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Centre admits to ‘collateral damage’

A day after eight persons, including three children, were gunned down by joint anti-Naxal forces in Chhattisgarh, the Union home ministry has admitted “collateral damage’’ has taken place, clearly ind

7 mega cities to have eyes in the sky

Mega cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Ahmedabad may soon be covered by aerial surveillance as the Union ministry of home affairs formalises a “safe city” project to be rolled out in seven cities.

India team to seek report on Sarabjit

The brutal attack on Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in a Pakistani jail, has taken place at a time when an Indian delegation is present in Pakistan to review conditions of Indian prisoners in

MHA to equip ITBP with world-class tech

Not keen to solely depend on the Indian Army, the Union home ministry will soon equip the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) with world-class technology like satellite imagery or UAVs to step-up vigilance on the Indo-China border particularly the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh region.

Chinese tent 18 km inside Indian area

Chinese forces for the first time have intruded nearly 18 km inside the Indian side of the unresolved Line of Actual Control and pitched tents.

Govt mulls sending judicial panel to Pak

With questions being raised over the death in mysterious circumstances of Chambail Singh, an Indian citizen, who died on January 15 after he was allegedly assaulted by the staff of Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, the Government of India is mulling reviving the eight-member Indo-Pak joint judicial committee (JJC) and sending the four jurist members of the team from India to Pakistan.

Arrested IM men had recced site in July ’12

Specific information was available to the Delhi police about Indian Mujahideen operatives Syed Maqbool and Imran reconnoitring Dilsukhnagar, Begum Bazaar and Abids areas of Hyderabad in July 2012.

Pending mercy pleas put on fast track

President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition of the infamous forest brigand Veerappan’s four associates.

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