Militants carried out 99 attacks on Army in JK since 2016: Govt
New Delhi: There have been 99 attacks by militants on the Army in Jammu and Kashmir and 32 in the Northeast since 2016, the government said on Wednesday. In written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said there were 19 incidents of attacks on the Army by […]
Terror financing charges: JuD chief Hafiz Saeed arrested ahead of Pak PM’s US visit
Lahore: JuD chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested Wednesday on terror financing charges by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Province, just days ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to the US. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was travelling to Gujranwala from […]
Kartarpur Gurdwara gets more land from Pak govt
Lahore: Pakistan will allot 42 acres of land for the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, up 14 times, Punjab governor has announced while indicating that 80 per cent of the work on the landmark Kartarpur Corridor has been completed, according to a media report. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera […]
Parliament approves bill to strengthen NIA
New Delhi: Parliament Wednesday approved a bill to enable the National Investigation Agency to probe terror attacks on Indians and Indian properties abroad, with Home Minister Amit Shah assuring the Rajya Sabha that the legislation will not be misused. Shah defended the government for not filing an appeal against the acquittal of all four accused, […]
Fresh batch of 4,584 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath cave
Jammu: The 16th batch comprising of 4,584 pilgrims, including 1,152 women and 95 seers, Wednesday left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here to offer their prayers at the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, including 28 children, left in a convoy of 192 vehicles under tight security arrangements in […]
After four months of closure Pak re-opens airspace
New Delhi: Normal air traffic operations between India and Pakistan resumed on Tuesday with Islamabad opening its airspace for all civilian flights, nearly four-and-half months after shutting it down following the Balakot air strikes. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) at 12.41 am (IST), stating that the country’s airspace has been […]
Operation cost for US-bound flights will come down: Air India
New Delhi: With Pakistan opening its airspace for all commercial airlines on Tuesday morning, Air India said operation costs for one-way US and Europe-bound flights are likely to come down by Rs 20 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, respectively. After Pakistan closed its airspace following the Balakot air strikes of February 26, Air India suffered […]
IAF is ready for any kind of warfare: Air Force chief
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is ready for any kind of warfare, be it a skirmish like Kargil conflict, retaliation to a terrorist attack or an all-out war, Air Force Chief B S Dhanoa said Tuesday. Addressing a seminar on ’20 years of Op Safed Sagar’, Dhanoa, who was then the Commanding Officer […]