Meaning of 'Abhinandan' will change: PM Modi after Wing Commander's return
Mar 02, 2019, at 01:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Praising Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan by shooting him down in the middle of a dogfight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the meaning of his name will alter.
After Rajouri, Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC in Poonch, Indian Army retaliates
Mar 01, 2019, at 07:43 pm
Jammu, Mar 1 (UNI/IBNS) Pakistani troops on Friday after violating ceasefire in Nowshera sector of Rajouri, fired unprovoked on the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan again violates ceasefire on LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri
Mar 01, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Jammu, Mar 1(UNI/IBNS) Pakistan yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked on the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pak FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi to skip OIC as India is attending
Mar 01, 2019, at 03:41 pm
Islamabad, Mar 1 (IBNS): Amid bilateral tension, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said he would skip the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as India is participating in it, media reports said.
Wing Commander Abhinandan to return through Wagah border, say reports
Mar 01, 2019, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan two days ago, might return to India through the Wagah border, media reports said. Pakistan earlier announced to release the pilot as what it called a peace gesture amid global pressures on the neighbour to conform to international laws.
"We want to see him back" - Air Force team likely to receive pilot Abhinandan
Mar 01, 2019, at 11:33 am
New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) ".....We want to see him back," Indian Air Force have said welcoming the announcement of the release of the captured pilot Wg Cdr Abhinandan from Pakistan custody.
Pakistan to release Indian Air Force Pilot Abhinandan today
Mar 01, 2019, at 09:00 am
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Pakistan will release captured Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan on Friday, announced country's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday.
Feb 28, 2019, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): In an attempt to expose Pakistan over the ongoing bilateral tension, the Armed Forces in a joint briefing on Thursday furnished proof of Pakistan's use of F16 jet targeting the Indian military installations though the design was foiled by the Indian side.
Pak gesture in consonance with Geneva Convention, Air chief on pilot return
Feb 28, 2019, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): In a joint media statement by the Air Force, Army and Navy, the Armed Forces on Thursday said the gesture of Pakistan by releasing Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from its captive is in consonance with Geneva Convention.
Pak tried to attack Indian military installations: Armed Forces
Feb 28, 2019, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): In a joint briefing by the Air Force, Army and Navy, the Armed Forces on Thursday said Pakistan had tried to attack the military installations of India but failed to inflict any damage. Their designs to target our installations by dropping active payloads were thwarted, said the Indian defence top officials outside the Ministry of Defence building.
Pak to release pilot Abhinandan tomorrow as 'peace gesture': Imran Khan
Feb 28, 2019, at 07:01 pm
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IBNS): After India refused to negotiate with Pakistan on the issue of safe return of Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said his country will release the captive on Friday as a "peace gesture".
Rajasthan residents receive spoof calls from Pakistan seeking information on Army
Feb 28, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Jaipur, Feb 28 (UNI) Residents of Rajasthan's Bikaner were receiving spoof calls from Pakistan seeking information about the Indian Army alongside the international border, amid escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, sources said.
J and K Panthers Party urges all political parties to unite to face Pakistan's aggression
Feb 28, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Jammu, Feb 28 (UNI) Urging upon the entire political class in the country to come together and back the government and armed forces in the present situation, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party on Thursday said that it was the time to display unity.
US urges India, Pakistan to cease cross-border activity
Feb 28, 2019, at 11:14 am
Washington, Feb 28 (IBNS): A day after India and Pakistan got engaged into an air fight, the United States has urged both the countries to "cease all cross-border military activity" and deescalate the situation immediately, media reports said.
US, UK, France submit proposal at UNSC to designate Masood Azhar as global terrorist
Feb 28, 2019, at 10:50 am
New York, Feb 28 (IBNS): Amid the high tension between India and Pakistan and an ongoing diplomatic war, the United States, the United Kingdom and France have submitted a fresh proposal at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to designate Pakistan-based militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, media reports said.
Canada urges India,Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint
Feb 28, 2019, at 09:17 am
Toronto, Feb 28 (IBNS): Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan following the Pulwama attack on Feb 14 where 40 Indian Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed, the Canadian government on Wednesday urged the two nuclear-armed neighbours to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any 'military escalation'.
Feb 27, 2019, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): India's Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah and lodged a strong protest at the 'unprovoked act of aggression by Pakistan against India'.
India government summons Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah
Feb 27, 2019, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): India's Ministry of External Affairs on Friday summoned Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah amid heightened tensions between the two nations, media reports said.
IAF pilot who engaged Pakistan jets missing in action, Indian government says
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): The Indian government on Wednesday confirmed that an Indian Air Force pilot, who engaged Pakistani jets that violated Indian airspace, is currently missing in action.
PM Modi to hold all-party meet over Indo-Pak tension
Feb 27, 2019, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will hold an all-party meet to discuss the ongoing tension with Pakistan, which claimed to have violated the airspace a day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), media reports said.
India-Pakistan tension soars high as Pak claims shooting down IAF jets, India denies claim
Feb 27, 2019, at 01:55 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Pakistan on Wednesday claimed it has shot down Indian jets as a retaliation to the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) days after the Pulwama terror attack. India, however, rubbishes the claim, according to media reports.
Our borders are safe, says Army's Twitter handle on the heels of surgical strike inside Pakistan
Feb 27, 2019, at 11:27 am
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) Poetry always has powerful message - either in peace time or at the time of conflicts and war. Trust an emotive Indian Army to take recourse to it after a successful surgical strike in a terror camp inside enemy territory.
India does not want further escalation of situation: Sushma Swaraj
Feb 27, 2019, at 10:27 am
Wuzen, Feb 27 (IBNS): A day after India Air Force jets hit terror camp across the Line of Control, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is currently in China, said the country will want to avoid any "further escalation of the situation" and will "continue to act with responsibility and restraint".
We do not want anybody to interfere in our internal affairs: VP after IAF surgical strike
Feb 26, 2019, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): On a day when India avenged the Pulwama attack with pre-dawn air strikes by the Indian Air Force on Jaish-e Mohammad camps located across the Line of Control, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that though India is a peace loving nation and it wants to be friendly with all our neighbors, "we do not want anybody to interfere in our internal affairs and whoever interferes, we will give a befitting reply."
Pakistan violates ceasefire and fires across LoC, India retaliates
Feb 26, 2019, at 07:42 pm
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IBNS): Pakistan this evening carried out unprovoked firing in at least three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC), said reports.
India avenges Pulwama terror attack striking inside Pakistan, destroys Jaish camp
Feb 26, 2019, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 26 (IBNS): Paying back Pakistan days after the Pulwama terror attack which left over 40 Indian paramilitary personnel dead, the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a pre-dawn surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) destroying what it called the biggest camp of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
Feb 26, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IBNS): In the aftermath of the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday asked his armed forces and people to remain prepared for all eventualities.
Country is in safe hands: Narendra Modi says after India conducts another surgical strike
Feb 26, 2019, at 03:48 pm
Churu, Rajastha, Feb 26 (IBNS): Hours after the Indian government confirmed that a surgical strike was conducted by the Air Force to target terror camp across the Line of Control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured that the country was in 'safe hands'.
Opposition parties praise IAF for conducting surgical strike
Feb 26, 2019, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): Several opposition parties have praised the Indian Air Force (IAF) for giving Pakistan a fitting reply by conducting a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), close to two weeks after the Pulwama attack which left over 40 Indian paramilitary personnel martyred.
Feb 26, 2019, at 12:35 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): In a first official confirmation, the Indian government on Tuesday said the Indian Air Force (IAF) had carried out a "non-military pre-emptive" surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a step which seems to be a fitting reply to the recent Pulwama attack, which had left over 40 Indian paramilitary personnel martyred.