India launches surgical strike across LoC, Pakistan denies, warns India
Sep 29, 2016, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): Amid mass anger in India over the Uri attack in Kashmir, India on Wednesday past midnight carried out surgical strikes crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting terrorist launchpads working from within the neighbouring country, the army said.
M Venkaiah Naidu compliments Indian Army over surgical attack
Sep 29, 2016, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS): Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday hailed the Indian Army for conducting a surgical attack across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan against terrorist infiltration.
Encounter reported from J&K Mendhar sector
Sep 29, 2016, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): An encounter between Indian forces and terrorists have been reported from the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, according to media reports.
Political leaders and former military heads laud India's surgical attack into LoC to halt terrorists
Sep 29, 2016, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): The surgical strike by the Indian army across the Line of Control in Pakistan late on Wednesday to take out launch pads from where terrorists foray into India has been hailed by leaders and former military heads, according to media reports on Thursday.
Press statement of Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
Sep 29, 2016, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): The Ministry of Defence has published the full text of the Press Statement by the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Thursday, regarding the surgical strike across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir to take out several launch pads through which terrorists were planning to enter India.
Villages evacuated in Punjab along international border as a precaution
Sep 29, 2016, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): Villages in Punjab, lying within 10km of the international border with Pakistan are being evacuated as a precautionary measure, according to media reports.
Indian army conducted heliborne and ground attacks to foil the entry of infiltrators
Sep 29, 2016, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): Six to eight launch pads working from within Pakistan and from where terrorists where trying to enter India have been taken out during the surgical strikes across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports.
Prime Minister Modi calls for all party meet on surgical strike into Pakistan
Sep 29, 2016, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an all-party meeting at four pm on Thursday regarding the 'surgical strike' across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports.
Susan E. Rice calls Doval, condemns Uri terror attack
Sep 29, 2016, at 03:15 pm
Washington, Sept 28 (IBNS): Condemning the Uri attacks , which left 18 soldiers martyred, US National Security Advisor (NSA) Susan E. Rice told her Indian counterpart Ajit Doval that her nation expects Pakistan to take effective action to combat and delegitimize United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities.
PM Modi pays homage to Bhagat Singh on birth anniversary
Sep 28, 2016, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on the latter's birth anniversary.
India can't 'unilaterally' opt out of Indus treaty: Sartaj Aziz
Sep 28, 2016, at 03:40 am
Islamabad, Sept 27 (IBNS): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that "blood and water cannot flow together," Pakistan's Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday said that Indian cannot "unilaterally" opt out of the Indus Waters treaty.
India not to participate in SAARC Summit in Islamabad
Sep 28, 2016, at 03:06 am
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): In the wake of the Uri attack which left 18 Indian soldiers martyred, the Indian government on Tuesday said it will not participate in the upcoming SAARC Summit in Islamabad.
Suspicious men spotted in Pathankot, search op underway
Sep 28, 2016, at 01:20 am
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): The security forces on Tuesday launched a heightened search operation in Pathankot after villagers from nearby area spotted "suspicious men" along the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border, media reports said.
President congratulates ISRO on successful launch of PSLV-C35
Sep 28, 2016, at 01:00 am
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on the successful launch of the PSLV-C35, carrying advanced satellite SCATSAT-1 along with seven other co-passenger satellites.
Uri attack: Pakistani envoy summoned, presented proof
Sep 27, 2016, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): India on Tuesday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and presented him with proof in connection with the cross-border origins of that Uri attack that left 18 soldiers martyred n Sept 18.
Delhi: Teacher dies after students stab him for complaint
Sep 27, 2016, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): A school teacher in Delhi succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning after being stabbed by class 12 students for complaint against them, reports said.
Abandon the dream as J&K will remain integral part of India, Sushma tells Pakistan at UNGA
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:32 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): As the tension between India and Pakistan is escalating, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday issued a strong note of warning to her neighbouring country, saying that Islamabad should "abandon the dream" of using terror to obtain authority in Jammu and Kashmir.
UNGA speech: Narendra Modi appreciates Sushma Swaraj
Sep 27, 2016, at 02:02 am
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appreciated External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her 'firm, effective & fine articulation' of a wide range of global issues at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly.
India to ratify CoP 21 on Oct 2,announces Modi
Sep 25, 2016, at 11:22 pm
Kozhikode, Sept 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government will ratify the Conference of Parties (CoP) protocol on combating climate change next month.
India will never forget the Uri terror attack: PM Modi
Sep 25, 2016, at 12:56 am
Kozhikode, Sept 24 (IBNS) : Describing Pakistan as the only country "exporting terrorism" across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India will never forget the Uri terror attack in which 18 soldiers were martyred.
Amid tension, India does not rule out scrapping Indus water treaty with Pak
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, Sept 22 (IBNS): Amid strains in the ties over Kashmir issue and the recent Uri attack, India has now not ruled out the option of scrapping the Indus water treaty with Pakistan.
India summons Pakistan High Commissioner over Uri attack
Sep 22, 2016, at 03:18 am
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): Foreign Secretary Jaishankar on Wednesday called in the High Commissioner of Pakistan Abdul Basit and reminded him that the government of Pakistan had made a solemn commitment in January 2004 to not allow its soil or territory under its control to be used for terrorism against India.
President Mukherjee congratulates DRDO on successful test-firing of Barak-8
Sep 21, 2016, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated DRDO on the successful test-firing of the Surface to Air Missile – ‘Barak-8’.
World Bank announces new country director for India
Sep 21, 2016, at 01:57 am
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Junaid Ahmad has taken over as the World Bank's new Country Director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl who completed his four-year term, according to a Press release issued by the World Bank.
Jammu and Kashmir: 8 militants killed in Uri
Sep 20, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Uri, Sept 20 (IBNS): Indian security forces killed eight militants during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri town on Tuesday.
Cauvery Issue: A plate of biryani and Rs 100 for torching 42 buses?
Sep 20, 2016, at 05:01 pm
Bangalore, Sept 20 (IBNS): It took just a plate of mutton biryani and Rs 100 to convince a 22-year old woman into torching several buses in the recently concluded attack in Bangalore on Sept 12, media reports said.
Nawaz Sharif seeks US help to resolve issues between India,Pakistan
Sep 20, 2016, at 03:09 pm
New York, Sept 20 (IBNS): Meeting US US Secretary of State John Kerry, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged him to help resolve issues with India.
Uri attack: India decides to isolate Pakistan diplomatically in international forums
Sep 20, 2016, at 03:30 am
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): In the wake of Sunday's deadly terror attack on Uri Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir in which 18 soldiers were martyred, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a meeting with his senior ministers and decided that Pakistan must be diplomatically isolated at every international forum, media reports said.
India-Pak relations will never be the same again: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Sep 20, 2016, at 02:24 am
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): With Sunday's deadly terror attack on Uri Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir leaving 18 soldiers martyred, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said India-Pakistan relations will never be the same again.
Ban condemns militant attack in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 19, 2016, at 02:56 pm
New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemns on Sunday's militant attack in Uri, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, and expressed deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives and to the Government of India.