Russia denies sending chemical weapons to Syria
August 21st, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria has no Russia-made chemical weapons stockpile, a Russian official said Tuesday.Col. Vladimir Mandych, deputy director of the Federal Agency for Safe Storage and ... Read more...
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Syria’s use of chemical weapons unacceptable: Pentagon
July 25th, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A possible use of chemical weapons by the Syrian authorities either against the opposition or someone else is "intolerable" and "unacceptable", Pentagon Press Secretary ... Read more...
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Russia reminds Syria of 1925 chemical weapons ban
July 25th, 2012 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow expects Syrian authorities to strictly comply with their country's obligations under the ban on chemical weapons, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said in a ... Read more...
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UN chief concerned over Syrian chemical weapon plans
July 24th, 2012 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Belgrade, July 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the possibility of Syria using chemical weapons, calling such an action "reprehensible"."It would be reprehensible if anyone in ... Read more...
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Obama warns Syria against using chemical weapons
July 24th, 2012 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has warned the Syrian authorities of being held accountable if they decided to use their arsenal of chemical weapons.Syrian ... Read more...
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Syria to use chemical weapons against foreign attack
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, July 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria may use chemical weapons only in the case of external aggression, Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said Monday.The official said in Damascus that ... Read more...
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Russia denies supplying gunships to Syria
June 25th, 2012 - 8:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian ship -- MV Alaed -- carried overhauled disassembled helicopters to Syria and not new gunships as was claimed by western media, according to ... Read more...
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Chidambaram opens security hub, Mamata skips event (Second Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The country's security is a shared responsibility between the central and state governments and the Congress-led federal government does not discriminate against states ruled by ... Read more...
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Chidambaram inaugurates NSG hub, Mamata skips event (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The security of the country is a shared responsibility and the central government did not pursue any discriminatory attitude towards the state governments run by ... Read more...
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DRDO wins Thomson Reuters innovation award
November 17th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India's premier military weapons developer, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was Thursday awarded the Thomson Reuters India Innovation Award for 2011 in recognition ... Read more...
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US says backing Kenya’s military operation in Somalia
October 28th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Oct 28 (IANS) The US Friday said it has sold military equipment and offered logistical support and military training to Kenyan troops on a mission to flush out ... Read more...
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Stay away from politics: Pakistan chief justice to military
April 17th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Keep away from political activities, Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has told senior military officials.Chaudhry said Saturday that the armed forces oath called for true ... Read more...
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Pak Army bound by Constitution to keep away from all political activities: Chief Justice
April 17th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 17(ANI): Quoting Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's statement that "a country does not have to be fit for democracy; rather it has to become fit through democracy," Pakistan Chief Justice ... Read more...
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How climate change caused war, upheaval in Ancient China
July 15th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Climate change, especially periods of cooling, led to wars, disasters and upheaval in ancient China, new research reveals.Zhibin Zhang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and colleagues used ... Read more...
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When can Emergency be imposed (To go with Can Emergency be imposed again in India?)
June 25th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Emergency is a special feature of the Constitution of India that allows the central government to assume extraordinary powers, if there is a situation which warrants such action.
Emergency could be declared in ... Read more...
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Fresh firing along India-Bangladesh border
February 28th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 28 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Sunday again traded gunfire in Muktapur along their border in Meghalaya but a BDF official called it "accidental" firing.
The ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee demands army operation in Lalgarh (Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday demanded that the central government launch an army operation in Maoist-affected Lalgarh region of West Bengal and ... Read more...
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CPI-M accuses Trinamool of unleashing ‘politics of terror’
June 11th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders of misusing their central ministerial positions to "unleash politics of terror" in West Bengal.
Reacting ... Read more...
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Gilani raises spectre of Indian aggression
March 27th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pointing to Pakistan's inner turmoil, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has raised the spectre of an Indian aggression but said the armed forces would be provided the ... Read more...
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Political brickbatting on the rise as general elections near
March 7th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has blamed the Central Government for what they termed as a failure to check flow of illegal migrants from Bangladesh.
Addressing a election ... Read more...
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Iran self-sufficient in missile production: minister
January 28th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 28 (RIA Novosti) Iran has achieved self-sufficiency in manufacturing combat missiles of various modifications, the country's defence minister has said. Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said Iranian military specialists "are creating types ... Read more...
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PML-Q wont be a party to conflict between PML-N, PPP
January 5th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 5 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that unity among all political forces is required in Pakistan, and added that he did not want to ... Read more...
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CPI-M favours amending Articles 356, 355
November 5th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Calling for a debate on centre-state relations, Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) leader Prakash Karat Wednesday demanded amending Articles 356 and 355 of the constitution to ... Read more...
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Bangladesh migrants breeding terrorism in Assam: Advani
October 31st, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 31 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Friday blamed illegal infiltration from Bangladesh as the main reason for breeding terrorism in Assam and asked Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Gogoi denies reported comments on Bangladeshis in Assam
October 15th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has denied media reports quoting him as saying there were no Bangladeshi nationals illegally staying in the state.The chief minister is said to ... Read more...
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Centre team to visit Karnataka today after fresh attacks on churches
September 23rd, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): Following fresh attacks on churches in Karnataka, a two-member Union Home Ministry team will visit the state on Tuesday to review the steps taken to control ... Read more...
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Fresh incidents of attack on churches in Bangalore
September 21st, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Sept 21 (ANI): Three churches were reportedly attacked in Bangalore this morning.
According to reports, some unidentified persons attacked the churches in Mariyannapalya, Banasawadi and Rajarajeswara Nagar here at around 4:30 ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa instructs Karnataka police to increase vigil in State
September 20th, 2008 - 11:38 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Sept 20 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has instructed the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police of all Districts of the State to increase the vigil and patrolling ... Read more...
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Karnataka Bajrang Dal convener arrested
September 20th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Mangalore, Sept 20 (ANI): The Karnataka convener of the Bajrang Dal, Mahendra Kumar, was arrested late last night by Mangalore Police in connection with the churches and prayer halls attack case. ... Read more...
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Centre issues advisory to Karnataka over attacks on churches
September 19th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 19 (ANI): After issuing an advisory to Karnataka Government to bring the situation under control following attacks on churches and prayer halls, the Home Ministry on Friday put ... Read more...
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Mahesh Bhatt leads delegation to President on Orissa violence
September 1st, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A civil society delegation led by noted filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt met President Pratibha Patil Monday to demand that the central government invoke Article 355 of the Constitution ... Read more...
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BJP says government failed on four major fronts
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:44 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has failed on four major fronts: national security, food and economic security, allowing ... Read more...
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Rs.1 bn for revamping civil defence
April 2nd, 2008 - 11:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The central government will spend Rs.1 billion on revamping the country's civil defence system during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12), it was announced Wednesday. The Home Minister's ... Read more...
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