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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: ANI)

UP CM demands apology from Ramgopal Yadav over his Pulwama attack remarks

"Ramgopal Yadav should apologise to the country for making such statements which encourage terrorists," he said.

21 Mar 2019 8:21 PM

Forty CRPF personnel were killed in the terror attack when their convoy was targeted on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Pulwama district. (Image: ANI)

SP leader Ramgopal Yadav calls Pulwama attack a 'conspiracy' to earn votes

He said that the truth behind the attack will be investigated once the dispensation changes at the Centre and big names will surface.

21 Mar 2019 4:32 PM

After the Pulwama attack, the US, France and Britain moved a resolution in the UN Sanctions Committee of the Security Council to designate Azhar as a 'global terrorist'. (Photo: File)

US disappointed over veto on Masood Azhar, says China has responsibility

China has a responsibility not to shield Pakistan, a senior Trump administration official has said.

21 Mar 2019 12:17 PM

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in February 14. (Photo: File)

Resolve terror issues bilaterally, China-led SCO tells India, Pakistan

SCO's Norov said participation in group could become 'impossible' without commitment for 'unconditional' fight against terrorism.

21 Mar 2019 11:25 AM

The nation continues to pay rich tribute to the brave martyred soldiers who sacrificed their life. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Student completes 9 day cycling from Jammu to Delhi for fund raising

24-yr-old student completes a 9-day cycling journey from Jammu to Delhi to raise funds for Pulwama martyrs.

19 Mar 2019 4:12 PM

Shashi Tharoor also expressed the hope that the people of India will vote out the BJP as the party doesn't deserve a second chance. (Image: File)

BJP trying to turn LS polls into 'khaki election': Shashi Tharoor

According to the Thiruvananthapuram MP, there has been a dramatic change in the character of India under BJP rule.

19 Mar 2019 12:15 PM

They said the naval assets were part of a mega exercise but they transited from the area of the drill for operational deployment soon after the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that increased tensions between Pakistan and India. (Photo: File)

Amid Indo-Pak tension, Navy deployed nuclear submarines, aircraft carrier

JeM's Pulwama attack led to rapid redeployment of ships, submarines and aircraft for operations in North Arabian sea, Capt Sharma said.

18 Mar 2019 9:38 AM

In the early 1990s, Azhar had visited Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Kenya, Zambia and collected funds for the terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

Masood Azhar travelled to UK, Gulf, Africa to collect funds for Kashmiri militants

According to Azhar's interrogation report available with security agencies here, he had visited the UK in October 1992.

17 Mar 2019 4:01 PM

The MEA said the French foreign minister also informed Swaraj that France has raised the issue with the European Union. (Photo: File)

Sushma Swaraj speaks with French counterpart after Masood Azhar's asset freeze

MEA said that Drian informed Swaraj about action taken by Paris against leader of JeM, which had claimed responsibility for Pulwama attack.

16 Mar 2019 9:57 AM

The proposal was the fourth such bid at the UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global terrorist. (Photo: File)

Would help to find ‘lasting solution’: China defends stand on Masood Azhar

Just before the deadline ended, China put a 'technical hold' on the proposal seeking 'more time to examine' it.

14 Mar 2019 1:15 PM

The fate of the proposal to designate Pakistan-based Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council will be known in less than 24 hours when the deadline to raise objections to the bid expires. (Photo: File)

China hints at blocking move to list Azhar as global terrorist in UNSC

Proposal to designate Azhar under 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UNSC was moved by France, UK and US on Feb 27.

13 Mar 2019 2:00 PM

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman (extreme right), accompanied by Group Captain Joy Thomas Kurien, India’s air attache at the high commission in Islamabad, and Dr Fariha Bugati of the Pakistan foreign office, prepares to cross the Wagah-Attari border on February 28 on his way home on being freed from two-day captivity in Pakistan after his MiG-21 Bison fighter was shot down. (Photo: PTI)

After Pulwama: The good, the bad and the ugly

But the February 14 attack had not merely been a heinous one.

13 Mar 2019 2:45 AM

Releasing Masood Azhar was a political decision, Randeep Sujrewala tweeted. (Photo: File)

Doval gave 'clean chit' to JeM chief: Cong cites NSA’s 2010 interview

The scathing attack by the Congress comes a day after the BJP latched on to Rahul Gandhi's reference to the JeM chief as "Masood Azhar ji".

12 Mar 2019 11:09 AM

Villagers inspect a destroyed house after a gunbattle between security forces and militants at Pinglish area of Tral in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Main Pulwama conspirator shot dead in J&K encounter

Another militant, identified as a Pakistani, also killed.

12 Mar 2019 2:38 AM

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

J&K Governor wants students to return to colleges outside valley

Fearing for their safety, several students from Kashmir had returned home in the valley after 40 CRPF personnel died in a terror attack.

11 Mar 2019 8:17 PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (Photo: PTI)

Won't allow Bangladeshi soil to be used by any terror outfit: Hasina assures PM Modi

The Bangladesh premier said her government would never allow Bangladesh soil to be used by any terrorist organisation.

11 Mar 2019 6:21 PM

Pulwama planner among 3 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter: Army

'Jaish commander Mudassar Khan was among the terrorists killed in the encounter,' said Lt Gen KJS Dhillon.

11 Mar 2019 4:21 PM

Suicide attacker Adil Ahmed Dar, who blew his explosive-laden vehicle next to a bus in a CRPF convoy on February 14, had been in constant contact with Khan, they said. (Photo: PTI | File)

Jaish terrorist, Pulwama attack mastermind killed in J&K encounter

23-year-old Khan, an electrician with a graduate degree hailing from Pulwama, arranged the vehicle and explosives used in terror strike.

11 Mar 2019 8:39 AM

A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 49 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)

Dial down the rhetoric

The events have to be assessed in the light of the fact that the international community also recognised India's right to such a response.

11 Mar 2019 12:00 AM

A combo of photos shows BJP MP from Sant Kabir Nagar Sharad Tripathi in a scuffle with Mehdawal MLA Rakesh Baghel during a planning committee meeting in Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Blip in nationalism narrative of the BJP

The BJP was first discomfited when its leaders, including its party president, claimed that the Indian airstrikes had killed 300 terrorists in Pak.

10 Mar 2019 12:32 AM

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