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JAMMU: A Village Defence Guard (VDG) member attached to security forces combing a forested area for suspected Pakistani terrorists was fatally shot during a gunfight at Basantgarh in J&K's Udhampur district on Sunday. The deceased was Mohd Sharief (48) from Basantgarh's Lower Ponar, police said.Sources said four suspected Pakistani ...

NEW DELHI: India has stressed the need to adopt "a zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism in all its forms" for prosperity and development of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which also includes Pakistan.Defence secretary Giridhar Aramane, who led the Indian delegation at SCO defence ministers' meeting at Astana ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. As PM Modi targets Congress, phase 2 campaign ends on a sour notePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial speech on the Congress party’s plans to “redistribute wealth” was the highlight ...

NEW DELHI: India has indirectly criticised China, stating that the "holds" placed on proposals in the UNSC sanctions committees amount to "disguised vetoes." These actions prevent the listing of Pakistan-based global terrorists, with some Council members avoiding responsibility."The working methods of anybody must respond to the challenges confronted by ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus Tuesday on Congress's efforts to introduce quota for Muslims marks a significant escalation of BJP's "appeasement" charge against the opposition party.PM fired the "Muslim quota" salvo while addressing a rally at Tonk-Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan - his last engagement in the state ...

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called out the previous Congress-led UPA government over its "justification" that "it would cost more to attack Pakistan than not attacking it" post the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which as many as 166 were killed.Jaishankar said the UPA government ...

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday attacked Congress leader P Chidambaram's statement that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) and the three new criminal laws will be revoked if Congress comes to office, calling it as a brazen act of appeasement and the former finance minister's party ...

NEW DELHI: Reflecting a tragic side of society, Union govt has informed Supreme Court that 18,807 orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children are awaiting adoption in child care institutions (CCIs) across India of which nearly 8,800 children have no visitation from their parents.In Nov, the court had asked additional solicitor ...

NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah accused the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP on Sunday of inadvertently aiding the BJP by contesting elections against the INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir. Despite being regional rivals, the PDP and the NC had aligned with the opposition coalition but were unable to ...

A view of a polling station that was damaged by a crowd during the first phase of the general election, in Khurai in Imphal East, Manipur, India, April 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Election Commission orders re-polling in 11 Manipur booths on April 22The Election Commission of India has declared ...