Northeast exodus hits Bangalore’s private security sector
August 18th, 2012 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 18 (IANS) Rumors of attack on people from northeast in Bangalore leading to an exodus from the city is taking its toll on private security agencies guarding IT ... Read more...
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Goa shipyard to build six patrol vessels for Coast Guard
May 9th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 9 (IANS) Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) has been commissioned to build six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard, a company statement said Wednesday."The vessels are ... Read more...
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Kabul fighting over, all attackers killed
May 2nd, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) All Taliban attackers have been killed and the fighting inside a residential compound used by foreign staff of international organizations here is over, authorities said."Afghan ... Read more...
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One killed, four hurt in Indonesia quakes
April 12th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 12 (IANS) One person was killed and four injured following massive earthquakes in Indonesia's Aceh Wednesday, an official said here Thursday.Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of Data Center, Information ... Read more...
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Two killed in attack on Pakistan police station
February 24th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and six injured Friday when Taliban guerrillas stormed a police station in Pakistan's Peshawar city, a media report said.The brazen attack ... Read more...
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Vasco da Gama’s young player dies on field
February 10th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 10 (IANS) Vasco da Gama's 14-year-old player Wendel Junio Venancio da Silva suffered what appeared to be a heart stroke during the team's under-15 football practice ... Read more...
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Two Indian traders to reach Shanghai soon: Krishna
January 4th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The two Indian businessmen tortured and held by locals in Yiwu in China will be reaching Shanghai late Wednesday, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said ... Read more...
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NSG regional hub inaugurated in Hyderabad
December 6th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday inaugurated a regional hub of the elite anti-terror National Security Guard (NSG) here.
The hub has come up at a ... Read more...
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Kamalesh Sharma reappointed Commonwealth secretary general (Lead)
October 30th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 30 (IANS) Kamalesh Sharma, a former Indian diplomat, has been reappointed for another four-year term as secretary general of the Commonwealth.Sharma's name was proposed by India at the ... Read more...
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EU allocates $17 million to fight E. coli and epidemics
August 9th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that its Commission has decided to allocate an additional €12 million ($17 million) to fight pathogens such as Escherichia coli (E.coli) ... Read more...
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Woman alleges rape by army men, Omar promises action (Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 22 (IANS) With a woman alleging two army personnel abducted and raped her, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has promised action, saying the Armed Forces Special ... Read more...
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Infosys’ Pune campus gets CISF cover
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 21 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd has got Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel to guard its Pune campus in Maharashtra, the IT bellwether said Thursday."With ... Read more...
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Rajdhani passengers recall scary experience
April 18th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) It was a miraculous escape for passengers of three coaches of the Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express that caught fire near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh early Monday. ... Read more...
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Four-layer security for Bengal’s sensitive polling booths
April 7th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) A four-layer security cover comprising central para-military forces and the state police will be deployed around the 24,000 sensitive polling booths during the upcoming West Bengal ... Read more...
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After seizing Gaddafi’s $2b, Canada unveils bill to freeze assets
March 4th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 4 (IANS) After seizing Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's $2 billion in its banks earlier this week, Canada Thursday introduced a bill to seize assets of foreign dictators and ... Read more...
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Partial response to Sena-BJP Pune shutdown call (Lead)
December 28th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 28 (IANS) A shutdown called Tuesday by the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the removal of a statue of Shivaji's teacher Dadoji Konddev Tuesday ... Read more...
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Capital’s fire service ready for Diwali: Fire chief
November 4th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Delhi Fire Service is on guard and prepared to tackle any emergency during Diwali, its chief said Thursday."Manpower, both firefighters as well as the control room staff, ... Read more...
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Gujarat seals borders ahead of Ayodhya verdict
September 29th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Sep 29 (IANS) Security has been tightened in Gujarat ahead of the Ayodhya verdict by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Thursday.The state's borders with neighbouring Maharashtra, ... Read more...
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UAE sends 500 tonnes food aid to Somalia
September 1st, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 500 tonnes of food to Somalia as part of its humanitarian assistance to the poverty-stricken country during the holy month ... Read more...
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Miracle in Colombia: All but one survive AIRES jet crash
August 16th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN ANDRES, COLOMBIA (BNO NEWS) – A Boeing 737-700 belonging to AIRES airline crashed at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport on the Colombian island of San Andres on Monday, authorities said.The aircraft, ... Read more...
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Michigan Oil Spill Disrupts Ecosystem
July 28th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A state of disaster was announced by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm yesterday after an estimated 877,000 gallons of oil leaked into the Talmande Creek and flowed ... Read more...
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Pamela Anderson Ad Faces Ban In Canada
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pamela Anderson has faced a ban on her PETA ad after the Canadian authorities found it to be too sexist. The latest release from PETA aimed ... Read more...
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Cameroon and Denmark seek quick response to defeats
June 18th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 18 (DPA) Denmark are battling to get strikers Nicklas Bendtner and Jon Dahl Tomasson fit while Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen has been asked by his players to make ... Read more...
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Kolkata Metro Rail introduces integrated security plan
June 18th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, June 18 (ANI): In a bid to combat terror threats, the Kolkata Metro Railway has introduced the Integrated Security Plan (ISP) to ensure the route's safety and security.Concerned over the threat ... Read more...
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Eight people killed, 27 injured in Iraq attacks (Lead)
June 11th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 11 (DPA) At least eight people were killed and 27 injured Friday in two separate attacks in Iraq, police sources and the US army reported.
Two US soldiers and four Iraqi ... Read more...
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Jacksonville, FL Muslim receives white powder in mail
June 9th, 2010 - 4:14 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A Florida Muslim who worships at a recently-bombed Jacksonville mosque received suspicious white powder, initially suspected to be anthrax, in a letter sent to his home on ... Read more...
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Crashed Mangalore plane was one of Air India’s best, claims CMD
May 23rd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Mangalore, May 23 (ANI): Air India on Sunday said that various comments on the condition of the AIR India Express IX-812 plane that crashed in Mangalore on Saturday were baseless, and that ... Read more...
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Malcolm David Kelley Calls 911
May 17th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
California, May 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The "Lost" star Malcolm David Kelly had some real life drama going on at his house last week when a burglar tried to enter the ... Read more...
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Facebook fixes security flaw that exposes personal chats
May 6th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 6 (ANI): Social networking site Facebook has made haste to fix a security flaw that allowed its users to view the live chats of their friends and also see ... Read more...
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540,000 pounds of dispersants flown to New Orleans to fight oil spill
May 5th, 2010 - 4:06 am ICT by BNO News
BUFFALO, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – National Air Cargo (NAG) announced Tuesday that it rushed the delivery of over 540,000 pounds of COREXIT oil spill dispersants to Louisiana.The dispersants are sprayed onto ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Allahabad
April 8th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, Apr 8 (ANI): Days after the deadly Maoists attack that killed 76 CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh, security has been beefed up in Allahabad.The trains that are coming into Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Terrorists in Kashmir intercepted in time: Army
April 3rd, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 3 (IANS) The Indian Army Saturday claimed that the terrorists who were killed in Rajouri and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the past week were intercepted and eliminated ... Read more...
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L&T to build 36 high speed boats for coast guard
March 22nd, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Infrastructure construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will design and construct 36 high speed interceptor boats worth Rs.970 crore for the Indian Coast Guard, the company announced here ... Read more...
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Malaysian magazine regrets hurting Christians
March 7th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 7 (IANS) Malaysian magazine Al-Islam has apologised for "unintentionally hurting the feelings of Christians, particularly Catholics" in a special report last year.
A three-paragraph apology posted on its website said ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s elite force operational two days before 26/11 anniversary
November 24th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Force One, Maharashtra's own elite security force designed on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG), was commissioned Tuesday, just two days before the 26/11 anniversary. It ... Read more...
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