US sanctions eight key figures of LeT
August 31st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) The US Thursday imposed sanctions on eight key figures of Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based terrorist group with alleged links to the Taliban, the Haqqani ... Read more...
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Osama had support network in Pakistan: Obama
May 9th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden had "some sort of support network" within Pakistan that helped keep the Al Qaeda leader secure at ... Read more...
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Pak-Afghan accord to eliminate militant sanctuaries ‘wherever they are’
December 6th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 6(ANI): Pakistan and Afghanistan have renewed their commitment to eliminate militant sanctuaries in their territories, which can be used for acts of subversion in either country.A joint declaration issued ... Read more...
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US slaps sanctions on terrorist groups behind Mumbai attacks ahead of Obama visit
November 5th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 5(ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on two Pakistan-based terrorist organizations responsible for the 2008 and 2006 attacks in Mumbai.The Treasury Department said that it targeted the financial and ... Read more...
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Women grapple with chemotherapy effects even after treatment ends
October 21st, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Researchers have studied the after effects of chemotherapy as for some women, the effects of breast cancer, the most common cancer affecting women, do not end when they ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
ISI-backed LeT establishing junction in Bangladesh to launch attacks on India
August 6th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.6 (ANI): The arrest of three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives from a madrassa in Chittagong, one of Bangladesh's largest cities, in November last year, has underlined the expanding reach of the Pakistan ... Read more...
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US targets Pakistanis for funding Al Qaeda, Taliban
April 16th, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 16 (IANS) The United States has targeted the financial and support networks of Al Qaeda and the Taliban by designating two Karachi-based Pakistani nationals, one of them ... Read more...
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Pakistan would not be ‘prodded into any military action by outsiders’: Qureshi
November 17th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.17 (ANI): A day after the Obama administration warned Islamabad not to 'undercut' its fight against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and urged it to expand its fight against the banned ... Read more...
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US warns Pak not to undercut fight against Taliban, Al Qaeda
November 16th, 2009 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.16 (ANI): The Obama administration has warned Pakistan not to undercut the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and to expand and reorient its fight against both.Officials have said ... Read more...
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US asks Pakistan to step up pressure on Taliban, Al Qaeda
November 16th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) As President Barack Obama prepares to announce his new strategy for Afghanistan, his administration is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to expand and reorient its fight against ... Read more...
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Obama writes to Zardari to step up fight against Taliban and al-Qaeda
November 16th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has written a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to step up the offensive against the Taliban and al ... Read more...
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Australian state premier writes to Indian students
August 29th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Neena Bhandari
Adelaide, Aug 29 (IANS) The premier of an Australian state has taken the unusual step of writing a personal letter to each of the 4,787 Indian overseas students enrolled in ... Read more...
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Foreign, regional students to be given priority on-campus housing in Australia
July 3rd, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 3 (ANI): Newly arrived international students could be given priority for on-campus accommodation as one way of boosting safety, according to a position paper released on Thursday by Universities Australia.University ... Read more...
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Besides Iraq, Afghanistan wars, Obama will have to confront stateless Islamic extremists
November 10th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Nov 10 (ANI): Besides the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, US President-elect Barack Obama will have to face another war - against stateless networks of Islamic extremists, particularly in ... Read more...
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The 21st century is the “age of paranoia, say experts
October 20th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Faith and trust are a thing of the past, according to British scientists, who claim that the 21st century is the "age of paranoia.After researching paranoia ... Read more...
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Indians wary of planning vacations on the Internet
July 16th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Indian travellers are still not confident of planning their holidays online. Call it the fear of the intangible or the chip of technology on their ... Read more...
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Women are better business communicators than men
June 11th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 11 (ANI): A new study has revealed that women are better business communicators than men.The study led by Westpac suggests that women are much more likely than men to ... Read more...
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