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Jammu/Chandigarh, Sep 29: People living within 10 kms of the border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab have been asked to shift to safer places and schools ordered to be shut till further notice in the wake of surgical strike carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control (LoC). The 'Beating Retreat' ceremony at Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar in Punjab has also been closed

New Delhi, Sep 29: Seven terror launch pads were targeted across the LoC by special forces of the Indian Army during the 'surgical strike' overnight in which heliborne and ground forces were used, defence sources said today. The sources said the operation began at around mid-night last night and ended at around 4:30 AM this morning. The terror launch pads targeted were in the range of 2 to 3km

New Delhi, Sep 29: India conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads last night across the Line of Control (LoC) and inflicted significant casualties and heavy damages. The announcement of the sudden action by the army to target terrorists was made by the DGMO Lt Gen Ranveer Singh at a hurriedly called news conference during which External affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup was also

New Delhi, Sep 29: The meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status granted to Pakistan has been postponed till next week. "The meeting regarding MFN and related logistics scheduled for today is postponed to next week," official sources said here. The decision to review the MFN, which was granted by India unilaterally in 1996, was taken in the wake

New Delhi, Sep 28: India today said the SAARC Summit in Islamabad has to be postponed as it and three other countries have pulled out of the meet. However, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said a formal announcement to this effect will be made by Nepal, the current Chair of the SAARC. The current rule is that if any one head of State or Government decides not to participate in

New Delhi, Sep 28; The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Madhya Pradesh government over reported deaths of 116 children due to malnutrition-related ailments in Sheopur district in the last five months. The NHRC has issued the notice to the Chief Secretary of the state and sought a detailed report on the matter within four weeks. The Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of

Pathankot, Sep 27: High alert was today sounded in Pathankot following inputs about suspicious movement of some people and a massive search operation has been launched on Pathankot-Dalhousie road. Around 400 security personnel including SWAT team were deployed for conducting the search operation by the Punjab police in the district where terrorist from across the border had struck the IAF airbase

New Delhi, Sep 27: Former Director General Corporate Affairs B K Bansal, who was facing a CBI probe in a corruption case, allegedly committed suicide along with his son at their residence in East Delhi. The development comes nearly two months after his wife and daughter committed suicide by hanging themselves from the ceiling fans at their residence in Nilkanth Apartments. The two had left

United Nations, Sep 26: In a sharp rebuke to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's "tirade" on Kashmir, India today said those accusing others of rights violations must introspect as it censured Pakistan for the first time at the UNGA for perpetrating the "worst form of state oppression" in Balochistan. Taking a veiled dig at Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in her address at the 71st UN

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday faced ire from a local during a road show. A man hurled shoe at the Congress vice-president during a road show in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur. The shoe missed the mark. The man who hurled the shoe has been identified as Hari Om Mishra. He is a local journalist. He has been detained by police. Reportedly, the shoe attacker was upset with Rahul