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China defends blocking Azhar terror listing

China defends blocking Azhar terror listing

Says it will help in finding lasting solution

Beijing: China on Thursday defended its fourth “technical hold” on the designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, saying the move would give it time for a “thorough and in-depth assessment” of the case and help the parties concerned to engage in more talks to find a “lasting solution” acceptable to […]

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Terror financing case: NIA issues fresh summons to Mirwaiz

Terror financing case: NIA issues fresh summons to Mirwaiz

Asks him to appear at NIA office in Delhi on Monday

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday issued fresh summons to moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq to appear for questioning at the probe agency headquarters in connection with a terror financing case, officials said. According to the notice, the Mirwaiz has been asked to appear at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters in New […]

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6.5 feet tall man who fabricated IED used in Pulwama blast now on forces ‘hit list’

Srinagar: Security forces are in hot pursuit of Ismail Bhai, alias ‘Lambu’, a Pakistani origin militant belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed. Ismail is believed to have fabricated the improvised explosive device (IED) used in the February 14 attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama that left 40 personnel dead, officials said. The officials said Ismail Bhai, […]

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Failed Azhar listing: BJP puts blame on Congress

Failed Azhar listing: BJP puts blame on Congress

Hitting back at the Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was the “original sinner” who favoured China over India for permanent membership into the United Nation Security Council. This comes within hours of Congress President Rahul Gandhi terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “weak” and “scared” of Chinese President […]

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Rahul terms PM Modi as weak, says he is scared of Xi

As China again blocked a UN resolution to designate JeM chief a global terrorist, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday hit out at Prime Minster Narendra Modi, saying he was weak and scared of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Congress chief attacked the prime minister and said he had not spoken on China blocking the resolution […]

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Indo-Pak relations: Animosity is a reality, but History too cannot be ignored

Indo-Pak relations: Animosity is a reality, but History too cannot be ignored

New Delhi: Gujarat in India, Gujrat in Pakistan; Hyderabad here and also there; Delhi Gate in Lahore and Lahori Gate in Patiala. Then there is the favourite sweetmeat of many Indians, the Karachi halwa, while the Pakistanis relish Bengali samosa. Some names have withstood the uneasy decades since Partition, standing out like little beacons of […]

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Azhar stayed in Ashok, Janpath hotels in Delhi, visited Deoband, Lucknow in 1994

New Delhi: A hotel in Delhi’s posh Chanakyapuri area, which houses the diplomatic enclave, was the first stop of Masood Azhar, the founder of Jaish-e-Mohammad, when he first arrived in India in January 1994 and dodged immigration officials’ queries about his Portugese passport by claiming he was a “Gujarati by birth”. The Pakistan-based militant, who […]

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‘Denial’ of govt ads to two dailies: PCI directs notice to JK administration

New Delhi: The Press Council of India (PCI) has issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir administration over non-issuance of government advertisements to two leading newspapers of the Valley. The PCI took cognizance of the complaint filed by the ‘Kashmir Editors Guild’ and protest by the major newspapers of Kashmir by way of running […]

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Omar blames PM Modi for surrendering to China on JeM Chief

Omar blames PM Modi for surrendering to China on JeM Chief

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said Thursday the BJP cannot claim to have been tough on terror as Prime Minister Narendra Modi “surrendered” to China on Masood Azhar. He also said the NDA government had given Pakistan a “big victory” by not conducting the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir simultaneously with parliamentary polls. […]

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Guv led admin denying democratic rights to people in JK: Cong leader

Guv led admin denying democratic rights to people in JK: Cong leader

Jammu: A senor Congress leader Wednesday claimed that the BJP government at the Centre deliberately delayed the state assembly elections as “it is enjoying power through bureaucracy in Jammu and Kashmir”. State Congress Vice President and former minister G M Saroori also accused the Governor’s administration of “denying democratic rights” to the people of the […]