Obama vows to target Al Qaeda in Pakistan and beyondWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has vowed to continue targeting the Al Qaeda that is threatening the US from Pakistan and beyond, even as the terror network is said to have “lost operational capacity” after a series of recent missile strikes. Maoists made no swap demand before killing cop: ChidambaramNEW DELHI - Terming the killing of a Jharkhand police officer by Maoists as “cold blooded”, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday that no demand was being made for a swap of prisoners. British minister in Sri Lanka to assess refugee resettlementCOLOMBO - A British cabinet minister began a two-day visit to Sri Lanka Tuesday to assess the government’s resettlement plans for an estimated 250,000 people displaced by the country’s civil war, officials said. IIT Gandhinagar to prepare national fire registryNEW DELHI - The one-year-old Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar (IIT-G) will develop a national fire accident registry to provide better data and develop protection solutions for firefighters across the country, it was announced here Tuesday. Delhi Police conduct security drill in capitalNEW DELHI - Delhi Police Tuesday conducted a security drill at a cinema hall and two markets to measure the preparedness level of various authorities in case of any emergency. Australian Army chief visits KashmirJAMMU - The Australian Army chief, Lt. Gen. Ken J. Gillespie, was briefed on the Indian Army’s strategies to tackle militancy in Jammu and Kashmir during his visit to the Udhampur-based Northern Command Tuesday. IAF’s Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team to be disbanded?NEW DELHI - As the Indian Air Force’s scintillating Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT) takes to the sky during the Air Force Day parade Thursday, it might well be its last display. Due to the shortage of trainer aircraft the IAF is likely to disband the display team, only the third nine-aircraft formation of its kind in the world. Pratibha Patil to visit LoCJAMMU - President Pratibha Patil will visit forward positions of the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Friday, an official said Tuesday. Assam village limps back to normal after militant attackBISWANATH CHARIALI - Army personnel continued to patrol villages in Assam’s violence-hit Sonitpur district after tribal separatists killed 12 villagers, officials said Tuesday. North Korea almost finished rebuilding nuclear facility: ReportSEOUL - North Korea appears to be in the final stage of restoring a previously disabled nuclear facility, South Korean media reported Tuesday. India seeks greater role for women in UN peacekeepingUNITED NATIONS - India has sought more representation of women in high decision-making positions at the UN saying greater participation of women in areas of conflict prevention was particularly necessary for lasting peace and security. Bodies of soldiers killed in Himachal accident sent homeSHIMLA - Bodies of seven Indian Army personnel who were killed in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district have been sent to their native places, an official said Monday. Armed forces rescue hundreds in flood-hit statesNEW DELHI - Undertaking one of the biggest relief and rescue operations in the flood-ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the armed forces have rescued hundreds of marooned people so far. Britain opens Nepal office to help Gurkha migrationKATHMANDU - The British government took a step Monday to ease the future exodus of retired Gurkha soldiers from Nepal to Britain along with their dependants by opening an office in Kathmandu valley. Congress defends Antony over defence aircraftTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress Monday criticized Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan for blaming Defence Minister A.K. Antony for not arranging a defence aircraft to airlift the bodies of those killed in the Thekkady boat tragedy. Lost a bag at airport? Log onNEW DELHI - Lost your luggage at the airport? Don’t fret. In a move that will come as a relief to all such harried travellers, the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) has launched a ‘lost and found’ section on their website which will help one trace missing baggage. British spies tried to ‘get rid of’ Krishna MenonLONDON - British intelligence agencies were so suspicious of India’s first High Commissioner to Britain - a man with strong leftist sympathies - that they tried to get rid of him, says an authoritative book. Al-Qaeda ’suppository bombs’ cast doubt on airport security: ReportPARIS - Suicide bombers associated with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terrorist network have begun carrying bombs inside their bodies in the form of suppositories to circumvent strict security controls, the French daily Le Figaro reported Monday. Army called out after NDFB mows down 12 Assam villagersGUWAHATI - The army was called out in Assam’s violence-hit Sonitpur district Monday after tribal separatists attacked a village and gunned down 12 people, officials said. Police pickets set up in Bihar villages after massacrePATNA - Police pickets have been set up in two Bihar villages, three days after 16 people were massacred by suspected Maoists, as a precautionary measure to prevent further violence, officials said Monday. Naga rebels kill six in Bangladesh camp, held at Tripura borderAGARTALA - Five militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), who had allegedly killed six of their colleagues, were detained while while they were crossing the Bangladesh border into Tripura, officials said Monday. NSG’s India exception can weaken NPT, says non-proliferation bodyNEW DELHI - The exception that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has made for India in allowing global nuclear trade and fuel commerce with it can weaken the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), says the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND). 8 soldiers killed in Himachal accidentSHIMLA - Eight Indian Army personnel were killed in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district Sunday evening, police said. Nine Taliban militants killed in PakistanISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces killed nine Taliban fighters during weekend operations in the troubled Swat Valley, the military said Sunday. Nothing ‘fishy’ about North Korean ship, says navyNEW DELHI/KOCHI - A probe team has found nothing “incriminating” on board a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship, which was detained off the Kerala coast for anchoring in Indian waters without mandatory clearance, a naval official said Sunday. IAEA to inspect new Iranian nuclear site Oct 25TEHRAN - Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Sunday in Tehran that the IAEA will inspect the newly revealed Iranian nuclear site Oct 25. North Korean ship detained off Kerala coastNEW DELHI - A North Korean ship headed for Pakistan has been detained off the Kerala coast by the navy and the Coast Guard after it anchored in Indian waters without mandatory clearance, a defence official said Sunday. Five militants killed in Manipur shootoutIMPHAL - Five separatist guerrillas were killed and a police commando injured in a gun battle between the militants and security personnel in Manipur, an official said Sunday. Ten killed in Afghan insurgent attackKABUL - Eight US soldiers and two Afghan troopers were killed when suspected Taliban insurgents attacked their outposts in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, officials said Sunday. Eleven militants, one soldier killed in PakistanISLAMABAD - Eleven militants and a soldier were killed Saturday in clashes in the northwestern tribal region of Pakistan that borders Afghanistan, a security official said. |
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