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Islamabad, May 21: Pakistan is capable of destroying Israel in under 12 minutes, a senior army commander said. General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, was quoted by AWD News, as saying, "If Israel tries to invade our land,we will raze the Zionist regime in less than 12 minutes." General Mahmood Hayat is on record as saying that he was not an anti-Semetic and was

Islamabad, May 21: Pakistan is capable of destroying Israel in under 12 minutes, a senior army commander said. General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, was quoted by AWD News, as saying, "If Israel tries to invade our land,we will raze the Zionist regime in less than 12 minutes." General Mahmood Hayat is on record as saying that he was not an anti-Semetic and was

Rajkot, May 21: Police have arrested five people for allegedly thrashing to death a 35-year-old Dalit man suspecting him to be a thief in Gujarat's Rajkot district, an official said today. A video of the incident -- purportedly showing two people taking turns to beat the man, identified as Mukesh Vaniya, a ragpicker, with a stick while another person holding him by a rope tied to his waist -- has

Rajkot, May 21: Police have arrested five people for allegedly thrashing to death a 35-year-old Dalit man suspecting him to be a thief in Gujarat's Rajkot district, an official said today. A video of the incident -- purportedly showing two people taking turns to beat the man, identified as Mukesh Vaniya, a ragpicker, with a stick while another person holding him by a rope tied to his waist -- has

Jammu, May 21: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers today fired mortar shells on border outposts at several places in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia sector, prompting retaliation by the BSF personnel guarding the International Border. The mortar firing from across the border started around 07:00 hours in Arnia sector of Jammu and was still continuing when last reports were received, a

New Delhi, May 21 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday remembered his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 27th death anniversary. Taking to Twitter, Rahul thanked his father for teaching him how to love and respect every one. "My father taught me that hate is a prison for those who carry it. Today, on his death anniversary, I thank him for teaching me to love and respect

New Delhi, May 20: The success of the Congress-JD(S) alliance in outpacing the BJP in Karnataka elections bodes well for opposition unity, with a chorus of regional voices hailing the Grand Old Partys decision to play second fiddle to a smaller outfit in the southern state. Congratulatory messages poured in from the regions soon after BJP?s BS Yeddyurappa, unable to garner the numbers required for

Mumbai, May 20: Mumbai-based jeweller, who created a hijack scare onboard a Jet Airways flight in October last year, has become the first person to be put on the National No Fly List, eight months after it was unveiled. Incidentally, he was also the first to be booked under the stringent Anti-Hijacking Act which had replaced the vintage law of 1982. Birju Kishore Salla (37) was arrested in October

Raipur, May 20: Seven police personnel were killed after Naxals blew up their vehicle in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today, police said. The attack took place on a day when Union Home Minister Rajanth Singh is scheduled to arrive in the state. Naxals carried out a landmine blast around 12 noon when a joint team of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and the District Force (DF) was patrolling

Chennai, May 20: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday termed the developments in Karnataka, where BJP’s B S Yeddyurappa had to resign from the post of chief minister without facing a floor test, as a victory for democracy. "It was not proper on the part of the governor in giving 15 days to the ruling party to prove majority. Hats off to the Supreme Court for its intervention. My pranams to it,"