Bo Xilai case: Police admit Neil Heywood murder ‘cover-up’
August 10th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Four Chinese policemen have admitted covering up the murder of Briton Neil Heywood, a day after the wife of a former top politician was tried for ... Read more...
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First lady media advisor appointed for J&K;
July 25th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government will now have its first woman media advisor, an official statement said Wednesday.Bharti Vaid, 52, who is currently the Additional Director ... Read more...
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Tunisian military court sentences Ben Ali in absentia
July 19th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Tunis, July 19 (IANS) A Tunisian military court has sentenced former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to a second life term in absentia for complicity in the killing of ... Read more...
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Nepal to check fake currency influx into India
January 16th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Nepal Monday said it won't allow anti-India activities like influx of fake currency notes, movement of terrorists and smuggling of arms and goods from its ... Read more...
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‘Big cats roaming British countryside’
December 29th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Big cats were stalking the British countryside but top government officials tried to cover it up, says a new book.Hundreds of sightings have been recorded over ... Read more...
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Gaddafi scavenged for food in his final days
November 8th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi scavenged for food and hid in abandoned houses during his final days, it was reported here.Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, ... 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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Chidambaram holds meeting with top security officials
September 8th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram held a security review meeting with the intelligence and investigating agencies' officials here Thursday, a day after a powerful bomb ... 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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Home secretary to attend SAARC security conference (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh is leaving for Thimphu Thursday for a conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations. This will ... Read more...
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Home secretary to attend SAARC security conference
July 20th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh is leaving for Thimpu Thursday for a conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations. This will ... Read more...
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Terror attack foiled in Moscow
July 19th, 2011 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS) A major terror attack on Moscow was foiled by the country's top security agency, officials said.Alexander Bortnikov, director of the federal security service or the Federal'naya ... Read more...
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Two-wheeler used in Mumbai blast identified: Home secretary (Lead)
July 15th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Investigating agencies have identified the two-wheeler in which one of the bombs of Wednesday's Mumbai serial blasts had been planted, Home Secretary R.K. Singh said ... Read more...
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New home secretary lists Maoist violence as ‘big challenge’ (Lead)
June 30th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) New union Home Secretary Raj Kumar Singh, who took over Thursday, said the country was facing a "big challenge" of Maoist insurgency which would be ... Read more...
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FBI chief not visiting India
May 3rd, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The scheduled visit of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Robert S. Mueller to New Delhi Wednesday has been called off, official sources said.Though ... Read more...
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Yemen opposition insists Saleh quit, president digs in
March 22nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 22 (IANS) Reiterating its rejection of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's fresh offer to step down by 2013 after transfering power to parliament later this year, Yemen's opposition Tuesday ... Read more...
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Libyan protesters defiant, 500 feared dead (Second Lead)
February 25th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo/Tripoli, Feb 25 (IANS) Libyan protesters prepared for a "one-million march" Friday as the main hospital in the second largest city of Benghazi reported 500 deaths in 11 days of protests that ... Read more...
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Tight security for World Cup games at Kotla
February 21st, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Feroze Shah Kotla is humming with activity. The stadium is all decked up colourfully while the pitch is tended with all care and concern. The hawk-eyed security ... Read more...
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US corrects intelligence chief for claiming Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is secular
February 11th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.11 (ANI): The Obama administration has corrected its own intelligence chief after he claimed that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is "largely secular."Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the US Congress ... Read more...
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Format tweaked to favour India, Pakistan, admits Shetty
February 9th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Tournament director Ratnakar Shetty said the early exit of the game's financial powerhouses India and Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup forced the International Cricket Council (ICC) ... Read more...
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Avoid rights violations, Omar tells top officials
February 6th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday directed the security forces in the state to avoid any violation of human rights at any stage while conducting operations ... Read more...
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PM concerned over women’s security
February 1st, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed concern at violence against women in various parts of the country and asked the state governments to step up efforts ... Read more...
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New terror modules emerging: Chidambaram
February 1st, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said new terror groups were emerging and there was no room for complacency even though the internal security situation in the ... Read more...
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Somali pirates operating close to Indian shores a disturbing trend: Navy Chief
January 31st, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma on Monday termed Somali pirates moving their activities closer to the Indian coast as a "disturbing trend".The ... Read more...
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Larger deployment of forces will prevent pirate attacks: Navy Chief
January 31st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Reacting to the recent arrest of Somali pirates in joint operation led by the Navy, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Monday that a ... Read more...
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Assange gets bail, says WikiLeaks to continue its work (Lead)
January 11th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, was released on bail Tuesday after an extradition hearing. The former hacker said he was "happy" at the outcome and vowed ... Read more...
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Afghanistan assures top security for Indian mission in Kabul
January 10th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Jan.10 (ANI): Afghanistan has assured India that it will continue to provide security to the Indian mission in Kabul and it interests to the "best of its ability".Well ... Read more...
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Syria believed Israel was behind sniper killing of President’s security aide: WikiLeaks
December 21st, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21(ANI): Syria believed that Israelis were "the most obvious suspects" in the assassination of President Bashar al-Assad's top security aide in August 2008, according to a classified US diplomatic cable ... Read more...
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Christmas Scam Warning Issued By Top IT Security Firms
November 19th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the festive season approaching a lot of people are gearing up for shopping and buying gifts for themselves and their near and dear ones. After ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Guangzhou for Asian Games
November 12th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 11 (IANS) With some 103,000 police officers on the prowl, China has taken every possible step to ensure top security at the Asian Games that starts here Friday and ends ... Read more...
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Security grid warns of terror strikes in Kashmir
November 1st, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 1 (IANS) Terrorists may try to disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of US President Barack Obama's India visit beginning Saturday, the top security grid of the state ... Read more...
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Chidambaram in Kashmir Valley; to review security, meet people (Lead)
October 31st, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Sunday arrived in the north Kashmir town of Baramulla where he is to hold a public meeting and review the latest security ... Read more...
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Brit nurse arrested over sex romps with sex beasts at prison hospital
October 25th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): A therapist at Britain's Broadmoor hospital has been arrested after she was accused of romping with two sex beasts.The woman, who is in her 20s, is said to ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir police defuse explosive device in Srinagar
October 18th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct.18 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir police detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) outside a police control room and defused it here on Monday.The device was recovered minutes before a ... Read more...
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Delhi Chief Minister visits Games Village thrice in a day on Sunday
September 26th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.26 (ANI): Amidst concerns being expressed over C'wealth Games preparations and prevailing conditions from almost all quarters, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit visited the Games Village three times on Sunday ... Read more...
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