‘Pakistan’s counter-terror betrays utter lack of strategy’
September 6th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan's fresh effort to tackle domestic counter-terrorism "betrays an utter lack of strategy", said a Pakistani daily that called for a wholesome zero-tolerance approach towards ... Read more...
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London doctor leading terror group in Syria
September 2nd, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A 28-year-old doctor from London, reportedly on two years' leave from his post, has been leading a terror group in Syria, according to The Sun.The doctor, ... Read more...
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Five held guilty for Delhi twin blasts in 2005
August 30th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday convicted five people for their involvement in the 2005 twin blasts at Satyam and Liberty cinema halls which left 60 cinegoers ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda planned to attack Gibraltar during Olympics
August 6th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists arrested in Spain were reportedly planning to launch a devastating attack from the air on a busy shopping centre in British ... Read more...
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LeT still going strong in Pakistan’s terror core: US (Lead)
August 1st, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Even as western strikes have weakened the Al Qaeda core in Pakistan, the terror group's affiliates are still increasing "operational capabilities", with no decrease in the ... Read more...
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89 Al-Shabaab terrorists held in Somalia
July 15th, 2012 - 7:24 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, July 15 (IANS) Somali security forces have arrested 89 people suspected to be having links with Al Qaeda-affiliated terror outfit Al-Shabaab, Xinhua reported.The men were arrested in the capital ... Read more...
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A year on, 13/7 blasts’ trial may take years to begin
July 13th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) A year after three coordinated bomb blasts rocked India's commercial capital Mumbai, a legal official says that it may take at least another three years for ... Read more...
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Two wanted terrorists held in Indonesia
July 13th, 2012 - 8:42 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 13 (IANS/AKI) Two alleged members of terror group Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid, who are suspected of being involved in the killing of two police officers last year, have been ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots spurred Jundal’s radicalisation: Investigators
July 11th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat had spurred Abu Jundal, one of the handlers of the 26/11 attackers, to join the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror ... Read more...
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LeT now more dangerous than Al Qaeda: US expert
July 10th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) With Al Qaeda on the ropes, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), with the help of its Pakistani backers, is now probably the most dangerous terror group in the world, ... Read more...
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Delhi Police get custody of two terror suspects
July 9th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A court here Monday remanded to 10 days Delhi Police custody two suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group for their alleged involvement in reviving ... Read more...
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LeT recruitment module busted in Kashmir
July 4th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) A recruitment module of the terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district and seven peoplehave been arrested, police said Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Terror suspects to be brought from Bangalore to Delhi
June 25th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday ordered two suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group lodged in Bangalore jail to be presented before it in a case ... Read more...
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Key suspect in Mumbai terror attack held (Second Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Abu Jindal Hamza, an Indian suspected to be involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and a member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist organisation, ... Read more...
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Taliban man stays in Britain, saying outfit will kill him
June 25th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) A Taliban militant, who killed NATO soldiers in Afghanistan and supplied the outfit with weapons, has managed to stay in Britain, claiming he will be ... Read more...
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Delhi Police files charge sheet against 11 IM suspects
May 23rd, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police Tuesday filed a charge sheet against 11 suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group who were allegedly involved in trying to revive ... Read more...
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India Mujahideen terrorist arrested from UP
May 14th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist was arrested Monday in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur for motivating youths to become members of the outlawed terror group, Delhi Police ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: NIA wants to quiz terror suspects
May 8th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought a Delhi court's permission to interrogate six alleged members of the Indian Mujahideen terror group in connection with ... Read more...
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US wants Hafiz Saeed brought to justice
May 8th, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The United States has reiterated that it wants Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, to be brought to justice whether he's ... Read more...
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‘Identify graves of four Westerners killed by Al-Faran’
April 6th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 6 (IANS) A group of Jammu and Kashmir rights activists Friday appealed to the state rights panel to order the identification of the graves of four Western trekkers ... Read more...
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Family of Indian jailed in Spain to move European court
March 29th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The family of Mumbai businessman Roshan Jamal Khan is set to move the European Court of Human Rights against a Spanish court for wrongly convicting ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda plotting cyanide attack for Olympics?
March 26th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 26 (IANS) As Britain prepares to host the London Olympics, some fanatics related to the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda seem to be plotting a deadly cyanide poison attack.Extremists on ... Read more...
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Uzbek terror outfit supporter nabbed in US
March 16th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 45-year-old man has been detained in the US on suspicion of supporting a terrorist group from Uzbekistan.The Philadelphia resident allegedly donated $300 to the ... Read more...
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India probing Iran’s Quds Force link to attack on Israelis
March 8th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Iran's secretive Quds Force or West Asian terror groups may have been behind the terror bombing on an Israeli embassy car last month, investigators said ... Read more...
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Britain jails nine for bomb plot, terror camp in PoK
February 10th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) A British court Thursday sentenced nine people, including one of Pakistani origin, for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp ... Read more...
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Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
February 6th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.The terrorist group is using extremist websites ... Read more...
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13/7 Mumbai blasts case cracked, three suspects held (Lead)
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Two suspects have been arrested here for the July 13, 2011, serial blasts that killed 27 people and the custody of another suspect, held in a ... Read more...
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Decade after attack, American Center is twice shy
January 21st, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Exactly a decade ago, Kolkata witnessed an audacious terror act when the American Center was attacked by four gunmen, resulting in the deaths of five policemen. ... Read more...
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Punjab VIPs security stepped up after BKI terrorists’ arrest
December 25th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) Punjab Police has reviewed and stepped up the security of VIP politicians in the state following a communication from Delhi Police that a module of the ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda says it is holding US hostage (Second Lead, Changing dateline)
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) A US aid worker has been held hostage by Al-Qaeda, the terror group's chief Ayman al-Zawahiri stated Thursday in a video.Warren Weinstein was kidnapped from ... Read more...
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Kayani refused to take away Lakhvi’s mobile: report
November 23rd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani rejected a US request to take away the cell phone Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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India counters Pakistan, says enough info against Hafiz Saeed
November 11th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 10 (IANS) India Thursday rejected Pakistan's contention about the release of Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai mayhem, saying it has provided ... Read more...
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You can’t keep snakes in backyard, Clinton tells Pakistan
October 21st, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) A tough-talking US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday told Pakistan it could not "keep snakes" in its backyard and said the country must act ... Read more...
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Obama’s top national security aide to visit India, China
October 19th, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon will travel to India later this week to discuss ways "to advance key elements" of India-US ... Read more...
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Tackling Haqqani Network job No. 1: US to Pakistan
October 1st, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) Placing the Haqqani Network'S tackling at the top of its counter-terrorism agenda, the Us is pushing Pakistan to act against the terror group described as "a ... Read more...
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