Pulwama attack: Families of slain CRPF personnel paid over Rs 1-cr ex-gratia
New Delhi: Families of the 40 CRPF personnel, killed in a recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, have been paid over Rs 1 crore ex-gratia funds till now as per service rules, the force said Friday. Officials said the ‘next of kin’ of these slain personnel will also get an additional ex-gratia […]
MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, pilot ejects safely
Jaipur: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely, a defence ministry spokesperson said. The aircraft was on a routine mission and crashed after getting airborne from the Nal airbase near Bikaner. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely, the spokesperson […]
Indo-Pak faceoff : Saudi envoy meets PM Khan, conveys crown prince’s ‘special message’
Islamabad: Saudi’s top diplomat met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday and delivered a “special message” from powerful Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, amid global efforts to de-escalate Indo-Pak tensions, according to media reports. Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir called on Prime Minister Khan at the his office where the two […]
Pak cannot be made to ‘budge through use or threat or force’: Gen Bajwa
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa Thursday said that no one can make his country “budge through use or threat of use of force” as the top military commanders reviewed current situation, amid heightened Indo-Pak tensions following the Pulwama terror attack. Gen Bajwa, who chaired the 219th Corps Commanders conference in Rawalpindi, directed […]
Pak-India bonhomie will lead to peace, stability: Qureshi
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday said improved relations between India and Pakistan will lead to peace and stability in the region and the exchange of visits by delegations of the two countries discuss the Kartarpur Corridor will help in de-escalating tensions. Qureshi’s comment came following his meeting with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India […]
Rahul accuses Modi of politicising air strikes, attacks him on Rafale
Dharamshala: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicising the air strikes on the Balakot terror camp in Pakistan, saying his own party had exercised restraint. Addressing a rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, Gandhi continued his attack on Modi over the Rafale deal, blaming the BJP-led government for the delay […]
No names sent by West Bengal for PM-KISAN fund transfer: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said the West Bengal government has not sent any name of small and marginal farmer for the transfer of the first installment of Rs 2,000 under the PM-KISAN scheme, while Congress-ruled states too are not cooperating. In the interim Budget 2019-20, the central government had announced the Pradhan […]
1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar instigated mob to kill Sikhs, victim reiterates before court
New Delhi: A key prosecution witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Thursday reiterated before a Delhi court that Congress leader Sajjan Kumar had instigated the mob to kill Sikhs. Denying Kumar’s suggestion that she had not named him in her earlier statement given to the Delhi police, Cham Kaur told the court that she […]