BJP spreading anger, hatred: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused the Narendra Modi government of spreading hatred and anger, and said the Congress was the only party that would take the country forward by fostering an environment of amity and love. In his brief inaugural address at the 84th Congress Plenary session, Gandhi said the Congress’s hand […]
Ready to talk to everyone in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Srinagar: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that they wanted a permanent solution to the Kashmir problem and are “open to speak to anyone”, a media report said. Singh claimed that he had personally asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to ignore cases against ‘first-time stone pelters’, Network18.com reported . “Kashmir is, […]
Car bomb rocks Kabul, multiple casualties: officials
Kabul: A suicide attacker blew up a bomb-laden vehicle in Kabul today, killing at least two civilians and wounding several others, an Afghan official said. “Around 9:10am this morning a suicide car bomb exploded in Police District Nine of Kabul,” interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP, adding the target of the attack was not […]
SSP Shopian’s vehicle fired upon
Srinagar: SSP Shopian on Saturday had a narrow escape when militants fired upon his bulletproof vehicle at Hajipora area in south Kashmir district. Official sources said that the bullets hit the vehicle but the officer and his guarding personnel escaped unhurt as the vehicle they were traveling to attend army’s function was bulletproof. The officer […]
Cong set to roll out road map for halting BJP’s juggernaut ahead of 2019 polls
New Delhi: Seeking to halt the BJP’s juggernaut led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress is set to roll out a road map for reversing its downward electoral journey and restoring its past glory ahead of the 2019 general election. The 84th plenary of the Congress, its president Rahul Gandhi’s first since his elevation […]
Xi re-elected China’s President after removal of term limit
Beijing: Xi Jinping was today re-elected as president for a second five-year tenure by China’s rubber-stamp parliament, days after it scrapped the two-term rule for the presidency and allowed him to have a life-long tenure. The NPC has also elected 64-year-old Xi as the head of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high command […]
UN chief regrets failure to implement resolution on Syria ceasefire
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he “profoundly regrets that resolution 2401, concerning the cessation of hostilities throughout Syria, has not been implemented”. The UN chief said in a statement on Friday that he is “deeply concerned by the desperation shown by the people fleeing in a massive exodus from Eastern Ghouta and […]
Two militants killed in Khonmoh encounter
Srinagar: Two local militants were killed in an encounter with security forces which broke out after a failed bid to snatch the weapon of the personal security guard (PSO) of a BJP leader in Balhama area of Khonmoh in Pulwama district, police said. The militants yesterday tried to snatch the service rifle of constable Bilal […]
Amid shutdown, thousands attend funeral prayers of slain militants
Pulwama: Defying restrictions imposed by the district administration, thousands of people Friday participated in the funeral prayers of slain militants who were killed in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Balhama area of Khonmoh on Thursday. The encounter broke out after the militants fired upon the policemen guarding the BJP leader Anwar […]
Two militants nabbed in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Security forces Friday apprehended two suspected militants in separate incidents in south Kashmir, recovering arms and ammunition from their possession, police said. In the first incident, Shahnawaz Ahmad Mir, a resident of Bugam in Kulgam, was apprehended during random checking at a naka point set up at Takia Adijan in the district, a police […]
