White Paper on Assam Accord implementation next month: Congress
September 20th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 20 (IANS) The Congress government in Assam Thursday decided to publish a white paper Oct 7 on the steps taken by it to implement the 1985 Assam Accord.The ... Read more...
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Moscow airport cops suspected of extortion
August 29th, 2012 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three criminal cases have been launched against transport police officers suspected of extorting money from passengers at Moscow airports, an official said."We are investigating circumstances ... Read more...
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Indian-American on panel to make Chicago immigrant friendly
August 18th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Aug 18 (IANS) Ami Gandhi, an Indian American public policy expert, has been named to a committee formed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to make President Barack Obama's ... Read more...
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Indians among illegal immigrants seek relief from deportation
August 16th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Thousands of young, undocumented immigrants including Indians have began applying for relief under President Barack Obama's mini DREAM Act that allows them to work without ... Read more...
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Congress importing illegal migrants in Assam: Jaitley
August 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley Thursday accused the government of treating the Assam violence as a law and order problem and said the ruling Congress was ... Read more...
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30,000 Indian youth may avoid deportation from US
August 8th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) Some 30,000 Indians among 1.76 million unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the US as children could gain a two-year relief from deportation under President ... Read more...
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Assam NGOs against Bangladeshis’ deportation allowed to amend PIL
July 27th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday permitted two Assam-based NGOs to include West Bengal and Meghalaya as parties in their PIL seeking to restrain the central and ... Read more...
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Ukrainian city ponders using wine to deport pigeons
July 24th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Ukranian city is contemplating a plan to get the local pigeons drunk and then deport them so that a popular poet's statue could be ... Read more...
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Keeping immigrant families together is critical: Michelle
July 17th, 2012 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS/EFE) US first lady Michelle Obama has argued on television that a second term for President Barack Obama is vital for moving forward with comprehensive immigration ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots spurred Jundal’s radicalisation: Investigators
July 11th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat had spurred Abu Jundal, one of the handlers of the 26/11 attackers, to join the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror ... Read more...
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26/11 plotter Jundal abandoned family for terrorism
July 8th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Driven by his commitment to jihad, 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal Hamza abandoned not only his family in India but also his Pakistani wife and ... Read more...
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Now, Gujarat cops seek Jundal’s custody
July 6th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat Police Friday moved a Delhi court seeking custody of key 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal to ascertain his role in several terror cases in ... Read more...
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Pakistan told about role of non-state, state actors in 26/11: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the information gathered from alleged Mumbai terror attack mastermind Abu Jindal has been used to tell Pakistan about ... Read more...
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Pakistan told about role of non-state, state actors in 26/11: Chidambaram
July 5th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the information gathered from alleged Mumbai terror attack mastermind Abu Jindal has been used to tell Pakistan about ... Read more...
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‘Jindal got regular information about Mumbai from Headley’
July 5th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) While he was training 12 terrorists in Muridke in Pakistan for the 26/11 terror attack, Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jindal, the arrested Indian handler of ... Read more...
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Delhi cops to question Abu Jindal for 15 more days (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday extended the custody of 26/11 plotter Abu Jindal Hamza with the Special Cell of Delhi Police for 15 more days.Chief ... Read more...
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Jindal taken to hospital for medical test
July 5th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Abu Jindal, a key suspect in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, was Thursday taken to the Safdarjung Hospital for a medical examination before being presented ... Read more...
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Confirmed that 26/11 controlled from Pakistan: Chidambaram (Second Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The interrogation of Abu Jindal Hamza, an Indian national arrested for the 26/11 strike, has confirmed that the terror attack was being controlled from ... Read more...
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Confirmed that 26/11 controlled from Pakistan: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 4th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The interrogation of Abu Jindal Hamza, an Indian national arrested for the 26/11 strike, had confirmed that the terror attack was being controlled from ... Read more...
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NIA has joined Jindal interrogation, court told
July 4th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has joined in the interrogation of Abu Jindal Hamza in a case related to David Coleman Headley, Delhi Police told ... Read more...
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26/11 control room was in Pakistan: Chidambaram
July 4th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said that arrested 26/11 handler Syed Zabiuddin alias Abu Jindal had told investigators how the control room of ... Read more...
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Mumbai police want to confront Hamza with Kasab (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Mumbai police Thursday again petitioned a court here for 26/11 suspect Abu Jindal Hamza's custody to bring him face-to-face with Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab caught ... Read more...
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Mumbai police want to confront Hamza with Kasab
June 28th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Mumbai police Thursday again petitioned a court here for the custody of Abu Jindal Hamza, a key 26/11 suspect, so as to confront him ... Read more...
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Abu Jindal’s mother says he is innocent
June 28th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), June 28 (IANS) Claiming that her son, Abu Jindal Hamza, is not a terrorist, his mother Rehana Begum Thursday accused the security agencies of "falsely implicating" him.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Obama leads in three swing states: poll
June 28th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) President Barack Obama leads over his likely Republican rival in the November presidential poll in three critical swing states even as voters are divided on ... Read more...
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Court declines to give Hamza custody to Mumbai police (lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday dismissed Mumbai police's application for the custody of Abu Jindal Hamza, alias Zabiuddin Ansari, a key suspect in the 26/11 ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan not to be selective on terror (Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India Wednesday asked Pakistan to shed its "selective" approach to terror and join hands in eliminating the scourge from the region. The statement comes ... Read more...
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‘Hamza’s confession proves state players’ hand in 26/11′ ( Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) India had been tracking 26/11 Mumbai terror attack suspect Abu Jindal Hamza for over a year, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday, adding that ... Read more...
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Court no to Mumbai Police custody of Hamza
June 27th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday dismissed the Mumbai police's application seeking the custody of Abu Jindal Hamza, alias Zabiuddin Ansari, a key suspect in the 26/11 ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan to join hands against terror
June 27th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) In the wake of the arrest of an Indian accused in the 26/11 attack and disclosures about his links with Pakistani terrorists, India Wednesday asked ... Read more...
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‘Hamza’s confession proves role of state players in 26/11′
June 27th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) India had been tracking 2008 Mumbai terror attack suspect Abu Jindal Hamza for over a year, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday, adding that his ... Read more...
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Mumbai police seeks Abu Jindal’s custody
June 26th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Mumbai police Tuesday moved an application in a Delhi court seeking the custody of Abu Jindal alias Zabiuddin Ansari, a key suspect in the ... Read more...
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Abu Hamza arrest an achievement, says government
June 26th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Indian government Tuesday described the arrest of 2008 Mumbai terror attack suspect Abu Jindal Hamza as an "achievement" and hailed the deportation of the ... Read more...
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Maharashtra minister denies links with Abu Jindal
June 26th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Maharashtra's Minister of State for Education Fauzia Khan Tuesday denied any links with arrested 26/11 terrorist Abu Jindal alias Zabiuddin Ansari.Khan's denial came after allegations that ... Read more...
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26/11 arrest: Pakistan says terror a common concern
June 26th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) A day after reports of an Indian 26/11 accused and his links with Pakistani terrorists became public, Pakistan Tuesday renewed its offer of counter-terror cooperation ... Read more...
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