Kolkata: Six Bangladeshi nationals were arrested near the international border in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday while they were trying to escape through the porous bordering areas back to their native country, an official said. Among the six Bangladeshi infiltrators who have been arrested, five are women and one a minor..
Srinagar: Hours after it agreed to stop all firing and military action on land, in the air and sea, following a call its DGMO made to his Indian counterpart, reports came of Pakistan violating the cessation of hostilities with India’s air defence intercepting Pakistani drones amid blackout in Srinagar. Red streaks were seen and explosions.
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday raised serious concerns about the status of the recently announced cessation of hostilities after reporting explosions and air defence activity in Srinagar. In a post on X, he added, “This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up.”.
Khartoum: At least 19 inmates were killed and more than 45 others injured in a drone strike targetting a central prison in El Obeid in western Sudan’s North Kordofan State on Saturday, according to a medical source and eyewitnesses. A medical source at El-Obeid Hospital, who requested anonymity, told Xinhua news agency that the 19.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting at his residence on Saturday which was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and.
Bengaluru: Following the understanding between India and Pakistan, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday asserted that they should continue the battle against terrorism, adding that preparations that India was doing as a nation to combat terrorism should go ahead with full flow. “We should continue our battle against terrorism. Terrorism does not understand ceasefire. So.
New Delhi: After the announcement of an immediate and complete ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Congress has demanded that the government convene an all-party meeting and call a special session of Parliament to discuss recent developments and the way forward. Congress General Secretary and head of the party’s communications department, Jairam Ramesh, posted on.
New Delhi: There is no pre or post-condition to the understanding concerning military action between India and Pakistan reached on Saturday and the Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance, MEA sources said. The DGMOs of India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and.
New Delhi: In a strong rebuttal to Pakistan, Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi dismissed Islamabad’s claims of successful strikes on key Indian military assets as entirely false and part of a coordinated misinformation campaign. Denouncing Pakistan’s statements about damage to India’s S400 and BrahMos bases, as well as alleged hits on airfields and ammunition depots,.
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan and urged the current state administration to expedite relief measures for affected civilians. He said that lives could have been saved if the ceasefire had happened two to three days earlier. “I welcome the ceasefire. If it had.
New Delhi: In a crucial step toward de-escalation, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart earlier this and the two sides agreed to halt all military actions–on land, at sea, and in the air–effective from 1700 hours IST. Misri noted that instructions have been issued to.
