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Someone is lying about situation on LAC: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a veiled swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday over Chinese intrusions at the LAC, saying while Ladakhis claim that China has taken their land, the PM says otherwise and someone is “lying”. “Ladakhis say: China took our land. PM says: Nobody took our land. Obviously, someone […]

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Militants have failed to setup base in Srinagar: IGP

Says they often come here for treatment and meetings

Srinagar: Srinagar is not militancy-free as the ultras keep coming to the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir to seek medical treatment, funds and meetings for future course of action but security forces have ensured that they are not able to set up base here, a senior police officer said on Friday. “Srinagar is such […]

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Noteban, 370 revocation hardly changed JK situation: Sena

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday said the 2016 demonetisation exercise, scrapping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir have done nothing to improve the security situation in the terror-affected Union Territory. The former BJP ally wondered why there is no peace in the newly-carved out Union Territory when there is a “strong” […]

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India won’t import power equipment from China: Union Minister

New Delhi: Power Minister R K Singh on Friday said that India will not import power equipment from China, amid a border standoff with China. During a virtual press conference with state counterparts, he also asserted that the equipment import from China and Pakistan would not be permitted especially on the basis of inspection. He […]

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Pained by tragic incident: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was pained by the tragic demise of Sikh pilgrims in a road accident in Pakistan on Friday. At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, were killed when a mini-bus carrying them back from Nankana Sahib shrine rammed into a train at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan’s […]

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LoC skirmishes: India conveys protest to Pakistan

New Delhi: India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control and the International Border with an aim to push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Friday. They said 14 Indians have been killed and 88 sustained injuries in more than […]

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29, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, killed in road mishap

29, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, killed in road mishap

Lahore: At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, were killed when a mini-bus carrying them rammed into a train at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday. The mini-bus carrying Sikh pilgrims, who were returning from Nankana Sahib in Punjab, hit the Shah Hussain Express which was coming from Karachi to Lahore […]

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Govt employee arrested for ‘seditious’, ‘provocative’ social media posts

Srinagar: An employee of the education department has been arrested for allegedly spreading “false propaganda” on social media against the Jammu and Kashmir government, police said on Friday. “Taking serious note of misuse of social media platforms, Sopore Police has registered a case against various such social media users who defied the government orders by […]

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Scheduled intl flights suspended till July 31: DGCA

Says flights on some selected routes may be allowed

New Delhi: The aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday it was extending the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country till July 31 but added that some international scheduled services on selected routes may be permitted on a case to case basis. Scheduled international passenger flights were suspended in India on March 23 […]

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Coronavirus cases in India cross six lakh mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past six lakh on Thursday with a single-day increase of 19,148 cases, just five days after it crossed the five-lakh mark, while the death toll rose to 17,834, according to the Union Health Ministry data. It took 110 days for coronavirus infections in the country to reach one lakh, […]