Aerial surveillance for Pakistani capital
January 31st, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Temporary aerial surveillance has been ordered over the already heavily-protected Pakistani capital in view of fresh terror threats, the police said Tuesday.The aerial surveillance by helicopters, ... Read more...
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India to seek extradition of 26/11 accused from US, Pakistan
January 30th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Three years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India is likely to seek extradition from the US and Pakistan of nine accused, including David Headley, ... Read more...
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Nigeria violence toll rises to 185
January 24th, 2012 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 24 (IANS) The toll in the killings in Nigeria has risen to 185, police said in a statement.A statement issued by police in Kano state Monday night said ... Read more...
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Nigeria witnesses 11 more killings (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people have been killed in terror attacks in Nigeria, pushing the toll in this west African nation in the last four days to over ... Read more...
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11 more killed in Nigeria violence
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people died in terror attacks in Nigeria, bringing the toll in the violence in this west African nation during the past four days to ... Read more...
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Pakistan panel on 26/11 to visit India in February
January 13th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission probing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks will visit India in February to record the statements of witnesses and investigators of the ... Read more...
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Crime up slightly, women’s safety, terror top agenda: Delhi Police (Roundup)
January 6th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Delhi saw a four percent increase in crime in 2011 with women and senior citizens being the most vulnerable, Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said Friday, ... Read more...
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Combating terrorism tops Delhi Police agenda (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The war against terror will top the Delhi Police agenda this year since the capital is vulnerable to such strikes, Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said ... Read more...
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Combating terrorism tops Delhi Police agenda
January 6th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The war against terror will top the agenda of the Delhi Police this year, its chief, B.K. Gupta said Friday.Addressing the annual press conference of ... Read more...
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Kin of intelligence personnel to get more compensation
December 30th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Pakistan has decided to increase compensation to the families of Intelligence Bureau (IB) personnel who die on duty.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday approved the ... Read more...
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US military to have fewer generals and admirals
December 30th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) The US armed forces have begun thinning the ranks of generals and admirals with the aim of bringing the number of senior officers back down ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to discuss conventional, nuke CBMs Monday
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Seeking to push forward their revived peace process, India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks starting Monday in Islamabad to discuss conventional and nuclear ... Read more...
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Pakistan PM fears his ouster
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Conspiracies are being hatched to oust the elected Pakistani government from power, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday, insisting that "nobody is above the ... Read more...
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Making India-US ties a ‘cornerstone of Asia-Pacific century’ (2011 in Retrospect)
December 20th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Amid turmoil from Afghanistan to Iraq to Libya, it was a year of consolidation of a strategic partnership between India and the US as they ... Read more...
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Woman facilitated Karachi navy base attack, say police
December 15th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The widow of a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) member had facilitated the attack on a key Pakistan Navy base in Karachi in May this year, said ... Read more...
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RGV announces film on 26/11 terror attack
December 13th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) When Ram Gopal Varma visited the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel soon after the 26/11 terror attacks, it was speculated he would make ... Read more...
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No talks with Taliban: Rehman Malik
December 12th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) The government would not hold talks with Pakistani Taliban, which is responsible for a string of terror attacks, until the terrorists surrender, said Interior Minister ... Read more...
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Parliament panel raps Coast Guard for poor force accretion
December 9th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A Parliamentary Standing Committee Thursday rapped the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for its poor rate of force accretion, pointing out that it had added only ... Read more...
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A peep into Pakistan, specially for Indians (IANS Book Review)
December 6th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Book: "Pakistan - Identity and Destiny"; Author: Javed Jabbar; Publisher: Har-Anand; Price: Rs.495; Pages: 191Here's a three-time former Pakistani minister trying to help Indian readers better understand his country. The ... Read more...
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NSG regional hub inaugurated in Hyderabad
December 6th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday inaugurated a regional hub of the elite anti-terror National Security Guard (NSG) here.
The hub has come up at a ... Read more...
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Abdul Sattar Edhi: the salve on Pakistan’s wounds
December 4th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In conflict-hit Pakistan, his men are amongst the first to reach when terror strikes or when disaster does. Abdul Sattar Edhi, 83, who has ... Read more...
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Underground Metro more prone to terror attacks: Sreedharan
December 4th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Laying to rest criticism that the elevated Metro had blemished the capital's landscape, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief E. Sreedharan said Sunday that the ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s credits: Headley interrogation, Kasab conviction
December 1st, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) "Successful" prosecution and conviction of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab and access to interrogate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Headley in the US are among the ... Read more...
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Three years on, India remembers 26/11 victims
November 26th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Three years after Pakistani terrorists created mayhem in India's financial capital killing 166 people, permanently scarring the lives of many more and creating an unsettling ... Read more...
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Headley: An elusive spy who betrayed friends and allies
November 24th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) Confessed Pakistani-American terrorist, David Coleman Headley was a wildly elusive figure who juggled allegiances with militant groups and security agencies, manipulating and betraying wives, friends and ... Read more...
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Travel advisories not based on intelligence inputs: Krishna
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday said India has taken up with seven countries the issue of travel advisories warning of terror attacks during the ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban hold peace talks
November 23rd, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban, responsible for a string of terror attacks across the country, have said they have held initial peace talks with the government, but ... Read more...
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British spies foil hundreds of terror attacks a year: Hague
November 16th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Spies from British intelligence agency MI6 thwart terrorist attacks and foreign agents hundreds of times a year, according to Foreign Secretary William Hague.Many spies have lost ... Read more...
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Pakistan says Kasab should be hanged, but hedges on Hafiz Saeed
November 10th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik Thursday sprang a surprise by saying Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted by an Indian court for the 26/11 terror attack, ... Read more...
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TRAI to float consultation paper on priority call routing
November 8th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) With emergencies like natural calamities or terror attacks in mind, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday said that it plans a consultation paper ... Read more...
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Pakistan judicial panel on 26/11 to visit India soon
November 4th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission probing the 26/11 Mumbai attacks will soon visit India to interview witnesses and persons affected in the terror strike.Pakistan High ... Read more...
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India will grow in strategic importance, says US
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Describing India-US ties as a priority for Washington, the Pentagon expects India's importance to US interests to grow as India increasingly assumes leadership roles as a ... Read more...
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Pakistan dismisses BBC claims on supporting Taliban
October 30th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday strongly rejected claims made in a BBC documentary that the country's security services were supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan."The BBC series 'Secret Pakistan' ... Read more...
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India presses Australia to withdraw travel advisory
October 27th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 27 (IANS) India has pressed Australia to withdraw travel advisory that uses "disproportionate" language warning of terror attacks during the festive season. Vice President Hamid Ansari has ... Read more...
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India hits out at ‘disproportionate’ travel advisories
October 25th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) India Tuesday objected to advisories issued by the US and other countries that warned of heightened possibility of terror attacks during the Diwali festival season, ... Read more...
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