Pahalgam attack: Rahul Gandhi to visit JK on Friday, meet injured
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will travel to Jammu and Kashmir on April 25 and meet those injured in the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress sources said on Thursday. They said Gandhi will visit the Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag to enquire about the health of the injured. At least […]
IAF carries out ‘Exercise Aakraman’ in central sector: Sources
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is carrying out ‘Exercise Aakraman’ in the central sector with its mainstream fighter aircraft taking part in it, sources said on Thursday. However, this is a “routine exercise”, a source said. India’s frontline fighter jets include Rafales, Su-30s and other aircraft. Further details are awaited. The exercise is […]
Army Chief Gen Dwivedi to visit Srinagar today
New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi is travelling to Srinagar to carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. Top Army Commanders will brief Gen Dwivedi on various aspects of the security scenario, […]
BSF jawan detained by Pak Rangers after accidentally crossing border
Talks for his release on, say officials New Delhi: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan has been detained by Pakistan Rangers after he accidentally crossed the Punjab border and talks are on between the two forces to secure his release, officials said on Thursday. Constable PK Singh of the 182nd battalion was apprehended by the […]
Border gates remain shut during beating retreat ceremony at Attari border
Amritsar: The border gates of India and Pakistan remained shut during the beating retreat ceremony at the Attari border in Amritsar on Thursday evening after the Border Security Force “scaled down” the event in light of the Pahalgam terror attack. The Indian parade commander also did not move forward to shake hands with his Pakistani […]
Home Minister Amit Shah, EAM S Jaishankar meet Prez Murmu
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The meeting comes in the wake of the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday in which 26 men, mostly tourists and including a Nepalese citizen, were gunned […]
Only instant triple talaq barred, not Talaq-e-Ahsan: HC
Mumbai: Only instant triple talaq is prohibited and not the traditional method of divorce called ‘Talaq-e-Ahsan’, the Bombay High Court has said quashing a case lodged against a man and his parents on his wife’s complaint. The definition of divorce under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act only includes those forms of […]
India’s suspension of IWT could severely hit Pak’s agricultural economy: Experts
New Delhi: India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) could have serious repercussions for Pakistan’s agricultural economy, disrupting crucial water data sharing and reducing flows during key crop seasons, experts have warned. The long-term impact, however, depends on India’s ability to quickly develop the infrastructure required to utilise its full share of the Indus […]
With India setting deadline, Pak nationals flock to Attari-Wagah border
Chandigarh: Several Pakistani nationals visiting India started returning home through the Attari-Wagah land route in Amritsar on Thursday, a day after the Centre set a 48-hour deadline for them to leave the country. The Centre on Wednesday announced a raft of measures, including expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the Indus Water Treaty of […]
Only one foreigner among 26 killed in Pahalgam attack: Govt
New Delhi: Only one foreigner, hailing from Nepal, was among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror strike on Tuesday, officials said here. Earlier, the officials had prepared a list in which a resident of Uttarakhand was shown as a national of the UAE. However, on Wednesday night, the government for the first time […]