India concerned about Islamic extremism in Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Amid reports of Islamists backing the change of regime in the Maldives, India is concerned about possibilities of the rise of Islamic extremism in the ... Read more...
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Journalist couple stabbed to death in Dhaka (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 11 (IANS) A Bangladeshi husband-wife journalist duo was stabbed to death by unidentified attackers early Saturday in front of their five-year-old son at their home in a ... Read more...
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GNLA sets conditions to free abducted engineers
January 28th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 28 (IANS) Setting conditions to free two abducted government engineers, the insurgent Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Saturday demanded a "convincing reply" from the Meghalaya government in seven ... Read more...
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Kidnapped engineers untraced, GNLA chief escapes (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 27 (IANS) Two Meghalaya government engineers kidnapped three days ago by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remained untraced Friday even as the outfit's military wing chief ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP spar over Rushdie’s cancelled visit (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Monday accused the Rajasthan government of playing an "active role" in author Salman Rushdie cancelling his visit to the Jaipur ... Read more...
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Wrong to say police blocked Rushdie visit: Rajasthan
January 24th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) The Rajasthan government Monday termed as totally baseless and unfounded reports that state police prevented Salman Rushdie from attending the Jaipur Literature Festival.Principal Secretary (Home) G.S. ... Read more...
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BSF finds 18 kg of heroin near border in Rajasthan
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Monday recovered 18 kilograms of heroin, worth Rs. 800 million in the international market, near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar ... Read more...
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Rushdie controversy is case of match-fixing: BJP
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday termed as a "clear case of match-fixing" Salman Rushdie cancelling his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival ... Read more...
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Writers resent muzzle on Salman Rushdie
January 21st, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Outrage and resentment were the dominant emotions on the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival here Friday as writers, intellectuals and fans cried foul over ... Read more...
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Cops in mufti, three-tier security at Jaipur lit fest
January 20th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Over 60,000 people, including 260 authors from across the globe, are expected to gather at the Jaipur Literature Festival starting Friday. But among them also will ... Read more...
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Two civilians killed, abducted manager untraced in Meghalaya
January 18th, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 17 (IANS) Two bullet-riddled bodies were recovered in insurgency-ravaged district of East Garo Hills in Meghalaya Tuesday, even as police are still clueless about the whereabouts of the ... Read more...
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Manager abducted in Meghalaya
January 16th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 16 (IANS) Suspected Rabha tribal rebels Monday abducted the manager of a firm working on a railway project in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, bordering Assam, police said.Ganeshyam ... Read more...
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Police training unit opened in Ghaziabad
January 16th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 16 (IANS) A training school of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) to impart latest investigation techniques to sleuths of central and state intelligence agencies was ... Read more...
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Three years of NIA: Only one terror case solved
January 16th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) It was formed three years ago and is working on 35 terror cases at the moment. But with only one incident solved so far, India's ... 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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Chidambaram’s counter-terrorism intelligence hub cleared
January 12th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An ambitious plan of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to set up an intelligence hub to collate and analyse inputs on terror activities in India ... Read more...
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US condemns Iran death verdict to ‘CIA spy’
January 10th, 2012 - 6:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) The US Monday condemned the death sentence given to an alleged "CIA spy" by an Iranian court, Xinhua reported."If true, we strongly condemn such a verdict ... Read more...
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Impose ban on KMSS: Arunachal government
December 31st, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, Dec 31 (IANS) The Arunachal Pradesh government Saturday urged New Delhi to impose a ban on the Krishak Mukti Samaj Samity (KMSS), a farmer's group in Assam spearheading the ... Read more...
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Indian Army Lt.Col. honey-trapped by Pakistan
December 20th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army was reportedly "honey-trapped" by Pakistan's intelligence agencies into spying for them, sources in the army headquarters here said ... Read more...
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100 guerrillas waiting to sneak into Kashmir: Army
December 19th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) At least 100 guerrillas were waiting to infiltrate into the Kashmir Valley from across the Line of Control (LoC), the army Monday said quoting information gleaned ... Read more...
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Ex-Syrian soldiers name 74 who killed protesters
December 15th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Former Syrian soldiers have identified by name 74 commanders and officials responsible for attacks on unarmed protesters, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Army is not master of Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah
November 27th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Union minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has critcised the Indian Army for opposing the partial withdrawal of the "draconian" Armed Forces Special Powers ... Read more...
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Meghalay rebel leader’s arrest shrouded in mystery
November 26th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 25 (IANS) The "arrest" of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma in Bangladesh is shrouded in mystery, as the Meghalaya government Friday sought an official ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel chief nabbed in Bangladesh : Police
November 25th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 24 (IANS) In a major setback to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), its top leader Champion R. Sangma has been detained in Bangladesh and is likely to ... Read more...
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Man assaults parliament security staff, detained
November 24th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A 29-year-old man from Bihar, suspected to be mentally unstable, was detained here Thursday for assaulting a security staffer when he was denied entry into ... Read more...
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Terror from Pakistan-controlled territory a core concern: India
November 24th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Amid reports of Pakistan holding around 12,000-14,00 trained Kashmiri fighters in reserve in case of a sub-continental war, India Thursday underlined that terrorism emanating ... Read more...
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ISI helping Imran a comical accusation: Pakistani daily
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's claim that Pakistan's spy agency ISI was supporting Imran Khan was a "comical accusation", a Pakistani daily said Tuesday.The Pakistan Muslim ... Read more...
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New York police arrest ‘al-Qaeda sympathizer’ who plotted bombing campaign
November 21st, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- New York City police officers on Saturday afternoon arrested an 'al-Qaeda sympathizer' who was allegedly plotting to bomb police patrols and American soldiers, officials announced during a ... Read more...
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Zardari’s secret memo promised to punish Mumbai attackers
November 18th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's alleged secret memo to a top US military leader promised a new Pakistani national security leadership that would work with ... Read more...
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Six held with 25,000kg explosives in Pakistan
November 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) Six militants along with 25,000 kg explosives have been arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said.They were arrested Wednesday in the suburbs of the ... Read more...
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Omar angry at media leaks on security meeting
November 10th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 10 (IANS) "Who the hell is leaking the proceedings of the UHQ to the media??????", an angry Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted after a crucial Unified Headquarters meet ... Read more...
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Musharraf for rapprochement between ISI, RAW
October 27th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) Accusing India of trying to turn Afghanistan against Pakistan, former president Pervez Musharraf warned of "counter-measures" by Islamabad and at the same time called for ... Read more...
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Armed forces act to go from some Kashmir areas: Omar
October 21st, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) The widely denounced Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be lifted from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir in the next few days, Chief ... Read more...
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Kayani warns US against anti-Pakistan offensive
October 19th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Amid escalating tensions, Pakistan's all powerful army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has warned the US not to launch any military offensive into his country's ... Read more...
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Terror alert in metros ahead of Diwali
October 14th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India Friday issued a nationwide terror alert, particularly for metros such as Delhi and Mumbai, after security agencies found a car laden with five kg ... Read more...
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