The Maoist attack in Silda in which 24 EFR personnel were killed has finally prompted the state government to opt for a ‘shoot-to-kill' policy against Left wing extremists. The decision was taken at a high-level
Accepting a key demand of Maoists for safe release of an abducted Jharkhand block development officer, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren on Wednesday night said the legal process has begun to free some of the
Striking for the second time this week, heavily-armed Maoists swooped down on Kasari village in the Bihar's Jamui district, set afire thatched houses and fired a hail of bullets, leaving 12 tribals dead and eight
Investigators have found footprints of US terror suspect David Headley in the Pune blast and hope to get a breakthrough "very soon" following intensive questioning of some people, mostly locals. Highly placed sources today said
Two hardcore militants, holed up in a house, were killed in an intense 11-hour gunbattle with the security forces on Wednesday in a village in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The ultras, believed to be affiliated
On a visit to New Zealand, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the Indian government will take all possible steps to ensure safety of international players, according to an opposition leader. The General Secretary of
Giving no relief, a Delhi Court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrant against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases opening the possibility of his arrest by CBI ahead of anticipatory bail plea to
Jammu and Kashmir government is working on the draft surrender policy relating to return of Kashmiri militants who had crossed over to PoK, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday. "The scheme (surrender policy) has
Heart-rending scenes were witnessed when bodies of the 24 EFR jawans, killed in Monday's deadly Maoist strike, were handed over to their relatives for last rites this morning at Salua camp, near Jhargram in West
India cannot be dictated by HuJI and al-Qaeda and will not be deterred by threats of their leader Iliyas Kashmiri, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said in Jammu on Wednesday."Ilyas Kashmir cannot dictate our course
Five attacks on security forces in six months. Thirty-two jawans killed, scores injured, arms looted, police patrols cowed. On the flip side, three crackdowns on Maoist dens. Just three suspected guerrillas killed, 190 arrested —
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of courts' powers to order CBI probe without the consent of state governments with a rider that this should be used cautiously and sparingly. In a
Suraj Bahadur Thapa of the Eastern Frontier Rifles — one of the 24 West Bengal policemen killed by Maoists on Monday evening — had a premonition of death. So in the days, perhaps hours, before
An IAF MiG-27 fighter jet on Tuesday crashed near Hashimara in West Bengal killing its pilot in the first such mishap this year. "The MiG-27 crashed today and a pilot was killed in the mishap,"
Packing of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) with RDX in the Pune's blast inside German bakery has left forensic experts flummoxed as they were unable to find any remnant to identify the circuit used for
Four persons suspected to be having links with Indian Mujahideen were picked up on Tuesday for questioning in connection with the German Bakery blast and the police said it has got "vital" information from CCTV
The minimum age for admission for nursery classes in the city's schools could be raised from three to four years with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday saying her government has no objection to
Indian Premier League authorities on Tuesday allotted two of Deccan Chargers' home matches to their catchment area Cuttack to placate the franchise which had threatened to boycott the event after their home matches were shifted
Most of the jawans killed in yesterday's Maoist attack on the EFR camp here at Shilda in West Midnapore district are from north Bengal. A list available from the police, which is in possession of
In a significant initiative, 20 school boards on Tuesday agreed on a common curriculum in science and mathematics at senior secondary level and decided to work towards a common entrance test for admission into higher
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