Kashmiri students on ‘mission’ to know India meet Chidambaram
February 10th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) A group of Kashmiri students, mostly from the families affected by militant violence, who are on a pan-India "know the country" tour, Friday met ... Read more...
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Jamia to build hostel for Kashmiri students
February 9th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Jamia Millia university is building a hostel for students from Jammu and Kashmir as part of confidence building measures for the people from ... Read more...
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Kashmiri students on ‘mission’ know the nation
February 9th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) For most of them, it was their first experience of travelling beyond the 2.5-km-long Jawahar tunnel through the Pir Panjal mountain range which links ... Read more...
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CATS doesn’t respond to 28 percent calls: study
February 8th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Two decades after it was set up to rush accident victims to hospital, the Centralized Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) doesn't respond to a quarter ... Read more...
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CRPF sets up Intelligence School (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 8 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday inaugurated a dedicated intelligence cell of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a development expected to boost its intelligence gathering ... Read more...
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CRPF gets its own intelligence wing
February 8th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 8 (IANS) Intelligence gathering is vital for the paramilitary CRPF, whose role has significantly changed from maintaining law and order to conducting counter-insurgency operations, Home Minister P. ... Read more...
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UIDAI to refresh data collection process in second phase
February 7th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will be refreshing its data collection process by including the best finger detection and multiple-try method in ... Read more...
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IAF to induct latest Russian military choppers Feb 17
February 6th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) In 10 days from now, India will formally induct the latest Russian military helicopters, Mi-17V5, into its service when Defence Minister A.K. Antony hands over ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror intelligence hub to come up March 1
February 6th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Indian government Monday said it would set up on March 1 a powerful anti-terror agency that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats ... Read more...
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Bihar court acquits 11 Nepali Maoist leaders
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) A Bihar court Friday acquitted 11 Nepali Maoist leaders, including a former minister and six MPs, on a state government petition seeking to withdraw criminal cases ... Read more...
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Bihar axes cases against 11 Nepal Maoists
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to withdraw criminal cases against 11 Nepali Maoist leaders including a former minister and six MPs, a government lawyer said Thursday."The ... Read more...
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Court to monitor probe against 33 cops (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Criticising Delhi Police for shielding their erring officials, the Delhi High Court Wednesday decided to monitor a probe against 33 policemen identified for allegedly taking ... Read more...
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Better coordination was possible in Mumbai terror probe: Chidambaram
January 31st, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday admitted there could have been better coordination between the Delhi Police and Maharashtra Police in the July 2011 Mumbai ... Read more...
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Chidambaram welcomes Supreme Court verdict
January 31st, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court order laying down a deadline for sanctioning the prosecution of public servants under the Prevention ... Read more...
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Uphaar tragedy: Court seeks file on Amod Kanth (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday called for a file on former Delhi police officer Amod Kanth while hearing a plea seeking sanction to prosecute him ... Read more...
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Compromise reached on Unique ID project row (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A compromise formula over identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians was worked out Friday with the government asking both the home ministry and the ... Read more...
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Compromise reached on Unique ID project row
January 27th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A compromise formula over identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians was worked out Friday with the government asking both the home ministry and the ... Read more...
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Congress refutes Rushdie remarks
January 26th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday refuted remarks by Salman Rushdie that the party's desire to garner Muslim votes in Uttar Pradesh elections was the reason for
his not ... Read more...
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Security up as India readies for 63rd R’Day (Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India geared up for its 63rd Republic Day celebrations with the security apparatus firmed up across the nation for a tight vigil amid a boycott ... Read more...
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Curb anti-India terror groups, Myanmar told
January 24th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Raising fears that terror groups may stoke trouble in poll-bound Manipur, India has asked Myanmar to act against insurgents operating from its soil, a home ... Read more...
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No differences on Aadhar: Chidambaram
January 24th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram Monday sought to refute the existence of any differences between his ministry and the Unique Identification Authority of India on the issue ... Read more...
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Government sets up panel to promote tourism
January 21st, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) To resolve inter-ministerial and industry issues and to promote tourism, the government has set up an inter-ministerial coordination committee for the sector under the chairmanship ... Read more...
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Cabinet to resolve Montek-Chidambaram row over UIDAI
January 20th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Planning Commission Friday said it will take the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issue to the cabinet next week to resolve its ... Read more...
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Court’s Gujarat Lokayukta order harms federalism: BJP (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Gujarat High Court's decision to uphold the appointment of state Lokayukta by the governor was a ... Read more...
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Ceasefire agreements with Assam rebel groups extended
January 18th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday extended by another six months separate ceasefire agreements with two rebel groups in Assam that would facilitate the ongoing peace process ... Read more...
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IPS Rajiv is new CISF chief (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajiv, who goes by his first name, was Wednesday named the new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) ... Read more...
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Rajiv appointed new CISF chief
January 18th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajiv was Wednesday appointed the new chief of paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that guards India's vital installations, including ... Read more...
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Delays in legislations in non-Congress states: Jaitley
January 18th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Non-Congress ruled states were facing delays in getting legislations enacted as some bills were pending with the governors, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun ... Read more...
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Nepal to check fake currency influx into India
January 16th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Nepal Monday said it won't allow anti-India activities like influx of fake currency notes, movement of terrorists and smuggling of arms and goods from its ... Read more...
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Unfair to let Jarawas live in beastly conditions: Minister
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Tribal Affairs Minister V.Kishore Chandra Deo Friday indicated that the Jarawa tribes people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be gradually exposed to modern ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror intelligence hub cleared (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An ambitious plan of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to set up an intelligence hub that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats in ... Read more...
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2G: Swamy submits documents against Chidambaram (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Seeking to haul make Home Minister P. Chidambaram before a court in the 2G spectrum case, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Saturday submitted the ... Read more...
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Central team to assess Cyclone Thane’s impact
January 6th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The government Thursday constituted an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) to carry out an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the wake of last month's Cyclone ... Read more...
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Don’t rename Chandni Chowk, MCD told (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Delhi's Chandni Chowk cannot be renamed by the civic body, the Delhi government declared Thursday, following a proposal to rename the area after cricket ... Read more...
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Civic body can’t rename Chandni Chowk: Delhi government
January 5th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The iconic Chandni Chowk in the national capital's old quarters cannot be renamed by the city's civic body, the Delhi government said Thursday in ... Read more...
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