Imran Khan declares legal war against US drone attacks in Pakistan
April 20th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced plans to adopt a two-way strategy to end the US drone campaign in Pakistan's tribal areas- by the application of public ... Read more...
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Mamata ready with Trinamool poll list
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 2 (ANI): Welcoming the six-phase polling schedule for West Bengal as announced by the Election Commission of India, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said her ... Read more...
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Central forces killing civilians in Bengal: Trinamool minister
January 19th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) State-sponsored terrorism was a reality in West Bengal and central forces were killing innocent people rather than protecting them, Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee accuses Buddhadeb of being Maoist
December 30th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Dec 30 (ANI): Rubbishing Trinamool Congress's links with Maoists as alleged in West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee's letter to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Mamata Banerjee said, "the Chief ... Read more...
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Northeast group wants case against Binayak Sen withdrawn
December 29th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 29 (IANS) A rights group from northeast India Wednesday urged the central and Chhattisgarh governments to withdraw the sedition cases against jailed human rights activist Binayak Sen at once to ... Read more...
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Congress urges Mamata to join hands for anti-Left stir
December 3rd, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) After days of bad blood with the Trinamool Congress, the Congress' West Bengal unit Friday urged it to join hands to launch a movement against the "state-sponsored ... Read more...
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US shies from comment on Musharraf admission
October 7th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) The US has taken a hands-off approach to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's admission that his regime trained militant groups to fight India in Kashmir, ... Read more...
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BJP says Musharraf’s terror remark vindicates its stand
October 7th, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday that former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's remarks about his country training guerrillas to fight against India was a vindication ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s statement proves Pakistan sponsoring terror: BJP
October 5th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said its stand that Pakistan was sponsoring terrorism has been confirmed with former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf admitting to ... Read more...
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Stop state-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir: India tells Pakistan (Lead)
September 30th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
United Nations, Sep 29 (IANS) In a sharp response to Pakistan's Kashmir rhetoric, India Wednesday asked Islamabad to stop its state-sponsored terrorism in "an integral part of India" instead of ... Read more...
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Stop state-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir: India to Pakistan
September 29th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
United Nations, Sep 29 (IANS) In a sharp response to Pakistan's harping on Kashmir, India Wednesday asked Islamabad to stop its state-sponsored militancy and terrorism in "an integral part of ... Read more...
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Tension continues in Manipur
May 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, May 7 (IANS) The situation in Manipur continued to be volatile for the second day Friday after three students were killed and about 70 injured in clashes between security forces and ... Read more...
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Trinamool MPs accuse West Bengal Government of promoting ’state-sponsored terrorism’
April 20th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leaders staged a protest inside the Parliament here on Tuesday and accused the West Bengal Government of promoting 'state-sponsored terrorism'.They demanded that action within the ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies involvement in 2008 Mumbai attacks after American David Headley reportedly names three Pakistani officers
March 31st, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by BNO News
By Michael van Poppel
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (THAINDIAN NEWS) -- The Pakistani Army on Wednesday denied any involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead. The denial comes after media ... Read more...
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Saudi could play interlocutor’s role in Indo-Pak ties
February 28th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorRiyadh (Saudi Arabia), Feb 28 (ANI): Keeping Saudi Arabia's close relationship with Pakistan in view, India is hoping to convince Riyadh to play the role of an interlocutor with ... Read more...
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India making baseless charges on terror: Pakistan
January 18th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan Monday rejected Indian allegations of sponsoring terrorism, saying New Delhi was out of tune with the realities of today.
Pakistan "firmly rejects the assertions of state-sponsored terrorism and ... Read more...
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ISI using Taliban as a ‘hedge’ against India: top Afghan official
October 9th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct.9 (ANI): Thursday's terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul that claimed 17 lives and injured more than 60 has certainly raised concerns over the growing clout of the ... Read more...
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ISI offering covert support to Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan: Expert
September 27th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sep.27 (ANI): A senior advisor at the Afghan Foreign Ministry has seconded General Stanley McChrystal's stance that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is still offering covert support to the Taliban ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan foreign secretaries meet ahead of ministers
September 27th, 2009 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries met here Saturday to prepare the ground for the crucial talks between their foreign ministers where India is expected to ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee hits out at Leftists
September 16th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 16 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee hailed the good showing of Trinamool Congress in civic polls in Darjeeling district as victory over state-sponsored terrorism.In the 47-member district ... Read more...
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Trinamool fomenting trouble in West Bengal: Left parties
August 13th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Forward Bloc Thursday alleged that the Trinamool Congress ministers at the centre were instigating violence across West Bengal to ... Read more...
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Strike disrupts normal life in Manipur
August 3rd, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Aug 3 (ANI): Normal life in Manipur was disrupted on Monday by a 48-hour general strike called by a social organisation in protest against the killing of a youth in an ... Read more...
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Indo - Pak joint statement disappointing: Jaitley
July 17th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the Indo - Pak joint statement issued at Sharam - el - Sheikh in Egypt was ... Read more...
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Across spectrum, demand for Mayawati government’s dismissal (Lead)
July 16th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh came under fire from all major political parties Thursday after the arrest of state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi and ... Read more...
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Mamata complains to governor about ’state sponsored’ terrorism
June 15th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Blaming the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the political violence in West Bengal since the Lok Sabha polls, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday demanded the administration ... Read more...
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22 Trinamool workers killed in post-poll violence: Mamata
June 7th, 2009 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday alleged that 22 activists of her Trinamool Congress were killed by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres in West Bengal since the Lok ... Read more...
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Mamata accuses CPI-M of post-poll violence in West Bengal
May 24th, 2009 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday alleged that
after its debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M) that leads West Bengal's Left Front ... Read more...
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Mamata alleges rigging by CPI-M in West Bengal
May 17th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Alleging that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) had indulged in rigging in several West Bengal Lok Sabha constituencies, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday threatened to ... Read more...
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Mamata alleges CPI-M sponsored violence in West Bengal
May 7th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Accusing the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of "state-sponsored terrorism", West Bengal's main opposition party Trinamool Congress Thursday called upon the people to stand up and protest ... Read more...
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Pakistan security situation cause of worry, says Defence Minister
April 20th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Monday said that the grim security scenario in Pakistan is not only a cause of worry for the region but ... Read more...
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CPI-M targeting West Bengal’s minority communities: Mamata
February 27th, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) West Bengal's principal opposition Trinamool Congress Friday alleged that ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres, armed with weapons, were targeting the minorities in villages across the state. ... Read more...
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I own total responsibility for Babri demolition, says Kalyan
February 5th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) A day after owning "moral responsibility" for the 1992 Babri masjid demolition, rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh ... Read more...
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Now, Pak agrees to investigate Mumbai carnage dossier
January 6th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.6 (ANI): With India providing a dossier of evidence to prove Pakistani links to the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan has now agreed to carry out a credible investigation based on the ... Read more...
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Pakistan to undertake its own credible investigation into Mumbai carnage evidence
January 6th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.6 (ANI): With India providing unputdownable dossier of evidence to proof that its soil was used in the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan has now agreed to carry out a credible investigation ... Read more...
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Gorkhaland group defers shutdown for X-Mas celebration
December 18th, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Dec 18 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) activists Thursday deferred their proposed three-day shutdown because of the Christmas celebration in West Bengal's Darjeeling Hills and declared that the strike would ... Read more...
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