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Former chief of RA&W, A S Daulat says, Kashmir’s atmosphere is getting worse

In the tenure of PM Vajpayee, Daulat was an advisor on Kashmir. He was a special intelligence officer who served in Kashmir in 1980’s. Former Research & Analysis Wing chief A S Daulat’s association with Kashmir has been over three decades. In an interview, published by Indian express, regardi

Bomb seized from truck: two persons arrested

Tiruvarur : The Tamil Nadu police has seized a powerful bomb from a lorry ferrying liquor bottles for the state-run alcohol shops at nearby Vilamal today and yesterday the two occupants of the vehicle. The police said the seizure was effected during a routine check up. The lorry was proceeding

Naqvi holds talks with Saudi envoy over Haj

New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday discussed facilities for Haj pilgrims from India with Saudi Arabian Ambassador Saud Mohammed Al Sati. Over 1.7 lakh people will go to Haj pilgrimage this year from India including over 1.25 lakh through the Haj Committee of

Seven Pakistani soldiers get killed in the LOC retaliation

New Delhi: Earlier in the day, Pakistani army killed two Indian soldiers and mutilated their bodies, whose retaliation by Indian Army has been done tonight by killing seven Pakistani soldiers and destroying 2 bunkers. According to the reports, the bunkers were destroyed in Kirpan and Pimple posts

Modi will not be able to show his face anywhere if Muslims complain to UN – Azam Khan

Rampur (UP): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying Muslims are being troubled in the country and he should be ready for the consequences if the community approached the UN. “Muslims are being harassed in India and if the community approached

‘Missing’ Kerala man who joined IS, killed in battle with American forces

A Kerala resident who along with 21 others fled to Afghanistan last year to join the Islamic State (IS), was killed "during battle with American forces," a senior NIA official said. Bestin Vincent, a resident of Palakkad, who converted to Islam and assumed the identity of Yahya had escaped to Afg

Pakistani man who said he was ISI spy made up story to settle in India: Sources

Government officials said on Saturday they are almost certain that a man who turned up at the Delhi airport a day earlier and identified himself as a hit man of Pakistan’s ISI is not a spy but had cooked up the story to gain asylum in India. Ahmed Mohammed, 38, arrived on a Dubai-Kathmandu Air In

UP judge suspended for Gayatri Prajapati bail

The Allahabad High Court has suspended Lucknow’s Additional District Judge Om Prakash Mishra, who had granted bail to former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati and his two aides on April 25 in a case where a woman was allegedly gangraped and an attempt was made to molest her minor daughter. A departmenta

Sukma attack response to 'sexual violence', 'murder' of villagers: Maoists

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): The Dand Karanya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) claimed in an audio clip on Thursday that the massacre of 25 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in Sukma on Tuesday was a response to sexual violence by security forces aga

Malegaon blast: After HC snub, Col. Purohit moves SC seeking bail

New Delhi : After the Bombay High Court rejected the appeal filed by Lt Col Purohit against the special court order rejecting his bail in 2008 Malegaon blasts, he has moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking bail. On April 25, the Bombay High Court had in its order refused to grant bail to Puroh

Now a Ghar Wapsi campaign by UP ATS

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has initiated a “ghar wapsi” campaign to de- radicalise “misguided” persons and 25 youth from various districts are being counselled after a tab was kept on their online activities. The initiative comes after the ATS recently arrested four sus

Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh: Rajnath Singh pays tribute to CRPF jawans killed in ambush

New Delhi | April 25,2017|Indian Express Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh expressed his pain over the killing of 24 CRPF jawans in the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh on Monday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir is apparently on the way to Chhattisgarh to take stock of the situation.

Pehlu Khan’s lynching: Rajasthan CM spoke on the heinous act after almost a month

Jaipur: Vasundhara Raje, Rajasthan CM finally broke her silence on the heinous act of lynching a 55-year-old Pehlu Khan after almost a month. She spoke on this incident after 23 former IAS officers wrote an open letter to her. According to the news reported in India Today, she said that her gover

Sabarmati Express blast: Supreme Court grants bail to former AMU scholar

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to a former Aligarh Muslim University scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani, an alleged Hijbul Mujahideen operative lodged in jail since 2001 for orchestrating a blast in the Sabarmati Express train in 2000. The blast in the train was carried out on the ev

‘Gau Rakshaks’ committing acts of terror: Owaisi

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said “Gau Rakshaks” (cow vigilantes) are committing acts of terror against innocent people and warned that continued attacks will stoke anarchy in the country. The Member of Parliament alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its govern

Mega defence deals likely during PM Narendra Modi's trip to Israel

NEW DELHI, April 23,2017 (PTI): A raft of mega defence deals, including procurement of an air defence system for the Indian Navy, are likely to be sealed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Israel+ which will be the first by an Indian PM to the Jewish nation. Ahead of the visit,

Agra: Bajrang Dal activists attack police station to rescue 5 from lock-up, 14 held

Agra, April 23,2017 (IndiaToday):Agra witnessed clashes between the Bajrang Dal activists and police yesterday. In one incident, Bajrang Dal activists attacked a police station to rescue five detained men. 

Amid Talk Of Early Gujarat Election, BJP Declares 'Mission 150'

AHMEDABAD: Chief Minister says "Modi Wave everywhere, ready for early election" BJP's new slogan: "325 seats in UP, 150 in Gujarat" Gujarat meant to vote in December, has 182 seats After its mammoth win in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is accelerating its campaign plans in Gujarat, where it has declared