Garo rebel group GNLA declared terrorist outfit
February 1st, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government Tuesday declared the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel outfit operating in western part of Meghalaya, a terrorist outfit under the Unlawful ... Read more...
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Leaked Radia tapes doctored, apex court told (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) If somebody discusses bribing a public servant - is that a private conversation, the Supreme Court Tuesday asked industrialist Ratan Tata while the government said ... Read more...
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Leaked Radia tapes doctored, government tells SC
January 31st, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The central government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the versions published in the media of the controversial conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia did ... Read more...
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Uphaar fire tragedy: Court seeks file on ex-cop
January 30th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday asked the union home ministry to place on record a file related to a plea seeking saction for the prosecution ... Read more...
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CPI-M fumes at denial of site in Agartala for rally
January 28th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 28 (IANS) Tripura's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday hit out at the union home ministry for its refusal to let them hold a party rally ... Read more...
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NHRC DIG awarded President’s Police Medal
January 25th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission deputy inspector general (Investigation) Mamta Singh was Wednesday named for the President's Police Medal for her meritorious services.Singh, a 1996 batch ... Read more...
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Deport Pakistanis who have completed jail terms: Apex court (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the government to deport within a month 54 Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails ... Read more...
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Agencies lack coordination in terror probes: Government
January 24th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A day after slamming the Mumbai police for allegedly botch up the July 2011 serial blasts probe, the central government Tuesday lauded Maharashtra's anti-terror force ... Read more...
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Mumbai police claim cracking 13/7 blasts; centre baffled (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Hours after the Mumbai police claimed to have arrested two key suspects in the July 13, 2011 serial blasts that killed 27 people, the union ... Read more...
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Wrong to say police blocked Rushdie visit: Rajasthan
January 24th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) The Rajasthan government Monday termed as totally baseless and unfounded reports that state police prevented Salman Rushdie from attending the Jaipur Literature Festival.Principal Secretary (Home) G.S. ... Read more...
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Aadhar targets 200 million enrolments soon
January 21st, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) The state-run Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) is racing against time to enroll a whopping 200 million people in the next two months to make ... Read more...
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Government can inspect books but timing suspect: Kudankulam activist
January 20th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) The central government has the right to inspect the accounts of NGOs but the timing and motives were suspect, said an activist protesting the Kudankulam Nuclear ... Read more...
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No role in Ramdev’s eviction, home ministry tells apex court
January 16th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The union home ministry Monday told the Supreme Court that it had no role in the police operation past midnight June 4, 2011, for evicting ... Read more...
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Pakistan panel on 26/11 to visit India in February
January 13th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission probing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks will visit India in February to record the statements of witnesses and investigators of the ... Read more...
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Andamans tribals’ semi-naked dance: Authorities promise action (Roundup)
January 11th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Andaman and Nicobar authorities Monday denied that women from the endangered Jarawa tribe were exploited and forced to dance semi-naked for tourists, as ... Read more...
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Fourth in India, Tripura Police gets president’s honour
January 11th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 11 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Wednesday conferred the President's Colours on the Tripura Police, the fourth police force in India to receive the honour.Ansari presented President's ... Read more...
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Government denies Andaman tribes exploited (Second Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Andamans authorities Monday denied that women from the endangered Jarawa tribe in the islands were exploited and forced to dance semi-naked for food ... Read more...
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Government seeks report on Andaman tribals dancing for food (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The government Wednesday sought a report from the administration in the Andaman islands after a shocking video clip released by a leading British newspaper ... Read more...
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Security tightened along Tripura border ahead of Hasina’s visit (Lead)
January 8th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian government has tightened security along the India-Bangladesh border by deploying additional troopers, an ... Read more...
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Security tightened along Agartala border ahead of Hasina visit
January 8th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian government has tightened security along the India-Bangladesh border by deploying additional troopers, an ... Read more...
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Central team to assess cyclone damage in Chennai
January 7th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The central government's inter-ministerial team to assess the damages caused by Cyclone Thane that hit Tamil Nadu Dec 30 met the state government officials here Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Bihar Police confirm terror threat to Dalai Lama event
January 7th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) A shadow of terror looms over the Buddhist Kalchakra puja at a holy site in Bihar's Bodh Gaya which is being attended by Tibetan ... Read more...
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Chadha is special secretary internal security
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ajay Chadha Monday assumed office as special secretary, internal security, in the union home ministry.A 1977 batch officer, Chadha ... Read more...
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Five troopers held for Kashmir firing death (Second Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 2 (IANS) One person was killed and two others were injured Monday when Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) troopers opened fire at people protesting power shortage at a ... Read more...
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One killed in CISF firing, Kashmir promises action (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 2 (IANS) One person was killed and two others were injured Monday when Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) troopers allegedly opened fire at people protesting power shortage at ... Read more...
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Tripura Police set to get President’s honour
December 27th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Tripura Police, a force that has earned distinction for battling four decades of terrorism, will add another feather to its cap next month when they ... Read more...
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Two journalists, not ULFA leader, held in Myanmar: Official
December 7th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 7 (IANS) Myanmarese authorities Wednesday confirmed to India that no leader of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has been detained, but that its army has ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s credits: Headley interrogation, Kasab conviction
December 1st, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) "Successful" prosecution and conviction of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab and access to interrogate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Headley in the US are among the ... Read more...
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Meghalay rebel leader’s arrest shrouded in mystery
November 26th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 25 (IANS) The "arrest" of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma in Bangladesh is shrouded in mystery, as the Meghalaya government Friday sought an official ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel chief nabbed in Bangladesh : Police
November 25th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 24 (IANS) In a major setback to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), its top leader Champion R. Sangma has been detained in Bangladesh and is likely to ... Read more...
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Home ministry nod for MCD’s trifurcation
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The union home ministry Wednesday approved the proposed trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Wednesday.
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ULFA’s Chetia reapplies for asylum in Bangladesh
November 20th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 20 (IANS) United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) general secretary Anup Chetia, presently in a Bangladeshi jail, has once again applied to a court there for political asylum, ... Read more...
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MCD trifurcation: Delhi mayor meets Chidambaram
November 19th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi Saturday requested Home Minister P. Chidambaram not to "succumb" to the "pressure tactics" by the Sheila Dikshit-led government to trifurcate ... Read more...
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Six Myanmarese held in Tripura, sent to jail
November 7th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 7 (IANS) Six Myanmar nationals arrested for illegally entering Tripura from Bangladesh were Monday sent to jail for 14 days, police here said.There were three women among those ... Read more...
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Mayawati raises security issues on Rahul’s sneak visits
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) Taking a serious note of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's unannounced visits to Uttar Pradesh, the Mayawati government Thursday raised critical security issues.Gandhi took the ... Read more...
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