The further procedure in Kulbhushan Jadhav case will be discussed on Thursday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Ronny Abraham. Sources said that India will be represented by an ‘agent’, who had appeared in the last public meeting on May 18. Deepak Mittal, Ministry of external affairs joint[Read More…]
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Floodlights installed along Pakistan and Bangladesh borders
In attempts to prevent terrorists and immigrants from invading the Indian borders, the government has floodlit 647 kilometres of the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The floodlighting of the 647-km-long stretches of the two international borders was completed in last one year, a Home Ministry official said. This initiative will[Read More…]
India Vs Pak: India beats Pakistan by 124 runs
In an anticipated match, India beat Pakistan by 124 runs to win their first ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match in Birmingham on Sunday at Edgbaston. “We took the momentum that we gained from the practice games into this game. Skill wise we were really very good,” said captain Kohli after[Read More…]
India Vs Pak match: Security buffed up after London attack
After the London attack, security has been tightened in Edgbaston for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match between India and Pakistan. The attacks in London killed 6 people and as many as 48 people have been injured. As per reports, both the cricket associations – the Board for Control of[Read More…]
India inherited terrorism and Maoism from Congress: MoS Hansraj Ahir
On Saturday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said that India has acquired terrorism and Maoism from Congress. Speaking to the media, he said, “Ye dono (Terrorism & Maoism) cheezen Congress sarkar ki ek viraasat mein desh ko mili hui hai, humen (sarkar) mili hui hai (Terrorism and[Read More…]
Pak: Sanitary worker dies after doctor refuses to treat his unclean body
A sanitary worker, who fell unconscious while cleaning a manhole, was suffocated to death on Thursday in Umerkot after the doctors at Civil Hospital allegedly refused to treat him until the body was cleaned. The deceased, Irfan Masih, 30-year-old, along with three other sanitary staff had stepped down into a[Read More…]
Explosion near embassies in Kabul: 40 feared killed
A massive explosion rocked the German embassy in Kabul during the morning rush hour on Wednesday. At least 40 people are feared killed or injured after a car-bomb exploded. As the Indian, and US embassies are also near to the location of the explosion in the Afghan capital’s diplomatic enclave,[Read More…]
ICJ’s intervention in Kashmir issue is not a practical move: Congress
The Congress party on Monday said that the International Court of Justice’s intervention in Kashmir issue is not a practical move while responding to the reports of Pakistan’s alleged move to seek redressal on the same from the ICJ. Islamabad is gravely ‘mistaken in the matter,’ it added. “In the[Read More…]
Harish Salve charged Re 1 to fight Jadhav’s case at ICJ: Sushma Swaraj
Noted advocate Harish Salve, who fought India’s case at the International Court of Justice against the death penalty provided to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan, has charged Re 1 as fee, informed external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in a tweet. Swaraj’s tweet came in response to a tweet by one Sanjeev[Read More…]
Hafiz Saeed detained for ‘spreading terrorism in the name of jihad’
Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides have been detained by Pakistan for “spreading terrorism in the name of jihad”. Home Ministry of Pakistan has levelled charges against him and produced him before a judicial review board which was headed by Pakistan Supreme Court judge Ejaz Afzal Khan. As[Read More…]
10 labourers killed in Pakistan’s Gwadar
At least 10 labourers were killed and two others injured in two separate firing incidents that happened in Pakistan’s southwest port city of Gwadar in Balochistan on Saturday. According to Geo News, the firings took place in the Pishgan and Ganth Road areas of Gwadar. Unidentified assailants on bikes open[Read More…]
Two killed in Pak ceasefire violation in Rajouri
Two persons were killed and three were injured when Pakistani army fired mortar bombs along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday. This is the third ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Indo- Pak border in the past few days. A woman had[Read More…]
US blames Pakistan for worsening Indo-Pak ties; backs India
The US government has blamed Pakistan for worsening Indo-Pak ties and cautioned that the ties might worsen further if another major terrorist attack comes from across the border this year. “Islamabad’s failure to curb support to anti-India militants and New Delhi’s growing intolerance of this policy, coupled with a perceived[Read More…]
Shame for Indian soldiers to be ‘killed in our own territory’: Mulayam slams Jaitley
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav lashed out at Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday saying that, it was a shame for Indian soldiers to be “killed in our own territory.” His statement comes following soldiers being killed and mutilated by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in Krishna Ghati. The[Read More…]
Kulbushan Jadhav row: Nawaz Sharif meets Pakistan Army chief after stay on hanging
On Wednesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a meeting after International Court of Justice stayed the hanging of Indian “spy” Kulbushan Jadhav. This was their second meeting in the same week and is significant considering the light of prevailing tension in the[Read More…]
Experts praised India after International Court stays death sentence given to Jadhav by Pakistan
Post the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stayed the death sentence given by Pakistan to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, the defence experts on Wednesday praised the efforts put by the Indian Government into the matter and said that Pakistani Military Court had no jurisdiction over Jadhav. “As a military[Read More…]
It is high time Mehbooba Mufti should hand over Kashmir to President: Defense expert
Defense expert demanded Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to recommend President rule in the Valley after Mufti’s statement that ‘not every youth in Kashmir is a stone pelter’ and for blaming media for making the condition worse in the state. By making such statements, Mufti was only demoralising[Read More…]
Forced to marry Pak man at gunpoint, alleges Indian woman
A 20-year-old Indian woman on Monday approached the Indian High Commission in Islamabad with a request to repatriate her to India. The case took a new turn when she alleged that she was forced to marry a Pakistani citizen at gunpoint. According to PTI, Uzma filed a plea with an[Read More…]
Terrorism and sports can’t go along: Vijay Goel to Pakistan
Sports Minister Vijay Goel responding to India’s denial of visas to the Pakistani players, said that until Pakistan stops supporting cross border terrorism there cannot be any bilateral sporting ties between the two countries. “Terrorism and sports can’t go along and Pakistan should understand that. The relation between India and[Read More…]
Kabul: Eight civilians killed in suicide bombing
At least eight civilians were killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul city on Wednesday morning at Abdul Haq square in Macroyan. The target of the attack was a convoy of foreign troops, said the Interior Ministry. The incident left at least 25 people injured. Reportedly, the injured were taken[Read More…]
Stop ‘Mann ki Baat’ and start ‘Gun ki Baat’ against Pak: Uddhav Thackeray to PM Modi
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at PM Narendra Modi asking him to stop ‘Mann Ki Baat’ and start ‘Gun Ki Baat’ to teach a lesson to Pakistan, after Pakistan Army mutilated two Indian soldiers Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh and BSF head constable Prem Sagar. “Kashmir is burning and[Read More…]
BJP unable to protect soldiers or border, says Congress
The Congress Party said that the BJP is neither capable to protect the border nor the bodies of soldiers who are sacrificing their lives, while backing former defence minister AK Antony’s statement. Antony had urged the Centre to give a free rein to the Indian Army for giving ‘appropriate reply’[Read More…]
BJP hits back at Congress over soldier killing
Will Smriti Irani send bangles to PM now?
Taking a jibe at Smriti Irani, the opposition lashed out at her over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers. Slamming Irani, Congress leader Sibal on Tuesday wondered if Union Minister Smriti Irani would now “gift bangles” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she had wanted to send[Read More…]
The soldier soldiers on because he signed up to die
Two kinds of people die at regular intervals in Kashmir – soldiers and militants. The militants are driven by hatred fed by religion, with no other aim than to destroy, kill, and maim. The soldiers are driven by the duty to their profession of arms – to protect, to nurture,[Read More…]