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  Pakistani Taliban switches side; vows to send jihadists to help IS

  World | October 05, 2014 13:01 IST

  Islamabad: The Pakistani Taliban has switched allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, which has been vying for supremacy with the al-Qaeda in the region, and vowed to send jihadists to help the

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  India may seek US help on plan-D for extradition of Dawood Ibrahim

  India | October 01, 2014 12:45 IST

  New Delhi: India and US may come together for the extradition of the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai blasts, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.According to Indo-US Joint Operations statement, concerted efforts will be made to dismantle the

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  Terrorism exported to India, Indian Muslims will fail Al Qaeda: Modi

  World | September 30, 2014 7:48 IST

  New York: Terrorism has been exported to India and it is not home-grown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday, adding that the Indian Muslims will fail the Al Qaeda.Answering a query at the Council of

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  US hits jihadists in Syria, Qaeda threatens coalition

  World | September 28, 2014 12:16 IST

  Damascus: The Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda's Syrian franchise, has threatened reprisals against nations participating in air strikes against the Islamic State group, denouncing them as “a war against Islam.”Group spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri said in a

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  Al Qaeda claims attack near US embassy in Yemen

  World | September 28, 2014 7:21 IST

  Sana'a: The Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for a rocket attack near the US embassy in Sana'a Saturday evening, in which five Yemeni soldiers were wounded.A rocket hit a vehicle west

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  Bin Laden's son-in-law sentenced to life in prison

  World | September 24, 2014 6:55 IST

  Washington: A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden was on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on terrorism charges.US district judge Lewis Kaplan sentenced Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a 48-year-old Kuwaiti imam, for conspiracy

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  NIA seeks MHA nod to register case against ISIS, al Qaeda

  India | September 22, 2014 22:26 IST

  New Delhi: With reports of some youths from India joining ISIS, National Investigation Agency has sought permission of the government to register a case against the terror group as well as the banned al Qaeda.Apprising

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  PM chose not to warn those spewing venom against Muslims: Azam

  Politics | September 21, 2014 17:22 IST

  Rampur (UP): Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan took a swipe at Narendra Modi over his statement praising Muslims, saying “while the Prime Minister acknowledged Muslims as patriots” he chose not to warn those “spewing venom”

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  Al-Qaeda affiliate executes Lebanese soldier

  World | September 21, 2014 7:07 IST

  Beirut: A Lebanese soldier has been executed by the Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian affiliate of Al-Qaeda, the government said yesterday.The soldier "was killed by terrorist groups who threatened to kill other hero soldiers in captivity",

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  Al-Qaeda trying to enter Assam: Tarun Gogoi

  Politics | September 20, 2014 17:25 IST

  Guwahati: Days after al-Qaeda issued a video threatening to carry out its campaign in India, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the terror group is trying to set up base in the state and

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  Indian Muslims will live and die for India, says Modi in his first interview since assuming office

  India | September 19, 2014 13:25 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Muslims will live and die for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, maintaining that they will not dance to the tunes of terror outfit Al Qaeda."My understanding is that they are

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  Obama urges Senate to take final step to train Syrian rebels

  World | September 18, 2014 15:46 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has applauded the "important step" taken by the House of Representatives to approve an amendment that authorises the Pentagon to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State (IS)

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  Terrorism is the order of Satan, says Saudi Arabia's top Islamic council

  World | September 17, 2014 21:05 IST

  Riyadh: “Terrorism is a heinous crime under Sharia, and perpetrators should be made an example of.”This strong statement comes from Saudi Arabia's top clerical council which happens to be the only body in the country

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  War of words over fight against Islamic State

  World | September 13, 2014 10:40 IST

  Washington: Call it war, fight, battle or what you may -- the Barack Obama administration seems to be warring within over what to call the impending military action against the Sunni terrorist group Islamic State

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  Obama marks 13th anniversary of 9/11 with new war on the horizon

  World | September 12, 2014 11:15 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama paid tributes to the victims of the Sep 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and emphasised the imminent end of the war in Afghanistan, although the US is on the verge of a

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  Revealed: SIMI wanted to assassinate Narendra Modi during Patna rally

  India | September 10, 2014 16:07 IST

  New Delhi: NIA chargesheet reveals that a video motivated the group of jihadis who carried out the attacks on Narendra Modi's rally during election campaign in Patna in 2013. SIMI planned to target Narendra Modi

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  Narendra Modi has united Hindus against terrorists: Shiv Sena

  Politics | September 07, 2014 12:45 IST

  Mumbai: Reacting strongly to Al Qaeda chief Al-Zawahiri's statement that the terror outfit would intensify attacks against India, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said it was nursing a pipe dream."Al-Zawahiri has threatened that the Al

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  Prepared to tackle threats from al-Qaeda: IAF chief

  India | September 05, 2014 19:31 IST

  New Delhi: There is a threat from terror groups such as Al Qaeda but the country is ready to tackle it, IAF chief Arup Raha said today in the light of reports that the international

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  Al-Qaeda wants to portray Narendra Modi as enemy of Islam: US counter-terror expert

  World | September 05, 2014 11:42 IST

  Washington: Al-Qaeda, which has announced the creation of a separate wing for India, wants to portray Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an enemy of Islam and as such India should take its threat "very seriously",

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  Al-Qaeda's new India branch not a threat: US

  World | September 05, 2014 10:36 IST

  Washington: The announcement by al-Qaeda that it has formed a branch for operating in India is not an indication of the terrorist outfit gaining new capabilities, the US today said, asserting that it is committed