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Army GOC visits Kishtwar, directs all ranks to remain alert

Jammu: Days after security forces eliminated three Pakistani terrorists affiliated with the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit in an encounter in Kishtwar district, a senior army officer on Monday directed all ranks to remain alert, proactive and mission-focused. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s White Knight Corps Lt Gen P K Mishra passed the directions while […]

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Iran’s supreme leader killed by US and Israel attack

Iran’s supreme leader killed by US and Israel attack

 CIA tracked Iranian leaders for months before strikes, AP source says Dubai, Mar 1 (AP) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. […]

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Omar appeals for calm amid protests over death of Khamenei; police assess law and order

Jammu, Mar 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday appealed for calm as police assessed overall law and order scenario amid widespread protests following the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Protests broke out in several parts of the Union Territory on Sunday against the killing of Khamenei in […]

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Protests in several parts of India over killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Srinagar/Lucknow, Mar 1 (PTI) From Kashmir to Karnataka, Shia mourners took to the streets in various parts of India on Sunday to express outrage and grief over the death of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel strike. Khamenei was killed in an airstrike in Tehran on Saturday during a joint Israel-US attack […]

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PM Modi chairs CCS meeting; West Asia situation, stranded Indians discussed

New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the highest decision-making body on security and strategic matters of the country, and it is learnt to have discussed the evolving situation arising out of the fresh conflict in West Asia. The meeting was […]

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LG Sinha urges vigilance against radicalisation, calls for terror-free J-K

Jammu, Mar 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday urged every section of society to remain vigilant against elements trying to radicalise the youth and making efforts to sustain the terror ecosystem. He also spoke on meritocracy and called for collective action to achieve a terror-free Jammu and Kashmir. “The number […]

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3 US troops killed, 5 seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says

Washington, Mar 1 (AP) Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the US attacks on Iran, the military said Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that has sparked retaliation from the Islamic Republic. US Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, announced the deaths in […]

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Oppn condemns killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, questions govt ‘silence’

New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Opposition parties on Sunday condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strikes and questioned the Centre’s “silence”, with the Congress saying that it shows the Modi government’s “abdication of moral leadership”. Opposition leaders also criticised the Centre’s foreign policy and said the government’s response to […]

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Iran suggests it’s open to US talks, White House official says, Trump is ‘eventually’ willing

Washington, Mar 1 (AP) A senior White House official said Sunday that Iran’s “new potential leadership” has suggested it is open to talks with the United States after American and Israeli forces launched a major attack against Tehran, killing the country’s supreme leader and other high-ranking officials. The White House official, who spoke on condition […]

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Iranian state media says death toll from strike on girls’ school has climbed to 165

Iranian state media says death toll from strike on girls’ school has climbed to 165

Dubai, Mar 1 (AP) Iranian state media say the death toll from a strike on a girls’ school in the country’s south has climbed to 165. The Israeli military said it was not aware of any strikes in that area, and the US military said it was looking into the reports. The state-run IRNA news […]