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Modi’s mega video-conference ridiculous, betrayal of national sentiments: Mayawati

Lucknow, Feb 28: BSP chief Mayawati Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his proposed address to BJP workers through a mega video-conference, terming it “ridiculous and betrayal of national sentiments” amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan. Under the BJP’s ‘Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot’ programme, Modi […]

Pakistan accuses India of launching strike across Kashmir border

Pakistan said Tuesday that Indian warplanes crossed into its airspace over the ceasefire line in Kashmir and dropped payloads, after tensions spiked between the nuclear-armed neighbours over the disputed region. “Indian Air Force violated Line of Control,” Pakistan military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted, referring to the […]

India says struck biggest Jaish camp in Pakistan, killed many militants

NEW DELHI – India said its air strikes inside Pakistan on Tuesday killed a large number of militants from Jaish-e-Mohammad, the group that claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack on a Indian paramilitary convoy in the disputed Kashmir region earlier this month. “In an intelligence led […]

India air strike in Pakistan territory killed 300 militants: government source

NEW DELHI ) – An Indian airstrike in Pakistani territory killed 300 suspected militants, a senior Indian government source said on Tuesday. The strikes on a training camp run by a Pakistani-based militant group have dramatically escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who have fought three wars against […]

The Latest: China urges restraint from both Pakistan, India

ISLAMABAD — The Latest on India-Pakistan tensions after New Delhi launches airstrike in Kashmir (all times local): 3:10 p.m. China, a close Pakistani ally, is calling for restraint from both Islamabad and New Delhi to prevent a larger crisis. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters that it […]

Suicide car bomber kills 30 CRPF officers in Kashmir

SRINAGAR – A suicide car bomber rammed a bus carrying Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers in Kashmir on Thursday, killing 30 of them in a major attack on security forces in the disputed region that could raise tensions with Pakistan. The Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) […]

Chandrababu Naidu to sit on hunger strike in Delhi on Monday demanding special status for AP

New Delhi, Feb 10 : TDP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will sit on a day-long hunger strike in the national capital on Monday demanding special status for his state and fulfilment of commitments made by the Centre under the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. The […]

Police vehicles torched, trains disrupted, highways blocked as Gujjar quota agitation enters 3rd day

Jaipur/New Delhi, Feb 10: The Gujjar community agitation demanding five per cent quota in jobs and education turned violent Sunday with shots being fired and police vehicles torched in Dholpur district and protesters blocking road and rail traffic in many areas in Rajasthan. As a precautionary measure, authorities have […]

Robert Vadra appears before ED in PMLA case probe

New Delhi, Feb 6: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets. Vadra’s wife Priyanka Gandhi accompanied him, in a white Toyota Land Cruiser along with SPG […]

Scholarships for Girls to encourage better education and career opportunities

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing ‘National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE)’. The objective of the scheme is to establish an enabling environment to reduce the drop outs and to promote the enrolment of girl child […]

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