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China again claims Galwan Valley, India rejects

Another round of talks expected today

New Delhi: India has once again rejected China’s claim over Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh even as both sides are expected to hold another round of diplomatic talks on the border row on Friday to thrash out modalities for further de-escalation of tension along the Line of Actual Control. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava […]

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Attack on BJP leader: LeT militants had ‘pre-planned’ the assault: IGP Kashmir

Srinagar: The attack on BJP’s Bandipora district president Waseem Bari was “pre-planned” by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said on Thursday, adding that the policemen posted for personal security of the politician were being dismissed from service. Three more policemen were arrested in connection with Wednesday’s attack, taking the total […]

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Lt Guv condemns ‘deadly’ attack

Srinagar/ New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu on Thursday condemned the killing of BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari and two of his family members in Bandipora district, saying the perpetrators of the cowardly act shall be brought to justice. Bari, his father Bashir Ahmed and brother Umar Bashir were injured when […]

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BJP activists protests against killing

Jammu: Workers of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP and its youth wing BJYM on Thursday held protests against the killing of party leader Sheikh Wasim Bari, his father and brother in a militant attack in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. Blaming Pakistan for spreading terror in the Valley, the protesters raised slogans […]

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Covid-19: US considering additional actions against China

Covid-19: US considering additional actions against China

Washington: The United States is preparing to take additional actions against China, the White House has said, but what those presidential measures would be was not made clear. Relations between Washington and Beijing have spiralled downward since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. US President Donald Trump has questioned the Asian powerhouse’s handing of COVID-19. […]

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Global Warming: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years: UN

Geneva: The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years, the UN weather agency said Thursday. The 1.5-C mark is the level to which countries have agreed to try to limit global warming. Scientists say average temperatures around the […]

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Solider, woman injured as militants target army convoy in Pampore

Srinagar: A soldier and a woman were injured when militants fired upon an Army quick reaction team (QRT) convoy in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, a defence spokesperson said. “An ambulance in the QRT convoy moving from Khrew was fired upon by terrorists from near a mosque at Laddoo Mor, Lethpora, Awantipora, […]

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Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India exploring legal options, says MEA

New Delhi: India Thursday said it was exploring legal options in the case relating to Indian death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, a day after Pakistan claimed that he refused to file a review petition against his sentence by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. “At this stage, we are assessing our legal options. We […]

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Rajnath Singh inaugurates six bridges in JK

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday inaugurated six bridges in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, and asserted that development of remote areas in the region will continue to be a key priority for the NDA government. The defence minister dedicated the bridges through video conferencing in presence of Chief of the Army […]

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BJP leader’s killing: Will avenge his death by killing those involved: State BJP Chief

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said the killings of BJP leader Wasim Bari and his family members will be avenged by smoking out terrorists from their hideouts and eliminating them. He left for Kashmir to meet Bari’s family and be with them in this hour of grief. Bari, his father and brother […]