FIR against producers of Sanjay Dutt film
September 20th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 20 (IANS) A first information report (FIR) was lodged against two producers of Sanjay Dutt-starrer "Sher" for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs.1.58 crore while shooting in this ... Read more...
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Three border villagers arrested with Pak SIMs
September 12th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep (IANS) Three people were arrested with Pakistani mobile SIM cards in the frontier district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir near the India-Pakistan border, police said.They said the ... Read more...
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Tell Chhattisgarh to provide security to agency teams, CBI asks apex court
September 7th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The CBI Friday sought a Supreme Court direction to the Chhattisgarh government for adequate "safety and security arrangements" for its teams undertaking a probe into ... Read more...
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US sanctions eight key figures of LeT
August 31st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) The US Thursday imposed sanctions on eight key figures of Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based terrorist group with alleged links to the Taliban, the Haqqani ... Read more...
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Manpreet Badal ploughs a lonely furrow (Punjab Newsletter)
August 24th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) When the People's Party of Punjab (PPP) was floated in March last year, there were expectations that its leader and former Punjab finance minister ... Read more...
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India, Mozambique to ink security accord
July 11th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India is to sign a key security agreement with Mozambique on combating piracy in the Indian Ocean region during Minister of State for Home Mullapally ... Read more...
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Iran arrests all suspects in nuke scientists’ killings
June 29th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) All individuals allegedly involved in the assassination of Iran's nuclear scientists have been detained, the country's intelligence ministry said Friday."All the elements involved in the ... Read more...
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Bhanwari Devi case: CBI quiz three accused together
January 28th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday took Pukhraj Bishnoi, an accused in the government nurse Bhanwari Devi disappearance case, to the Jodhpur Central Jail and ... Read more...
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UN offers help during Bangladesh polls
November 16th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that if Bangladesh's political leaders want, the UN was ready to provide technical and logistic support to help conduct ... Read more...
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Not surprised at US views on ISI: India
September 30th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India Friday said it was not surprised that the US has "lately discovered" the terror links of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency.Home ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice to 26/11 attack acquitted
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Fahim Harshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari and Sabauddin Shaikh, acquitted by a trial court of charges of involvement in ... Read more...
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Court extends remand of Sopore woman student
July 20th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) A local court Tuesday extended the remand of a woman student arrested on charges of working for separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town."Sopore police arrested ... Read more...
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Discuss land acquisition problems with us: Bengal minister
July 2nd, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Notwithstanding the West Bengal government's announcement that it will not involve itself in land acquisition for setting up private projects, Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee Saturday urged ... Read more...
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Hundreds stranded near Rohtang Pass
June 30th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, June 30 (IANS) Hundreds of people, mainly tourists, were stranded near Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district Thursday with landslides triggered by heavy rains blocking the roads, an ... Read more...
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New interceptor boat for coast guard in Gujarat
June 17th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will get a new interceptor boat Saturday for deployment along Gujarat's Okha coast to tackle 26/11-type terror threats and piracy ... Read more...
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Terrorist camps operating in Pakistan-held Kashmir: Indian Army
May 9th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 9 (IANS) Guerrilla training camps are still active across the Line of Control (LOC) in the Pakistan-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said here Monday."Militant ... Read more...
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Apex court hearing on Binayak Sen’s bail put off till Friday (Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday adjourned till Friday the bail plea of human rights activist Binayak Sen, sentenced to life imprisonment for sedition and links ... Read more...
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Seven Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
January 6th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Seven male cadres of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested Thursday in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.The arrests were made from three different jungle ... Read more...
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Look-to-shoot helmet to redefine aerial dogfights
January 4th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) A fighter pilot can shoot down enemy planes by just glancing at them, thanks to a futuristic new helmet.The Striker integrated display helmet marks one of the biggest ... Read more...
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15 Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
October 5th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 5 (IANS) Police arrested 15 people in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district Tuesday, saying they were village-level cadres of the banned Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and had been involved in ... Read more...
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80 tourists still stranded in Himachal district
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) At least 80 tourists, including 16 foreigners, who were stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district for the past few days, could not be airlifted Thursday owing to bad ... Read more...
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UAE gives logistic help to UN team in Pakistan
August 25th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 25 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi government has asked its officials to provide logistic support to the UN team working in Pakistan's flood-affected areas.
Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al ... Read more...
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Blackwater to continue obtaining security contracts after deal with State Department
August 21st, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.21 (ANI): Controversial private US security firm, Blackwater, now known as Xe Services, has reportedly reached an agreement with the State Department, which would result in the firm paying a ... Read more...
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103 deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis this year
August 17th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) As many as 103 deaths have occurred this year till July in eastern Uttar Pradesh due to the mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis disease, the Rajya Sabha was informed ... Read more...
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Three Maoists arrested in Orissa
July 30th, 2010 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Three Maoists were arrested Thursday from Orissa's mineral rich Keonjhar district, police said.
The rebels were arrested from Pancham village under Brahmanipal police station area, some 150 km from ... Read more...
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FRESH MANDATE TO FIGHT NAXALS
July 17th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
By I. Ramamohan Rao New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Central and State Governments have received a fresh 'mandate' to fight the Naxal menace, if one was necessary, on July 14 ... Read more...
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Create a unified command for anti-Naxal operations, Chidambaram urges CM’s
July 14th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday requested the state governments of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal to create a unified command for anti-Naxal operations.Addressing ... Read more...
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US, China on collision course over helping Pak build nuke reactors
June 21st, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting in New Zealand starting today (Monday) is likely to witness the US and China locking horns over the later's decision to help ... Read more...
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Akshardham case: Gujarat High Court upholds death sentence
June 1st, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Gandhinagar, June 1 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court's verdict awarding death sentence to three accused in the 2002 Akashardham terror attack.A two-member ... Read more...
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On same page as centre on fighting Maoists: Raman Singh (Lead)
May 20th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Three days after Maoists blasted a bus in Chhattisgarh killing 31 people, state Chief Minister Raman Singh Thursday met union Home Minister P. Chidambaram here for ... Read more...
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Agni-II test fired successfully
May 17th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), May 17 (ANI): India on Monday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile, with a range of 2000 kilometers from the Wheelers Island off Orissa coast.The trial was conducted with ... Read more...
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7 extremists sneak into Gujranwala, may target Chinese nationals
April 21st, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.21 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned concerned departments that about six to seven militants having links with the Al-Qaeda have sneaked into Gujranwala to target foreign nationals, especially Chinese citizens ... Read more...
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Akshardham attack accused’s plea against witnesses dismissed
March 19th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 19 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday rejected the plea of Akshardham terror attack accused Shaukatullah Ghauri that two prosecution witnesses be also treated as accused.
A division bench ... Read more...
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Shut 42 terror camps, India tells Pakistan (Lead)
March 6th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday asked Pakistan to shut down 42 terrorist camps he said were functioning in its territory if India-Pakistan talks were to succeed.
"Pakistan has not ... Read more...
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‘42 terrorist camps on border should be disbanded’
March 6th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday said 42 terrorist camps functioning on the border have to be disbanded by Pakistan for the India-Pakistan talks to be successful.
"Pakistan has not ... Read more...
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