26/11: Order reserved for taking cognizance of charge sheet
February 4th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Delhi court here Saturday reserved its order for Feb 18 on taking cognizance of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet against Pakistani American ... 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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26/11: Sleuths want to probe role of Headley’s wife
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a special court here Saturday that they needed to probe the role of Pakistani-American David Headley's second wife in ... Read more...
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Three years of NIA: Only one terror case solved
January 16th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) It was formed three years ago and is working on 35 terror cases at the moment. But with only one incident solved so far, India's ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s counter-terrorism intelligence hub cleared
January 12th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An ambitious plan of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to set up an intelligence hub to collate and analyse inputs on terror activities in India ... 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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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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Why Kashmiris want the hated AFSPA to go
November 20th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Caught in the crossfire between security forces and separatist militants for over two decades, Kashmiris say the government must revoke the controversial Armed Forces Special ... Read more...
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France asks Pakistan to prevent terror strikes
October 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Pitching strongly for a permanent seat for New Delhi in the UN Security Council, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe Friday sought to scale up ... Read more...
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We’re still jittery after 9/11: New Yorkers in India
September 16th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Terror strikes in Delhi and Mumbai almost remind them "it can happen again in New York any time", say some New Yorkers residing in the ... Read more...
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Mumbai, Delhi blasts reminders of terror challenge: PM
September 16th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday termed the recent blasts in Mumbai and Delhi as "grim reminders of the grave challenge" from terrorism to India's ... Read more...
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Kabul terror attack ends, all Taliban guerrillas killed
September 14th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 14 (IANS) A brazen terror attack in Kabul targeting the US embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led security force ended Wednesday after an assault that lasted ... Read more...
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Terrorists changing strategies constantly: Ved Marwah (Interview)
September 11th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court bombing has again proved that jihadi terrorists are "constantly re-grouping and changing their strategies to avoid leaving footprints to the security ... Read more...
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PM urges agencies to shun bias in terror strike probes
September 10th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday that law must take its own course but it was imperative that investigating agencies remained free of bias ... Read more...
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Chidambaram-Jaitley slanging match over bomb blast (Roundup)
September 9th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The horrific Delhi High Court bombing became the ground for a political slanging match with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday blasting the ... Read more...
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Delhi blast exposes security, intelligence loopholes: Experts
September 7th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Top security experts say that Wednesday's blast outside the Delhi High Court has "exposed the loopholes in our security system" which "has an inadequate ... Read more...
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Pakistan mulls de-radicalisation programme
August 18th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan plans to begin a national de-radicalisation programme to tackle fundamentalism and extremism in the country, authorities said.This decision was taken at a meeting of ... Read more...
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US steps up awareness ahead of 9/11 anniversary
August 18th, 2011 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has announced new steps to guard against terror attacks ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ... Read more...
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Pakistan to hand over Bali bombing suspect to Indonesia
August 10th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan will hand back to Indonesia the alleged mastermind of the deadly bombing in Bali island that killed at least 202 people in 2002, a media ... Read more...
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India not alert despite terror attacks: Sadhvi Ritambhara
July 31st, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Right-wing Hindu leader Sadhvi Ritambhara Sunday said unlike the US, India was coming under terror attacks repeatedly as it had failed to become alert."There was one ... Read more...
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Clinton visit: US firms to showcase counter-terror innovations
July 17th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington, July 17 (IANS) With the July 13 Mumbai blasts putting the spotlight on increased security cooperation, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaches India Monday on a ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen hideouts raided for leads in Mumbai blasts probe
July 15th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Investigators Friday searched a number of locations and picked up about a dozen suspected operatives of the home-grown Islamist terror organisation Indian Mujahideen as authorities ... Read more...
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India may press US for help in Mumbai terror probe
July 15th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) With no clear leads emerging in the July 13 Mumbai terror strikes, India is likely to press the US for assistance in probing the ... Read more...
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No lessons learnt from past Mumbai strikes: Mulayam
July 14th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Thursday the triple blasts in Mumbai clearly revealed that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had not learnt ... Read more...
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India plays cautious, says talks with Pakistan on (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Despite the Mumbai blasts, India said Thursday the foreign minister-level talks with Pakistan will take place later this month as it tactfully kept silent ... Read more...
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Umbrella body of Indian Muslims condemns Mumbai attack
July 14th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) An umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations like the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, All India Shia Conference and Indian National League Thursday strongly condemned the Wednesday ... Read more...
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Talks with US, Pakistan on schedule, says Krishna
July 14th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Strongly condemning the "heinous" Mumbai attacks, India Thursday said the terror strikes would not impact the strategic dialogue with the US and peace talks with ... Read more...
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No intelligence on Mumbai terror strikes that killed 17: Chidambaram
July 14th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Admitting candidly that there was no prior intelligence input on the triple blasts here a day earlier, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday called it a ... Read more...
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Train, flight services normal in Mumbai
July 14th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) But for some delays due to heavy rain, train and flight operations in India's commercial capital were normal Thursday morning, a day after a terror ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror attack makes headlines in Pakistan
July 14th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) The string of massive blasts in India's financial hub Mumbai was splashed across the Pakistani media Thursday.Most Pakistani websites gave prominent display to the news of ... Read more...
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Obama condemns Mumbai attack, offers help with probe
July 14th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday strongly condemned the "outrageous attacks" in Mumbai and offered help in investigating the serial terror strikes that killed at ... Read more...
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Serial blasts, rain cause chaos on Mumbai roads
July 14th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Terror strikes and rains hit traffic movement on major roads in south Mumbai as cars, autorickshaws and taxis moved at snail's pace after the three serial ... Read more...
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US condemns blasts, offers support
July 14th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A top US official Wednesday rang up Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and strongly condemned the Mumbai serial blasts that killed at least 20 people and ... Read more...
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13 killed, 81 injured in Mumbai blasts: Prithviraj Chavan
July 13th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said 13 people were killed and at least 81 injured in three blasts that rocked Mumbai Wednesday evening and said ... Read more...
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Government says Mumbai blasts are terror strikes
July 13th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) were used in the three blasts that rocked Mumbai Wednesday evening pointing to the explosions being the likely handiwork of terrorists, ... Read more...
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