Blow to NCP as Congress clinches Garo council

Last Updated: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 18:44

In a blow to the NCP in Meghalaya, the Congress on Saturday clinched the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) after seven NCP members switched to the Congress side taking its tally to 18 in the 30-member council.

Would-be suicide bomber blows himself up in Pak

Last Updated: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 13:24

A would-be suicide bomber blew himself up when he was surrounded by troops conducting a search operation in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, security officials said.

Maoists damage school in Bihar

Last Updated: Monday, February 7, 2011, 12:07

Maoists badly damaged a school building in Bihar`s Jamui district Monday as they began a daylong strike across the country to protest price rise, corruption and the arrest of rebel leaders, police said Monday.

Taliban blow up schools, kill security personnel in Pak

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 23:44

Taliban fighters killed two security personnel and blew up two state-run schools in the restive Mohmand tribal region in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said.

Sorry, we blew up ambulance; killed "innocent" people: Maoists

Last Updated: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 17:46

Maoists issued a public apology for having blown up an ambulance and killing five "innocent" people.

Iraq: Rocket blows up in police vehicle, killing 4

Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 20:27

Iraqi officials say a rocket confiscated by authorities blew up in the back of a pickup truck while being moved for disposal, killing two policemen and two civilians.

Obama’s blow-up sex doll for sale in China

Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 12:49

Chinese have remodeled US President Barack Obama as a blow-up sex doll.

PETN bombs had explosives to blow up 50 jets: Experts

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 18:58

Ink cartridges turned into powerful bombs by suspected al Qaeda militants contained ample explosives to blow up 50 jets, according to experts.

Maoists blow up house, kidnap two in Jharkand

Last Updated: Friday, October 8, 2010, 21:39

The Maoists set off explosives at the house at Tulgul village and left behind a poster alleging that the contractor, Pramod Singh, had been killed and his house blown up.

Maoists blow up house, kidnap two in Jharkand

Last Updated: Friday, October 8, 2010, 20:55

The Maoists, who had killed a contractor on October four, on Friday blew up his vacant house in Bokaro district, and kidnapped two employees of a road construction company in Garhwa district.

Maoists blow up block office in Orissa

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 13:45

Maoists blew up a Block office building in Malkangiri district early Tuesday, official sources said.

Naxals kill CPI(M) man in WB, blow up building in Orissa

Last Updated: Friday, August 13, 2010, 21:25

In a string of attacks, Maoists on Friday killed a CPI(M) worker, triggered a landmine blast and torched three vehicles in West Bengal`s West Midnapore district, besides blowing up a panchayat building in neighbouring Orissa.