India digresses, but Iran continues to oppose Good-Bad Taliban theory
February 9th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.9 (ANI): Iran today expressed its reservation over the reintegration of Taliban in Afghanistan and rejected the idea of "Good Taliban and Bad Taliban".Iran's Ambassador to India, Seed Mehdi ... Read more...
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Chief ministers’ meet to discuss new security architecture
January 27th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A new internal security architecture, the overall security preparedness of the states and strategies to counter the Maoist challenge would be high on the agenda of ... Read more...
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Young ‘journalists’ impress defence minister
January 21st, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) "Are we children safe?" "What can we children do to help our armed forces?" What we can do in fight against terrorism?" These were among the barrage ... Read more...
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More troops to be reduced in Kashmir (With images)
January 12th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 12 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday hinted at a further reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir in the light of the "improved situation" in the state, which is ... Read more...
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Militancy as a tool of policy can no longer work in Pak: Analyst
January 12th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 12(ANI): Zahid Hussain, an analyst and author of Frontline Pakistan, has said that Pakistan has realized that militancy as a tool of policy would not work.The comment comes after a ... Read more...
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Visit aimed at understanding Pakistan’s challenges: Miliband
January 9th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Saturday he is visiting Pakistan to understand the challenges the country is facing on political, economic and security fronts and how ... Read more...
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23-hour Srinagar siege ends, Pakistani among two terrorists killed (Second Lead)
January 7th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) A 23-hour terror siege that left Lal Chowk, the bustling centre of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar, looking like an abandoned battlefield ended Thursday noon with two ... Read more...
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Did Srinagar attack carry a bigger message? (News Analysis)
January 7th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The militant attack in the middle of the day in downtown Srinagar caught security forces unawares and came amid reports of a marked ... Read more...
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MHA year-end report expresses satisfaction on internal security
December 24th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry on Thursday expressed its satisfaction on the overall internal security situation in the country but expressed concern over the increasing Naxal menace in ... Read more...
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Chidambaram proposes radical restructuring of security architecture
December 23rd, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday proposed a radical restructuring of the security architecture at the national level.He unveiled the proposal while delivering the 22nd ... Read more...
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Chidambaram moots new security structure for India (Lead)
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Advocating bold and radical changes in the country's security architecture, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the setting up of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre ... Read more...
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India, Russia expressed concerns on terrorism in Pakistan: Krishna
December 16th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) India and Russia expressed concerns at rising incidents of terrorist attacks in Pakistan during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Moscow earlier this month, ... Read more...
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India to organise solidarity event against terror Sunday
November 28th, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Artistes, sportspersons and civil society representatives will participate in a government-organised "Solidarity Against Terror" event at the India Gate Sunday to express the nation's unity against ... Read more...
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“A Nation In Solidarity Against Terror” at India Gate on Sunday for solidarity
November 28th, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov. 28: Under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), a 60-minute event entitled, "A Nation In Solidarity Against Terror" is being organized in the national capital's ... Read more...
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Considerable decline in militancy in J-K: DG Khudda
November 22nd, 2009 - 12:22 am ICT by ANI
Jammu, Nov.21 (ANI): Director General of Police Kuldeep Khudda on Saturday said there has been a considerable decline in the militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir.Speaking to media men here, Kuldeep ... Read more...
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India’s nukes are ‘ground zero’ for jihadists: Canadian media
November 18th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 18 (IANS) Even as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resolved to deepen bilateral ties, the Canadian media says a nuclear deal could be ... Read more...
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Night train services resume in terror-hit section of northeast
October 21st, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Silchar (Assam), Oct 21 (IANS) Night train services on the militancy-hit Lumding-Badarpur rail section that connects southern Assam as well as Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur to the rest of the country have ... Read more...
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President to give away National Communal Harmony Awards today
August 12th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will give away the National Communal Harmony Awards for the years 2007 and 2008 here today.For the year 2007, Dr. Ram Puniyani ... Read more...
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Bombings occur throughout India, says Canadian advisory
August 12th, 2009 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Aug 12 (IANS) In a rather sweeping advisory to its citizens travelling in India, the Canadian foreign office says terror attacks, bomb blasts and violence can happen at any ... Read more...
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Major reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir police
July 14th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) Amid the growing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government Tuesday ordered a major shake-up in the police department transferring many senior officers.
The reshuffle in the state ... Read more...
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Srinagar on boil again after missing youth’s death (Lead)
July 8th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS) Violent protests brought normal life to a complete standstill in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Wednesday after the body of a youth who was missing for the ... Read more...
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Kashmir tense amid violent protests (Lead)
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 2 (IANS) Over two dozen people were injured in sporadic clashes between the police and stone pelting mobs Thursday in the tense Kashmir Valley where violent protests have been ... Read more...
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New UK Border Agency regulations comes up with absurd questions
July 2nd, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): "Are you a terrorist?" It is a question that every foreign student, as young as five year-old, has to answer while applying to boarding schools in Britain.According ... Read more...
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Paramilitary troopers withdrawn from Kashmir town (Second Lead)
July 1st, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday ordered central paramilitary troopers to withdraw from the troubled Baramulla town, bordering Pakistan, where four youth were killed in firing allegedly ... Read more...
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Calling Maoists terrorists no solution: Karat (Lead)
June 22nd, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday said it was against a ban on the Leftwing outfit Communist Party of India-Maoist and the rebels should be tackled ... Read more...
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Declaring Maoists as terrorists no solution: Karat
June 22nd, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday opposed a ban on the Maoists, saying that declaring the Leftwing rebels as terrorists was no solution, and political and ... Read more...
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Train services resume in terror-hit south Assam
June 4th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, June 4 (IANS) Train services resumed after nearly two months on militancy-hit Lumding-Badarpur rail section which connects southern Assam and three other northeastern states to the rest of the country, officials ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Lahore bomb blast
May 28th, 2009 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 27 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned Wednesday the bomb attack that killed at least 40 people in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
"No cause can justify such indiscriminate ... Read more...
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Four New York terror plot suspects became hard-core jihadis in US jails
May 23rd, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 22 (ANI): The four terror suspects, who were charged with plotting to blow up two New York synagogues and shoot down military planes, converted to Islam and became radicalised ... Read more...
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Anti-Terrorism Day observed in India
May 21st, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): The Anti-Terrorism Day is being observed throughout the country today.Employees in the governemnt offices, Public Sector Undertakings and other public institutions in the country took a ... Read more...
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Britain names ‘least wanted’ visitors
May 5th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (DPA) Islamic extremists, white supremacists and leaders of a Russian skinhead gang were among people barred from entering Britain on the grounds that they would promote hatred, terrorist violence ... Read more...
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Should voting be compulsory? Of course, say many Indians
March 20th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Nabeel A. Khan
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Voting should be made compulsory -- that seems to be the general consensus binding celebrities and common people alike as the country hurtles ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist Mosa Khankhel killed in Swat (Second Lead)
February 18th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Pakistani journalist Mosa Khankhel, a correspondent for Geo TV and The News, died with his boots on as he headed for Swat in the country's restive northwest to ... Read more...
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Government declares compensation for Mumbai attack victims
February 17th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): The Government has declared a compensation for families of the 164 victims, including 22 security personnel, killed in the Mumbai terror attacks.
Minister of State for Home ... Read more...
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Trains suspended, security tightened in northeast India
January 24th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati/Shillong, Jan 24 (IANS) Authorities in northeast India have suspended several trains in the region and further strengthened security measures apprehending terrorist violence during Monday's Republic Day celebrations, officials said Saturday."Many trains, ... Read more...
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