Indian security solutions provider acquires British firm
July 15th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Mumbai-based security solutions provider Topsgrup said Sunday it had completed the acquisition of British security firm The Shield Guarding Company Limited.Acquired for 19.5 million pounds, The ... Read more...
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200-year-old Swedish security co. ramps up Indian presence
December 8th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A 200-year-old Swedish security company that has had a presence in India for 79 years is ramping up its presence with a fresh infusion of ... Read more...
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Pandemonium in Punjab assembly
October 8th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) The ongoing session of the Punjab assembly ended Saturday amid pandemonium inside the house as opposition Congress legislators disrupted proceedings and shouted slogans as the speaker ... Read more...
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Hackers attack Apple’s website, claim they stole passwords
July 5th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (IANS/EFE) The AntiSec hackers group has launched an ambitious attack on one of the best-protected websites in the world of technology - Apple's - and said they ... Read more...
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Regional anti-terror exercises begin in Kazakhstan
September 13th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.13 (ANI-Ria Novosti): Joint anti-terror exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) entitled Peace Mission 2010 began Monday at the Matybulak range in the southeast of Kazakhstan.The exercises will involve ... Read more...
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NZ becoming a hot bed for Asian sex workers
July 12th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, July 12 (ANI): More and more Asian women are being lured with cash to work in New Zealand's sex industry, but in slave-like conditions , revealed a new investigation.The women, mainly ... Read more...
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Brazil sure passion will drive 2014 World Cup
July 8th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 8 (DPA) Brazil's top football official brushed aside concerns his country is not ready to host the 2014 World Cup, saying it will be a success because of the passion ... Read more...
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Kyrgyz violence attempt at ethnic cleansing: Security group
June 15th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 15 (DPA) The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued a statement Tuesday that labelled the violent clashes in Kyrgyzstan as an attempt at ethnic cleansing.
The wording was ... Read more...
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Shifting of IPL semi-finals venue comforting: Oz players association
April 20th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 20 (ANI): Australian Cricketers' Association boss Paul Marsh has said that the shifting of the IPL semi-finals venue was really comforting in the wake of two crude bomb blasts outside ... Read more...
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Gilchrist happy with IPL security, says Oz cricket bosses apply double standards
March 11th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 11 (ANI): Adam Gilchrist has backed comments by Damien Martyn that suggest Australian cricket bosses are applying double standards when it comes to assessing security threats on the subcontinent. He ... Read more...
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Nepali groups own up to killing Indian-origin media baron
March 2nd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 2 (IANS) Less than a month after a controversial media magnate was gunned down in daylight in the best-protected area of the capital, a media tycoon of Indian origin was ... Read more...
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Curfew in Punjab town, anti-Christ poster makers held (Lead)
February 21st, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Batala, Feb 21 (IANS) The Punjab government Sunday claimed to have arrested the culprits behind the publication of a poster depicting Jesus Christ in an objectionable manner, which sparked violence in this ... Read more...
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Haiti quake refugee camps tighten security to prevent rape of women
February 7th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Feb.7 (ANI): One of the unmentioned effects of last month's earthquake in Haiti, is that women and young girls are suffering a rising number of rapes and sexual assaults, according ... Read more...
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US House websites hacked, private vendors under suspicion
January 29th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan. 29 (ANI): Investigators are probing how hackers managed to infiltrate 49 US House of Representatives web sites just hours after President Obama's State of the Union address.On Thursday, hackers ... Read more...
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NATO seeks more Russian help in Afghanistan
December 16th, 2009 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 16 (RIA Novosti) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday the Western military bloc is seeking greater Russian assistance for international operations in Afghanistan.
Speaking to reporters after talks with ... Read more...
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Kevin Federline Set To Lose Weight
October 4th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This season the show biz world will witness some of their most talked about celebrities battling it hard in order to shed their extra pounds in ... Read more...
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Stalin demands strict immigration control measures
August 17th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has demanded strict immigration control measures like photographing and finger printing all foreign nationals on their arrival in India.
Speaking at ... Read more...
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Medvedev calls for rules to admit new SCO members
June 16th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 16 (RIA Novosti) Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev urged Tuesday for documents to be drawn up, setting out rules for admitting new members to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
"We ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeking membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
March 27th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 27 (RIA Novosti) Pakistan is seeking full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional security group, the country's foreign minister told an international conference in Moscow Friday.
"I hope ... Read more...
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Britain sees unprecedented spike in attacks on Jews
February 13th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) The fighting in Gaza has led to an "unprecedented" surge in attacks on Jews in Britain, a report by a Jewish security group said Friday.
The Community Security Trust ... Read more...
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British anti-terror experts flying to India
November 27th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) British anti-terrorism experts are flying out to India to help the Indian government in investigations into the Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday.Brown spoke after ... Read more...
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Philippine farmers surprise soldiers, picket presidential palace
April 22nd, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Manila, April 22 (DPA) About 20 farmers slipped past tight security around Philippines presidential palace Tuesday and briefly picketed at one of the gates of the sprawling compound. The farmers were able ... Read more...
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Russia must use nuclear deterrent to protect allies: Expert
March 12th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 12 (RIA Novosti) Russia must reserve the right to use nuclear weapons to protect Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) members in case of an imminent threat, a Russian political ... Read more...
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Separate unit created in CISF for protection of VIPs
November 28th, 2007 - 4:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov.28 (ANI): A separate unit, called Special Security Group, has been constituted in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for protection of VIPs.
As per the report received from CISF, a ... Read more...
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