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Pak obsessed with India as ‘perceived existential threat’, says ex CIA official

Washington: Pakistan, obsessed with India as a “perceived existential threat”, has created terrorist groups to be a tool against India, a former top American spymaster has said. Former CIA acting director Michael Morell, in a podcast discussion with Kurt Campbell and Rich Verma on Thursday, alleged that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries […]

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Duo arrested for stabbing barber

Jammu: Two suspected criminals were arrested Friday for stabbing a barber after a brawl over some issue in Reasi district, police said. The arrested duo — Deepak Kumar alias Kali (an auto driver) and Varun Kumar alias Kaka — stabbed the barber Balbir Singh in his shop with a sharp-edged weapon at around 10:30 am […]

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When PM Modi starts speaking at poll meetings, Pak PM Imran starts sweating: Yogi

Hazaribagh (Jharkhand): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sweats when Narendra Modi starts speaking in election meetings across the country. Addressing a public meeting through video conferencing from Lucknow, as he could not reach Hazaribagh following cyclonic Fani hitting Odisha coast, Adityanath said that Modi’s leadership could […]

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Azhar listing: India down plays absence of Pulwama reference in UN notification

Azhar listing: India down plays absence of Pulwama reference in UN notification

New Delhi: India Thursday played down absence of reference to Pulwama attack in the UN notification designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, asserting that it broadly covered all his terrorist acts. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the UN notification was not supposed to be Azhar’s bio-data, insisting that the Pulwama […]

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‘Breakthrough’ struck during Imran Khan’s China trip

Islamabad: The “breakthrough” in designating Masood Azhar as a global terrorist came during Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent visit to China where the two sides agreed to withdraw their opposition to the latest move to blacklist the JeM chief, a media report said here Thursday. The UN’s sanctions committee announced Wednesday the designation of […]

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Imran wants Modi to continue as India’s PM, asks Congress

Imran wants Modi to continue as India’s PM, asks Congress

New Delhi: The Congress is happy that the process of designating JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist has concluded successfully, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday, while also asking why Pakistani premier Imran Khan wants Narendra Modi to continue as India’s prime minister. In a huge diplomatic victory for India, the […]

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Guns roar in Poonch as India-Pak armies’ trade fire

Guns roar in Poonch as India-Pak armies’ trade fire

Jammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire agreement Thursday by resorting to mortar shelling and firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, prompting retaliation by the Indian Army, officials said. “At about 0930 hours, the Pakistani army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation, starting with firing of small arms, followed by shelling with mortars, along […]

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Cong conceded walkover to BJP in JK, says Omar

Cong conceded walkover to BJP in JK, says Omar

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday questioned Congress party’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir saying it was inexplicable that the opposition party conceded a “walkover” to the BJP as far as optics were concerned. “The Congress was in with a fighting chance in 4 of the 6 seats and in 3 of these […]

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NC leader and former MLA arrested for ‘assaulting’ woman sarpanch

Jammu: National Conference leader and former MLA Gagan Bhagat was arrested Thursday for allegedly abusing and thrashing a woman sarpanch in the border belt of R S Pura in Jammu district, officials said. The alleged incident of thrashing was reported in the area on Saturday but the video, purportedly showing the NC leader attacking sarpanch […]

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MCC violations by PM, Shah: SC asks EC to decide complaint by Congress by May 6

MCC violations by PM, Shah: SC asks EC to decide complaint by Congress by May 6

New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission on Thursday to decide by May 6, nine complaints of the Congress party alleging violations of MCC by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. EC told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that it has already decided two out of the […]