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Kolkata July 5 (ANI): The central paramilitary forces and West Bengal state police are moving towards Maoists strong holds of Pingboni and Birbhanpur, after the capture of Kalimuri and Madhupur.

In a major operational success security forces took Kalaimuri and Madhupur in their control, from where they are expected to launch further operations.

Meanwhile, West Bengal Home [...]

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): The UPA Government has reportedly asked the Left Front government in West Bengal to declare the CPI (Maoist) an “unlawful association” and ban it under a 1908 Act.

Home Ministry officials have advised the West Bengal government to outlaw the CPI (Maoist) because the UAP Act, under which it declared the [...]

Ramgarh, June 27 (ANI): Security forces on Saturday captured Ramgarh, an area under Maoists in a two-sided attack to reclaim areas in West Midnapore district.

“We have secured Ramgarh. We will establish a police outpost and a camp. The police will restore normalcy. The operations will continue,” said Inspector General CID (special operations group) Siddhinath [...]

Peshawar, June26 (ANI): The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain has said that reports about the death of Taliban Swat chapter deputy leader, Shah Durran, had not been confirmed yet.

“We’ve heard reports of Shah Durran’s death, and his consequent funeral and burial, but we cannot officially confirm it unless we have concrete [...]

London, June 21 (ANI): As the Pakistan Army prepares for a spectacular offensive against the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud is South Waziristan, a ‘jihadi’ video showcasing the strength of the insurgents has the security forces worried.

The 39-minute video, which was posted on an Al-Qaeda website recently, contains footages of a training camp which is [...]

Peshawar, June 21 (ANI): At least 22 Taliban insurgents and other extremists have reportedly been killed, as the Pakistan Army intensified its operation against the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban in South Waziristan.

According to sources, the security forces are engaged in a gruesome battle in the region, and are also being assisted by Pakistan Air Force fighter [...]

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today asked the Maoists to lay down arms and come forward for negotiations.

Talking to reporters here, Chidambaram assured that the Centre shall facilitate their talks with the West Bengal government.

“The state government is in regular touch with the Centre and the West Bengal [...]

Lalgarh (West Bengal) June 19(ANI): The West Bengal Police supported by Central Paramilitary forces launched “operation Lalgarh” to clear the areas in and around Lalgarh from Maoist captivity in West Midnapore district.

The security forces are facing tough time in clearing the human shields, consisting of women and children put up by ultras on [...]

Brussels – The European Commission set the scene Wednesday for a potential showdown with European Union governments by proposing an EU-wide system to oversee the bloc’s financial markets and avoid future credit crunches.
“The crisis has shown that the current system is not sufficiently responsive and not appropriate for a single financial services market. This [...]

Islamabad – Pakistan’s military on Monday said security forces had pushed Taliban militants out of a former ski resort in the north-west where intense fighting had forced over 2 million people to leave their homes.
Troops secured the Taliban militant stronghold of Malam Jabba in Swat valley’s northern part “after stiff resistance,” the army said [...]

Amritsar, March 24 (IANS) Sikh organisations, including some radical ones, are all set to evoke the painful memories of the Indian Army’s storming of the Golden Temple complex in June 1984 to evict heavily armed Sikh extremists.
The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and Sikh [...]

Islamabad, May 6 (ANI): Hours after storming into Mingora, the largest city of the Swat Valley, the Taliban has now captured Saidu Sharif, where residences of top district administration officials and offices are based, The Daily Times reports.

According to sources, the Taliban has taken control of the offices of DIG and investigation SP in the [...]

Islamabad, Apr.29 (ANI): Pakistan military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on Wednesday told a press conference here that over 50 Taliban militants have been killed in the ongoing military operation in Buner.

Major General Abbas also confirmed the death of [...]

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Unable to cope with rising menace of stray cattle and encroachments in the national capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has asked Delhi Police to create a dedicated wing to help deal with civic issues.
This is perhaps the only national capital where stray cattle roam the streets. They cause traffic [...]

Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): A porn flick has been receiving stiff resistance from critics, who have said that universities should not be paying for the screening of such smut.

But the film’s supporters have fought back saying that it does not fit the legal definition of obscenity, and that [...]

Washington – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday laid out a major shift in the Pentagon’s spending priorities, cutting a range of expensive Cold War-era weapons programmes and boosting capabilities that would aid the country’s battle against terrorism.
Gates said the decisions drew heavily on lessons learned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and [...]

Washington – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday announced a major shift in the Pentagon’s spending priorities, cutting a range of expensive Cold War-era weapons programmes and boosting spending that would aid the country’s battle against terrorism.
Gates said the decisions drew heavily on lessons learned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and [...]

Washington – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday announced a major shift in the Pentagon’s spending priorities, cutting some expensive Cold War-era weapons programmes and boosting spending that would aid the country’s battle against terrorism.
Gates said the decisions drew heavily on lessons learned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and represented a shift [...]

Peshawar, Feb.24 (ANI): Pakistan security forces have vowed that the Bajaur region would be under their control by the next month, and have attributed the delay in part to the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks.

Talking to media persons here, Inspector General (IG) of Frontier Corp. (FC) Major General Tariq Khan said that the [...]