Added on January 29, 2020
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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday underlined the need for high-end equipment for security forces to detect drones used by Pakistan to smuggle weapons into the border state. The issue was discussed during a meeting convened by the CM with Congress MPs from both the Houses and to discuss budget proposals for the […]
Added on January 28, 2020
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Gurgaon: The CRPF has carried out a mega audit of its over three lakh personnel to check for any possible “subversive” elements in the wake of a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer being caught with terrorists recently, the chief of the paramilitary force said here on Tuesday. CRPF Director General (DG) A P Maheshwari said the […]
Added on January 26, 2020
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said insurgency in the Northeast has come down and one of the main reasons is that all issues of the region are being resolved through peaceful dialogue. In this year’s first ‘Mann ki Baat’, the PM’s monthly radio address, Modi also appealed to all those trying to find […]
Added on January 26, 2020
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Guwahati/Kolkata/Patna: The 71st Republic Day was celebrated with pomp and pageantry across the eastern region on Sunday, even as four serial explosions rocked Assam early in the day, and sparse protests over the new citizenship law were reported from parts of the state and neighbouring West Bengal. Barring Meghalaya, where Tathagata Roy is on leave […]
Added on January 24, 2020
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Beijing: Battling the fast spreading coronavirus, China on Friday said that it is building a 1,000-bed hospital for patients infected with the deadly virus that has claimed 26 lives so far with confirmed cases rising sharply to over 880, prompting authorities to shut down 13 cities during the country’s most important holiday. Dampening the celebrations of […]
Added on January 23, 2020
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New Delhi: Ahead of a possible India visit of US President Donald Trump, who again offered to “help” in resolving the Kashmir issue, New Delhi on Thursday categorically ruled out any role for a third party, asserting that any issue between India and Pakistan should be resolved bilaterally. India’s reiteration on the Kashmir issue came […]
Added on January 20, 2020
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Allahabad: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday said seers will travel to villages to dispel the “confusion” being created over the Citizenship Amendment Act. The decision was taken at a meeting here of the VHP “margdarshak mandal”. Mandal member Akhileshwaranand told reporters that the “sadhus” will go from village to village and tell people, especially […]
Added on January 17, 2020
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New Delhi: Russia is not eager to know what is happening in Kashmir and those having doubts over New Delhi’s policy for the region as well as the situation in the Valley can visit it, Russian Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev said on Friday. His assertion came during a press conference when asked why he was not part […]
Added on January 17, 2020
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Beijing: Stoutly defending its decision to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council as an attempt to de-escalate Indo-Pak tensions and out of “good will”, China on Friday claimed that “most of the members” of the Council have voiced their concern over the situation in the Valley. China’s comments came a day after India […]
Added on January 15, 2020
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Bhopal/Indore: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to clarify on controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s claim that the Centre had offered him safe passage to India in exchange for his support on the abrogation of Article 370. Naik, a 53-year-old radical television preacher, has […]
