Pakistani daily rues lack of coordination to fight terror
July 13th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) The lack of coordination among security forces has given extremises more opportunities, a Pakistani daily said Friday, a day after nine police personnel were gunned ... Read more...
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Cop killed, 24 others injured in Chhattisgarh blast (Second Lead)
June 2nd, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) A policeman was killed and his five colleagues were injured, along with 19 prisoners, Saturday when a blast triggered by the Maoists ripped through their vehicle ... Read more...
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25 cops, prisoners injured in Chhattisgarh blast (Lead)
June 2nd, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Six policemen and 19 prisoners were injured Saturday when a blast triggered by Maoists ripped through their vehicle in the insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police ... Read more...
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Escaped accused in Tiku murder case caught (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Vijay Palande, prime accused in the Arun Tikku murder case, who fled police custody Tuesday night, was caught again early Wednesday, an official said.Palande, one of ... Read more...
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Tikku murder accused escapes police custody
April 11th, 2012 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major embarrassment, an accused in the Arun Tikku murder case, Vijay Palande Tuesday night escaped from police custody hours after he was arrested by ... Read more...
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Guerrilla outfit owns attack on Kashmir minister
December 12th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IANS) Separatist guerrilla outfit Jamait-ul-Mujahideen (JUM) Monday owned responsibility for Sunday's attack on Jammu and Kashmir Minister Ali Muhammad Sagar in summer capital Srinagar.In a statement faxed ... Read more...
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Security heightened after bid on Kashmir minister’s life
December 12th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IANS) Security was beefed up in Srinagar Monday, a day after a Jammu and Kashmir minister escaped a bid on his life -- an incident he described ... Read more...
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Maharashtra politicians condemn Pawar attack
November 24th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Maharashtra's politicians Thursday unanimously condemned the attack on union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar, terming it a serious security lapse."The ... Read more...
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Opposition attacks government for security failure (Lead)
September 7th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Opposition parties attacked the government over Wednesday's Delhi High Court blast and asked how it failed to be vigilant despite a bomb attack at ... Read more...
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NO CCTVs in court even after May blast (Lead)
September 7th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) There are no CCTVs in the Delhi High Court complex although Delhi Police had been reprimanded by the same court for security lapses after the ... Read more...
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Don’t blame Mumbai blasts on intelligence failure: Experts
July 15th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Former top sleuths and security experts concede that terrorists are outwitting Indian intelligence agencies but say it would be unfair to lay the blame for incidents ... Read more...
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Nepal puts off army security for GMR under Maoist pressure
June 25th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 25 (IANS) With the former Maoist guerrillas warning Nepal Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal that they would oppose deployment of the army to provide security to beleaguered Indian ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan must give up its double game’
May 24th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Pakistan must give up its "double game", a Pakistani daily said Tuesday, observing that "some members of the armed forces may have been involved in providing ... Read more...
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Nawaz Sharif calls for independent probe of Osama killing
May 12th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS/AKI) Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has demanded an independent investigation into Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's killing by US forces, as ... Read more...
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Symantec reveals that Facebook apps leaked user info
May 12th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Computer security firm Symantec has reported that thousands of Facebook user accounts were leaked by third party apps. In a blog post, Symantec said as much ... Read more...
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Apologise for security lapse on Osama: MQM chief
May 4th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) The Pakistan government and intelligence agencies must apologise for their lapses on Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who was killed by US forces in his ... Read more...
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Security lapse triggers chaos at Sydney airport
April 19th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr 19 (ANI): A security lapse caused by the power failure at a domestic terminal of Sydney Airport resulted in chaos for passengers.According to the Herald Sun, hundreds of travellers ... Read more...
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Pakistan Senate for action against cops
March 15th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 15(ANI): The Pakistan Senate Standing Committee on Sports has directed the establishment division to take action against the police officials found guilty of not providing security cover to the Sri ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab seminaries are safe havens for extremists: Malik
March 5th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 5(ANI): Extremist elements have safe havens in seminaries located in south Punjab and are carrying out terrorist activities across Pakistan, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.Legislators from the Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pak lawmakers blame ‘lapse of security’ for Bhatti’s assassination
March 4th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 4(ANI): A majority of Pakistan's parliamentarians have blamed a 'lapse of security' for the assassination of Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti.Bhatti was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Islamabad on ... Read more...
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New tools found for hacking Wi-Fi
February 17th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hacking has now become easier than initially known to be.A new software that has been available on the Internet makes it even simpler for computer users ... Read more...
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Security lapse behind US army private’s secret cable transfer to WikiLeaks
January 31st, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): A book has claimed that the US army private, who has been accused of downloading and passing hundreds of thousands of secret documents to WikiLeaks, was able to ... Read more...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Own Facebook Fan Site Got Hacked
January 27th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a development that has made headlines and created sensation among the millions of Facebook users, a Facebook Fan site meant for no one other than ... Read more...
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Centre takes up Rahul Gandhi’s security breach issue with UP Govt.
January 14th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): The Central Government has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh Government on the reported security breach of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi during his recent ... Read more...
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Two suspects detained for role in Taseer killing
January 8th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistani authorities have detained two suspects for their alleged role in influencing guard Mumtaz Qadri to assassinate Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a media report said Saturday.One was picked ... Read more...
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Orissa Police detains foreign tourist for entering Jagannath temple
December 28th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
Puri, Dec 28 (ANI): Orissa Police detained a foreign tourist from California on Tuesday, after she entered the Jagannath temple here, where non-Hindus are not allowed entry.The foreign lady, K T Leonad, ... Read more...
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Benazir Bhutto assassination probe complete: Malik
December 28th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Naudero, Dec 28 (ANI): The investigations into former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination have been completed, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said."The investigation report is with the joint investigation team ... Read more...
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Musharraf sent questionnaire over security lapse in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination
December 24th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 24 (ANI): As part of the investigation into former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan's Interior Ministry has sent a questionnaire to former president Pervez Musharraf to record ... Read more...
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Benazir Bhutto murder: Musharraf sent questionnaire (Lead)
December 24th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) Pervez Musharraf has been sent a questionnaire by the interior ministry regarding the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, when he was the president.Dawn ... Read more...
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Musharraf sent questionnaire on Benazir Bhutto murder
December 24th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has been sent a questionnaire by the interior ministry regarding the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.Dawn reported Friday that ... Read more...
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UK royal pair attack: Tory backbencher demands inquiry into security lapse
December 12th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.12 (ANI): A Tory backbencher has expressed shock over the recent student protest and attack on a Rolls-Royce carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, and demanded an independent inquiry ... Read more...
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Spat over Varanasi bombing, police clueless (Roundup)
December 8th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Dec 8 (IANS) The central and Uttar Pradesh governments were locked in a spat Wednesday over the bombing here that killed a girl child while the police admitted they were ... Read more...
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No specific intel about Varanasi blast: Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
December 8th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday vehemently refuted Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's claim that the state had been forewarned against a possible terrorist strike on the ghats ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh given specific intel before Varanasi blast: Chidambaram (Second Lead)
December 8th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Dec 8 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday blamed the Uttar Pradesh government of ignoring a specific warning issued about terrorists planning an attack at Varanasi's Sheetla Ghat, where a ... Read more...
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19 killed in Karachi suicide blast (Third Lead)
November 12th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and more than 110 were injured Thursday night when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a police station in a ... Read more...
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