ULFA paid $99 mn bribe for arms’ passage in Bangladesh
November 11th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS) An Indian militant group and the embassy of a South Asian country bribed "higher-ups" in the former Khaleda Zia government to ensure safe passage of a huge ... Read more...
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Pak Army saving Afghan Taliban while country bleeds with mosque attacks: Editorial
November 7th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 7 (ANI): While mosques in Pakistan are being targeted by terrorists, causing a huge number of casualities, the Army is following its policy of "saving the Afghan Taliban for ... Read more...
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Abducted intelligence officer still untraceable in Bengal
October 27th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Police are still unable to trace the Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer and the non-governmental organisation (NGO) activist believed to have been abducted by Maoists from West Bengal's Purulia ... Read more...
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Pak Army blockades fiercely anti-Taliban tribe near Afghan border
October 27th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kurram, Oct 27 (ANI): Pakistan's military has blockaded a strategically important district in the country's north, sealing in a fiercely anti-Taliban tribe.The Turi community is a bitter enemy of the Taliban, ... Read more...
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‘Reservoir Dogs’ nicknamed Afghan guards at US bases linked to Taliban: Report
October 8th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 8 (ANI): A US Senate investigation has discovered that Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to guard American ... Read more...
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Pak bound to provide security to NATO supplies enroute to Afghanistan: US Embassy
October 6th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 6 (ANI): Rejecting the Islamabad Police's claim that they were not responsible for providing security to the trucks and trailers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan within the jurisdiction ... Read more...
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Curfew amid calls for peaceful protests in Kashmir
October 1st, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 1 (IANS) As separatists Friday called for peaceful protests after the afternoon congregational prayers, authorities imposed curfew across the Kashmir Valley.Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who heads the breakaway ... Read more...
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Biblical wind movement caused parting of Red Sea waters
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): The movement of wind could have led to the parting of Red Sea waters-a finding which is similar to description of its formation in the biblical account, say ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis in Bihar: Naxals to free captive cops at 4.00 p.m.
September 5th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Sep.5 (ANI): The hostage crisis related to three policeman is witnessing new twists and turns every now and then with the Naxals coming up with various surprise announcements and demands in ... Read more...
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Maoist leader claims hostage cops to be freed on Sunday, rejects talks offer of CM
September 4th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Sep. 4 (ANI): Barely three hours after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appealed Naxals to come forward to hold talks instead of harming anyone held hostage, a Naxal leader Avinash claimed ... Read more...
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Bihar hostage crisis: Nitish appeals Naxals to come forward for talks
September 4th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Sep.4 (ANI): In an attempt to prevent any harm to the abducted policemen from Naxals, the Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, on Saturday evening appealed to them to come forward and ... Read more...
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Opposition should have raised Bhopal issue in 2001: Chidambaram (Lead)
August 12th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Countering the opposition charge of inaction in the Bhopal gas leak case, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday that the opposition parties should have raised questions ... Read more...
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Sushma attacks Congress for misusing CBI
August 11th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Citing the arrest of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the killing of "dreaded terrorist" Sohrabuddin Sheikh and the "safe passage" to Union Carbide chief Warren ... Read more...
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Maharashtra transporters track situation after attack on buses
July 13th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Private bus and truck operators in Maharashtra have adopted a wait and watch policy before deciding whether to continue plying in the Maharashtra-Karnataka sectors after four buses ... Read more...
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Sikhs urge corridor to Pakistan border shrine
July 3rd, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Kartarpur (Punjab), July 3 (ANI): Sikhs organised an 'ardaas' (prayer meeting) here to pray for a safe corridor to the sacred Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.The Sikh community said Pakistan has offered ... Read more...
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We are not hiding anything on Bhopal disaster: Manmohan
June 29th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
On Board Air India One, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government was hiding nothing on the aftermath of the Bhopal gas disaster and hoped ... Read more...
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Zardari, Musharraf worked together in ‘harmony’: Sharif
June 27th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 27 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has accused President Asif Ali Zardari of according a safe passage to former President Pervez Musharraf, and said that both ... Read more...
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Manmohan unlikely to raise Anderson extradition with Obama
June 25th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unlikely to raise the issue of extraditing former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson from the US when he meets President Barack ... Read more...
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US indirectly paying Afghan warlords, Taliban: Report
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The US military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and ... Read more...
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BJP disappointed with Bhopal panel report
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed its displeasure over the Group of Ministers (GoM) report on the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster.Party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain demanded an ... Read more...
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Congress refuses comment on who decided on Anderson’s release
June 21st, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Insisting that former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had not taken the decision to provide safe passage to then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson, the Congress Monday ... Read more...
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Report has no answer on Anderson’s safe passage: BJP
June 21st, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Reacting to a ministerial panel's report on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday demanded an explanation from the Congress on the ... Read more...
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Sonia, Rahul must break silence over Bhopal tragedy: BJP
June 19th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi to break their silence on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and ... Read more...
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BJP seeks Congress apology for Anderson safe passage
June 19th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Alleging that the Rajiv Gandhi government was "party" to the safe passage given to then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, ... Read more...
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‘No locus standi’ on Anderson’s release: Arjun Singh
June 19th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Breaking his silence, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Arjun Singh has said he has "no locus standi" on the issue of then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson ... Read more...
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Rajiv Gandhi responsible for Anderson escape: Sushma Swaraj
June 19th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 18 (IANS) Maintaining the heat on the Congress over the release of Warren Anderson, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said Friday that former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi ... Read more...
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Allegations of deal with Anderson outrageous: Congress
June 18th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 18 (IANS) India's ruling Congress party has denied as "outrageous" allegations that there was a deal to give a safe passage to Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after ... Read more...
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Own up that Congress government gave Anderson safe passage: BJP
June 18th, 2010 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A day before the meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked the Congress "to ... Read more...
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Rajiv was informed after giving Anderson safe passage: Rasgotra (Second Lead)
June 18th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Rajiv Gandhi, the then prime minister, was fully informed after the home ministry decided to give safe passage to then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson ... Read more...
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Rajiv Gandhi did not object to Anderson safe passage: Rasgotra
June 17th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Rajiv Gandhi, the prime minister at the time of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, was fully informed after the home ministry decided to give then Union Carbide ... Read more...
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Narasimha Rao decided on Anderson’s safe passage: Rasgotra
June 17th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Warren Anderson, the then Union Carbide chief, was assured of a "safe passage" before he came to India in the aftermath of the 1984 Bhopal gas ... Read more...
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Have evidence on Congress facilitating Anderson release: BJP (Lead)
June 17th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday hit out at the Congress over the release of former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after the 1984 Bhopal gas ... Read more...
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Safe passage to Anderson was only option: Ex-PMO official
June 17th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Giving safe passage to Warren Anderson, then chairman of Union Carbide Corp after the Bhopal gas leak, was a "sensible arrangement" as the government ... Read more...
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BJP slams Congress over safe passage to Anderson
June 17th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Hitting out at the Congress over release of then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh should come clean on Anderson’s release: BJP
June 16th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said Arjun Singh, the Madhya Pradesh chief minister in 1984, should tell the nation how former Union Carbide Corp CEO Warren ... Read more...
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