No-fly zone over Wimbledon to prevent terror attack
June 25th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) A no-fly zone has been declared over Wimbledon for the first time since the 9/11 terror attacks.Aircraft have been banned from flying below 500 feet over ... Read more...
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After India fires missile, China calls for n-security
April 20th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 20 (IANS) China has called on the international community to work together in promoting international nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament and nuclear security.The statement came Thursday, a day ... Read more...
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First match at National Stadium of Poland free of incident
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, March 2 (IANS) A football friendly between Poland and Portugal at the National Stadium here -- newly-built for the Euro 2012 championship in June -- was incident-free, spokesman for ... Read more...
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Sibal discusses telecom issues with consumer groups
July 6th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Consumer groups from across the country met Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday and sought various emasures like ensuring refund of the security money by ... Read more...
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Gaga’s album banned in Lebanon
June 4th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga's latest album "Born This Way" may be topping the music charts in 21 countries, but it has been banned in Lebanon for ... Read more...
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Kashmir security reviewed ahead of BJP’s flag hoisting plan
January 16th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 16 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government and the security agencies here Sunday chalked out a strategy to prevent trouble in the Valley due to the Bharatiya Janata Party's ... Read more...
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Barack Obama Asserts That The TSA’s Pat-Downs Are Invasive But Necessary To Attain Security
November 21st, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 21, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The electorally beleaguered American President, Barack Obama, has mentioned at a press convention in Lisbon during the NATO conference that certain segments of the American ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Delhi as athletes start coming for Commonwealth Games
September 25th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 25 (ANI): Authorities deployed thousands of paramilitary personnel and commandos to beef up security around the Commonwealth Games venues as athletes from various countries start coming in for the ... Read more...
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Hawkers, touts repel tourists in Agra
January 27th, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 27 (IANS) Treating your guests as gods may be an integral part of Indian culture but in the city of the Taj Mahal, it is the behaviour of hawkers and ... Read more...
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Court observation on Muslim women’s photos valid, says community
January 23rd, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court's observation that Muslim women will have to lift their veils to be photographed for the electoral rolls is valid, members of the community say.
A ... Read more...
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SIT trying to shield Rathore: Ruchika’s lawyer
January 13th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) Pankaj Bhardwaj, molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra's lawyer, Wednesday said the special investigation team (SIT), constituted to probe fresh cases registered against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, is ... Read more...
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Ruchika’s family not cooperating, claims probe team chief
January 10th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 10 (IANS) The work of the special investigation team (SIT), probing criminal charges against former state police chief S.P.S. Rathore, is getting delayed as teenaged molestation victim Ruchika's family ... Read more...
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Home ministry asked to compensate kin of BSF torture victim
January 8th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the home ministry to compensate the family of a man who was allegedly tortured and killed by Border ... Read more...
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Probe against Rathore will take more time
January 4th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) The special investigation team (SIT), set up by the Haryana police to examine criminal charges against former state police chief S.P.S. Rathore who is convicted of molesting teenager ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Mathura
December 20th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, Dec 20 (IANS) Security has been beefed up at the sensitive Sri Krishna Janambhoomi campus in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said Sunday.
A police officer said security was beefed up following ... Read more...
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People in Jharkhand should turn up in big numbers to vote: Chidambaram
December 1st, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.1 (ANI): Presenting his ministry's end of the month report for November 2009, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday urged people in Jharkhand to turn out in large ... Read more...
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Army presence can be lowered if situation improves: Omar Abdullah
November 24th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said there would be timely reduction in the army's presence in the state when the security situation normalises. He said ... Read more...
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Vajpayee, Thackeray, Advani in Liberhan’s culpability list
November 24th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Liberhan Commission that probed the Babri Masjid demolition has held 68 people individually culpable for leading the country "to the brink of communal discord". The ... Read more...
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Clear Card Shuts Down:No More Clear Lanes.
June 23rd, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by GD
Clear Card is shutting down. The company made a business out of a special security program. Under this program it gave its ID holders an unique ID which would let them ... Read more...
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ICC’s decision to remove Pakistan as World Cup location was not unanimous: PCB
May 19th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision of removing Pakistan as a location for the World Cup 2011 matches was not ... Read more...
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PCB chief did cast his vote in Dubai, claims PCB
May 18th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 18 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday decided to hit back at a wave of stinging criticism on its handling of Pakistan's status as 2011 World Cup hosts, saying ... Read more...
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UN tribunal frees four accused in Hariri case
April 29th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague/Beirut, April 29 (DPA) A UN tribunal Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four former Lebanese generals detained for four years without charge in connection with the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's ... Read more...
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Lebanon rejects plea to free generals in Hariri’s murder
August 7th, 2008 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Beirut, Aug 7 (DPA) Lebanese judicial authorities Wednesday turned down a request to free four army generals who have been held without charge since August 2005 in connection with the assassination of ... Read more...
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Prachanda meets Nepal; assures to discipline unruly cadres
March 30th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar 30 (ANI): In an attempt to improve their relations, Maoist chairman Prachanda and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal met on Sunday.During the ... Read more...
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Lebanon bans animation film critical of Iran
March 27th, 2008 - 1:01 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, March 26 (DPA) Lebanon has banned the film "Persepolis", which has annoyed authorities in Iran for its critical portrayal of the Islamic revolution, a Lebanese interior ministry source said Wednesday. The ... Read more...
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CBI arrests senior Punjab police men for sex scandal
February 26th, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested two senior police officials in Punjab for their alleged involvement in a sex scandal. Punjab's Assistant Inspector General (Security) ... Read more...
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