Khan Market Metro station opens, three others still shut (Lead)
August 25th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After a four-and-half-hour shutdown, Delhi Metro Thursday opened its Khan Market station, one of the four stations in the vicinity of the prime minister's residence ... Read more...
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50 pro-Anna protesters detained outside PM’s house
August 25th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Responding to Anna Hazare's call, dozens of his supporters gathered outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence here Thursday and 50 of them were detained, police ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro shuts four stations
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Four Delhi Metro stations in the vicinity of the prime minister's residence here were shut from 3 p.m. Thursday on the orders of the Delhi ... Read more...
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Security beefed up at Anna’s fast venue
August 14th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) All five gates of the Jai Prakash Narayan Park in central Delhi were blocked and manned by Delhi Police Sunday, the eve of the Independence ... Read more...
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Parking lots to be shut, Metro will run (Lead)
August 12th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Parking lots at Delhi Metro stations will be shut for 24 hours from Sunday afternoon for security reasons related to Independence Day but Metro services ... Read more...
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Noida farmers seek higher compensation, jobs
August 9th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Aug 9 (IANS) Farmers from about 20 villages here submitted a list of demands, including higher compensation for acquired land and reservation in government jobs, to authorities Tuesday, a ... Read more...
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CBI exempt from RTI for ’security’ reasons
August 4th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exempted from the Right To Information (RTI) Act "in the interest of the security of the state", parliament ... Read more...
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Mubarak trial venue changed due to security concerns
July 31st, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 31 (IANS) The venue for the trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will be moved from a Cairo convention centre due to security reasons, BBC reported.The trial ... Read more...
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Pakistan foreign minister prays at Ajmer shrine (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar offered a 'chaddar' at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan's Ajmer town Thursday and prayed for ... Read more...
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Pakistan foreign minister leaves for Ajmer
July 28th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar arrived at the Jaipur International Airport from Delhi Thursday and after a brief halt due to bad weather proceeded to ... Read more...
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Khar heads to Ajmer for prayers Thursday (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will offer prayers at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer Thursday before flying back home, ... Read more...
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Tight security at KEM hospital where injured are admitted
July 14th, 2011 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The city's King Edward Memorial Hospital, which is treating eight people who were injured in the serial blasts Wednesday evening, was under tight security. Media persons ... Read more...
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Ban on night trains in Maoist areas continues
July 7th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Restrictions on movement of passenger trains at night in Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand will continue till July 14, a railway statement said ... Read more...
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British PM on Afghanistan visit
July 5th, 2011 - 8:05 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 5 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in Afghanistan for an official visit, a government official said.Cameron arrived in the country Monday, the official told ... Read more...
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Tihar jail to probe ‘extra liberty’ given to Kalmadi (Lead)
July 2nd, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Tihar jail authorities have ordered a probe into the alleged extra liberty given to former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and ... Read more...
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Tihar jail to probe ‘extra liberty’ given to Kalmadi
July 2nd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Tihar jail authorities have ordered a probe into the alleged extra liberty given to former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and ... Read more...
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William, Kate decline invitation to Pakistan fair
June 30th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have, citing security reasons, declined an invitation to attend a local festival in Pakistan, a media report here ... Read more...
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Google asked to halt Street View in India
June 23rd, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bangalore, June 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Indian authorities have instructed Google to halt the development of its Street View in the country. The authorities say there are some sensitive installments in the country ... Read more...
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Hafeez Contractor debuts in Nepal
June 21st, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) Renowned Indian architect Hafeez Contractor is making his debut in neighbouring Nepal with a high-end apartment complex in Kathmandu, targeted for completion by 2012.The 60-year-old, who ... Read more...
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Curbs on night trains in Maoist areas extended
June 16th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Restrictions on movement of passenger trains during night in Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand will continue till June 23, a railway statement said ... Read more...
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Arrest warrant against Musharraf reissued in Benazir case
June 11th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) The Rawalpindi anti-terrorist court (ATC) Saturday reissued an arrest warrant against former president Pervez Musharraf in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case, The Dawn ... Read more...
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A.Q.Khan’s security demands curbs on his movements
June 8th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced scientist considered the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, for his response to ... Read more...
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Ramdev’s agitation shuts petrol pump
June 4th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's agitation against black money at the Ramlila Ground here has cost a petrol pump dear. Situated bang opposite the protest site, ... Read more...
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Pakistan court declares Musharraf ‘proclaimed offender’
May 30th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan Monday declared former president Pervez Musharraf a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive for failing to cooperate in the probe into the ... Read more...
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Night trains restricted in Maoist-hit areas till May 26
May 19th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Restrictions on the movement of passenger trains at night in the Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand will continue till May 26, the South ... Read more...
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Kalmadi falls in line - for food at Tihar Jail
May 5th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) He slept in a separate cell, attended a roll call at 6 a.m., stood in queue for breakfast, watched some TV and at times conversed ... Read more...
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Obama kept Pakistan in dark about Osama attack (Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US President Barack Obama chose to keep Pakistan in the dark about the operation to attack and kill Osama bin Laden, the New York Times ... Read more...
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Did Pakistan know of US raid to kill Osama?
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) There was intense speculation Monday on whether the US had kept Islamabad in the know when it decided to stage a daring assault on Pakistan's ... Read more...
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BJP government has no control in Bastar: Ajit Jogi
April 30th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 30 (IANS) Ahead of the Lok Sabha bypoll in Bastar next month, senior Congress politician and former chief minister Ajit Jogi Saturday said Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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In Maoist bastion of Bastar, 200 polling booths relocated
April 28th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) Citing security reasons, the Election Commission has relocated 200 polling booths for the May 8 by-election in Chhattisgarh's Bastar parliamentary constituency where the Maoist shadow ... Read more...
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Gaddafi forces carry on shelling rebels in Misrata
April 4th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, April 4 (IANS) Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been shelling the rebel-held city of Misrata, 150 km from the capital Tripoli, Xinhua cited Al-Jazeera TV in ... Read more...
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Match screening allowed, Lucknow fans throng theatres
April 2nd, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Cricket fans here thronged theatres Saturday to watch the India-Sri Lanka final, elated that the authorities had given their nod now after having refused permission to ... Read more...
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Lucknow fans can’t watch semifinal on theatre screens
March 30th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) The administration's decision to not allow theatres to screen the India-Pakistan World Cup cricket semifinal Wednesday due to security reasons has disappointed many enthusiasts in this ... Read more...
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SGPC protests against turban frisking at international airports
March 25th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Mar.25 (ANI): The Sikh religious body, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), has strongly protested against turban frisking of Sikhs at various International airports and has passed a resolution over the issue ... Read more...
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Ban on night trains in Maoist-hit areas till March 31
March 24th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Restrictions on the movement of passenger trains at night in the Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand will continue till March 31, the South ... Read more...
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