Haqqani network a terrorist group: US
September 8th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has formally designated the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, a Taliban-affiliated militant group held responsible for the 2008 Indian embassy bombing ... Read more...
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Convicted Tahawwur Rana loses retrial plea
June 12th, 2012 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 12 (IANS) A Chicago court has dismissed a retrial plea by Pakistan born Canadian Tahawwur Rana, convicted of providing material support to Pakistan based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT), ... Read more...
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Pakistani gets 2 years jail for helping LeT
April 14th, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) A Pakistani man living in Virginia has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for providing material support to Pakistan based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT), blamed ... Read more...
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Uzbek terror outfit supporter nabbed in US
March 16th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 45-year-old man has been detained in the US on suspicion of supporting a terrorist group from Uzbekistan.The Philadelphia resident allegedly donated $300 to the ... Read more...
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Ghanaian minister calls for youth participation in sports
March 1st, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, March 1 (IANS) Ghanian Youth and Sports Minister Clement Kofi Humado has advised the youths to actively join sports to harness its enormous benefits and become ambassadors of the ... Read more...
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Uzbek man admits plot to kill Obama
February 11th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) A 22-year-old Uzbek national has pleaded guilty in a federal court to plotting to kill US President Barack Obama.Ulugbek Kodirov has been held without ... Read more...
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Rana’s plea for fresh trial rejected
January 31st, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 31 (IANS) A US court has rejected the plea of a fresh trial by Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is ... Read more...
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Army in Jammu trains 5,000 for employment
September 25th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 25 (IANS) The army has registered, trained and guided more than 5,000 people in the Jammu region in the past year to get employment under Operation Sadbhavana , ... Read more...
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Terror plotter Rana seeks a fresh trial
September 21st, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Sep 21 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) held responsible for theNovember 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, is seeking a ... Read more...
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U.S. government adds Indian Mujahideen to terror blacklist
September 16th, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. government on Thursday said it has added the Indian Mujahideen (IM) to its official blacklist of a foreign terrorist organizations, the U.S. State Department said.Little ... Read more...
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US declares Indian Mujahideen foreign terrorist group
September 16th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) The United States has declared the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terror group with significant links to Pakistan as a global terrorist organization to show solidarity with "a ... Read more...
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Pakistani man held in US for supporting LeT
September 3rd, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) A Pakistan-born man living on the outskirts of Washington has been charged with providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan based terrorist group behind the ... Read more...
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US may give India access to Headley again
June 11th, 2011 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 11 (IANS) The United States has said that it would consider providing India access again to confessed Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley now that the trial of his friend ... Read more...
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Rana acquitted for Mumbai, India disappointed (Intro Roundup)
June 10th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In a verdict that "disappointed" India, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana of charges that he helped with the 26/11 Mumbai attack ... Read more...
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Rana ‘not guilty’ for Mumbai, India disappointed (Roundup)
June 10th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In a verdict that "disappointed" India, a US jury cleared Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana of charges that he helped with the Mumbai attack while ... Read more...
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India ‘disappointed’ with Rana verdict (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India said Friday it was "disappointed" with the decision of a US court to clear Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 2008 Mumbai attack ... 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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Rana found guilty of aiding terror outfits, cleared in Mumbai attack
June 10th, 2011 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 10 (IANS) A US Federal jury has found Pakistani Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana guilty on two of three charges, but cleared him of the charge of helping plot ... Read more...
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Jury begins deliberations in Rana trial
June 8th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 8 (IANS) The jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, accused of providing material support to Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in ... Read more...
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Headley, treasure trove of info on terrorism: Prosecution
June 8th, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 8 (IANS) US prosecutors have dubbed confessed Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley "an awful man" but defended a plea deal with him saying he carried a treasure trove of ... Read more...
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Rana worked with Headley every step of the way: Prosecution
June 8th, 2011 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 8 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana was "no dupe" and was working with confessed Pakistani-American David Headley every step of the way in the 26/11 Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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Rana was ‘no dupe’, played for same team as Headley: Prosecution (Lead)
June 8th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana was "no dupe" and was "playing for the same team" as Pakistani American David Coleman Headley, prosecutors told a Chicago court ... Read more...
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‘Rana, Headley were playing for the same team’
June 7th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana and his boyhood friend Pakistani American David Coleman Headley "were playing for the same team", a Chicago court was told Tuesday."Rana ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror trial winds down Tuesday
June 7th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 7 (IANS) Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana who is accused of providing material support to Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ... Read more...
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Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US drone strike, HuJi confirms death
June 4th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Ilyas Kashmiri, one of the five most wanted terrorist leaders by the US, has been killed in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami ... Read more...
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ISI handler sought progress report on Mumbai terror plot
June 2nd, 2011 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 2 (IANS) Pakistani born Canadian Tahawwur Rana exchanged mails with the mysterious "Major Iqbal" of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) about "progress made" on the Mumbai terror attack ... Read more...
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Headley was caught with a map of Copenhagen: FBI
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 2 (IANS) When confessed Pakistani American terrorist David Coleman Headley was arrested at Chicago Airport, he had a map of Copenhagen, a copy of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten ... Read more...
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Evidence of ISI-LeT links to be made public in 26/11 trial
May 25th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 25 (IANS) Links between Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, are likely to be laid ... Read more...
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NIA to finalise charges against Rana after US trial
May 16th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India's main terror probe wing, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), would soon file charges against David Headley and Tahawwur Rana after the latter's trial concludes ... Read more...
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India monitoring Rana trial for ISI terror links (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Pakistani-born Tahawwur Rana, co-accused with David Headley for plotting the 2008 Mumbai carnage, is set to appear in a US court for a trial that ... Read more...
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India monitoring Rana trial in US
May 16th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India will be closely monitoring the trial in the US of Pakistani Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of planning with David Headley the 2008 Mumbai ... Read more...
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Three Americans, Three Pakistanis booked on terror charges
May 15th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Three Pakistani-origin Americans, including two clerics at mosques in Florida, and three Pakistanis have been charged with providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, a media ... Read more...
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Ilyas Kashmiri could be successor to Osama: US officials
May 11th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS) Former Pakistani commando Ilyas Kashmiri, cited as one of the masterminds of a plot for a series of "Mumbai-style" attacks in European cities last summer, could ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror accused Rana arraigned in Chicago court
May 5th, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 5 (IANS) Pakistani Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused of providing material support for November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks blamed on Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been arraigned ... Read more...
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Deshmukh assures support to South Korean model village project
May 4th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Vilasrao Deshmukh assuring support to the model village project by South Korea in India, on Wednesday said it will ... Read more...
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