Al Qaeda’s Bangladeshi supporter admits plot to attack Pentagon
July 21st, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 21 (IANS) A 26-year-old US citizen of Bangladeshi descent, who defines himself as an Al Qaeda supporter, has pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on the Pentagon and ... Read more...
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New York Sikh, Muslim workers allowed religious headwear
May 31st, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 31 (IANS) Sikh and Muslim employees of New York City transit system will be allowed to wear religious head coverings without an agency logo in public even ... Read more...
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Top Indians in the Obama administration
March 10th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 10 (IANS) President Barack Obama, whose administration has by far the largest number of Indian Americans, has appointed two more to key White House jobs. USAID administrator ... Read more...
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Kim Dotcom to appeal against judge’s decision
February 28th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Auckland, Feb 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kim Dotcom, the embattled founder of Megaupload, is confident that all the charges against him will be dropped after the trial. The self-confessed former hacker was speaking ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy settles issue with US health regulator
December 21st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 21 (IANS) Drug firm Ranbaxy Wednesday said it
has inked an agreement with the US health regulator for lifting a ban on import of drugs from its two facilities ... Read more...
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Obama names Indian-American to communications body
November 1st, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) President Barack Obama has named an Indian American lawyer Ajit Varadaraj Pai, a Republican, and Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, as Commissioners on the bipartisan Federal ... Read more...
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Children eyewitness to family violence
October 18th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) More than one out of four children have been exposed to physical violence between their parents at some time, say US researchers.But the vast bulk of ... Read more...
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Former UN security worker charged with $100,000 fraud
July 1st, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An ex-UN employee has been arrested for allegedly holding jobs at the UN and the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) as well, the US Department ... Read more...
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Bank of America settles lawsuit with US Dept of Justice
May 30th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Bank of America Corp. has reached a deal to amicably resolve a suit which was filed by the US Department of Justice. The bank is ... Read more...
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Infosys braces to counter visa fraud charge in US
May 25th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) India's global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd. is reviewing its procedures to counter the charge of misusing B1 business visas to the US, a senior company ... Read more...
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US begins probe into Raymond Davis shooting incident
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 23(ANI): The US Department of Justice has started an investigation into the January 27 shootout, in which CIA contractor Raymond Davis had killed two youths in Pakistan."Yes I confirm that ... Read more...
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Google’s plan to publish books online blocked by US court
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): A court in the US has blocked an agreement between Google and publishers that would have allowed the Internet search engine to publish books online.Google has scanned millions ... Read more...
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Davis’s release based on ISI-CIA secret deal: Report
March 17th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) The release of American security contractor Raymond Davis, who killed two men in Lahore, is understood to have been based on a clandestine deal between ... Read more...
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Two US law experts meet Davis, discuss legal issues in double murder case
March 6th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 6(ANI): The US government has reportedly assigned two American legal experts to defend double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who is being tried in an additional district and sessions court ... Read more...
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No proof that Assange encouraged leaks, says WikiLeaks
February 10th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington/London, Feb.10 (ANI): Investigators in the United States are believed to have failed to find evidence to go ahead with the prosecution of Julian Assange, the head of the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks, for ... Read more...
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Assange to appear in court over extradition case
January 11th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to appear in a London court Tuesday in his fight against extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over alleged ... Read more...
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US Justice Department puts Pak-origin terror suspect on its wanted list
December 16th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington/London, Dec. 16 (ANI): The US Department of Justice has put Manchester-based Pakistan-origin terror suspect Abdul Naseer on its wanted list after intelligence revealed that he was a part of an al-Qaeda ... Read more...
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US woman charged with aiding Somalia-based militia with Al-Qaeda links
November 16th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A Californian woman has been charged with aiding a Somalia-based militia with ties to Al-Qaeda, the US Department of Justice has said.Nima Ali Yusuf was arrested on November ... Read more...
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CBI detains Oz construction manager for taking bribes to build Afghan hospital
October 15th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 15 (ANI): An Australian construction manager has been detained in India for allegedly taking a 190,000 dollar bribe to allow a subcontractor to build a hospital and college in Afghanistan. ... Read more...
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Putin met with deported Russian spies
July 25th, 2010 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
Foros (Ukraine), July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday said he had met with spies deported from the US following the largest spy swap since the Cold War and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Pak student arrested in Britain charged for planning attacks in US
July 8th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): A Pakistani student, who was arrested last year along with 12 others in raids across Manchester for plotting attacks on shopping centres, has been arrested on suspicion of ... Read more...
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Spy row won’t affect Russia-US ties: Putin
June 30th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expressed the hope that the arrests of 10 Russians for spying on the US will not hamper diplomatic ties between the ... Read more...
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Russia seeks explanation from US on spy scandal
June 29th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia wants an explanation from the US over the arrest of a group of suspected Russian spies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
The US Department of ... Read more...
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Facebook hampering Oz police probes, putting lives at risk
May 26th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 26 (ANI): Social networking site Facebook's woeful relationship with law enforcement bodies is hampering police investigations and putting lives at risk, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has claimed.State and ... Read more...
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India-inspired ‘Prince of Pot’ faces five-year jail in Canada
May 25th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, May 25 (IANS) India-inspired 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery, who runs the Marijuana Party of Canada, Pot-TV and Cannabis Culture magazine to promote free use of pot, Monday pleaded guilty in ... Read more...
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Access to Headley: Indian Solicitor General holds discussions with US officials
April 28th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI):Indian Solicitor General, Gopal Subramanium along with Indian Ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar has met with the United States Attorney General Eric Holder and held ... Read more...
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Headley access talks ’still on track’ (Lead)
April 22nd, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 22 (IANS) Discussions between the US and India on providing New Delhi access to key 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter David Coleman Headley under his plea bargain are "still on ... Read more...
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Talks on giving India access to Headley ’still on track’
April 22nd, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 22 (IANS) Discussions between the US and India on providing New Delhi access to key 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter David Coleman Headley under his plea bargain are "still on ... Read more...
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India happy with progress on access to Headley (Lead)
April 4th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India is satisfied with the progress of talks with the US over access to Pakistan-American terror suspect David Headley, who is linked to the Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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India satisfied with progress on access to Headley
April 4th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India is "satisfied" with progress of talks with the United States over access to Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant David Headley, who is suspected of involvement in ... Read more...
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No decision on direct access to Headley for India
April 2nd, 2010 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 2 (IANS) The US has reiterated its stand of sharing full information on David Headley with India but says no decision has yet been made on whether ... Read more...
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Headley names Pakistani Army officers involved in 26/11
March 26th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley has told a US court that serving Pakistani Army officers were involved in the 26/11 terror mayhem in Mumbai, and one of ... Read more...
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US hedges on access to Headley, BJP decries ‘flip-flop’ (Second Lead)
March 23rd, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Amid reports of India sending a team of investigators to quiz David Coleman Headley, the US Tuesday appeared to signal a change in stance over giving ... Read more...
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No decision on giving India direct access to Headley: US (Lead)
March 23rd, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Amid reports of India sending investigators to quiz David Coleman Headley, the US Tuesday said no decision had been taken to give New Delhi "direct access" ... Read more...
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No decision on direct access to Headley yet: US envoy
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The US said Tuesday there had been no decision to give India "direct access" to David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani American terror suspect who has confessed ... Read more...
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