Rana held not guilty in Mumbai attacks, guilty of aiding LeT (Third Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) In a surprise verdict, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana of charges he helped with the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks but convicted ... Read more...
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Rana cleared in Mumbai attacks, convicted of aiding LeT (Second Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 6:20 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana has been found not guilty on charges that he assisted in carrying out the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, but was convicted ... Read more...
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Rana cleared in Mumbai attack, held guilty of aiding terror groups (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) A US Federal jury has cleared Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, but found him guilty on charges of supporting terrorist ... Read more...
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Headley looked for a safe landing site for LeT (Third Lead)
May 27th, 2011 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 27 (IANS) Self-confessed Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley told a Chicago court Thursday that he helped identify a safe landing site for Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists arriving ... Read more...
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Jury chosen in Chicago trial of terror suspect Rana
May 19th, 2011 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 19 (IANS) A Chicago court has selected 12 jurors and six alternates for the trial of Pakistani-born Tahawwur Hussain Rana charged with aiding Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack: US charges four top Pakistani terrorists (Lead)
April 26th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 26 (IANS) US federal prosecutors have added four top Pakistani terrorists linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit as accused for helping Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana to plot the November 2008 ... Read more...
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US charges 4 Pakistani terrorists in 26/11 Mumbai attack
April 26th, 2011 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 26 (IANS) US federal prosecutors have added four top Pakistani terrorists tied to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as accused in the case against Pakistani-Canadian LeT operative Tahawwur Rana for helping ... Read more...
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New Canadian act targets ‘Ghost’ immigration agents
December 8th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 8 (IANS) "Ghost" immigration consultants in India, who dupe people desperate to migrate to Canada, will be put out of business with the passing of new legislation by ... Read more...
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Immigration officials deny reports of strike
July 20th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Officials of the Bureau of Immigration responsible for immigration services at all 12 international airports in the country Tuesday denied media reports which said they are on ... Read more...
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Canada to act tough against ‘ghost’ immigration agents
June 7th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 7 (IANS) "Ghost" immigration consultants, including India-based agents, involved in duping people wishing to immigrate to Canada will face tough action with the introduction of a new legislation in the ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves modernisation plan for immigration services
May 13th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved modernisation and upgradation of immigration services as one of the Mission Mode Projects to be undertaken by the Ministry ... Read more...
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Balanced effort to sustain growth in budget: Chidambaram
February 26th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday described the union budget as a "balanced effort" marked by a responsible judgement of the state of the economy and of ... Read more...
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Couple held at Delhi airport for human trafficking
February 23rd, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A travel agent and his wife were arrested from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on charges of human trafficking, police said Tuesday.
The duo from Punjab ... Read more...
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Headley pleads not guilty to Mumbai terror attack (Lead)
January 28th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 27 (IANS) Pakistani-American terror suspect David Headley Wednesday pleaded not guilty to 12 charges, including conspiracy to bomb public places in India and abetting the murder of American citizens in ... Read more...
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Rana provided Headley cover for scouting Mumbai targets
January 15th, 2010 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana alledgedly provided co-accused David Coleman Headley the cover for opening an office of his immigration service in Mumbai to scout targets ... Read more...
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US probes Rana’s firm for immigration fraud
January 3rd, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) As part of a widening investigation into Mumbai and Denmark terror plots, US authorities are probing the operations of Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Rana's firm for possible acts ... Read more...
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Headley ‘misrepresented’ personal information in his visa application (IANS Exclusive)
December 24th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, Dec 24 (IANS) Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley seems to have deliberately kept out information that could have raised suspicion while applying for an Indian visa."In applying for ... Read more...
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Illegals from Bangladesh plague South Korea too
December 2nd, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) Illegal migration from Bangladesh isn't India's headache alone.
According a senior immigration official from South Korea, now in Goa to attend the 8th Asia-Europe (ASEM) conference of Directors ... Read more...
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Mumbai police probing Headley’s links with 26/11 attacks
November 8th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Mumbai Police are investigating the role of arrested US citizen David Coleman Headley to find out whether the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives had any local support in carrying ... Read more...
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New immigration law comes into force in New Zealand
October 30th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington (New Zealand), Oct 30 (IANS) A new Immigration Act, which includes the use of biometrics and a single independent appeals tribunal, became a law in New Zealand Friday, a minister said.
The ... Read more...
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Chandigarh firm told to refund Canadian job permit fees
October 28th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) An immigration company here has been asked by the consumer forum to refund, along with the cost of litigation, the processing fees it charged a customer for securing ... Read more...
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FBI foils LeT plan to carry out major terror attack in India
October 28th, 2009 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack, was planning to use an American national to carry out another major attack in ... Read more...
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‘Shambolic system allowed Indians to run British visa fraud’
May 28th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) A "naive" and shambolic system has been blamed for allowing a gang of three Indians to run what has been described as Britain's biggest visa scam.
"The Home Office ... Read more...
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Indian American faces 49 years in jail for bribe
April 14th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) An Indian American who earlier worked with immigration services has been convicted of conspiring to encourage immigrants to enter the country illegally and accepting a bribe, according to ... Read more...
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No terrorist group behind New York shootout: Police
April 5th, 2009 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 4 (IANS) No terrorist group was behind the shooting rampage at an immigration services centre in New York State where a lone gunman killed 13 people and ... Read more...
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Over 90 killed in US mass shootings in two years
April 4th, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Over 90 people, including eight Indians, have been killed in at least eight deadly shootings in the US in the last two years with the one ... Read more...
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‘New York killer was depressed and angry over losing job’ (Lead)
April 4th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 4 (IANS) The lone gunman who allegedly shot dead 13 people inside an immigration services centre in New York State was depressed and angry over losing his job ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for US shootout (Lead)
April 4th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (DPA) Pakistan's top Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud has claimed responsibility for the Friday shootings at a US immigration services centre in upstate New York that killed 13 people.
A ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for US shooting
April 4th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Pakistan's Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud Saturday claimed responsibility for the attack on a US immigration centre in New York in which 13 people were killed, Geo TV ... Read more...
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New York killer’s motive still a mystery
April 4th, 2009 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 4 (IANS) What motivated a lone gunman to shoot 13 people to death in New York state before killing himself remains a mystery, but media reports identified the ... Read more...
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Obama, Biden shocked over ’senseless violence’ in New York
April 4th, 2009 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 4 (IANS) President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have offered their condolences to the grieving community over the killing of 13 people in a shooting rampage ... Read more...
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Gunman on rampage in New York kills 13, shoots himself (Lead)
April 4th, 2009 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 4 (IANS) A gunman barricaded the back door of an immigration services centre in New York State with a car and burst through the front door on a shooting ... Read more...
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Four killed, several wounded in New York shooting spree (Second Lead, changing dateline)
April 4th, 2009 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 3 (IANS) At least four people were killed, many injured and around 40 people taken hostage by a lone gunman who attacked an immigration services building in Binghamton, New ... Read more...
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Europe slowly opens doors to legal Indian workers
May 27th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) With the government negotiating a slew of labour treaties, Indian workers may soon find job-hunting in the continent relatively painless. India has also agreed to ... Read more...
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