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Pakistan had illegally detained Jadhav: External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar briefed Rajya Sabha on the Kulbushan Jadhav judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He said that Pakistan had illegally detained Jadhav and awarded him death sentence and therefore India took the issue to ICJ. He informed the Upper House that the sole dissenting judge…
Read More »Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon
New Delhi, Jul 16: Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use the majority of its airspace since the Balakot airstrikes in February The move is expected to give a major relief…
Read More »IAF lost 44 aircraft and choppers since 2014-15
NEW DELHI: Forty-four aircraft and helicopters of the Indian Air Force were lost in crashes since 2014-15 in which 46 personnel were killed, according to government data. The break up of the aircraft lost is 26 fighter jets, six helicopters, nine trainer aircraft and three transport planes. The details of…
Read More »Indonesia riots: six dead after protesters clash with troops over election results
Six people are dead and more than 200 are injured, according to Jakarta’s governor, after protesters clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital following the release of official election results. National Police spokesman, Dedi Prasetyo said protests by supporters of…
Read More »Polling underway for sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections
Polling is underway for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Voting, which began at 7 AM, will continue till 6 PM. Voting is taking place for 59 constituencies, spread over 7 states. Polling is being held for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats in Haryana, 8 seats…
Read More »Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet
Forty-one people died after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames just after takeoff from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning, but Russia’s national carrier said only that it returned to the airport for technical reasons. Two children are among the…
Read More »Div Com Reviews Ramzan arrangements, calls for strict action against profiteers
Srinagar: In view of holy month of Ramzan, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan on Saturday directed all Deputy Commissioners to start intense market checking across the valley on daily basis and take strict legal action against profiteers and black marketers. The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir made these directions in…
Read More »Jammu city’s metered areas not to have power cuts: Governor chairs high-level meeting
Jammu, April 30: A high level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik to review the preparedness of JKPDD for providing regular and smooth power supply to the consumers during peak demand period of summer season. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Advisor to Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary;…
Read More »Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation shortly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation shortly on Wednesday,27 March.Says he has an “important message for the nation.” Earlier today, PM Modi chaired the National Security Council meet. The minister of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) was present in the the meet, along with NSA Ajit Doval…
Read More »Pleas against Article 35A: Hearing most likely Wednesday or Thursday
Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar has constituted a team of its members who will remain present before the Supreme Court on Wednesday and on Thursday when the bunch of petitions filed for scrapping of Article 35-A of the constitution of India are most likely to come up for hearing.…
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