Mullah Omar taunts US, Britain
August 18th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) Taliban leader Mullah Omar, one of the world's most wanted terrorists, has spoken out against the US and Britain by saying the "invading enemy" will ... Read more...
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Text of Sangma’s resignation letter
June 20th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma Wednesday resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Here is the text of his resignation letter."I hereby tender my ... Read more...
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Karbi militant chief believed killed
May 7th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) A mutilated body believed to be that of Blain Hanse, commander-in-chief of the banned outfit Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT), was recovered in central Assam's Karbi ... Read more...
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Indian Army regiment completes arduous trek to Ladakh’s Zanskar
February 12th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) A group of Indian Army personnel have completed an arduous trek to the snowbound and cut-off Zanskar Valley in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region through an ... Read more...
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Congress rejects Farooq Abdullah’s overtures
November 4th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 4 (IANS) Congress Friday rejected National Conference president Farooq Abdullah's regrets over his party leader Mustafa Kamal's anti-Congress diatribe.Reacting to Farooq Abdullah's statement issued late Thursday evening in ... Read more...
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Congress minister’s pro-Omar remark draws party’s flak
October 30th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 30 (IANS) Taking strong exception to their party's minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din's remark that Omar Abdullah will stay on as chief minister for the full term, Congress leaders in ... Read more...
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Apex court order no reason to celebrate: Bhatt to Modi
September 15th, 2011 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has written an open letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he has "completely misconstrued" the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Any news on Sonia Gandhi will be shared: Congress
September 6th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday refused to comment on reports of party chief Sonia Gandhi returning from abroad Tuesday evening and said any information about her ... Read more...
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Overcome difficulties with national resilience: Kayani
August 14th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said the nation will overcome all the difficulties with national resilience, abundance of resources and a reservoir of ... Read more...
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Four GNLA rebels killed in Meghalaya
August 9th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 9 (IANS) Four rebels, including a top commander of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), were killed and a police officer wounded in a gunbattle in Meghalaya Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Meet to pick Yeddyurappa’s successor put off indefinitely (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) The much-awaited meeting of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators to elect a new leader has been postponed indefinitely due to the growing rift ... Read more...
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Obama using TV as tool to reach out to 2012 poll voters
April 20th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has been giving more importance to television ahead of the 2012 presidential polls, something he had given to new media to build his ... Read more...
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Antony gags Army from commenting on Hazare
April 7th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony has reportedly ordered top army officials not to comment on veteran social activist Anna Hazare's fast-unto-death on the Lokpal issue.Top Army officers ... Read more...
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DMK open to coalition, Stalin my successor: Karunanidhi
March 29th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday said he was open to forming a coalition government in the event of a hung house, ... Read more...
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CPI asks Centre to reject Sri Krishna report on Telangana
March 25th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) has demanded that the Sri Krishna Commission Report on Telangana should be rejected as its observations and recommendations were wrong ... Read more...
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Indian-Australian to contest polls for NSW seat
March 12th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 12 (ANI): An Independent Indian community candidate has announced he will run against former New South Wales premier Nathan Rees in Toongabbie.Ashok Kumar, 56, the owner and editor of The ... Read more...
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Stressed mid-level Taliban reluctant to taking orders from Pak-based leaders
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Feb.22 (ANI): Mid-level Taliban commanders have reportedly expressed a reluctance to return to the battle field, suggesting that there is a fissure developing in the insurgent outfit's rank and ... Read more...
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US in secret direct talks with Afghan Taliban
February 19th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 19(ANI): The Obama administration is reportedly holding direct, secret talks with senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan as part of an effort to forge a political settlement with the ... Read more...
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Egypt Government still unconvinced over West demand for Mubarak ouster
February 6th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb.6 (ANI): The Egyptian leadership apparently seems unconvinced about asking President Hosni Mubarak to quit his post immediately, even though the United States and leading European nations called for his ... Read more...
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Taliban ‘killing their own’ to wrest back control in Afghan district
January 31st, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.31 (ANI): Taliban gunmen have begun assassinating their own rank and file in a desperate bid to stop a remote mountain valley sliding from their grasp, as well as bringing ... Read more...
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Taj Hotel is honoured to be part of Harvard study
January 28th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Taj Hotel is honoured to be part of a Harvard Business School case study following the inclusion of the heroic response of its employees during the 26/11 ... Read more...
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‘Vibrant Gujarat’ an inspiration, development role mode: Gadkari
January 14th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Hailing the 'Vibrant Gujarat' investors' summit as a phenomenal achievement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said it would encourage other party-led governments and inspire ... Read more...
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`Communalism and terrorism in all forms are dangerous,’ says Sonia Gandhi
December 19th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Burari (Delhi), Dec. 19 (ANI): Congress party president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said communalism and terrorism in all forms are dangerous, and urged the rank and file of the party to ... Read more...
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Nigeria was in total ‘confusion’ when President was in “semi-comatose state”: Wikileaks
December 9th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9(ANI): Nigeria's leadership was in total confusion over who was in charge earlier this year with then-President Umaru Yar'Adua was thought to be in a "semi-comatose state", according to classified ... Read more...
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Taliban threatens to kill anyone taking up Afghan Govt’s peace talks offer
November 7th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct 7 (ANI): Amid reports of Afghan reconciliation talks with insurgents in a bid to end the war now in its tenth year, scribbled notes from Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad ... Read more...
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Iraqi legislators get $1,000 a minute sans work
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) Iraqi lawmakers have raked in more than $1,000 a minute for working just 20 minutes this year, enjoying a fee of $90,000 and a monthly salary of $22,500 ... Read more...
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Disquiet in Congress over Omar’s speech, tie up with PDP not ruled out
October 8th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): There is a reported disquiet within the Congress rank and file over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's controversial speech in the State Assembly earlier ... Read more...
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Secret Taliban-Afghan govt talks to end war underway: Sources
October 6th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct 5 (ANI): High- level talks between the Hamid Karzai-led Afghanistan government and the Taliban have secretly begun for negotiating an end to the war in the country, Afghan and ... Read more...
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Police seek Dhoni’s help in anti-Maoist campaign
August 30th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 30 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have sought help of Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a campaign against Maoist rebels.
Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Neyaz Ahmad met Dhoni at ... Read more...
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Petraeus holds out prospect of US reconciliation with Taliban
August 16th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 16(ANI): The US commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, has held out the prospect of eventual reconciliation with the Taliban, including negotiations with leaders with "blood on their hands"."It ... Read more...
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England has the right cards to win Ashes Down Under
August 14th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug. 14 (ANI): Most sports bookmakers and rank-and-file cricket fans are of the view that England won't be pushovers or hopeless in their quest to win The Ashes Down Under this ... Read more...
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Al Qaida making an attempt to return in Iraq with defecting US-backed fighters
August 11th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Al-Qaida leaders are reportedly attempting to make a comeback in Iraq by enticing scores of former Sunni allies to rejoin the terrorist group and by paying them ... Read more...
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Top LeT terrorist held in Kashmir
July 17th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 17 (IANS) A top ranking militant of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, police said.
According to police, the hardcore LeT terrorist, ... Read more...
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Development, security in South Asia should not be a zero sum game: Nirupama Rao
June 14th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has proposed that development and security in South Asia should not be a zero sum game."India neither sees Afghanistan as a battleground ... Read more...
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Uneasy calm in Kerala’s opposition UDF (Letter from Kerala)
May 5th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Kerala's opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) seems unhappy with a backdoor entry, with a constituent having unilaterally brought in a party from the ruling Left Democratic ... Read more...
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