Aroon Raman could be India’s answer to Robert Ludlum
September 21st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) He turned a family company into the world's largest transformer board manufacturer with a presence in 25 countries before divesting it to start a material ... Read more...
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Kasab: He first took to crime, then to jehad
August 29th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) He belonged to a poor family, in an impoverished part of Pakistan. Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab's journey from crime to jehad and to India ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Eight die in terror attack on Pakistani airbase (Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Six militants and two security personnel were killed when heavily armed terrorists Thursday morning mounted a brazen attack on an airbase in Pakistan's Punjab province, military ... Read more...
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Top Pakistan Army officers meet
August 11th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Pakistan Army's top brass met Friday night with an agenda which the Dawn described as "extraordinary".Top army officers met amid reports of Pakistan and the US ... Read more...
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ISI has a budget of $300-400 million, 4,000 employees
August 8th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan's shadowy Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has an annual budget of $300-400 million and despite drastic reductions in personnel "is now assumed (to have a) ... Read more...
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Manali-Rohtang Pass closed after cloudburst
August 4th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 4 (IANS) Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the Manali-Rohtang Pass highway due to massive landslides triggered by a cloudburst near picturesque resort of Manali, an official said ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pakistan spy chief to visit US
July 29th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) Pakistan's spy chief Lt. Gen. Muhammad Zahirul Islam will visit the US Aug 1-3.This will be the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) head's first official trip to Washington ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
India must go for covert action in Pakistan: Book
July 27th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) If Pakistan doesn't stop backing terrorists acting against India, New Delhi must pay back Islamabad in the same coin, says a scholarly book on Indian ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan needs to come clean on terrorism, says Germany
July 14th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Germany Saturday made it clear to Pakistan that it needs to "come clean" over terror allegations, whether those are true or not, as this will ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Indian Army lt. col. in soup over Bangladeshi woman’s link
July 11th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) An Indian Army lieutenant colonel is in the dock over his links with a Bangladeshi woman on a social networking site, despite the fact ... Read more...
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Bill for civilian oversight on ISI bold move: Daily
July 10th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) A bill that seeks to increase civilian oversight of the Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI) is a bold and welcome move, said a leading daily, adding that ... Read more...
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LeT now more dangerous than Al Qaeda: US expert
July 10th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) With Al Qaeda on the ropes, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), with the help of its Pakistani backers, is now probably the most dangerous terror group in the world, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Delhi Police to quiz Jindal till July 20 (Second Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Abu Jindal will be quizzed for another 15 days by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police on his role in the November ... Read more...
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Pakistan presses India to share Abu Jindal evidence (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A day before talks with his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani Tuesday asked India to share evidence about 26/11 plotter ... Read more...
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LeT ‘major general’, two ISI men were in 26/11 control room: Jindal
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist, identified only as "major general saheb", was among the 10 people present in the control rook set up in Karachi to ... Read more...
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No slanging match with Pakistan, says Krishna
June 28th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India does not get into "any kind of slanging match" with Pakistani dignitaries, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Thursday, refusing to enter into ... Read more...
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Pakistan tests nuclear capable missile
June 5th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday successfully tested the indigenously developed Hatf-VII (Babur) cruise missile that has a 700 km range and is capable of carrying both nuclear ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Fresh Summons issued against Headley
May 31st, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A Delhi court has again asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to present on Aug 6 LeT terrorist David Coleman Headley, jailed in the US ... Read more...
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Two terror suspects held with RDX in Punjab
May 21st, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Nawanshahr (Punjab), May 21 (IANS) An attempt by terrorists to strike in Punjab was foiled with the arrest of two Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) militants and recovery of three kg ... Read more...
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Pakistan successfully tests Hatf III missile
May 10th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday successfully tested its short-range ballistic missile Hatf III or Ghaznavi, the military said.The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the missile can carry nuclear and ... Read more...
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Slain Pakistani reporter to be honoured in US
May 10th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS/AKI) Slain Pakistani reporter Syed Saleem Shahzad's name will be included in a two-storey glass memorial in US that will display the names of journalists who have ... Read more...
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A tribute to Balraj Sahni in Himachal hills
May 9th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 9 (IANS) Screen legend Balraj Sahni was very fond of the hills and now his actor-son Parikshit Sahni is paying him a tribute by setting his first ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Spying case: Court notice to diplomat Madhuri Gupta (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Madhuri Gupta, a suspended Indian diplomat and alleged spy of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), on a Delhi ... Read more...
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Spying case: Court notice to diplomat Madhuri Gupta
May 8th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Madhuri Gupta, a suspended Indian diplomat and alleged spy of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, on a Delhi Police ... Read more...
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An eye opener on Pakistan’s terrorist arm (IANS Book Review)
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Book: "The Caliphate's Soldiers: The Laskhar-e-Taiba's Long War"; Author: Wilson John; Publishers: Amaryllis (In association with Observer Research Foundation); Pages: 295; Price: Rs.595There is no book quite like it, says ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
ISI now claims it helped US locate Osama
April 28th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Nearly a year after Osama bin Laden was killed in his Abbottabad home, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) claims it helped US locate the Al Qaeda chief's ... Read more...
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Spying case: Diplomat allowed to visit heritage sites
April 26th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday allowed Madhuri Gupta, a suspended Indian diplomat and alleged spy of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence, to visit Ajanta and Ellora caves ... Read more...
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Pakistan test-fires n-capable missile (Second Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday successfully test-fired an intermediate range nuclear-capable missile, less than a week after India tested a 5,000-km range missile that can reach deep inside China."Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile (Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile, less than a week after India tested a 5,000 km range missile that can reach deep inside China.Pakistan successfully ... Read more...
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US did not heed warning about Mumbai attack: Headley’s ex-wife (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 17 (IANS) As India probes the role of the estranged wife of admitted Pakistani American terrorist David Headley in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, she claims she tried ... Read more...
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Tried to prevent Mumbai attacks: Headley’s ex-wife
April 17th, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 17 (IANS) The estranged wife of admitted Pakistani American terrorist David Coleman Headley claims she tried to prevent the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack by going to US authorities ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New ISI chief plans Europe visit
April 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) The new chief of Pakistani spy agency ISI, Lt. Gen. Zahirul Islam, is planning to visit "some European countries" along with his predecessor Lt. Gen. (retd) ... Read more...
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Pakistani granted bail
April 9th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday granted bail to a Pakistani man accused of entering India illegally as a spy but who claims he had come back ... Read more...
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Pilot killed as Bangladesh Air Force trainer crashes (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 8 (IANS) A pilot was killed and his colleague suffered minor injuries after a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed in the country's Tangail district Sunday ... Read more...
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Kayani monitors Siachen rescue operations
April 8th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Sunday monitored the rescue operation to pull out 124 soldiers and 11 civilians who were trapped following a massive ... Read more...
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