Anti-Islam film protests in Pakistan turn violent, at least 19 killed
September 22nd, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least nineteen people were killed and scores injured across Pakistan as widespread protests against the anti-Islam film turned violent, local media reported Friday.In the southern port ... Read more...
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Another rioter arrested for damaging Mumbai memorial
August 30th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Another rioter who desecrated the Amar Jawan memorial at the Azad Maidan during the Aug 11 violence was arrested by Mumbai police's Crime Branch Thursday, an ... Read more...
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Police start probing Mumbai violence (Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Mumbai Police have started probing Saturday's violence during a Muslim procession which left two dead and 100 injured, including 45 policemen, a police official said Sunday."We ... Read more...
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Two dead in Mumbai protests against Myanmar killings (Fourth Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 50, including 41 policemen, injured as a protest by several Muslim organisations to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims ... Read more...
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Two dead in Mumbai protest against Myanmar violence (Third Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 40 injured as a protest by several Muslim organisations to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and the ... Read more...
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Two dead as Mumbai protest against Myanmar killings turns violent (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 40 injured as a protest by several Muslim organisations to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and the ... Read more...
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Mumbai protests against Myanmar killings turn violent (Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) A protest by several Muslim organisations Saturday at the Azad Maidan here to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and the Assam riots ... Read more...
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BRICS summit venue turns into fortress
March 28th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Taj Palace Hotel in south Delhi where the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa would Thursday attend the BRICS summit ... Read more...
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Bollywood glitterati gives Winfrey warm welcome in Mumbai
January 17th, 2012 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) She is known for hosting the who's who of the world on her talk show, and on her maiden visit to India, Oprah Winfrey was greeted ... Read more...
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800 police vans to be equipped with radiation monitors
November 30th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The government proposes to equip 800 police control room (PCR) vans covering 80 cities in the country with radiation monitors to detect any radioactive source ... Read more...
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Police use Gandhian methods to tackle Hazare supporters
August 17th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) It was not just Gandhian Anna Hazare urging his supporters to use non-violent methods of protest, Delhi Police were also resorting to 'Gandhian' ways to ... Read more...
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Four killed in police firing near Pune (Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 9 (IANS) Three men and a woman were killed near here Tuesday when police fired at thousands of farmers who blocked highways and turned violent to protest government ... Read more...
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England-India Test to go ahead, but riots worry players (Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, Aug 9 (IANS) The third Test between England and India will be played Wednesday at Edgbaston despite concerns among players about the riots in Birmingham.Both cricket teams were holed ... Read more...
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One killed in Pune police firing
August 9th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 9 (IANS) One person was killed in police firing and at least seven others were injured when a farmers' agitation opposing land acquisition turned violent here Tuesday afternoon, ... Read more...
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India-England third Test in jeopardy as riots spread to Birmingham
August 9th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, Aug 9 (IANS) The England and Indian cricket teams were holed up in a city centre hotel Tuesday here as riots spread all around Birmingham putting the third Test ... Read more...
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Lawmaker arrested in immigration protest at White House
July 28th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS/EFE) Rep. Luis Gutierrez was arrested for staging a sit-in in front of the White House to demand that President Barack Obama stop the deportations of ... Read more...
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Midnight crackdown: From Ramlila Ground to gurudwara
June 5th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Hundreds of Baba Ramdev's supporters, evicted from the protest site by police, found shelter in a house of god -- a gurudwara close by.As the ... Read more...
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Assam polls: Violence reported from Rangiya
April 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 11 (ANI): Voters clashed with police personnel in Rangiya in Kamrup District of Assam on Monday during the second and final phase of elections to the state's 126-member Assembly.The incident ... Read more...
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Several injured in Algerian protests
February 20th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Algiers, Feb 20 (IANS) Several people were injured when police used batons to break up a pro-democracy rally in this Algerian capital, a media report said Sunday.Algerian police brandishing clubs, but no ... Read more...
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Curbs on road lanes for Games put off till Sep 23
September 20th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The enforcement of curbs on motorists from using road lanes reserved for Commonwealth Games athletes and officials has been put off till Sep 23, a Delhi traffic ... Read more...
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Curfew continues in Kashmir, non-Kashmiris fleeing Valley
August 4th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Aug 4 (ANI): As curfew continues in Srinagar and all other towns of the Kashmir Valley for the sixth consecutive day, people from outside the state working with central government organisations ... Read more...
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Two policemen killed in Peshawar checkpost attack
July 26th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, July 26 (ANI): At least two policemen were killed and 14 other injured when some 200 militants attacked a police checkpost near Peshawar on Monday morning.No militant group has claimed the ... Read more...
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Police negligence caused Friday’s Lahore attacks: Pak intelligence
July 25th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 25(ANI): Intelligence reports have disclosed that police negligence was the reason behind Friday night's attack on two police stations in Lahore.According to sources, the intelligence agencies had already forwarded ... Read more...
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Women police, CCTV to prevent ragging on campus
July 19th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Women police officers in large numbers, police vans and closed circuit television - all arrangements are in place to prevent any ragging of freshers as Delhi University's ... Read more...
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Third explosive device defused at Bangalore cricket stadium (Third Lead)
April 17th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) A third explosive device was found near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and defused three hours after two low intensity blasts, one at the stadium and another nearby, ... Read more...
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Two blasts before Bangalore IPL match, five injured (Second Lead)
April 17th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Two low-intensity explosions, one at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and another half-a-kilometre away, before the start of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in four police stations limits in Srinagar
February 4th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Feb 4 (ANI): Business establishments and educational institutions were shutdown as curfew was imposed in four police station limits in the city to prevent any untoward incidents following a protest over ... Read more...
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Kannada star Vishnuvardhan cremated, thousands mourn
December 30th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 30 (IANS) Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan, who died early Wednesday, was given a state funeral here. The last rites were performed by his elder brother Ravi, in the presence of ... Read more...
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After bad publicity, government removes cops from Gateway of India
November 19th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Embarrassed after the criticism from various quarters, the Maharashtra government Thursday evening shifted a platoon of police - entrusted with guarding the Hotel Taj Mahal Palace & Tower ... Read more...
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Naga couple identify drunk men, cops who harassed them in Delhi
October 12th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A couple from Nagaland who alleged they were abused by a group of drunk men and subsequently the "callous police", were able to file a complaint with ... Read more...
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NY Police uses 20-20 cricket to connect with migrant Bangladeshis, Pakistanis
July 27th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Brooklyn (New York, US), July 27 (ANI): Young men of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin in Brooklyn dream not of playing baseball, but of playing cricket at the national level for the United ... Read more...
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Delhi University opens new session on no-ragging note
July 16th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The anti-ragging squads were literally omnipresent in all college premises, the principals were on their guard, and police vans were parked outside the college campuses - Thursday ... Read more...
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Peshawar tense after suicide bomb attack
June 12th, 2009 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Peshawar, June 12 (IANS) The northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar was tense Thursday following a suicide bomb attack in which three people were killed and 13 policemen injured.
The blast occurred near ... Read more...
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Lankan Tamils protest outside UK Parliament
April 21st, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.21 (ANI): Over 2,500 Tamil protesters calling for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka gathered outside the Houses of Parliament.Police said large crowds of vocal demonstrators began to congregate for a ... Read more...
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New race row surfaces in UK’’s Metropolitan police force
February 25th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.25 (ANI): A new race row has surfaced within the Metropolitan Police amid claims that black community support officers have been forced to travel in different police vans to white ... Read more...
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