Major Pakistani Taliban attacks

Major Pakistani Taliban attacks

The following are some of the deadliest terror attacks carried out by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since its inception in 2007: Sep 2, 2013: Two suicide bomb attacks took place at All Saints Church in Peshawar in which over 80 people were killed and dozens injured. It was the deadliest attack on the Christian minority […]

Bengaluru on high alert over terror threat tweets

Bengaluru, Dec 15 (IANS) Bengaluru has been put of high alert Monday following tweets on Twitter threatening a repeat of the hostage drama at a cafe in Australia’s Sydney, Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George said. “A high alert has been sounded in Bengaluru after police received tweets on its Twitter account threatening to re-enact a […]

Infosys techie’s family happy he escaped

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The family of Ankireddy Vishwakant expressed joy on learning that he was rescued safely from a Sydney cafe when Australian police stormed it to end a hostage drama. His parents were elated to see him on television channels coming out of the cafe. Clad in a white shirt and with raised […]

Less mobile towers, low spectrum causes for call drops

Kochi, Dec 14 (IANS) Call drops are a recurring problem for phone users and even Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, addressing a telecom conference here Sunday over phone, became a victim. Experts blame lower spectrum availability and less telecom towers for this daily menace. “There are call drops because signal levels are lower as we […]

Bargate has India’s longest-serving legislator in tatters

Bargate has India’s longest-serving legislator in tatters

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani is possibly India’s longest-serving legislator having won every election to the assembly since 1965. But things turned sour for the 81-year-old minister after a corruption case was filed against him for allegedly receiving a Rs.1 crore bribe to reopen the closed bars in the state. The […]

Tamil poet Subramania Bharti remembered

Tamil poet Subramania Bharti remembered

Aligarh, Dec 13 (IANS) Historians and scholars Saturday recalled the contribution of Tamil poet Subramania Bharti in consolidating national unity and presenting an egalitarian vision for India. They were speaking at a seminar here organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Aligarh Muslim University. Chandni Bi of the Department of History said Bharti, who died […]

ACB raids house of Goa cop linked to drug trade

ACB raids house of Goa cop linked to drug trade

Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) Goa’s Vigilance Department officials Thursday raided the home of a police sub-inspector being probed for links to the drug mafia and seized his laptop and mobile phone, an official said Thursday. PSI Sunil Gudlar, formerly attached to the Goa Police anti-narcotics cell (ANC) was booked in 2011 for his alleged links […]

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