Nine die in terror attack at Pakistan’s key airbase (Second Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least eight militants, wearing military uniform and lugging sophisticated weapons, were killed when they launched a brazen attack on a key Pakistani airbase in Punjab ... Read more...
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Eight die in terror attack on Pakistani airbase (Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Six militants and two security personnel were killed when heavily armed terrorists Thursday morning mounted a brazen attack on an airbase in Pakistan's Punjab province, military ... Read more...
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Militants attack Pakistan air base
August 16th, 2012 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Militants wearing military uniforms attacked a key Pakistan Air Force base early Thursday, destroying at least one aircraft, a media report said.The attack took place around ... Read more...
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Honda recalls over 52,600 vehicles in US
May 18th, 2012 - 4:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) Honda Motor Thursday announced it is recalling over 52,600 sedans from 2007 and 2008 models in the US over a defect in the vehicles.The Japanese automaker ... Read more...
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Relatives say fire fighters came late, minister denies
December 9th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Relatives of AMRI Hospital fire victims Friday evening alleged that the fire fighters arrived two hours late and were initially ill-equipped - without masks and with ... Read more...
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Over 100 dead in Kenya fuel pipeline fire
September 12th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Sep 12 (IANS) Over 100 people were burnt to death Monday in a fire in a fuel pipeline passing through a slum area in Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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Felt proud South Asians were bulwarks of defence in London: Kabir Bedi (First Person)
August 14th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London was burning the night I arrived on Aug 8. Police sirens blared through the darkness, racing towards rioters ransacking shops and torching buildings in Croydon, Clapham and Peckham. The ... Read more...
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Agra begins to breathe easy, but clouds linger
June 13th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Agra, June 13 (IANS) The Taj city could finally be on its way to becoming pollution-free.The two- decades-old Supreme Court verdict instructing polluting industries to move out of the Taj ... Read more...
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US files charges against Nigerian terrorist suspect (Lead)
December 27th, 2009 - 5:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (DPA) US federal officials brought criminal charges Saturday against a Nigerian man suspected of trying to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft Friday as it approached the airport in Detroit, ... Read more...
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Passenger ‘heard a pop and saw smoke and fire’
December 26th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A man who witnessed the attempted destruction of a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit -- by a Nigerian man claiming to be affiliated Al Qaeda -- said he ... Read more...
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One killed, 12 injured in Cairo bomb attack (Lead)
February 23rd, 2009 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 23 (DPA) At least one person was killed and 12 others were injured in a bomb attack in a popular tourist destination in the Egyptian capital Cairo Sunday evening, according ... Read more...
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Guwahati-bound plane makes emergency landing
January 17th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 17 (ANI): A Jet-lite aircraft carrying 38 passengers and 8 crew members landed under emergency conditions at the Kolkata airport early on Saturday after one of its engines caught ... Read more...
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Minor fire in Padmavati Express
September 24th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Sept 24 (ANI): A minor fire broke out in two AC coaches of the Padmavati Express in Andhra Pradesh''s Prakasham district today.
Though no casualties were reported, spokesperson of the South ... Read more...
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Seven foreigners among 62 killed in Islamabad blast
September 21st, 2008 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Seven foreigners were among 62 people killed in a massive suicide bombing that ripped through the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital Saturday, a media report said.The blast ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber at Pakistan Navy War College kills five
March 4th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, March 4 (DPA) At least five people were killed Tuesday when a suspected suicide bomber struck at the Pakistan Navy War College in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said. The ... Read more...
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