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…
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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…
66% Indian smokers view e-cigarettes as ‘positive alternative’
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Nearly 66 per cent of Indian smokers see e-cigarettes as a “positive alternative” to tobacco products, a new survey said on Thursday. In a first-of-its-kind survey of adult smokers in…
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…
Never imagined I will become Deputy CM: Tejaswi
Patna, Sep 29 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav revealed on Thursday that he never imagined he would become deputy chief minister so early in his political career. “Main itni jaldi up-mukhyamantri ban jaoonga…
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…
SC order on cancellation of Shahabuddin’s bail on Friday
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce on Friday its order on the Bihar government’s plea challenging the bail granted to criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin in Rajiv Roshan murder case. The ruling by…
India strikes across LoC, Nawaz warns Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India said on Thursday it carried out surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the LoC inflicting heavy casualties, triggering a sharp warning from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Eleven…
Ladakh, where Buddhist spirituality, culture reign supreme
By Vishal Gulati Ladakh — once the hub of the ancient Silk Route — is aptly described as a place where Buddhist spirituality and its ancient culture reign supreme amidst virgin nature. It’s a cold…
President, Vice-President briefed on surgical strikes
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were on Thursday briefed on the surgical strikes on launch pads of terrorists across the Line of Control…
Government calls all-party meeting after surgical strikes
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The government has called an all-party meeting on Thursday in the wake of surgical strikes across the India-Pakistan border late on Wednesday night. “We are with the army because they…
Despite Delhi High Court order, WhatsApp to share data with Facebook
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Defying a Delhi High Court order against sharing user data collected up to September 25 with its parent company Facebook, the mobile message service WhatsApp has said that it is…
Global cost of India-Pakistan nuclear war
By Abheet Singh Sethi If India and Pakistan fought a war detonating 100 nuclear warheads (around half of their combined arsenal), each equivalent to a 15-kiloton Hiroshima bomb, more than 21 million people will be…
‘India inflicted significant casualties on terrorists in LoC surgical strikes’
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India caused “significant casualties” on terrorists and those who support them during surgical strikes across the India-Pakistan border late on Wednesday, the Indian Army has said. “India cannot allow terrorists…
President to honour senior eminent citizens
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukharjee will present the National Awards for Senior Citizens — Vayoshreshtha Samman-2016 — to eminent individuals and institutions in recognition of their service towards the cause of elderly…
Not much batting practice for Gambhir at India net session
Kolkata Sep 29 (IANS) Back in the side after a two-year hiatus, opener Gautam Gambhir on Thursday did not get much batting time at the nets on the eve of the second India-New Zealand Test…
BREAKING NEWS: India conducted surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across LoC: Army
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