Shun violence, Jharkhand governor tells Maoists
January 26th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 26 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi Thursday urged Maoists to shut violence.Taking part in the 63rd Republic Day celebrations here, the governor hoisted the national flag and ... Read more...
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Man rams tanker into ex-wife’s house
January 23rd, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 23 (IANS) An estranged husband in Britain made his wife run for life as he tried to blow up her house by ramming it with a fuel tanker.Christine ... Read more...
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16 killed in Pakistan blast, no terror link (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and more than 20 injured in a blast Sunday at a religious gathering of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province ... Read more...
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Rs.3.5 crore seized in Punjab
December 28th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) Authorities in Punjab have seized over Rs.3.5 crore of unaccounted money from various places during stepped up checking in the run up to the Jan 30 ... Read more...
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Taliban kill four US soldiers in Afghanistan
December 28th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) The Taliban Wednesday claimed to have destroyed a US tank and killed four soldiers inside it in Afghanistan, a media report here said.Zabihullah Mujahid, a ... Read more...
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Terror bid foiled in Pakistan capital
December 28th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) A terror bid was Wednesday foiled in the Pakistani capital with the arrest of six suspected terrorists including a suicide bomber, police said.Bin Yameen, inspector general ... Read more...
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BSNL employee arrested for giving guerrillas SIM cards
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) An employee of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was arrested for providing SIM cards on fake names to separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town, ... Read more...
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Fake currency linked to terror: Pranab (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukharjee said here Saturday the challenge of terrorism from across the border was not confined to danger of loss of life ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock recalls 9/11 attack
December 13th, 2011 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Actress Sandra Bullock says her upcoming movie "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" has special significance in her life because the film reminds her of the ... Read more...
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Four Britons charged with terrorism offences
November 19th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Four British men have been charged with raising funds for terror purposes and of travelling to Pakistan for terrorist training, a media report said Saturday.Khobaib Hussain, ... Read more...
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Man-eater leopard trapped alive by wildlife enthusiast
November 18th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) A full-grown man-eater leopard, who had reportedly devoured three children and attacked at least half a dozen people, was trapped alive by a wildlife enthusiast near ... Read more...
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Four held in Britain on terrorism charges
November 15th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Four men have been arrested in Britain on suspicion of travelling to Pakistan to undertake terrorist training, police said Tuesday.
Officers from the West Midlands Counter ... Read more...
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Army officer refused bail in Malegaon blast case
November 10th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday rejected the bail application of Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit, one of the prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case, a ... Read more...
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Russia, Italy start anti-terror naval drill
November 8th, 2011 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Italy have started a joint naval exercise in the Ionian Sea off Italy's southeast coast to practice counter-terrorism and anti-piracy operations.In the drill ... Read more...
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China to freeze terror funds
October 24th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 24 (IANS) China plans to freeze the funds of terrorist organisations following two attacks that have been blamed on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement whose cadres are said ... Read more...
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Chung has a terror room!
October 16th, 2011 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Alexa Chung has a room full of clothes and she calls it terror room.The 27-year-old beauty spends much of her time working in the US, but ... Read more...
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After tigress, now leopard terrorises Chhattisgarh residents
October 15th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) Dozens of families in the forested villages of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district are trying to hunt down a leopard that killed a woman and several pet animals ... Read more...
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India to press for sharing past banking info at G20 meet
October 13th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at a G20 meet beginning Friday will press the concerned countries, especially tax havens, to share past banking and tax-related ... Read more...
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Problem Pakistan needs to be part of solution in Afghanistan: Hillary Clinton
October 13th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Saying that "Pakistan has to be part of the solution, or they will continue to be part of the problem" in Afghanistan, the US is pushing ... Read more...
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RSS a school of patriotism, says BJP
October 11th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday slammed Congress leader Digvijay Singh for raising questions on the credibility of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said ... Read more...
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Terror bid foiled, vests and rockets seized in Islamabad
October 8th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) A terrorist attack was foiled in this Pakistani capital city Saturday after heavy arsenal, including two suicide vests, were recovered from a vehicle by police, the ... Read more...
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Russia, US to hold anti-terror drill
October 4th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, Oct 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian and US navies will hold joint anti-terrorism exercises in late October near the Mariana Islands, east of the Philippine Sea, an official said.The ... Read more...
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Meredith Kercher’s family is upset at the way the trial is shaping up
October 4th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Perugia, Oct 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Murdered British student Meredith Kercher’s family say the gruesome nature of her murder has been forgotten as the appeal trial draws to a close. After the ... Read more...
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Pakistani parties to discuss security situation
September 29th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Over 30 leaders of various parties, including Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, will gather here Thursday to discuss the security situation following the US ... Read more...
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India wants terror camps in Pakistan destroyed
September 27th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) India Tuesday said it wants all the 42 terror camps in Pakistan to be destroyed."There are 42 terror camps across the border at present. We ... Read more...
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Khar expected to focus on terror in UN address
September 27th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is expected to focus on Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism in her maiden address at the UN General Assembly Tuesday, it ... Read more...
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Mob kills tigress as officials watch
September 25th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 25 (IANS) As officials watched in horror, a 10,000-mob lynched a tigress trapped in a net in Chhattisgarh with sticks and stones and then took out a 'victory ... Read more...
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Man tries to extort money from neighbour, arrested
September 21st, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) A supervisor in a construction firm has been arrested for making extortion calls to his neighbour, claiming to be member of a terror outfit and ... Read more...
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India blames ‘forces of terror’ for Rabbani killing
September 20th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India Tuesday strongly denounced the assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani and blamed "forces of terror and hatred" for his death.
"Tragically, the forces ... Read more...
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11 unsolved terror cases since 2000: Chidambaram
September 15th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) There are 11 unsolved terror cases across the country out of the 48 cases being investigated by the security agencies since 2000, Home Minister ... Read more...
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Need to beef up intelligence gathering mechanism: PM
September 10th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Stating that the country needed to combat divisive forces and radicalisation of youth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday stressed on the need to beef ... Read more...
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Security scaled up in Gujarat
September 9th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) A high alert was ordered in Gujarat Friday after an email taking responsibility for the Delhi High Court blast, warned of Ahmedabad being the next terror target.Ahmedabad ... Read more...
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Blast a well-planned attack on judiciary: Sri Sri
September 8th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 7 (IANS) Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Wednesday termed the terror blast at the Delhi High Court as a well-planned attack on the judiciary."It was ... Read more...
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‘US shoulder-to-shoulder with India against terror’
September 7th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Saying it stood "shoulder-to-shoulder" with India in the fight against terror, the US Wednesday condemned the bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court that claimed ... Read more...
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Ammonium nitrate possibly used in Delhi High Court blast
September 7th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Ammonium nitrate was possibly used in the powerful suitcase bomb that was exploded outside the Delhi High Court Wednesday morning, killing ten people and injuring ... Read more...
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