Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Wednesday said footage of the surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) has been submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office by the Army. He said decision on sharing the video has not been taken yet, and any such call can only be taken by Prime […]
After repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani side in Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch districts all day, the border residents of Jammu region witnessed an eerie calm on Wednesday night. The police said there were no major incidents of shelling or firing by the Pakistani side during the night. While Pakistan Rangers used mortars and automatics to […]
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has announced it will suspend the licences of media outlets airing Indian content without issuing prior notice. The media regulator has granted the authority to its Chairman Absar Alam to revoke or suspend the licenses of companies airing Indian content without any prior notice, a statement said on Tuesday. […]
At least four women belonging to a minority community in Pakistan were killed by unknown assailants in an allegedly sectarian-motivated targeted killing late on Tuesday. “The women were returning from the city towards their destiny Hazara Town when armed men intercepted the bus and one of them barged inside and started shooting indiscriminately.” Abdul Razaq […]
The liftoff of Ariane 5 rocket with Indian satellite GSAT-18 has been postponed to October 6 due to unfavourable weather conditions, said Arianespace. According to the French company Arianespace, the rocket launch has been delayed by 24 hours. The rocket is expected to liftoff between 2 a.m. and 3.15 a.m. from Kourou (French Guiana) on […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the AAP was with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the surgical strikes in Pakistani territory and wanted him to give a “befitting reply” to Islamabad’s claims that no such operation took place. “Pakistan is spreading false propaganda on surgical strikes and is telling the international media that […]
Barely days ahead of a UNEP summit in Rwanda in which 190 countries will discuss ways to protect the rapidly thinning ozone layer, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday noted with concern the damage that carbon emissions are causing by inducing global warming. The spiritual leader, who is also an active environmentalist, was, […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu daily from October 7 to 18 as it asked the Cauvery Supervisory Committee to visit the Cauvery basin area of two states for an assessment of the ground situation and report back to it by October 17. The bench […]
India on Tuesday alleged that Pakistan troops resorted to unprovoked heavy firing in at least three places on the de facto border in Jammu and Kashmir, stepping up the tension between the tense neighbours. No injuries were reported from the Pakistan mortar shelling at Indian border posts in Jhangar, Kalsian and Makri areas of the […]
Stressing the need to go for a big push to fully realise the benefits of urbanisation, the government on Monday unveiled its urban development strategy for the next 20 years. Union Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M. Venkaiah Naidu released the “India Habitat III – National Report”, ahead of the UN Habitat III […]