13/7 blasts: Two accused arrested in theft case

13/7 blasts: Two accused arrested in theft case Mumbai: Two of the five alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives behind bars in connection with 13/7 bomb blasts case were on Monday arrested in a motorcycle theft case, a senior ATS official said. Terror suspects Naquee Ahmed and Nadeem Shaikh were on Monday arrested for stealing two motorcycles from VP Road and Dongri areas days before the 13/7 bomb blasts, the official said. Both of them were in judicial custody in...
10:50 PM, May 28, 2012

13/7 accused had eye surgery to dodge ATS

13/7 accused had eye surgery to dodge ATS Mumbai: Do you think you can elude the cops by getting rid of your glasses? Twenty six-year-old Wakas Ibrahim Shaikh, an accused in the 13/7 terror blasts case, definitely thinks so. He allegedly underwent a laser operation to get rid of his glasses, in a bid to disguise his look three months after the terror attack which occurred at the Opera House, Zaveri Bazaar, and Dadar (west). The 4,000-page chargesheet,...
07:22 PM, May 28, 2012

Mumbai: ATS files chargesheet in 13/7 blast case

Mumbai: ATS files chargesheet in 13/7 blast case Mumbai: Almost a year after three bomb blasts shook the city killing 27 people and injuring many others, ATS on Friday filed a 4000-page chargesheet in a special MCOCA court against four accused in the case. The four accused, Naquee Ahmed, Nadeem Shaikh, Kanwar Pathrija and Haroon Naik, are facing trial under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), IPC and other laws. A copy of the confession...
06:29 PM, May 25, 2012

Syria: Twin blasts in Damascus, 40 killed

Syria: Twin blasts in Damascus, 40 killed Damascus (Syria): Two strong explosions ripped through the Syrian capital on Thursday, killing more than 40 people and leaving scenes of carnage in the streets in an assault against a center of government power, officials said. Syria's state-run TV said 170 people were wounded in what one official said may have been the most powerful of a series of blasts that have hit the capital this year. The explosions, which...
03:32 PM, May 10, 2012

Karnataka arrests terrorist in Bihar, Nitish fumes

Karnataka arrests terrorist in Bihar, Nitish fumes New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday vented his anger on way Karnataka police arrested a suspect terrorist from Darbhanga in Bihar, without formally informing the state police. Bangalore Crime Branch officials arrested Kafil Akhtar from Darbhanga for his alleged involvement in the M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium blasts. "I have got information from police officials in Bihar that Karnataka police have arrested a person in Darbhanga. We have...
02:30 PM, May 08, 2012

ATM machines, rail tracks targeted in Pak's Sindh

ATM machines, rail tracks targeted in Pak's Sindh Islamabad: At least 19 low-intensity bomb blasts targeted ATM machines of state-run banks and railway tracks in Sindh province of southern Pakistan on Wednesday, injuring six persons, including two policemen. The explosions occurred in cities and towns across Sindh, including the capital city of Karachi, early on Wednesday morning. A private security guard was injured in a blast at a bank in Kotri town while two policemen were wounded in...
04:43 PM, May 02, 2012

Assam: High alert after blasts before PM's visit

Assam: High alert after blasts before PM's visit Guwahati: Assam has been put on high alert and extra security has been deployed ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's one-day visit. Two blasts rocked the state on Thursday evening just hours ahead of the Prime Minister's visit. The Prime Minister will be in Guwahati to inaugurate the platinum jubilee celebration of the Assam Assembly. The Home Ministry has asked the state to keep a strict vigil as intelligence hints...
11:25 AM, Apr 20, 2012

At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts

At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts Baghdad: More than 20 bombs hit cities and towns across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150, police and hospital sources said, raising fears of sectarian strife in a country whose authorities are keen to show they can now maintain security. In Baghdad, three car bombs, two roadside bombs and one suicide car bomb hit mainly Shi'ite areas, killing 15 people and wounding 61, the sources...
03:22 AM, Apr 20, 2012

Twin blasts in Assam ahead of PM's day-long visit

Twin blasts in Assam ahead of PM's day-long visit Guwahati: Two separate blasts rocked Assam on Thursday. However, no casualties were reported in both the incidents. While the first blast occurred at a power station in Jorhat in Upper Assam, the second blast was carried out at Sibsagar in Upper Assam. The first blast at the power station occurred at around 9.30 pm. There were no reports of any casualties in the attack. In the second blast at Sibsagar,...
10:45 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Kabul attack: Has US blundered by announcing troop pullout?

Kabul attack: Has US blundered by announcing troop pullout?

Taliban suicide bombers unleashed a wave of coordinated attacks at the diplomatic enclave in Kabul and three other cities on Sunday. Has America blundered by announcing its troop pullout from the troubled nation? Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar for a discussion this week in World View on Friday at 10 pm. ...
01:57 PM, Apr 18, 2012

Taliban attacks diplomatic area in Kabul, 16 dead

Taliban attacks diplomatic area in Kabul, 16 dead Kabul: Militants launched a series of coordinated attacks in the Afghan capital on Sunday, with blasts and gunfire rocking three neighbourhoods that are home to Afghan government buildings, Western embassies and NATO bases. Latest reports: Attacks were retaliation for Quran burnings, US marine urination video and Kandahar shooting massacre, said Taliban spokesman. The Afghan Taliban issued a new statement which said that the group attacked President Hamid Karzai's presidential palace...
03:25 PM, Apr 15, 2012

Bombs in southern Thailand kill 14, wound 341

Bombs in southern Thailand kill 14, wound 341 Hat Yai: Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly coordinated attacks in years in Thailand's restive south, killing 14 people and wounding 340 with car bombs that targeted on Saturday shoppers and a high-rise hotel frequented by foreign tourists. A first batch of explosives planted inside a parked pickup truck ripped through an area of restaurants and shops in a busy area of Yala city, a main commercial hub of...
06:49 PM, Mar 31, 2012

Maharashtra ATS kills Ahmedabad blast suspect

Maharashtra ATS kills Ahmedabad blast suspect New Delhi: A suspect wanted in connection with the 2008 Ahmedabad blast case was killed in an encounter with the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Aurangabad on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Abrar, a resident of Gulmohar Colony in Ahmedabad, police said. Mohammad Abrar's name figured in the chargesheet of the Ahmedabad 2008 blast case and Gujarat Police say he was in touch with Indian Mujahideen operative...
03:02 PM, Mar 26, 2012

46 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit

46 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit Baghdad: Bombings across Iraq killed 46 people on Tuesday, striking at police and Shiite pilgrims in a torrent of violence that officials had dreaded in the run-up to a Baghdad meeting of the Arab world's top leaders, which the government hoped would showcase the nation's stability. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which also left nearly 200 people wounded. But authorities have feared al-Qaida or its...
04:04 PM, Mar 20, 2012

Portugal court rejects Salem's plea on extradition

Portugal court rejects Salem's plea on extradition New Delhi: India has got a breather with the Constitutional Court of Portugal staying the order of its Supreme Court on violation of extradition agreement of underworld don Abu Salem by New Delhi by slapping new charges invoking death penalty. CBI sources said that the Constitutional Court, while admitting India's plea, stayed the order of the Supreme Court of Portugal. India in its plea had also mentioned the recent order...
12:28 PM, Mar 19, 2012
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