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India denies, says US has no locus standi over the issue
Washington: Voicing concern over the alleged attacks and discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities in India, an official American report said that the US officials have emphasised the need to ensure full protection to minorities as guaranteed under the Constitution. Mandated by the US Congress, the ”2019 International Religious Freedom Report” that documents major instances […]
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Proscribed 2 main and 11 affiliated groups in last 20 months
Islamabad: Pakistan has proscribed two main and 11 affiliated organisations and frozen their 976 movable and immovable properties in the last 20 months, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah has said, ahead of a new round of assessments by the FATF of the country’s performance in meeting international commitments in the fight against money laundering and terror […]
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Jammu: An Army personnel was killed and a civilian injured as the Pakistani Army heavily shelled villages and forward posts along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts on Thursday, officials said. This is fourth consecutive day of firing and shelling by the Pakistan Army. Officials said the Pakistan Army opened fire and shelled civilian […]
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Police says weapons meant for 'terror attacks' in Kashmir seized
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Thursday said it foiled a major attempt to smuggle arms and ammunition into Kashmir to carry out terror attacks there with the arrest of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives. Ten hand grenades, along with one AK-47 rifle with two magazines and 60 live cartridges were seized from the two, identified as […]
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New Delhi: The number of recovered COVID-19 patients has exceeded the total active cases in India for the first time on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India reported close to 10,000 new instances of the infection in the last 24 hours till Wednesday 8 am, pushing the country’s cumulative caseload to over […]
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Beijing: China said on Wednesday that Indian and Chinese troops have started implementing the “positive consensus” reached by the senior military officials of the two countries on June 6 aimed at “easing” the situation along the borders. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson’s remarks came a day after officials in New Delhi suggested that armies of […]
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Beijing: China’s new army commander Lt Gen Xu Qiling, who will head the Western Theatre Command ground forces responsible for the Sino-India border, is a rising star in the PLA specially handpicked by President Xi Jinping to handle troops along the challenging border, a media report said. Gen Xu’s appointment was announced on June 5 […]
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Says it is not the India of 1962
New Delhi: It is no longer the India of 1962 and the country is led by a “courageous” leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, not by the Congress, the BJP asserted on Wednesday, seeking to fend off the attack by the opposition party on the government’s handling of the Sino-India border standoff. BJP leader and […]
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress on Wednesday staged a demonstration here against the recent killing of a party sarpanch by militants in the valley and demanded a judicial probe in the incident. Led by Pradesh Congress Committee president Ghulam Ahmad Mir, a group of Congress leaders and activists came out of the […]
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Jammu: Two days after a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir, a group of elected panchayat members belonging to the community on Wednesday demanded adequate security to perform their duties in the valley. In a related development, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Conference (AJKPC) president Anil Sharma said the administration […]
