Canada to fast-track nuclear deal with India (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Underlining that it did not have any proliferation concerns from India, Canada Wednesday said it hoped to complete the remaining procedures to implement the bilateral ... Read more...
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Pune blasts planned, coordinated: Home Secretary
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday called the serial low-intensity bomb blasts in Pune in Maharashtra as a planned and coordinated attack and said investigators were ... Read more...
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One hurt in low-intensity blasts in Pune (Third Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Pune/New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) On the day Sushilkumar Shinde assumed office as the union home minister, four low-intensity explosions hit Pune city in his home state Maharashtra, injuring one ... Read more...
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Not 10, but 12 terrorists trained for Mumbai attack: Jindal
July 5th, 2012 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) It was not just 10 terrorists who sneaked into Mumbai on Nov 26, 2008 but 12 Lashkar-e-Taiba men who had been trained to carry out ... Read more...
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GPRS deployed for Mahi’s rescue operation
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 22 (IANS) Forty-four hours after four-year-old Mahi was trapped in a 70-feet deep borewell in Manesar town near here, modern technology was deployed Friday evening to locate her ... Read more...
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Akhilesh opposes NCTC in present form
May 5th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday opposed the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) "in its present form" and asked the government to take a ... Read more...
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Best guarantee for nuclear safety is world free of n-weapons: Manmohan
March 27th, 2012 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 27 (IANS) The best guarantee for nuclear safety is a world free of nuclear weapons, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday, calling for a multilateral framework ... Read more...
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Chief ministers to meet on NCTC
March 16th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 16 (IANS) The central government is likely to convene a meeting of chief ministers April 16 to discuss the functioning of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), ... Read more...
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Suicides in paramilitary forces on the rise
March 13th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A staggering 119 officers and personnel of the central paramilitary forces committed suicide due to various reasons last year, an increase of around 18 percent ... Read more...
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Chidambaram inaugurates NSG hub in Mumbai
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Memories of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack came alive as Home Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated the new regional hub of the elite National Security Guard ... Read more...
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Tripura also opposes anti-terror hub
February 18th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Saturday joined his counterparts from other states including West Bengal in opposing the proposed counter-terror intelligence centre under the National ... Read more...
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Chidambaram opens security hub, Mamata skips event (Second Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The country's security is a shared responsibility between the central and state governments and the Congress-led federal government does not discriminate against states ruled by ... Read more...
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Mamata doesn’t turn up at Chidambaram event
February 18th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) A day after opposing the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday stayed away from an event where Home Minister ... Read more...
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Difference between what Chidamabaram says, practices: BJP
February 18th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) There is a difference between what P. Chidambaram says and what he practices, said the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the union home ... Read more...
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NSG’s Kolkata hub to serve east, northeast: Chidambaram
February 18th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The National Security Guard (NSG) hub at Kolkata with 462 personnel will be the regional centre for eastern India serving the states of both ... Read more...
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Chidambaram inaugurates NSG hub, Mamata skips event (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The security of the country is a shared responsibility and the central government did not pursue any discriminatory attitude towards the state governments run by ... Read more...
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Chidambaram opens NSG hub, Mamata skips event
February 18th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The security of the country is a shared responsibility of the centre and the state, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday here at the ... Read more...
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Make Lokpal independent but accountable, say former officials
December 18th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) As India awaits the Lokpal, prominent former bureaucrats and police officials say an independent and efficient anti-graft ombudsman will be a step forward in efforts ... Read more...
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Super Black Cat commandos by 2015: NSG chief
October 16th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Manesar (Haryana), Oct 16 (IANS) India's elite counter-terrorism force, the National Security Guard (NSG) will have Super Black Cat commandos after the force's modernisation by the end of 2015, its ... Read more...
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Court notice to government on Delhi security (Lead)
September 28th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the central and Delhi governments after taking note of a petition seeking adequate security arrangements against terror ... Read more...
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High court refers security plea to larger bench
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday referred a plea for adequate security arrangements against terrorism in the national capital to a larger bench.Taking note of the ... Read more...
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Terrorists changing strategies constantly: Ved Marwah (Interview)
September 11th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court bombing has again proved that jihadi terrorists are "constantly re-grouping and changing their strategies to avoid leaving footprints to the security ... Read more...
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Police suspect attacker may be among injured or dead (Lead)
September 7th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Investigators were struggling for definite clues hours after a powerful bomb went off outside the Delhi High Court Wednesday morning.Officials were not even sure of ... Read more...
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NIA assisting in high court blast probe
September 7th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The National Investigative Agency (NIA) is assisting in the probe into the explosion outside the Delhi High Court in which at least nine people were ... Read more...
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Mock hijack drill in Goa ahead of Chidambaram’s visit
August 12th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaij, Aug 12 (IANS) Three days before union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is scheduled to land at Goa's Dabolim naval airbase, authorities here conducted an intensive mock hijack drill ... Read more...
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PM misled nation on nuclear technology: CPI-M
August 11th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of misleading the nation on clean waiver for import of enrichment and ... Read more...
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US wants India to ratify compensation regime for n-accidents
July 19th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The US Tuesday pressed India to ratify by the end of this year an international convention on compensation for nuclear accidents and reiterated its commitment ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts coordinated terror attack: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 13th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The blasts that rocked Mumbai were a "coordinated attack by terrorists", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday of the three explosions that left 13 ... Read more...
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Clinton to visit India, nuclear waiver, AfPak tops agenda
July 8th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Amid anxieties about new guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), India will press the US for the transfer of sensitive technologies to enable ... Read more...
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India, New Zealand eye early trade pact, launch education initiative
June 28th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Pushing for an early free trade area (FTA) agreement, India and New Zealand, home to some of the most exotic landscapes, Tuesday signed a ... Read more...
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Meghalaya governor wants no speeches after his, skips seminar
June 9th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 9 (IANS) Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Thursday declined to inaugurate a national seminar sponsored by the union home ministry here as the organisers did not comply with his ... Read more...
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Germany says will help India in nuclear safety
May 31st, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A day after Germany announced it will phase out all its 17 nuclear plants by 2022, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday agreed to help ... Read more...
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Collaborate with us, Maharashtra urges US homeland security secretary (With image)
May 24th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday stressed the need for co-operation with the US Department of Homeland Security, including sharing intelligence and technological know-how, for enhancing ... Read more...
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US committed to India n-deal despite Japan disaster
March 19th, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 19 (IANS) The United States has said that it remains very much committed to its civil nuclear deal with India despite the Japanese nuclear disaster though nuclear industry ... Read more...
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‘Payanam’ offers something new (Tamil Movie Review)
February 12th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Aravindan DI
Film: "Payanam"; Producer: Silent Movies; Director: Radha Mohan; Cast: Prakash Raj, Nagarjuna, Sanaa Khan, Rishiraj, M.S. Bhasker, Manobala, Badava Gopi and others. Music: Pravin Mani; Art: K. Kathir; Rating: ***1/2 ... Read more...
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