US hands over key prison to Afghanistan
September 10th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 10 (IANS) US forces in Afghanistan Monday handed over full control of a key US-run prison - the Bagram Detention Centre - to the Afghan defence ministry, ... Read more...
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Come out with truth on Osama raid: Pakistani daily
August 31st, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's killing by US commandos is an event of such enormity that it deserves transparency but that is "prevented by ... Read more...
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DiCaprio, Maguire, Hardy to produce new film
August 29th, 2012 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) Actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire are teaming up with Tom Hardy to produce a new film on animal trafficking.Hardy came up with the idea, ... Read more...
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Prohibitive ticket prices keep Indian diaspora off Olympics opening
July 24th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) With three days to go for the Olympics opening ceremony, the rush for tickets is intense - but not for the estimated 1.6 million Indians ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda’s Bangladeshi supporter admits plot to attack Pentagon
July 21st, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 21 (IANS) A 26-year-old US citizen of Bangladeshi descent, who defines himself as an Al Qaeda supporter, has pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on the Pentagon and ... Read more...
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‘Iran foiled many bids to assassinate scientists’
July 15th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 15 (IANS) Iran has thwarted a number of assassination plots aimed at killing its scientists, according to Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi.One of the plans that the recently ... Read more...
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Kenyan police nab over 130 immigrants
July 10th, 2012 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 10 (IANS) A total of 133 foreigners, including two Pakistanis and a Briton, have been arrested by Kenyan police in a major security swoop, as the east ... Read more...
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Gangster arrested in Uttar Pradesh
July 10th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) In a joint operation, the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Karnataka Police Monday arrested a member of the notorious Raja Shetty gang here, an official said.Akash ... Read more...
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Delhi Police get custody of two terror suspects
July 9th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A court here Monday remanded to 10 days Delhi Police custody two suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group for their alleged involvement in reviving ... Read more...
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Terror suspects to be brought from Bangalore to Delhi
June 25th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday ordered two suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group lodged in Bangalore jail to be presented before it in a case ... Read more...
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LeT car-bomber module busted in Srinagar
June 14th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) car-bomber module planning to carry out explosions in the city was busted and five of its operatives were arrested, the Jammu and Kashmir ... Read more...
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Gang supplying mobile phone SIM cards to Maoists busted in UP
May 9th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) A major gang providing pre-activated SIM cards to Maoists in other states has been busted by the Lucknow police crime branch, police said Wednesday.Two people were ... Read more...
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Clinton chose wrong place for Zawahiri claim: Pakistani daily
May 9th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Criticising Hillary Clinton's statement that Al Qaeda's new chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is in Pakistan, a leading daily here said the US secretary of state should not ... Read more...
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US to expand intelligence operations
April 24th, 2012 - 4:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The US is planning to expand its intelligence operations against high-priority targets such as Iran as part of a new initiative, a media report said.The newly ... Read more...
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IM operative arrested in Kolkata
April 12th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata April 12 (IANS) A suspected member of the Indian Mujaheedin (IM) terror outfit was recently arrested by the Karnataka Police from the southwestern fringes of the city, according to ... Read more...
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‘This Means War’-expect less, get more (IANS Movie Review)
March 17th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "This Means War"; Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy; Director: McG; Rating: ***Ever since the popular cartoon "Spy Vs.Spy" appeared in Mad magazine, where two spies try to outsmart ... Read more...
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Suspected terrorist allowed to contest Delhi civic polls
March 15th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi March 15 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday allowed a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, who is accused in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts, to contest the upcoming civic body ... Read more...
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Court asks NIA to present Headley May 31 (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to present May 31 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Coleman Headley, currently in a US jail, for ... Read more...
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Four killed in Afghanistan Quran burning protests (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 22 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 19 injured Wednesday after thousands of Afghanis for the second day staged angry demonstrations in Kabul and Jalalabad ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen member arrested from Bihar (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A special team of Delhi Police has arrested a key member of the outlawed Indian Mujahideen (IM) from Darbhanga district in Bihar, police said here ... Read more...
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Quran burning protests rage in Afghanistan
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 22 (IANS) Thousands of Afghans Wednesday staged demonstrations in Kabul and Jalalabad over the alleged burning of the holy Quran by foreign soldiers, with three injured in ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen hand in bomb attack being probed (Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two people could have executed the bomb attack on the Israeli embassy car, one who planted the device and the other who triggered it, ... Read more...
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IM operative linked to Jama Masjid blast nabbed: Police
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist believed to be involved in the Jama Masjid blast was arrested in Bihar, police said Friday."The suspected terrorist is identified ... Read more...
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Pakistan considers India an existential threat: US
February 1st, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) The United States wants its relations with Pakistan to remain positive, but their interests sometimes differed as Pakistan considered India as an existential threat, according ... Read more...
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Combating terrorism tops Delhi Police agenda (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The war against terror will top the Delhi Police agenda this year since the capital is vulnerable to such strikes, Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said ... Read more...
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Punjab VIPs security stepped up after BKI terrorists’ arrest
December 25th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) Punjab Police has reviewed and stepped up the security of VIP politicians in the state following a communication from Delhi Police that a module of the ... Read more...
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BKI terrorists sent to custody till Jan 2 (third lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS): The two Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists arrested Thursday were remanded in by Delhi Police's custody till January 2 by a court here Friday.Sarabpreet ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen arms factory unearthed in Delhi: Minister
December 20th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Delhi Police have unearthed an arms factory of the home grown Indian Mujahideen terror outfit and a stockpile of assembled and unassembled weapons has been ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s credits: Headley interrogation, Kasab conviction
December 1st, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) "Successful" prosecution and conviction of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab and access to interrogate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Headley in the US are among the ... Read more...
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Kenyan police escape unhurt as landmine fails to explode
November 6th, 2011 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Nov 6 (IANS) Kenyan police officials had a miraculous escape Saturday when a landmine failed to explode after a police vehicle stumbled on it, authorities said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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US “Bollywood” musician charged in plot to bomb Pentagon
September 29th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) A 26-year-old musician, who played in a Massachusetts band under the name "Bollywood" has been charged with plotting to attack the Pentagon and US Capitol with ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: NIA seeks inputs from foreign agencies
September 11th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The National Investigative Agency (NIA) has sought assistance from the US and other foreign countries for clues on the Sep 7 blast outside Delhi ... Read more...
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Algeria moves Gaddafi’s family to capital
September 3rd, 2011 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Algerian authorities have decided to move the family members of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to the capital Algiers over safety concerns, Egyptian website Al-Ahram reported.Gaddafi's ... Read more...
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Banned groups simply develop fronts in Pakistan: Daily
July 30th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) It's an "open secret" that numerous Pakistani organisations banned for their involvement in militant activities have simply developed fronts, a leading daily said Saturday.An editorial in ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen hideouts raided for leads in Mumbai blasts probe
July 15th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Investigators Friday searched a number of locations and picked up about a dozen suspected operatives of the home-grown Islamist terror organisation Indian Mujahideen as authorities ... Read more...
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