Greenpeace flays crackdown on Kudankulam protest
September 10th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Sep 10 (IANS) Environment watchdog Greenpeace Monday condemned the Tamil Nadu government for its crackdown and use of force on protestors at the upcoming Kudankulam nuclear power plant ... Read more...
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Norway killer’s German lover deported
April 20th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A German woman who claimed she was Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik's lover has been deported from Norway.The woman is a resident of Stuttgart, but ... Read more...
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No proof of allegations against Ramdev: Police (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Baba Ramdev did not promote enmity between religious groups at a press conference here in January or provoke his supporters to assault a man who ... Read more...
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Force not the only way of protecting civilians in conflicts: India (Lead)
November 10th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 10 (IANS) With a clear allusion to how the West was dealing with recent conflict situations in the Arab world, India has called for an integrated approach ... Read more...
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Court seeks police response on Amar aide’s bail plea
November 9th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the police on the bail plea of Sanjeev Saxena, a former aide of MP Amar Singh and ... Read more...
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Policing of student protest not enough: Britain police
November 11th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Britain's police admitted that policing of the riot Wednesday, when students protesting the government's plan to raise university tuition fees stormed the ruling Tory party headquarters, was ... Read more...
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RTI query reveals rot in Goa Police ranks
September 13th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 13 (IANS) More than 50 percent of the superintendents of police in Goa have faced disciplinary action, and only 19 percent of police inspectors have a clean record, documents obtained ... Read more...
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Kashmir: amend armed forces act, switch to rubber bullets (Comment)
August 14th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
When the prime minister of India refers to the alienation of a state, delivers a televised address in the language of the region and promises autonomy, the seriousness of ... Read more...
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Basra remains cordoned off after massive blasts kill 45
August 8th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Basra (Iraq), Aug 8 (DPA) Basra was placed under tight security measures Sunday with much of the southern Iraqi city's streets being cordoned off for a second day, after blasts the previous ... Read more...
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Times Square bomber still confused about why car bomb failed to explode
May 20th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 20 (ANI): Bewildered Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad still has no idea why the SUV that he loaded with explosives failed to blow up.According to the New York Post, ... Read more...
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Indian toddler found dead, Australian police clueless
March 5th, 2010 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 5 (IANS) A team of homicide detectives are searching for clues a day after a three-year-old Indian boy was found dead near Melbourne airport following his sudden disappearance from a ... Read more...
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Mock drill shocks Chandigarh residents, police satisfied (Lead)
December 21st, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 21 (IANS) An elaborate mock drill carried out by the police in the city's main commercial hub Monday created panic among residents as sounds of blasts, firing from automatic weapons ... Read more...
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Anti-terror mock drill shocks Chandigarh residents
December 21st, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 21 (IANS) An elaborate mock drill carried out by the police in the city's main commercial hub of Sector 17 Monday created panic among residents as sounds of blasts, firing ... Read more...
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Punjab under Maoist threat: Police chief
December 1st, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) Punjab is facing a big threat from Maoists, who are gradually establishing their base in the state, feels the head of the state police force.
"Two years ... Read more...
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Be careful while in Sri Lanka, US says
November 20th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 20 (IANS) The security situation in Sri Lanka has improved since the defeat of the Tamil Tigers but Americans travelling to the country should remain careful, the US said Friday.
"The ... Read more...
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Mumbai Police response mechanism improved greatly: police chief
November 14th, 2009 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Director General of Police A.N. Roy said that although Mumbai remained on the terrorists' hit list, the security apparatus in the city was more alert and prepared ... Read more...
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Outrage over UK police move to go soft on Muslim extremists to prevent further radicalisation
July 11th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): In a bid to stop Muslim extremists from becoming more militant, the UK Government is set to issue a guideline for police, directing them not to charge them ... Read more...
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Tourists in Goa suffer like Indians in Australia: Russian diplomat
June 3rd, 2009 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 3 (IANS) Russian Consul General Alexander Mantytsky has drawn a parallel between the attacks on Russian tourists in Goa and the racial attacks on students of Indian origin in Australia. ... Read more...
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Treat turban burning as hate crime, demands US Sikh group
May 14th, 2008 - 1:08 am ICT by admin
New York, May 13 (IANS) A Sikh advocacy group in the US has demanded that an incident of burning a Sikh teenager's turban in New Jersey last week be treated as a ... Read more...
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Nepal police beat Tibetan protestors, UN concerned
March 17th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 17 (IANS) The UN in Nepal Monday said it was concerned that Nepalese police could have used excessive force on unarmed Tibetan protesters and would investigate the assault ... Read more...
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K-Fed feared Britney would shoot dead her sons
January 6th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Britney Spears standoff with cops that eventually landed her in hospital was sparked by a panic call from her ex-husband Kevin Federline over fears that the troubled singer ... Read more...
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Stop and search of UK Asians rose 84 percent in 2006
November 14th, 2007 - 8:09 am ICT by admin
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