Counter-terror body violates states’ federal rights: Trinamool
February 17th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) being set up by the central government as a powerful anti-terror agency was arbitrary and "an infringement on ... Read more...
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Cash, jewellery worth Rs.11.61 crore seized from Ponty Chadha
February 16th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has seized cash, jewellery and fixed deposits worth Rs.11.61 crore in raids on the properties of liquor baron ... Read more...
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Two people could be involved in magnetic bomb blast
February 14th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two people could have been involved in executing the blast on the Israeli embassy car, one to plant the bomb and the other to trigger ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror intelligence hub to come up March 1
February 6th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Indian government Monday said it would set up on March 1 a powerful anti-terror agency that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats ... Read more...
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Four Chhattisgarh cops suspended for suspected Maoist’s death
January 15th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) Four policemen posted in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region were suspended after a man suspected to be a Maoist died in custody, officials at the police headquarters here ... Read more...
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Debris of crashed WW II US aircraft found in Tripura (With Images)
January 14th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 14 (IANS) Fragments of a US military aircraft, used during World War II, have been recovered in northern Tripura 66 years after it crashed, defence sources said here ... Read more...
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Toll in Tamil Nadu boat accident rises to 15 (Second Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The death toll in Sunday's boat accident in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district has gone up to 15, police said.A boat, carrying 25 passengers ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu boat capsize kills 13 (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed when a boat carrying 25 passengers capsized in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district near here Sunday, police said. ... Read more...
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Stop night raids, Karzai tells NATO
December 25th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai has reiterated his call to the NATO-led coalition forces to stop night raid operations in the country."Afghan President Hamid Karzai once ... Read more...
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170 dead in typhoon in Philippines (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 17 (IANS) At least 170 people have died and hundreds of others are missing after tropical storm Washin Saturday struck southern Philippines, officials said.The storm caused massive ... Read more...
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Families appeal to Maoists to release labourers
December 11th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) The distraught family members of seven labourers, who were abducted by Maoists in Bihar's Jamui district two days ago while constructing a bridge, Sunday appealed to ... Read more...
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2 killed, 16 injured in attacks in Iraq
November 13th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 13 (IANS) Two people were killed and 16 others, including 13 Iranian Shiite pilgrims, were injured Sunday in separate gunfire and bomb attacks in central Iraq, police said.
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I-T searches conducted at Raymond group offices
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The Income Tax department Thursday conducted searches at the premises of industrialist Gautam Singhania-led Raymond group in Mumbai and New Delhi over alleged tax evasion, sources ... Read more...
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Hunt on for Meghalaya rebels behind police killing
November 1st, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 1 (IANS) Security forces in Meghalaya launched search operations Tuesday to nab Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels who gunned down five people, including four police personnel, in ... Read more...
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Crashed MiG’s one engine found, no trace of pilot
October 27th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla/New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel have recovered one engine of the MiG-29 fighter plane that crashed off a snow-bound peak of Himachal Pradesh Oct 18, ... Read more...
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Snow freezes hopes of search for crashed MiG-29
October 24th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) The search resumed Monday for the wreckage of a MiG-29 combat jet that crashed in Himachal Pradesh but officials say it is a touch-and-go affair with ... Read more...
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MiG crash spot identified, snowfall hampers search
October 22nd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 22 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday said it has identified the spot in the rocky mountains of Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh where a MiG-29 jet ... Read more...
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34 militants killed in Pakistan
October 21st, 2011 - 3:55 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) Thirty-four militants and three soldiers were killed in fighting in northwest Pakistan Thursday, Xinhua reported.Eight other soldiers were injured in the clashes in Bara area ... Read more...
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Bharatpur clash toll rises to seven
September 16th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 16 (IANS) The toll in the clash between two communities in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district rose to seven with three more bodies recovered from a well, police said ... Read more...
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Kazhak boy pulled into sea by strong waves
September 10th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) A five-year-old Kazhak boy was pulled into the sea by powerful waves off a Goa beach and rescuers have failed to trace him, police said Friday.According ... Read more...
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Everonn managing director, tax official held
August 30th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested P. Kishore, managing director of listed company Everonn Education Ltd and Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Andasu Ravindar ... Read more...
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Another militant killed in Kashmir’s Gurez sector
August 25th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) Another militant was killed n north Kashmir's Gurez sector of the Line of Control (LoC) where the army gunned down a dozen infiltrating guerrillas last week ... Read more...
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Northeastern states alerted to likely terror strike
August 14th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 14 (IANS) The central government has alerted the northeastern states over possible terror strike in the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations Monday and asked them to take ... Read more...
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More politicians involved in Midnapore skeleton case: Cops
August 13th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) Interrogation of former Marxist minister Sushanta Ghosh, now under arrest, has yielded information about other politicians' involvement in the alleged killing of seven Trinamool Congress activists ... Read more...
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Security goes to the dogs this I-Day
August 12th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) They have been at it since Aug 8, a week before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the nation from the Red Fort. Sniffing around ... Read more...
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Four infiltration bids foiled in eight days in Kashmir
August 6th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) Search operations are on along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district where the army has repelled four infiltration attempts during the ... Read more...
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CBI remand for Punjab woman police officer
July 25th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 25 (IANS) A special court here Monday sent Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Raka Ghira to two days' Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand in a graft case.
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CBI arrests Punjab Police officer for graft (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday evening stumbled upon over Rs.1 crore in cash, fixed deposit receipts worth several lakhs of rupees and scores of ... Read more...
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NADA conducts surprise check in Bhopal
July 16th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Saturday conducted a surprise check at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bhopal.NADA had already conducted search operations ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen hideouts raided for leads in Mumbai blasts probe
July 15th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Investigators Friday searched a number of locations and picked up about a dozen suspected operatives of the home-grown Islamist terror organisation Indian Mujahideen as authorities ... Read more...
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Toll in Uttar Pradesh accident 69, 23 yet to be identified
July 11th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) The toll in one of India's worst train accidents rose to 69 by the time search operations ended Monday in Uttar Pradesh, where 14 coaches ... Read more...
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Himachal building collapse: Owner booked
July 11th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) The owner and builder of an under-construction building that collapsed in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district were booked Monday, police said.A labourer was killed and 12 others ... Read more...
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Special drive to curb tax evasion in Delhi
July 7th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Delhi government has launched a special drive to curb tax evasion in the National Capital Region by checking vehicles carrying goods without relevant papers.Additional ... Read more...
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Maoists kill six, abduct seven in Bihar (second Lead)
July 2nd, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 2 (IANS) Maoists killed six people, including two special police officers (SPOs), and abducted seven others in a village in Bihar's Munger district Saturday, police said. State police ... Read more...
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Maoists kill six, abduct seven in Bihar (Lead)
July 2nd, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Patna, July 2 IANS) Maoists killed six people and abducted seven in a village in Bihar's Munger district, police said Saturday.Nearly 50 armed Maoists stormed Bangalwa Kareli village, about 200 km ... Read more...
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