'Evacuating Indians immediate priority': Govt briefs opposition on Afghanistan situation
Aug 26, 2021, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi: The Centre has told the 31 opposition parties attending an all party meeting on the situation in Afghanistan that its immediate priority is the evacuation of all Indians stranded in the conflict-racked country.
Urdu speaking men barge into Kabul office; take away Afghan passports with Indian visas
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul/New Delhi: Indian security agencies handling immigration are on red alert after several unidentified Urdu-speaking men barged into an office in Kabul issuing Indian visas on behalf of the Indian mission in Afghanistan and seized un-estimated numbers of Afghan passports with stamped Indian visas, according to media reports.
PM Modi, Russian prez Putin hold detailed discussion on Afghanistan
Aug 25, 2021, at 06:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a 45 minute-long conversation on the phone on Tuesday to discuss the developments in Afghanistan, after the Taliban seized power on August 15.
Taliban will help Pakistan to free Kashmir from India: Leader of Imran Khan's Party
Aug 25, 2021, at 03:46 am
Islamabad: Days after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, a leader of Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has openly said that Pakistan will take the help of the Taliban in Kashmir during an on-air television show.
Critical of govt's stand on Afghanistan, Owaisi now wants invite to all party briefing
Aug 25, 2021, at 01:55 am
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said in a social media post that he is expecting an invitation to the Centre's all-party meeting to brief leaders on the Afghanistan crisis.
Aug 24, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday received three of the last six Swaroops of Guru Granth Sahib from Kabul.
Afghanistan Crisis: Second batch of 146 Indians evacuated to Qatar repatriated to India
Aug 23, 2021, at 04:34 am
Doha: The second batch of 146 Indian nationals, who were evacuated from Afghanistan to Doha, are on the way to India.
'Thank Indian brothers and sisters for rescuing us': Afghan woman after arriving in Delhi
Aug 23, 2021, at 01:10 am
Delhi: An Afghan woman, who arrived in India this morning with the 168 evacuated, said the situation in Afghanistan is fast deteriorating and thanked the "Indian brothers and sisters" for rescuing her, reported news agency ANI.
'Lost everything built in last 20 yrs': Sikh Afghan senator after reaching Delhi in IAF plane
Aug 22, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Delhi: The 168 passengers, including 107 Indians, evacuated by an Indian Air Force plane from Kabul, landed at the Hindon air base near Delhi.
Indians evacuated from Afghanistan to Tajikistan and Qatar board flights for Delhi
Aug 22, 2021, at 08:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indians, who were evacuated from Afghanistan by an IAF aircraft to Tajikistan, boarded an Air India plane for their return to India, in the early hours of Sunday, while first batch of Indians evacuated to Doha also took their flight back to the country, External Affairs Ministry said.
Afghanistan Crisis: 150 Indians questioned by Taliban now safe at Kabul airport
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:11 am
Kabul: The 150 Indians, who were initially reported to have been questioned by the Taliban, are now safe and waiting at the Kabul airport from where they will be flown back to India on Sunday, media reports said.
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:06 am
New Delhi: Indian security agencies feel that there might be a spike in infiltration attempts by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who were fighting alongside the Taliban against the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan for the past several years.
J&K Apni Party worker shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir
Aug 20, 2021, at 04:54 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party was shot dead by terrorists on Thursday evening making it the fourth such incident to have taken place in 10 days.
Aug 20, 2021, at 03:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke about India's concern regarding terrorism for the first time at the United Nations Security Council since the Taliban had taken control of Afghanistan and said the world should never compromise with the evil.
Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected terrorists gun down BJP leader in Kulgam, politicians condemn
Aug 18, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kulgam: A Bharatiya Janata Party leader was gunned down by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday.
Punjab Police nab two militants to avert terror attack on Independence Day
Aug 16, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Days after Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh warned of an escalated terror threat to the state from Pakistan-based forces, the Punjab Police on Sunday night arrested two militants, allegedly associated with a UK-based terrorist entity, to avert a possible terrorist attack on/around the Independence Day.
JNU students from Afghanistan seek visa extension as Taliban takes over : Report
Aug 16, 2021, at 05:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Several Afghan students studying in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are unwilling to return to their country and want to extend their visas by enrolling in academic courses, according to a media report.
Jammu and Kashmir grenade blast: Minor killed, BJP leader injured in Rajouri
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:21 pm
Jammu/UNI: A minor child was reportedly killed while a Bhartiya Janata Party leader and his family members suffered injuries in a grenade blast on Thursday evening in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
No more US bombing sorties to support Afghan forces after Aug 31 : Report
Aug 11, 2021, at 01:18 am
Washington: The US will continue with the pull out of its forces from Afghanistan even as the Taliban is fast seizing territories and killing top officials of the country.
Fifty-seven people travelled to PoK in 2017-18 on valid visas but joined militancy, says J&K DGP
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said that as many as 57 youths in the year 2017-18 went to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir on student and tourist visa but later joined militancy.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three civilians injured in grenade attack in Srinagar
Aug 10, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: At least three civilians were injured when unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade in Srinagar on Tuesday.
India tells its citizens to leave Afghanistan today in 'special flight'
Aug 10, 2021, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi/Mazar-i-Sharif: India has asked its citizens to leave Afghanistan on a special flight today from Mazar-i-Sharif - the fourth largest city of the country - amid fierce fighting between national forces and the Taliban.
Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed during Budgam operation
Aug 09, 2021, at 01:09 am
Budgam: Security forces killed a terrorist of the proscribed terror outfit Al-Badr during an operation conducted in Budgam on Saturday.
Aug 07, 2021, at 03:16 pm
United Nations/UNI: For enduring peace in Afghanistan, terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries in the region must be dismantled immediately and terrorist supply chains disrupted, said India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations T S Tirumurti, who currently holds the month-long Presidency of the 15-member UN Security Council.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2nd anniversary of scrapping Article 370 observed amid slump in militancy
Aug 06, 2021, at 04:43 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir, the state-turned-Union Territory which was once hit hard by terrorism, is now witnessing peace and development as an outcome of the Aug 5, 2019 move by the Indian government to scrap Article 370 that had granted it a special status for nearly six and half decades.
Jammu and Kashmir: IED found on Rajouri-Poonch highway, traffic suspended
Jul 31, 2021, at 03:49 pm
Jammu/UNI: Panic gripped the bordering belt after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found on Saturday morning along Rajouri-Poonch highway in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed, one Army jawan injured in Bandipora encounter
Jul 24, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two unidentified militants were killed and one Army jawan was injured in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Saturday, official sources said.
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Srinagar: As many as 14 boys, who were all set to join the terror ranks, were counselled and handed over to their parents in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag region by the UT authorities.
Jammu and Kashmir: LeT module busted, three held in Bandipora
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces busted a Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) module and arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWS) of the outfit in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, police said on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed by security forces in Pulwama encounter
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:24 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two unidentified militants were killed by security forces in an encounter in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday, police said.