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BJP credits Modi’s leadership

New Delhi: The BJP Wednesday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the United Nations designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”, saying India is in safe hands under him. “India stands vindicated. Masood Azhar is now a global terrorist. India is in safe hands. This marks a high point for the prime minister’s […]

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Kashmir to remain with India whether BJP will come to power or not: Shah

Bongaon (West Bengal): Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Wednesday emphatically stated that no one will be able to separate Kashmir from India whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were in power at the Centre, or not. Addressing an election rally here, an area that falls under the Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency, […]

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Pak working out to seek 8 billion USD aid from IMF

Islamabad: Senior Pakistani officials on Wednesday held technical discussions with a visiting IMF delegation for a bailout package to the cash-strapped country. The talks will continue for about a week. Pakistan is seeking USD 8 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail itself out from a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple […]

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Modi govt learnt no lessons from Pulwama: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the BJP-led government over the Naxal attack in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, saying that despite its “tall talk” no lessons from Pulwama have been learnt. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said the country needs preventive action, accountability for this failure and not ‘jumlas’ (rhetoric) and lectures. At least 16 people, […]

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Two Mumbai residents held with 48 kg of Cannabis: Police

Jammu: Police arrested two narcotic smugglers and seized 48 kg of cannabis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. The seizures were made after police teams intercepted two vehicles at Sham Palace in Ramban, they said. After searches, 26 kg and 22 kg of cannabis were seized from the two vehicles and […]

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Top Army commander reviews security situation in North Kashmir

Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Wednesday reviewed security situation and counter-terrorism operations in North Kashmir, army officials said. “Lt Gen Singh visited the hinterland units, where he reviewed the prevailing security situation and strategy for counter-terrorist operations in North Kashmir,” they said. The officials said the army commander also interacted with senior […]

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Pak’s response to any misadventure will be stronger: PAF

Islamabad: The Pakistan Air Force on Wednesday said its response to any “misadventure by the adversary” would be stronger than before as it decided to mark its retaliatory action on February 27 against the Indian air strikes on the Balakot terror camp as ‘Operation Swift Retort’. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the February […]

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New round of US-Taliban talks to start in Doha: Taliban

KABUL: A new round of peace talks between the Taliban and the US starts Wednesday in Qatar, an official for the insurgents said, as the foes seek an end of America’s longest war. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told AFP that “the sixth round of talks between Islamic Emirate and the US will start in Doha […]

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Azhar listing: China says issue will be resolved ‘properly’

BEIJING: China said on Tuesday that the vexed issue of designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN will be “properly resolved” but it did not give any timeline, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan here. China put a technical hold in March on a […]

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