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Court acquits 9 accused in 2006 Malegaon blast
25 Apr 2016
A Mumbai court dropped charges against nine persons – one of them now dead – accused in the September 2006 blast in Malegaon that killed 37 people, after the NIA said it had no evidence to link them to the incident
India slams ‘hidden veto’ on UN terror tag
16 Apr 2016
Deal for 36 Rafale combat jets in final stages
16 Apr 2016
The negotiations for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets by the Indian Air Force have entered the “final stages” as both India and France have managed to narrow down their differences over the pricing
‘Paris suspect had documents on German nuclear facility’
15 Apr 2016
Documents about Germany's Juelich nuclear research centre were found at Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam's Brussels flat, reports say
Russian warplanes ‘buzz’ US destroyer in Baltic
14 Apr 2016
Anti-Pak protests erupt in PoK, cops crack down
14 Apr 2016
Anti-Pakistan protests erupted in various parts of PoK on Wednesday over Islamabad's discrimination in employment to local youth
FBI paid hackers for key to San Bernardino iPhone
13 Apr 2016
The software flaw that enabled the FBI to crack the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters was sold to the FBI by professional hackers and not, as previously reported, by an Israeli cyber security firm
Russia, Syria set for joint ops to retake Aleppo
11 Apr 2016
N Korea tests ICBM it claims can hit US
09 Apr 2016
Pak suspends peace process after snubbing India on terror probe
07 Apr 2016
Pakistan is trying to turn the tables on India, accusing it of carrying out subversive activities by arresting Indian national Kulbhushan Yadav on charges of being an Indian agent
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