Mulayam supports surgical strikes across LoC
Lucknow, Sep 29 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday said his party was in support of the surgical strikes by the Indian Army across the Line of…
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Naidu tells Pakistan to make up for past ‘follies’
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday urged Pakistan to “realise” its responsibility and make up for its “folly” in aiding and abetting terrorism against India. “Pakistan should…
Russia rejects 7-day ceasefire in Aleppo, offers 48 hours
Moscow, Sep 29 (IANS) Russia would agree to a 48-hour ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo city, but would not allow it to be extended for a week, said a top official on Thursday. Russian Deputy Foreign…
Philippine President wants to end military drills with US
Manila, Sep 29 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wants to end joint military drills with the US to emphasise his country’s independence from that country, the presidential spokesperson said on Thursday. Duterte on Wednesday announced…
Punjab on maximum alert, villagers near border told to move
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Punjab was on maximum alert on Thursday while villagers close to the border with Pakistan have been told to move to safer locations following Indian “surgical strikes” across the LoC. “Punjab…
Pakistan Air Force says it is ready to combat external aggression
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Amid the intense diplomatic stand-off between New Delhi and Islamabad and cross-border firing, the Pakistan Air Force said on Thursday it is vigilant at all times and ready to combat any…
BSF cancels Retreat at Attari-Wagah border
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has cancelled the ‘Retreat’ ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border joint check-post (JCP) at Attari, 30 km from Amritsar, officials said on Thursday. The BSF and district…
Search mounted for terrorists near LoC
Jammu, Sep 29 (IANS) The army on Thursday launched a search for terrorists along the Loc in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after the Indian and Pakistani militaries exchanged fire. “Search operations have been started…
Pakistan must combat UN-designated terrorists: US NSA
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) US National Security Advisor Susan Rice spoke to her Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and said that the US has reiterated that Pakistan must “take effective action to combat and delegitimise” UN-designated…
Amit Shah hails Modi, Army
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Army after troops carried out surgical strikes across the LoC. “I congratulate Modi and Indian Army…
Sharif calls federal cabinet meeting on Friday
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Amid “surgical strikes” which India claimed it carried out on terrorist launch pads across the LoC, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called the federal cabinet meeting on Friday to discuss the…
Modi needed to show some ‘action’ to an angry population
By Tarun Basu Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to show to the people of India that he could live up to his braggadocio — and he did so when he authorised Thursday’s “surgical strikes” across…
Punjab orders evacuation of villages in 10-km border belt
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) The Punjab government has ordered the evacuation of villages in a 10-km belt along the border with Pakistan following the surgical strikes by the Indian Army across the LoC. The union…
BREAKING NEWS: Punjab orders evacuation of villagers in border belt
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Punjab border villages on alert after surgical strikes
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Villages along Punjab’s border with Pakistan were put on high alert on Thursday after the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on the LoC, official sources said. Schools in the border…
Indian firing was planned: Pakistan
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) The Indian firing across the LoC on Thursday was “deliberate” and had been “planned beforehand”, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said. Condemning the Indian firing which killed two Pakistani soldiers and injured…
Congress supports surgical strikes across LoC
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday wholeheartedly supported the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian army on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). “The Congress wholeheartedly supports the…
BREAKING NEWS: High alert in Punjab border areas
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Rajnath informs CMs, national leaders about ‘surgical strike’
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Shortly after an announcement that India carried out surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday…
North Korean soldier defects through high security border
Seoul, Sep 29 (IANS) A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Thursday through the border separating the two countries, defence officials said. The soldier crossed the frontier through the Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)…