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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India has ‘error-free’ most wanted list for Pakistan
July 13th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India has prepared an "error free" list of most wanted terrorists allegedly hiding in Pakistan in which it has corrected mistakes in a similar dossier ... Read more...
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Comprehensive strategy needed in war against terror: Gilani
July 8th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 8 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said a comprehensive national policy and strategy on the war against terrorism needs to be formulated in accordance ... Read more...
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Pakistan launches military offensive against militants
July 4th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan has launched a military offensive against militants in a valley located in its northwest.The operation was initiated Sunday in Kurram Agency, forcing families to flee ... Read more...
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Enhanced intelligence sharing needed: Gilani
July 1st, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Intelligence sharing among Pakistan's law enforcement agencies
needs to be be enhanced, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Gilani told the new Secretary Interior, Khawaja Siddique ... Read more...
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Exporting terror led to internal warfare: Pakistan daily (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Exporting jehad to other countries, especially in South Asia, has triggered internal warfare in Pakistan, the Daily Times said Monday.Alleging that "most terror networks operating ... Read more...
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Pakistan suffered $67 bn losses in war against terror
June 20th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan's economy has suffered losses amounting to $67.93 billion due its operations against terrorists since 2001, said the Pakistan Economic Survey 2010-11.The economic survey said that ... Read more...
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Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US drone strike, HuJi confirms death
June 4th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Ilyas Kashmiri, one of the five most wanted terrorist leaders by the US, has been killed in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami ... Read more...
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Pakistan air base put on high alert after terror tip-off
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rawalpindi, June 2 (IANS) High alert was issued at Pakistan Air Force Chaklala air base following a warning from an intelligence agency that terrorists may target it, a media report ... Read more...
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Pakistan ready to talk to militants: Gilani
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the Pakistani government was ready to hold a dialogue with militants - if they surrender their weapons.The Associated ... Read more...
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Rs.5 mn for Karachi attack information
May 30th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) Pakistan has offered Rs.5 million for any information leading to the arrest of those who attacked a key naval base in Karachi.Associated Press of Pakistan quoted ... Read more...
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Pakistani militants have upper hand: Dhaka daily
May 25th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) The deadly attacks on military establishments in Pakistan indicate that militants have "an upper hand" over the government, a Dhaka daily said Wednesday and added that ... Read more...
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Pakistan rejects India’s list of 50 most wanted (Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) The Pakistani interior ministry has rejected the list of 50 Most Wanted men forwarded by India to Islamabad, saying it should first probe if those ... Read more...
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Top naval commanders review coastal security, anti-piracy operations
May 24th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Top naval commanders Tuesday began a four-day conference here to review the security situation in the region in the backdrop of terror strikes in the ... Read more...
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India rules out withdrawing ‘most wanted’ list after errors (Lead)
May 20th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Indian government Friday ruled out any possibility of withdrawing its list of most wanted terrorists allegedly hiding in Pakistan even as authorities are reviewing ... Read more...
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Indian PM wraps up Kabul visit
May 13th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 13 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday left for home
after a two-day visit to Afghanistan during which he pledged to further the partnership between two countries ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan must sever all links with terror groups’
April 6th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) The Pakistani establishment "must sever all remaining links and give up any lingering support" for terror groups, a Pakistani daily said Wednesday, warning that terrorists ... Read more...
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Keep pressure on Pakistan, says Tharoor
March 15th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor Tuesday asked the government to keep up pressure on Pakistan to take steps against terror ... Read more...
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Seven Pakistani nationals arrested off Jhakhau coast
March 13th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
Jamnagar, Mar 13 (ANI): Seven Pakistani nationals have been arrested by the Coast Guard for trespassing into Indian waters near Jhakhau off the west coast of Kutch district.They were brought to ... Read more...
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Two dates proposed for India-Pakistan home secretary talks
February 21st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Home secretaries of India and Pakistan are all set to meet next month with New Delhi proposing two sets of dates in March for the bilateral talks ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence, top cops see “foreign hand” behind Lahore, Karachi suicide attacks
January 26th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 26(ANI): The back-to-back terror attacks in Lahore and Karachi were launched by foreign-sponsored terrorists, intelligence sources and top police investigators have claimed.On Tuesday, a teenager suicide bomber blew up ... Read more...
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Indian Navy plans base in Lakshadweep
January 23rd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
By N.C. Bipindra
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian Navy, the world's sixth largest naval force, which is slowly building up capabilities to operate for prolonged periods at sea, is planning to ... Read more...
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Aseemanand confesses to his involvement in Samjhauta, Ajmer blasts
January 7th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Arrested Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Swami Aseemanand has confessed before a magistrate that he along with other Hindu activists was involved in the Malegaon, Samjhauta ... Read more...
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Reports suggest Swami Aseemanand’s role in 2007 terror attacks
January 7th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Jan.7 (ANI): Swami Aseemanand, the head the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram in Gujarat's Dangs district, has reportedly confessed before a magistrate to his involvement in the February 2007 Samjhauta train blast.Aseemanand ... Read more...
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World welcomes New Year amid blizzard, flood and blasts (Lead)
January 1st, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York/Sydney/London, Jan 1 (IANS) Revellers embraced the New Year with high spirit and parties across the globe amid bad weather as well as threat of terror strikes and bomb blast in ... Read more...
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Nationwide terror alert sounded
December 27th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The home ministry Monday issued a nationwide terror alert after intelligence inputs suggested that cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Agra, among others, might be targets of terror ... Read more...
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