A blast near the BJP's office in Bangalore injured 16 people on Wednesday morning. An eyewitness describes the events that followed after the explosion. ...
08:15 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Bangalore: A loud bang and the next moment three cars went up in flames and a bike blown to smithereens, recounted witnesses to a terror strike outside the Bharatiya Janata office in Bangalore buzzing with activity ahead of the May 5 Assembly polls. "All of us were sitting in a police van in front of which the cars and a motorbike were parked. I heard a deafening sound and when...
05:14 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Ahmedabad: An alert has been sounded across Gujarat in the wake of the blast near the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Bangalore on Wednesday, a top police officer said. "We have sounded alert to police commissioners and district police heads in the state following the bomb blast in Bangalore," state police chief Amitabh Pathak said. When asked whether security at state BJP office in Ahmedabad and other offices in...
05:00 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: BJP on Wednesday termed as unfortunate the bomb blast outside its office in Bangalore and maintained that this "terror act" appeared to be the job of some sleeper cells active due to "lack of efforts" in fighting terror by the Centre. BJP President Rajnath Singh refused to react to Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed's contention that the blast would help the right-wing party in the forthcoming Assembly elections in...
04:35 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Islamabad: Terrorists targeted senior politicians campaigning for Pakistan's upcoming General Election in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Tuesday, killing 22 people and injuring dozens more and triggering concern about security for the landmark polls. Six persons were killed and about 30 injured when PML-N leader Sanaullah Zehri's motorcade was targeted with a bomb in Khuzdar district of the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday afternoon. Zehri escaped unhurt but...
08:55 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Boston: A day after twin blasts rocked Boston killing three and injuring over 180 people, the FBI is working hard to look for those responsible. CNN has reported that a Taliban or al Qaeda hand has been ruled out and the FBI made a public announcement seeking help into any clues. Law enforcement officials have reportedly said that they have recovered forensic evidence that suggests the two explosive devices may...
08:46 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Boston: Neighbors and friends remembered 8-year-old Boston bombing victim Martin Richard on Tuesday as a vivacious boy who loved to run, climb, and play sports like soccer, basketball and baseball. Family friend Jack Cunningham spoke of how as a pint-sized preschooler, Martin had insisted on getting out of a stroller his mom was pushing during a 5K race in South Boston about five years ago. But once she let him...
12:14 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Two bombs exploded at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races in US city of Boston on Monday, killing three people, and injuring more than 170. ...
11:09 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The explosives used in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing were contained in 6-liter pressure cookers and hidden in black duffel bags on the ground, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. One of the explosives contained shards of metal and ball bearings, and another contained nails, the person said. A second person briefed on the investigation confirmed that at least one of the explosives...
10:28 PM, Apr 16, 2013
In the biggest attacks on the US soil since 9/11, two explosions ripped through the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring 150 others. See which are the groups under suspicion after the bombings. ...
09:50 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: US President Barack Obama admitted on Tuesday that the twin bombings in Boston were an "act of terror" and that the country's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the incident. Obama, who had refrained from using the word "terror" in his earlier address after the blasts, said the "Americans will not be terrorised" and that justice will be done. In the biggest attacks on the US soil since...
09:21 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: FBI and Homeland Security agents carried out searches at a high-rise apartment building in Boston seeking clues to unravel the plot behind the twin blasts, suspected to have been carried out by home-grown terrorists, which killed three people and injured over 150 during the Boston Marathon. Early on Tuesday, investigators descended on a high-rise apartment building in Revere and conducted a search, for nearly nine hours, related to the...
06:32 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Following the twin bomb explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday, we take a look at the 10 sporting events that faced the ghastly acts of terrorism. 1972: Munich Olympics The darkest hour in the Olympics history arrived at the 1972 Games in Munich. Black September, a Palestinian militant group, killed 11 athletes of the Israeli team in a 16-hour hostage drama. Following that, competition was suspended at the Olympic...
11:28 AM, Apr 16, 2013
In a major terror strike on the United States of America, two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring over 144 others. ...
10:03 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Terror struck the United States of America as two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring over 140 others. The bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. The fiery twin blasts took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and ...
09:18 AM, Apr 16, 2013
US President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way. Here is the full text of President Barack Obama's remarks following the explosions Monday at...
09:01 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: In a major terror strike on the United States of America, two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring over 144 others. Over 15 people were critically injured. The bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Major US cities including New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco have been put on high...
08:27 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Pune: Three years after the German Bakery blast killed 17 people and injured over 60, a Pune court come out with a crucial judgement on Monday. It was the first major terror strike in Pune that dented its tag of being a peaceful city. On February 13, 2010, a deadly blast ripped through Pune's famous eating joint German Bakery. Seventeen people died and 64 others were injured. A Pune court...
08:46 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Kandahar (Afghanistan): Terrorist killed six Americans, including a young female diplomat, and an Afghan doctor in a pair of attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday. It was the deadliest day for the United States in the war in eight months. The violence - hours after the US military's top officer arrived for consultations with Afghan and US-led coalition officials - illustrates the instability plaguing the nation as foreign forces work to...
12:58 PM, Apr 07, 2013
