GNLA chief’s judicial custody extended by 14 days
September 7th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 7 (IANS) A Meghalaya court Friday remanded outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma to another 14 days in judicial custody, a lawyer said."The court ... Read more...
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Indians among illegal immigrants seek relief from deportation
August 16th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Thousands of young, undocumented immigrants including Indians have began applying for relief under President Barack Obama's mini DREAM Act that allows them to work without ... Read more...
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Kenyan football lovers keep off pubs during Euro final
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 2 (IANS) Football lovers in Kenya stayed away from pubs and other entertainment spots during the Euro 2012 final for fear of terror attacks Sunday night.The move ... Read more...
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Talent young illegal immigrants can stay in US: Obama
June 16th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 16 (IANS) In an election-year move hailed by South Asian, Latino and other immigrant organisations, President Barack Obama announced that his administration will stop deporting talented young ... Read more...
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Sanjay Gupta finds it hard to shoot in Mumbai
June 2nd, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has dropped his plans to build a film studio near Mumbai. Instead, he feels Gujarat has better prospects for locations to use in ... Read more...
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Antony to address Singapore regional security dialogue
May 31st, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony will travel Singapore the address the annual Shangri La dialogue on maritime security and navigation freedom issues.Antony will leave for Singapore ... Read more...
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Italians’ abduction grim reminder of security threat: PM (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the abduction of two Italian nationals in Odisha is a "grim reminder" of the challenge posed by Maoists ... Read more...
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Russia to launch 100 military satellites
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia plans to launch at least 100 military satellites in the next 10 years to boost its missile detection capabilities, a top official has said."The ... Read more...
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Former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan’s show cut short ‘intentionally’
January 31st, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) How to cut short an interesting programme? Kolkata Book Fair 2012 authorities Monday found a way out by 'intentionally' switching off power when a discussion by ... Read more...
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Congress refutes Rushdie remarks
January 26th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday refuted remarks by Salman Rushdie that the party's desire to garner Muslim votes in Uttar Pradesh elections was the reason for
his not ... Read more...
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Rushdie’s address called off amid security threat (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Hours of suspense climaxed Tuesday when a much awaited video address by author Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival was called off following protests by ... Read more...
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Fatwas outrageous, laugh for sanity: Iranian writer (Interview)
January 23rd, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) A thousand jokes go around in Iran every day mocking President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the pretensions of the powerful, says Iranian writer Kamin Mohammadi, outraged that ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar sign MoU on border security cooperation
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 21 (IANS) India and Myanmar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in border security, Xinhua reported citing Myanmar's official media Saturday.According to the MoU, ... Read more...
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Security tightened along Tripura border ahead of Hasina’s visit (Lead)
January 8th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian government has tightened security along the India-Bangladesh border by deploying additional troopers, an ... Read more...
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Security tightened along Agartala border ahead of Hasina visit
January 8th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian government has tightened security along the India-Bangladesh border by deploying additional troopers, an ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh to visit Patna Dec 22?
December 19th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan, who had to cancel his "Don 2 - The King Is Back" promotional trip to Patna for security reasons, will reportedly visit ... Read more...
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Finland’s largest ever data leak uncovered
November 8th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Nov 8 (IANS) A data leak has been uncovered in Finland, in which personal details of around 16,000 people were uploaded onto a file-sharing website, according to Finnish media ... Read more...
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Pakistan abets Afghan insurgents to limit Indian influence: US report
October 29th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) Pointing at insurgent safe havens in Pakistan as the biggest security threat, the US says Pakistan continues to tolerate and abet the insurgency in Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Bhatt’s bail plea hearing Friday, court rejects government plea
October 5th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 5 (IANS) In a setback for Gujarat's Narendra Modi government, a court here Wednesday began hearing the bail plea of suspended Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv ... Read more...
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Defence land grab a security issue, says IAF chief
October 3rd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne Monday described the grabbing of military land a security threat, but ... Read more...
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Court tells National Defence Academy to ease security norms
September 30th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, Sep 29 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday directed Pune's National Defence Academy (NDA) to ease security restrictions imposed on the road leading to the tri-services institution, a lawyer ... Read more...
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National Defence Academy wary of security threat from illegal shops
September 28th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 28 (IANS) Premier tri-services training institution National Defence Academy (NDA) here has locked horns with Pune's civic agency over alleged lax action against illegal commercial constructions close to ... Read more...
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US to deploy ballistic missiles in Poland
September 16th, 2011 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US will deploy elements of a missile defence shield in Poland by 2018, both the countries said in a joint statement Thursday."The United States ... Read more...
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To bust Chinese hackers, NATO sees an ally in India
September 9th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 9 (IANS) Faced with a common cyber security threat from Chinese hackers, NATO is eyeing India as an ally in securing its computers that hold sensitive information and ... Read more...
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Russia warns NATO against missile defence buildup
September 1st, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) Russia has warned against NATO anti-missile system buildup, stating it may force Moscow to take responsive measures, Xinhua reported.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that ... Read more...
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Now Ashoke Pandit to make film on Kashmiri widows
August 17th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) There is a village in Kashmir named Dardpora populated by widows of terrorists and militants and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, who made a documentary on them, has ... Read more...
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Kejriwal hits out at restrictions on Hazare’s fast
August 15th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) A key associate of Anna Hazare Monday accused the government of a "dictatorial attitude" for imposing restrictions on the Gandhian's fast against corruption set ... Read more...
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US, Russia to continue missile defence talks
August 9th, 2011 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US and Russia will continue talks on the issue of a proposed European missile shield in St. Petersburg (Aug 11-12), the US Department ... Read more...
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China’s defensive military policy won’t change
July 29th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) China's efforts to develop an aircraft carrier will not change the defensive nature of its defence policy, said a signed commentary in a state-run newspaper Friday.China ... Read more...
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Google Street View a security threat: BJP
July 18th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 18 (IANS) The Street View project of global search engine Google would be a security threat to Indian cities, especially Bangalore, which is on the terror radar, ... Read more...
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No lessons learnt from past Mumbai strikes: Mulayam
July 14th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Thursday the triple blasts in Mumbai clearly revealed that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had not learnt ... Read more...
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Ramdev was asked to leave, started protesting: Delhi Police (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Claiming there was a security threat to Baba Ramdev, the Delhi Police Friday told the Supreme Court that the yoga guru was evicted from the ... Read more...
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Police cite threat to Ramdev to justify crackdown
June 17th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Delhi Police chief Friday told the Supreme Court that Baba Ramdev and his associates were evicted from the Ramlila ground as intelligence inputs revealed ... Read more...
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US scraps missile defence plan for Czech Republic
June 15th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has abandoned plans to deploy a missile early warning centre as part of a European missile defence system in the Czech Republic, ... Read more...
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Midnight action to avoid problems: Police
June 5th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi Police said Sunday that they cracked down on yoga guru Baba Ramdev after midnight Saturday in order to avoid law and order problems.
"You know ... Read more...
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