd, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (IANS) In the first chaotic moments after suspicion of a bomb threat, first responders have a myriad of questions, assessments, and decisions to make, all at once, ... Read more...
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Your body heat could power future devices
July 1st, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 1 (IANS) A new way of powering gadgets using simply a person's own body heat has been developed by an American company that specialises in green power ... Read more...
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Indian-American orphan woman caught in legal tangle
May 25th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 25 (IANS) United States has acknowledged that an adopted Indian American woman who faces deportation thirty years after she came here has been caught in a legal tangle, ... Read more...
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Terror plot to bomb US-bound plane foiled (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The US and other intelligence agencies broke up a terrorist plot to bomb a US-bound airliner and seized an explosive device, similar to the ones ... Read more...
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Plot to blow up US-bound jet foiled
May 8th, 2012 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The US and other intelligence agencies thwarted a plot to bomb a US-bound airliner and seized an explosive device, similar to ones previously used by ... Read more...
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US Sikh group’s mobile app to combat racial profiling
April 30th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (IANS) The Sikh Coalition, a US based community group, has launched FlyRights, an innovative mobile application that allows users to report instances of airport profiling in real ... Read more...
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No silver bullet to destroy Al Qaeda: Panetta
April 28th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Even though America was now safer following the death of Osama bin Laden, there was no proverbial "silver bullet" to destroy the Al Qaeda terror network, ... Read more...
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SRK again detained at US airport, India tells US sorry won’t do(Roundup)
April 13th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New York/New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained at a New York airport for two hours Thursday, sparking outrage in India. The US immigration ... Read more...
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It was nice, as it always happens, says Shah Rukh
April 13th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 13 (IANS) Unfazed by his detention at a New York airport by US immigration authorities for a couple of hours, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, joked ... Read more...
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It happens all the time, tweets Omar on SRK’s detention
April 13th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday wondered what was the "big deal" about the detention of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan as ... Read more...
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SRK’s detention: Indian envoy asked to take up issue with US
April 13th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India Friday asserted it will take up the issue of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's detention at a New York airport with the US ... Read more...
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SRK’s detention at US airport inappropriate: Rajiv Shukla
April 13th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Criticising Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's detention at a New York airport as "inappropriate and uncalled for", union Patrliamentary Affairs Minister Rajiv Shukla Friday ... Read more...
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Visa snafu forces Spanish singer to cancel US concert
April 12th, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 12 (IANS/EFE) Spanish singer Pitingo was forced to cancel his planned US debut in New York last month when he was denied a visa because he shares ... Read more...
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US had 11.5 mn undocumented immigrants in 2011
March 26th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 26 (IANS/EFE) The number of undocumented immigrants in the US was around 11.5 million in January 2011, compared with the 11.6 million the year before, according to ... Read more...
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How to spot a terrorist?
March 18th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) The US Department of Homeland Security has brought out a presentation that aims to educate people on recognising terrorists and how to report them.The report titled ... Read more...
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US immigration agency creates ombudsman’s post
February 8th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tuesday designated Andrew Lorenzen-Strait to be the agency's first public advocate as part of "ongoing detention reform and other enforcement-related ... Read more...
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Britons barred from entering US after Twitter comment
January 30th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Two Britons have been barred from entering the US after an innocent tweet about "destroying America" were picked up by US anti-terror officials.Leigh Van Bryan wrote ... Read more...
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US spies could be tracking you on Twitter
December 28th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) The US department of homeland security reportedly makes fake Twitter and Facebook profiles in a bid to track down people who use "sensitive" words.If anyone ... 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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US Sikh group leads call for probing racing profiling
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) Amid charges of racial profiling by a group of 38 civil rights organizations led by the Sikh Coalition, the US Transportation Security Administration is investigating allegations ... Read more...
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US issues worldwide alert after Al-Awlaki’s killing
October 2nd, 2011 - 8:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Department of State has warned US citizens worldwide about possible retaliation attacks after the death of a radical US-born cleric in Yemen.Anwar al-Awlaki, along ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda behind terror threat to US : Hillary Clinton
September 10th, 2011 - 4:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that Al Qaeda was behind a new but unconfirmed terrorist threat against the US.She was referring to the ... Read more...
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US reveals ‘credible but unconfirmed’ terror threat
September 9th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) US officials say they have "specific, credible but unconfirmed" information about a potential Al Qaeda threat against the country coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the ... Read more...
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US reports ‘credible but unconfirmed’ anniversary threat
September 9th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) US counter-terrorism officials are assessing "specific, credible but unconfirmed" information about a threat of an attack in New York City or Washington using a car or ... Read more...
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Hackers say they obtained US police information
August 8th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS/EFE) A group of hackers said that it had obtained access to "a massive amount of confidential information that is sure to (embarrass), discredit and incriminate police ... Read more...
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70,000 Chinese got US green cards in 2010
June 10th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 10 (IANS) Over 70,000 Chinese applicants obtained a US green card in 2010, according to statistics released by the US Department of Homeland Security.The data shows that 6,625 ... Read more...
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Top US officials’ gmail hit by Chinese phishing
June 2nd, 2011 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 2 (IANS) Google says hundreds of personal gmail accounts, including those of some senior US government officials and military personnel, were hacked as a result of a massive ... Read more...
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India, US to cooperate in curbing money laundering
May 27th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India and the United States Friday agreed to cooperate in investigating money laundering, drug money flow, customs issues and in tracing black money.Secretary of ... Read more...
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We are sympathetic to Krittika’s plight: Napolitano
May 27th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said here Friday that she was "very sympathetic" to the plight of 18-year-old Krittika Biswas, who ... Read more...
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Collaborate with us, Maharashtra urges US homeland security secretary (With image)
May 24th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday stressed the need for co-operation with the US Department of Homeland Security, including sharing intelligence and technological know-how, for enhancing ... Read more...
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Osama plotted attacks on key US cities, railways (Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) Al Qaeda was planning attacks on key US cities and railways timed to significant dates, a treasure trove of material taken from Osama bin Laden's hideout ... Read more...
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Osama was planning attacks on US railways, big cities
May 6th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) A treasure trove of materials taken from Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan indicates that Al Qaeda was mulling attacks on key US cities and railways ... Read more...
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US fears retaliation from Al Qaeda
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The US expects retaliation from Al Qaeda in the aftermath of the death of its chief Osama bin Laden, an official of the Department of ... Read more...
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