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Controversial Islamist Preacher Zakir Naik's NGO Banned For 5 Years
Controversial Islamist Preacher Zakir Naik's NGO 'Islamic Research Foundation' has been banned for five years . The government has asked the law enforcing Agencies to maintain a strict surveillance on the activities of all establishments of the organisation, sources said.
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As ATMs Run Dry, Government Considers Relaxing Operating Procedure Of Cash Vans
With cash running out fast at most ATMs across the country, the Home Ministry has asked states to provide extra protection to cash carrying vans - mostly private owned - which transport money to banks and ATMs. The advisory by the Centre comes three days after 500 and 1000-rupee notes were demonitised by the government in a move to curb black or il...
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This New Notice Sums Up Life Near Line Of Control (LoC) Amid Hostilities
Last Friday, 16-year-old Ajay Kumar was killed as he tried to take cover from cross-border firing and shelling by Pakistani troops in his village Duian, about a kilometre from the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Ajay was preparing for his board exam.
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In Border Villages of Jammu, Life Is Measured By Shells That Missed
It was the noise of our vehicle that had alerted him. Torch in hand, he slowly walked out of the gate, shielding the upper half of the beam lest the light catch the eye of the Pakistan Rangers whose dug-outs are a hardly kilometre away from the International Border.
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Home Ministry To Declare Zakir Naik's NGO Unlawful, Say Sources
The Islamic Research Foundation - headed by the controversial tele-evangelist Zakir Naik - will be declared as unlawful organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 2011. Sources said the Home Ministry will soon refer the matter to cabinet.
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New Defence Purchase Policy To Open Doors To Finmeccanica: Sources
As the Central Bureau of Investigation looks into how kickbacks were routed when India purchased three Embraer jets from Brazil at a cost of $208 million, the Ministry of Defence is all set to announce a policy for "black listing" firms that indulge in corrupt practices. And with it, the once banned Italian defence manufacturing giant Finmeccanica ...
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Will Not Accept Any Funds, 'No Catching Of Necks': Manohar Parrikar On 'Ae Dil...' Row
The Indian Military will not accept any funds donated for welfare under coercion, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today and quipped that there can be "no catching of necks."
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'Speed, Surprise, Skill' If There's Any Retaliation To Surgical Strikes
While prepping for a possible retaliation by Pakistan for the surgical strikes that were carried out across the Line of Control, top sources in charge of security said that "speed, surprise and skill" will shape the response to any major terror attack.
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Situation Still 'Live' After Surgical Strikes, Says Air Force Chief Arup Raha
Days after Indian soldiers crossed the Line of Control to target terrorists in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, Arup Raha, the chief of the air force, said India's response to the Uri attack in which 19 soldiers were killed isn't over.
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India Downplays Ajit Doval's Exchange With Pak, Officials Say Routine
Unlike Pakistan, India has chosen to downplay the exchange between its National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart General Nasser Khan Janjua, who spoke to each other yesterday.
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Ministry Changes Foreign Fund Rules To Monitor NGOs' Income: Sources
The Home Ministry is changing the rules that govern foreign contribution received by non-governmental organisations, under which, they will now have to maintain their contributory accounts in banks that offer core banking, sources said.
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For Surgical Strikes, Helicopters, Heavy Firing Used To Distract Pak
The commandos who went across the Line of Control for surgical strikes, fanned across 250 km of mountainous and forested territory to target seven terrorist "launch pads" or staging areas. They went up to two kilometres deep in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and the strikes they launched were simultaneous.
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Terrorists Cut Fence, Walked 150 Meters Unchallenged Into Uri Army Base
It was early morning on Sunday and some soldiers of the 6 Bihar regiment had just woken up and were making their way to washrooms next to their tents when terrorists attacked the Uri Army base, firing Ak-47s and hurling grenades one after the other.
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7.87 Billion Euro Rafale Deal To Be Signed On September 23
More than a decade after India decided to purchase a new line of fighter aircraft, it is now official. On September 23rd, India will sign a deal for 36 Rafale fighters with France for about 7.87 billion Euros, sources have told NDTV.
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Manohar Parrikar To Meet PM Modi, Sort Out Pay Panel Anomalies
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today assured the armed forces that the anomalies in the 7th Pay Commission will be taken up at the highest level. Mr Parrikar is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the points raised by service chiefs, sources said.
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Controversial Islamist Preacher Zakir Naik's NGO Banned For 5 Years
Controversial Islamist Preacher Zakir Naik's NGO 'Islamic Research Foundation' has been banned for five years . The government has asked the law enforcing Agencies to maintain a strict surveillance on the activities of all establishments of the organisation, sources said.
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As ATMs Run Dry, Government Considers Relaxing Operating Procedure Of Cash Vans
With cash running out fast at most ATMs across the country, the Home Ministry has asked states to provide extra protection to cash carrying vans - mostly private owned - which transport money to banks and ATMs. The advisory by the Centre comes three days after 500 and 1000-rupee notes were demonitised by the government in a move to curb black or il...
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This New Notice Sums Up Life Near Line Of Control (LoC) Amid Hostilities
Last Friday, 16-year-old Ajay Kumar was killed as he tried to take cover from cross-border firing and shelling by Pakistani troops in his village Duian, about a kilometre from the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Ajay was preparing for his board exam.
-
In Border Villages of Jammu, Life Is Measured By Shells That Missed
It was the noise of our vehicle that had alerted him. Torch in hand, he slowly walked out of the gate, shielding the upper half of the beam lest the light catch the eye of the Pakistan Rangers whose dug-outs are a hardly kilometre away from the International Border.
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Home Ministry To Declare Zakir Naik's NGO Unlawful, Say Sources
The Islamic Research Foundation - headed by the controversial tele-evangelist Zakir Naik - will be declared as unlawful organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 2011. Sources said the Home Ministry will soon refer the matter to cabinet.
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New Defence Purchase Policy To Open Doors To Finmeccanica: Sources
As the Central Bureau of Investigation looks into how kickbacks were routed when India purchased three Embraer jets from Brazil at a cost of $208 million, the Ministry of Defence is all set to announce a policy for "black listing" firms that indulge in corrupt practices. And with it, the once banned Italian defence manufacturing giant Finmeccanica ...
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Will Not Accept Any Funds, 'No Catching Of Necks': Manohar Parrikar On 'Ae Dil...' Row
The Indian Military will not accept any funds donated for welfare under coercion, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today and quipped that there can be "no catching of necks."
-
'Speed, Surprise, Skill' If There's Any Retaliation To Surgical Strikes
While prepping for a possible retaliation by Pakistan for the surgical strikes that were carried out across the Line of Control, top sources in charge of security said that "speed, surprise and skill" will shape the response to any major terror attack.
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Situation Still 'Live' After Surgical Strikes, Says Air Force Chief Arup Raha
Days after Indian soldiers crossed the Line of Control to target terrorists in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, Arup Raha, the chief of the air force, said India's response to the Uri attack in which 19 soldiers were killed isn't over.
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India Downplays Ajit Doval's Exchange With Pak, Officials Say Routine
Unlike Pakistan, India has chosen to downplay the exchange between its National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart General Nasser Khan Janjua, who spoke to each other yesterday.
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Ministry Changes Foreign Fund Rules To Monitor NGOs' Income: Sources
The Home Ministry is changing the rules that govern foreign contribution received by non-governmental organisations, under which, they will now have to maintain their contributory accounts in banks that offer core banking, sources said.
-
For Surgical Strikes, Helicopters, Heavy Firing Used To Distract Pak
The commandos who went across the Line of Control for surgical strikes, fanned across 250 km of mountainous and forested territory to target seven terrorist "launch pads" or staging areas. They went up to two kilometres deep in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and the strikes they launched were simultaneous.
-
Terrorists Cut Fence, Walked 150 Meters Unchallenged Into Uri Army Base
It was early morning on Sunday and some soldiers of the 6 Bihar regiment had just woken up and were making their way to washrooms next to their tents when terrorists attacked the Uri Army base, firing Ak-47s and hurling grenades one after the other.
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7.87 Billion Euro Rafale Deal To Be Signed On September 23
More than a decade after India decided to purchase a new line of fighter aircraft, it is now official. On September 23rd, India will sign a deal for 36 Rafale fighters with France for about 7.87 billion Euros, sources have told NDTV.
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Manohar Parrikar To Meet PM Modi, Sort Out Pay Panel Anomalies
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today assured the armed forces that the anomalies in the 7th Pay Commission will be taken up at the highest level. Mr Parrikar is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the points raised by service chiefs, sources said.
