Woman suicide bomber kills six in Russia
August 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 28 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber killed six people in Russia's southwestern Dagestan region Tuesday, according to local officials.The attack was carried out in the village of Chirkey, ... Read more...
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A candid post-mortem of the LTTE (Book Review)
July 16th, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Book: "The Prabhakaran Saga"; Author: S. Murali; Publisher: Sage Publishers;Pages: 362; Price: Rs.425This is a cold-blooded yet comprehensive post-mortem of the rise and fall of the LTTE and its boss Velupillai ... Read more...
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My life is under threat: Sri Lankan ex-army chief
June 10th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 10 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was recently released from prison, Sunday said his life is under threat and he needs to be provided ... Read more...
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Gandhi killers pass Plus 2 exams
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Even as they face the gallows, two convicts in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case have come out with flying colours uin the Plus 2 ... Read more...
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Woman suicide bomber held in Russia
February 5th, 2012 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman suicide bomber from Moscow has been arrested in Grozny, capital of Russia's Chechnya region, an official said.The unidentified 20-year-old woman, a resident of ... Read more...
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11 injured in Peshawar blast
October 27th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) At least 11 people were injured, three critically, when a bomb exploded in a busy market in Pakistan's Peshawar city Thursday morning.The blast took place in ... Read more...
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1,000 Youth Congress activists to fast against Tamil Nadu assembly resolution
September 5th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Around 1,000 members of the Tamil Nadu Youth Congress will go on a day-long fast Tuesday to demand the withdrawal of the state assembly resolution ... Read more...
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Respect the law: Congress on Rajiv killers
August 30th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Congress wants the law of the land to be honoured, state party chief K.V. Thangkabalu said Tuesday, after the Madras High Court ... Read more...
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Assembly resolution on Rajiv killers not binding: Khurshid
August 30th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly asking President Pratibha Patil to review the mercy petitions of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's ... Read more...
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Rajiv Gandhi killers move court for stay of hanging
August 29th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) The three convicts facing the gallows for their involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi Monday moved the Madras High Court ... Read more...
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Can’t commute death sentences of Rajiv killers: Jayalalithaa
August 29th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Monday that she did not have the power to commute the death sentences of the three convicted in ... Read more...
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Woman torches herself to save Rajiv killers
August 28th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) The campaign to seek commutation of the death sentences of three convicts in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination turned tragic Sunday with a woman ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu Congress chief wants Rajiv killers hanged
August 27th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress Chief K.V. Thangkabalu Saturday said the law should take its course in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case and the three ... Read more...
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: three to hang Sep 9 (Lead)
August 26th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) The three men facing death penalty for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi will be hanged Sep 9 in Tamil Nadu's Vellore ... Read more...
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Commute death sentence in Gandhi case: PUDR
August 26th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Friday urged the Tamil Nadu government to spare the lives of three men sentenced to death for ... Read more...
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Search women in burqa without exception: Pakistani daily
August 13th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Women wearing burqa "need to be searched without exception", said a leading Pakistani daily after a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in Peshawar city.An editorial ... Read more...
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Rajiv Gandhi killer’s mother demands fresh trial
August 13th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 12 (IANS) A day after the president rejected the mercy petitions of three men on death row for former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, the mother of ... Read more...
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President rejects mercy petition of Rajiv killers (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil has rejected the mercy petition of three men sentenced to death for involvement in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, an ... Read more...
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Don’t politicise Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination: Congress
May 24th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) While not directly commenting on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's remarks about DMK's alleged links to the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, ... Read more...
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DMK indirectly behind Rajiv assassination: Jayalalithaa
May 24th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) The DMK was indirectly behind the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. ... Read more...
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Violent incidents in Pakistan since Osama’s killing
May 23rd, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) The following is a timeline of violent incidents in Pakistan since the May 2 killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a US ... Read more...
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Woman suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber detonated herself at the main entrance to a court in a Pakistani city Tuesday, killing three police personnel, a media report ... Read more...
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Woman suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan
May 10th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) At least three police personnel were killed and seven injured early Tuesday in a blast carried out by a woman suicide bomber outside a court ... Read more...
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`It’s terrifying bomber was 14-year-old in school uniform’
February 11th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) The suicide bombing by a 14-year-old dressed in school uniform at a military training centre in northwest Pakistan is a "terrifying event", said a Pakistani daily Friday.An editorial ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban set up all-women suicide bombers wing
December 29th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistani Taliban have established an all-women wing of suicide bombers to carry out terror missions across the country, dramatically revealed a 12-year-old girl who managed to escape ... Read more...
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Paris station bomb alert turns out to be hoax (Lead)
September 27th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Sep 27 (IANS) A bomb alert that briefly suspended traffic via the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris turned out to be a hoax, the third such incident in two weeks, Paris ... Read more...
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Paris train station evacuated after bomb alert
September 27th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Sep 27 (IANS) The train station of Saint-Lazare in Paris was evacuated Monday after a bomb alert, police said.
Specialised personnel have been sent to investigate the nature of the incident, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Nalini shifted from Vellore to Chennai prison
June 28th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 28 (IANS) Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was Monday shifted to the high security Puzhal prison here from Vellore women's ... Read more...
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Action mulled against Nalini
April 23rd, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Sriharan Nalini, serving life sentence over former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, may face disciplinary action following the seizure of a mobile telephone from her cell, a ... Read more...
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Mobile phone seized from Nalini’s cell
April 20th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) A mobile phone was seized Tuesday from the cell in which Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Nalini Sriharan is lodged in Vellore prison here, jail officials said.
The search and ... Read more...
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Rajiv’s assassin Nalini moves court for early release
April 12th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence for assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Monday moved the Madras High Court against a Tamil Nadu government decision to reject ... Read more...
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Nalini plans to appeal in apex court against decision
March 30th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, will approach the Supreme Court against the Tamil Nadu government's decision to ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu rejects Nalini’s plea for release (Lead)
March 29th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Monday rejected the demand for the release of Nalini Hariharan, sentenced to life for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Tamil ... Read more...
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Rajiv Gandhi assassins continue protest fast
September 22nd, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 22 (IANS) S. Nalini and Robert Payas, in prison for the 1991 killing of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Tuesday continued their fast demanding their immediate release.
While Nalini began ... Read more...
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LTTE chief KP knew Rajiv Gandhi was to be killed
August 7th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The new chief of the Tamil Tigers who is now in Sri Lankan custody was one of the rare few outside the group's intelligence ... Read more...
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