Assassination
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Maulana Samiul Haq, 'godfather of Taliban' assassinated in Rawalpindi
World | Nov 03, 2018, 12:02 AM ISTHe was killed by unidentified attackers in a house where he was staying, his son was quoted as saying by the report.
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Special Report: Maoist were planning to assassinate PM Modi during his road show?
News | Jun 17, 2018, 08:52 PM ISTA letter shared by news agency allegedly talks about a ‘Rajiv Gandhi type’ assassination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Modi-led Hindu fascist regime is bulldozing its way into the lives of indigenous adivasis.
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Will not go by sentiments to reopen investigation into Mahatma Gandhi's assassination: SC
India | Mar 06, 2018, 06:53 PM ISTThe apex court said the plea seeking retrial of the case was based on academic research but that cannot from the basis to reopen the matter which happened years ago.
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Israel thwarts Palestinian militants' plot to assassinate Defence Minister
World | Feb 19, 2018, 10:40 AM ISTSix members of a Palestinian cell associated with the Islamic Jihad militant group were arrested "in recent weeks," Shin Bet said.
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BJP MLA Heikham Dingo escapes assassination bid in Manipur
India | Jan 28, 2018, 06:52 PM ISTA search operation was conducted by Superintendent of Police Themthing Ngasangva and the police found that a remote-controlled bomb was planted near the wall of the house at Khurkhul Makha Leikai in Imphal West district.
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for former PM Benazir Bhutto's assassination
World | Jan 15, 2018, 05:43 PM ISTBhutto, the Pakistan Peoples Party chief and a two-time PM, was killed along with 21 people in a gun-and-bomb attack outside Rawalpindi's Liaquat Bagh during an election campaign rally on December 27, 2007.
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CIA assessed Rajiv Gandhi assassination 5 years in advance, says report
India | Jan 29, 2017, 06:29 PM ISTThe US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had prepared a detailed and a thorough “brief” on Rajiv Gandhi assassination five years before it took place in 1991, citing what would happen if he is killed or
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After several cuts and 4-month delay, Censor Board clears movie based on Indira Gandhi’s assassination
Bollywood | Aug 09, 2016, 11:23 AM ISTDirected by National Award-winning filmmaker Shivaji Lotan Patil, the movie is based on the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination.
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TN govt ready to free Rajiv Gandhi killers, seeks Centre's opinion
India | Mar 03, 2016, 07:24 AM ISTChennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said that it has decided to remit the life imprisonment sentence of all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and release them.The state government, in
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Two more confined in Nemtsov death case
World | Mar 10, 2015, 08:42 AM ISTMoscow: Russian authorities confirmed on Monday to have detained two more suspects in connection with the assassination of Russian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov, according to media reports.The two suspects were
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Former Pakistani Air Force man hanged
World | Jan 10, 2015, 11:37 AM ISTIslamabad: A former Pakistan Air Force chief technician, convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Pervez Musharraf, has been executed, a media report said Saturday.Khalid Mehmood was executed in Rawalpindi's Central Jail Friday night,
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Terrorist Jagtar Tara to be extradited from Thailand
India | Jan 07, 2015, 08:12 AM ISTChandigarh: A Bangkok court on Tuesday ordered Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara will be extradited from Thailand to India, according to information received by the Punjab Police.Tara is one of the terrorists
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No historic files destroyed by home ministry: Rajnath Singh
National | Jul 12, 2014, 11:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said no historic files have been destroyed by the home ministry.Making a statement in the Rajya Sabha, the home minister said all important files, including those related to
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Know the guns that were used against US presidents
World | Nov 22, 2013, 06:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: John F. Kennedy represented “the glow of idealism and promise” in American politics and now the nation prepares to commemorate his 50th death anniversary.On this occasion we compiled a list of weapons which
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Yemeni minister survives assassination attempt
World | Sep 17, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTSanaa: Yemeni Transport Minister Waed Bathib survived an assassination attempt in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa Monday, an official source said.The minister's car was attacked by unidentified militants outside the gate of the transport ministry
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Giriraj Kishore Threatens To Return Padma Shri, If Gandhi Memorabilia Is Auctioned
India | Apr 10, 2012, 08:44 PM ISTKanpur, Apr 10: Noted Hindi writer Giriraj Kishore has thretened to return his 2007 Padma Sri and go on fast if government fails to stop next month's auction of Mahatma Gandhi's belongings and the blade
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Pass Resolution For Clemency To Rajiv Case Convicts, Says Karunanidhi
National | Sep 30, 2011, 10:17 PM ISTChennai, Sep 30: Continuing to plead for three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today asked the state cabinet to pass a resolution to press for clemency for
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Assassination Of Rabbani A Senseless Act Of Violence : Obama
World | Sep 21, 2011, 08:31 AM ISTWashington, Sep 21: Terming the assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani as a “senseless act of violence”, US President Barack Obama has said the attack will not deter America in helping Afghanistan on its
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LeT Says, Militants, Not Army Killed Moulvi Showkat
India | Aug 26, 2011, 06:09 PM ISTSrinagar, Aug 26: Lashkar-e-Taiba has alleged that it was militants owing allegiance to Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen which killed Moulvi Showkat Ahmed Shah in the Valley in April.Lashkar in a statement said militants and not Indian forces assassinated
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Taliban Claim Assassination Of Karzai's Half Brother
World | Jul 12, 2011, 09:03 PM ISTKabul, Jul 12: The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination of President Hamid Karzai's younger brother on Tuesday, calling it "one of our biggest achievements" in nearly a decade of war. Taliban spokesman Usuf Ahmadi