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Mumbai mourns terror attack victims

November 30th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov 30 (ANI): Residents of Mumbai paid a solemn homage to the 200 victims of deadly terror attack in the city. People gathered at the historic landmark the Gateway of India ...

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President Patil urges international community to fight terrorism jointly

November 29th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Bali, Nov 29 (ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday called upon the international community to fight terrorism relentlessly and jointly. Patil who arrived in Indonesia for ...

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President Patil urges international community to fight terrorism jointly

November 29th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Bali, Nov 29 (ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday called upon the international community to fight terrorism relentlessly and jointly. Patil who arrived in Indonesia for a five-day visit ...

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Manmohan Singh says Mumbai terror strike an act to destabilise nation

November 27th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday strongly condemned Wednesdays terror strikes across southern Mumbai, describing the incidents as an attempt to destablise the country. Addressing ...

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Advani reschedules Mumbai visit, likely to go with PM

Advani reschedules Mumbai visit, likely to go with PM

November 27th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): Leader of Opposition Lal Krishan Advani is likely to accompany Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Mumbai on Friday to assess the situation prevailing in that city ...

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Advani appeals for unity and communal harmony

November 27th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): Leader of Opposition Lal Krishna Advani today appealed to the people of the country to stay united, calm and maintain communal harmony at a difficult time, especially ...

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Advani says PM’’s 100-day roadmap to fight terror distressing

Advani says PM’’s 100-day roadmap to fight terror distressing

November 24th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI -
Indore, Nov.24 (ANI): Addressing a press conference here on Monday, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s proposal for a task force to counter ...

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Fewer terror attacks under UPA: Shivraj Patil

Fewer terror attacks under UPA: Shivraj Patil

November 22nd, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Home Minister Shivraj Patil Saturday said that there had been fewer terror attacks in the last four-and-a-half-years under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as compared to ...

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Glasgow bomber Abdulla admits he is a terrorist as per English law

November 18th, 2008 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 18 (ANI): Bilal Abdulla, an Iraqi doctor, accused of attempted car bombings in London and at Glasgow Airport has admitted that according to English law he is a terrorist. ...

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Drop terror charges against Godhra train carnage accused: Supreme Court

October 21st, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered the dropping of terror charges against all the 131 people accused of setting ablaze a sleeper coach of the Sabarmati Express at ...

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Parliament review committees decision would hold for trial under POTA: SC

October 21st, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Oct 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that if a Parliamentry Review Committee gives the finding that the offence against the accused cannot be tried under ...

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Congress turning Nelson’s eye to terror: Rajnath Singh

Congress turning Nelson’s eye to terror: Rajnath Singh

October 16th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Somnath (Gujarat), Oct 16 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government lacks the will to tackle terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh said here Thursday while promising to bring a ...

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Larger bench to hear government’s plea against lifting SIMI ban

October 13th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The government's plea against a tribunal's ruling lifting the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) is to be heard by a larger bench of ...

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Brown Government drops `unworkable” 42-day detention proposal

October 6th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct.6 (ANI): The British Government has decided to abandon its proposal to hold terrorist suspects for 42 days after being told that it will be defeated in the House of ...

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BJP reaffirms commitment to re-enact POTA

BJP reaffirms commitment to re-enact POTA

October 4th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Oct 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader L.K. Advani on Saturday said that his party was committed to re-enact Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and make the ...

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Wrong to malign Islam: Advani

Wrong to malign Islam: Advani

October 4th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Saturday said that it is wrong to target and malign one particular religion for the wrongs of a ...

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Don’t call terrorists ‘Islamic terrorists’, says Venkaiah Naidu (Interview)

Don’t call terrorists ‘Islamic terrorists’, says Venkaiah Naidu (Interview)

September 28th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) While advocating "zero tolerance towards terrorism", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu has come out strongly against equating terrorists with any religion, Islam included."A terrorist ...

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Chief Justice favours safeguards in anti-terror law

Chief Justice favours safeguards in anti-terror law

September 27th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Amid the debate on the need for a stringent law to check the rising instances of terrorism, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday favoured sufficient safeguards ...

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BJP responsible for home grown terrorism: Congress

September 24th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday sought to turn the tables on the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), saying its star leader L.K. Advani was responsible for home grown terrorism in ...

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POTA was a failed law: Rahul Gandhi

September 24th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Jalandhar (Punjab), Sep 24 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday took on those demanding strong anti-terror legislation in India, saying in the past POTA had failed to prevent such attacks.Addressing mediapersons ...

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Intelligence agencies more active in political espionage: Brajesh Mishra

September 24th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) India's failure to check growing terrorist attacks is due to politicisation of intelligence agencies as well as poor policing, says former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra. He ...

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Pranab for zero tolerance against terrorism, condemns Islamabad blast

September 21st, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Baharampur (West Bengal), Sept 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that the international community must adopt zero tolerance towards acts of terrorism. Mukherjee, while terming Saturday''s suicide ...

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“Extraordinary laws” to deal with terror prone to misuse: Somnath Chatterjee

“Extraordinary laws” to deal with terror prone to misuse: Somnath Chatterjee

September 21st, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Chandigarh, Sept 21 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday said that extraordinary laws to deal with terror are prone to misuse. Chatterjee, while addressing the inaugural function of the ...

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BJP accuses Central Govt. for going soft on terror

BJP accuses Central Govt. for going soft on terror

September 20th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress-led Central Government of not acting tough on terrorism. "Four-year term of Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi has not ...

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UPA Government rules out bringing back POTA (Update)

September 18th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Sept 18 (ANI): The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government today once again ruled out to bring back Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) to fight terrorism, saying that it ...

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Government to strengthen anti-terror law: PM

Government to strengthen anti-terror law: PM

September 17th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The government is "actively considering" legislation to strengthen its anti-terror mechanism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday, even as he deplored the politicalisation of the issue."We ...

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National Security Act can’t replace POTA: Arun Jaitley

National Security Act can’t replace POTA: Arun Jaitley

September 17th, 2008 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday rejected the Administrative Reforms Commission's (ARC) report recommending the National Security Act (NSA) to combat terrorism."NSA gave a provision for preventive ...

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Federal agency, tough laws needed to fight terror: panel (Lead)

September 16th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A reforms panel Tuesday recommended the establishment of a federal agency to investigate terrorist acts, as also the enactment of stringent laws to deal with the scourge."Tough ...

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Rajnath Singh wants POTA

Rajnath Singh wants POTA

September 16th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Tuesday reiterated the need for India to have a special law to battle terrorists.Speaking to reporters after visiting some of ...

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British Police arrest Kebab shop owner in terror raid

British Police arrest Kebab shop owner in terror raid

September 16th, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Sep 16 (ANI): A suspected Turkish Kebab shop owner has been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Kent . The suspect was arrested on Monday in a raid ...

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