Act against fraud SMSes, says BJP
August 19th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) BJP leader Vijay Jolly has urged Delhi Police to act against people sending SMSes regarding spurious lottery wins to unsuspecting mobile subscribers."Such false, fraud ... Read more...
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The killing fields of Kerala
June 1st, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (IANS) Kerala, India's most literate state with the best socio-economic indicators, has ironically a history of political killings in which virtually every party is involved.A recent ... Read more...
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Agra rocked by spate of looting, shooting, killing
February 13th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 13 (IANS) As security forces are engaged with the election process, tightening checks at borders, looking for concealed wealth, and preventing transport of illicit cash or liquor bottles ... Read more...
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Iraq’s speaker criticises human rights violation
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:45 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 3 (IANS) Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi Monday criticised the massive human rights violations in the country."The human rights in Iraq have suffered massive violations by using violence ... Read more...
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Nothing makes me happier than making films: SRK (Movie Snippets)
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says making films gives him unparalleled joy."...wonderful shoot today on a cool futuristic bike...simple shoot but feel there is ... Read more...
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Leaders condemn Mumbai serial blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Leaders from all political parties have condemned the serial blasts that rocked congested areas of Mumbai Wednesday evening, killing at least 20 people and injuring over ... Read more...
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26/11 memories come to haunt survivor after fresh blasts
July 13th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) With three serial blasts shattering the peace of the metropolis Wednesday evening, memories of 26/11 came back to haunt survivors of that terror attack.Thirty-one-year-old Sourav Mishra, ... Read more...
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Five Pakistani sailors freed after being jailed mistakenly
June 24th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Five Pakistani sailors, who were mistakenly declared as prisoners and were living in a Mumbai police station premises for three months, were finally set free Friday, ... Read more...
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Relatives Iraqi war victims to raise judicial case against former President Bush
June 17th, 2011 - 10:42 am ICT by BNO News
ANBAR, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- Relatives of the victims of the U.S. military operations in west Iraq announced on Thursday that they intend to initiate a judicial case against former U.S. President ... Read more...
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Mumbai scribe’s killing challenges freedom of press: Soni
June 11th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Saturday condemned the killing of Jyotindra Dey, senior crime journalist of Mumbai-based eveninger Mid Day, and said ... Read more...
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Protest in Ghaziabad against action on Ramdev
June 7th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and various NGOs held a rally here Monday to protest against the post-midnight police raid on Delhi's Ramlila Ground to ... Read more...
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Pak F-16 fighter jets capable of shooting down CIA drones: Ex-PAEC head
April 23rd, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 23(ANI): Pakistan has the capability to shoot down CIA-operated drones, former Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) head Dr Samar Mubarak Mand has said.Talking to media persons, the nuclear scientist ... Read more...
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LeT also killing Pakistanis: Asfandyar Wali Khan
April 21st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on Thursday said India should not hold Pakistan responsible for the terror attacks carried out by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ... Read more...
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Pak F-16 fighter jets can’t target US drones: Rehman Malik
April 18th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 18(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the Pakistan Air Force cannot shoot down unmanned US drones.Malik said the altitude of the drones is much higher than ... Read more...
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Dhaka to take up border killings with New Delhi
April 12th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 12 (IANS) Bangladesh has said it would "take up strongly" with New Delhi the issue of killing of its nationals by India's Border Security Force (BSF).Prime Minister ... Read more...
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US drone attacks in Pak no solution to terrorism: Nawaz Sharif
April 9th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 9(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has stated that the US drone campaign is no solution to the menace of terrorism plaguing the Asian country.Nawaz said that the ... Read more...
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Hearing of Musharraf’s extradition, trial pleas put off until February 24
February 9th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 9(ANI): The Lahore High Court has deferred the hearing of two identical petitions seeking the extradition and trial of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on high treason charges until ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi calls for plugging gaps in southern coast security
February 1st, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Warning of a security threat to the nation through the southern coast, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday called for "attention through resources and personnel", ... Read more...
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Another petition seeking Karachi handover to Pak Army filed in Supreme Court
January 27th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan 27(ANI): Another petition seeking the handing over of Karachi to Pakistan's Armed Forces has been filed in the Supreme Court's Lahore registry.Filed by one Rana Ilumddin, the petition stated ... Read more...
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‘Pak must acknowledge terrorism is “home grown”, not Indian, Jewish or US conspiracy’
November 12th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on Karachi's Crime Investigation Department compound should serve as an ultimate wake up call for Pakistan to swiftly act against home grown ... Read more...
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134 tons of marijuana burnt in Mexico
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tijuana, Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Mexican army has burnt the 134 tons of marijuana that was seized from drug traffickers in Tijuana on Monday.The bust was the biggest in the history ... Read more...
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Recent terror attacks reaction to Pak Army’s success: Qureshi
September 7th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Lisbon, Sept 7 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has said that the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan are a reaction to the army's success in anti-terror operations."It is a ... Read more...
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CPI-M demands probe into Kashmir killings
August 31st, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Alleging that innocent citizens are being killed by the security forces in the Kashmir Valley, the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday demanded a probe ... Read more...
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Congress ‘misusing’ CBI, says Modi
July 24th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Hitting out at the Congress-led central government, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday accused it of "misusing" the CBI to "fabricate allegations" against state minister Amit ... Read more...
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Zardari, Gilani condemn Lahore blasts
July 2nd, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) The blasts at Lahore's Sufi shrine that killed 38 people show that terrorists have no respect for any religion and such acts will not deter us to ... Read more...
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Faisal Shahzad Still Being Interrogated By Investigators
May 5th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
New York, May 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the latest reports, Pakistan-born Faisal Shahzad has reportedly admitted to the police that he got trained in making bombs in terrorism ... Read more...
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Court’s observations on 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case
April 22nd, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A city court Thursday sentenced three men to death for a bomb blast in Lajpat Nagar in 1996 that claimed 13 lives. Here are some of the ... Read more...
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Manipur youths post ire agaist army’s special powers
March 23rd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 23 (IANS) As part of their pressure on the central government, Manipur youth would send al least 15,000 postcards to President Pratibha Patil demanding the repeal of the ... Read more...
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Muslim law board opposes communal violence bill
March 21st, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the communal violence bill as well as the growing "bonhomie between India and Israel."
Declaring this ... Read more...
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Yemen apologises for killing 42 civilians in airstrike
March 4th, 2010 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), March 4 (DPA) The Yemeni government Wednesday apologised to families of 42 civilians killed in an airstrike that targeted Al Qaeda figures in southern Yemen in December.
Deputy Prime Minister for ... Read more...
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Pakistani Islamic scholar to issue 600-page fatwa against terrorism, suicide bombing
March 2nd, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.2 (ANI): Describing Al-Qaeda as an 'old evil with a new name', influential Pakistani scholar Dr Tahir ul-Qadri has said he would soon issue a 'fatwa' against terrorism and suicide bombing.Qadri ... Read more...
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Assam people annoyed over repeated bomb attacks by militant groups
January 26th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 26 (ANI): Repeated grenade blasts have created an atmosphere of insecurity across Assam provoking anger among people.Militants are trying hard to disrupt peace and normalcy, which is gradually returning to ... Read more...
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‘Foreign agencies abducting, killing innocent Pakistanis in the name of war on terror’
December 19th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 19 (ANI): A parliamentary committee investigating US security agency Blackwater's presence in Pakistan has raised an alarm over the recent spate of extra-judicial killings and abductions of innocent citizens by ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban blames ISI, PPP, Blackwater for recent terror attacks
November 14th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.14 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has blamed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Awami National Party, the Pakistan People's Party and private US security firm Blackwater for the recent spate ... Read more...
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Naxal sympathizers question killing of Francis Indwar
October 6th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Oct 6 (ANI): Naxal sympathizers are questioning killing of Francis Indwar by the Maoists and ask whether beheading of the unarmed Inspector of the Special Branch of Jharkhand Police is in ... Read more...
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