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Srinagar: Heat wave continued across Kashmir on Thursday as many areas of the valley, including the summer capital Srinagar, recorded the season’s highest maximum temperature, officials said. The maximum temperature clocked in Srinagar was 34.7 degrees Celsius the highest of the season so far, the officials said. The maximum on Thursday was 6.8 degrees Celsius […]
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New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is in touch with various stakeholders in Afghanistan in pursuance of its long-term commitment towards peace, development and reconstruction of that country. At a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has been engaging with Afghans across ethnicities and that it supports all peace initiatives […]
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New Delhi: India on Thursday once again called for completion of the disengagement process at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh to pave the way for both the Indian and Chinese troops to consider de-escalation and ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity in border areas. At a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson […]
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New Delhi: India on Thursday asked China to allow Indian citizens to travel to that country especially those who work or study there, and said that essential two-way travel should be facilitated, especially keeping in view the fact that Chinese nationals are able to travel to India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also said […]
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Srinagar: BJP leader Rakesh Pandita, who was killed by Jaish-e-Mohammed militants last week, had told his personal security guards (PSOs) that he was still in Jammu on the day he was shot dead in Tral town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a police official said on Thursday. He said investigators are trying to find out […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s top election official announced on Thursday to hold the general election for the legislative assembly on July 25, despite appeals to postpone the polls for two months due to the threat of resurgence of the coronavirus. Last year, Pakistan conducted the legislative assembly election in Gilgit-Baltistan. India had slammed Pakistan for its […]
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Islamabad: A Muslim cleric in northwest Pakistan has been arrested under the tough anti-terrorism act for threatening to kill Malala Yousafzai in a suicide attack and instigating people against the Nobel Laureate for her recent comments on marriage, police said. Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani, a cleric, was arrested in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
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India blasts Pakistan for making unsubstantiated statement
New Delhi: India slammed Pakistan on Thursday for making an unverified claim that some material seized in Jharkhand’s Bokaro recently was uranium, describing it as an attempt to malign the country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the material seized was not uranium and asserted that India maintains a stringent law-based regulatory system for […]
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Bengaluru/New Delhi: A call from a Pakistani spy agency to an Army installation in eastern India has led to the unravelling of an illegal telephone exchange in Bengaluru, raising questions whether similar systems were operational in other parts of the country, officials said on Thursday. The entire racket was busted by the Military Intelligence wing […]
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New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the Shahpur Kandi national project will create tourism potential and improve the socio-economic conditions of the people of the border areas in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. The project, which is coming up along the border between Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, will become functional by […]
