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PDP chief condemns Centre’s ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir

PDP chief condemns Centre’s ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar,(PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Friday condemned the Centre’s decision to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was another example of “muscular approach” of the central government to deal with a political issue of the state. “Democracy is a battle of ideas, crackdown followed by banning of Jammat Islami (JK) is condemnable, another example […]

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Terrorism is caused by ‘distortion of religion’ and ‘misguided belief’: Swaraj tells OIC

Terrorism is caused by ‘distortion of religion’ and ‘misguided belief’: Swaraj tells OIC

Abu Dhabi,(PTI) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday raised the issue of terrorism at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting and said the menace is caused by “distortion of religion” and “misguided belief”. Swaraj, who attended the inaugural plenary of the two-day meeting here as the guest of honour, said the fight against terrorism […]

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Pak ignores India’s request to sent back IAF pilot by air

Pak ignores India’s request to sent back IAF pilot by air

New Delhi (PTI) Hours after Pakistan announced its decision to release Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, India conveyed to Islamabad that it wants him to be sent back via aerial route and not through the Wagah land border, official sources said. However, late in the night, Pakistan communicated to India that he will be returned […]

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Petition filed in Pak court to stop the release of Indian pilot

Petition filed in Pak court to stop the release of Indian pilot

Islamabad,(PTI) A Pakistani citizen on Friday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court to stop the imminent release of the captured Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinanadan Varthaman, saying he committed crime against the country and should be put on trial here. Pakistan detained the Indian Air Force pilot on Wednesday following a fierce […]

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MP: Cong MLA refuses to sing Vande Mataram citing Sharia law

MP: Cong MLA refuses to sing Vande Mataram citing Sharia law

Bhopal/Sehore, (PTI) A Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh has courted controversy by refusing to recite Vand Mataram citing that it violated the tenets of Islamic Sharia law. Bhopal (Central) MLA Arif Masood refused to recite Vande Mataram at a public gathering of the India Mev Mahasabha at Shyampur in the state’s Sehore district on Tuesday. The […]

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Higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir to receive rains, snow from March 3: Met

Higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir to receive rains, snow from March 3: Met

Srinagar:Moderate rain or snow is expected on higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir from March 3 afternoon (Sunday), the state’s meteorological department said on Friday. Director Meteorological department, J&K, Sonam Lotus in a weather bulletin forecast moderate rains or snow on higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir regions from Sunday afternoon. “Expect moderate rain /snow […]

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People gather at Attari, await return of captured pilot

People gather at Attari, await return of captured pilot

Attari (Amritsar) (PTI) Hundreds of people flocked the Attari border Friday to catch a glimpse of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who is expected to touch home soil after his release from Pakistan. Wing Commander Varthaman, son of a decorated IAF veteran, was captured by Pakistan after his jet went down following a strike by an enemy […]

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Qureshi says he wont attend OIC over its failure to rescind invitation to Swaraj

Qureshi says he wont attend OIC over its failure to rescind invitation to Swaraj

Islamabad (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday announced that he will not attend a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) being hosted by the United Arab Emirates over the grouping’s failure to rescind the invitation to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.  Swaraj has been invited to the OIC meeting as a […]

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MEA to brief Parl panel on Indo-Pak relations post Pulwama attack

MEA to brief Parl panel on Indo-Pak relations post Pulwama attack

New Delhi (PTI) The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs will be briefed on the current Indo-Pak relations by the foreign affairs ministry on Friday. The committee headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will meet in Parliament House this afternoon.  “The parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs will receive a briefing from the MEA on the […]

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Tension escalates along LoC, Artillery used

Tension escalates along LoC, Artillery used

  Jammu, : Tension seem mounting further on Line of Control as there are reports that 105 mm artillery shells have been fired amid cross border firing in Nowshera Kalal and Balakote in Mendhar. Sources to KNO said that intense shelling in Nowshera Kalal on Thursday evening and night long heavy shelling in Balakote of […]