Military hardware, cultural diversity blend at R-Day parade
byNew Delhi: There was a perfect blend of indigenous military hardware and rich cultural diversity at India’s 64th Republic Day parade here today, as the…
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Gurudwara declines to hold prayer service for Lt Gen Dyal
byPanchkula: A gurdwara here is in the midst of a row over its refusal to hold a prayer service for a decorated former army general…
Home they brought her warrior dead but without a head
by“Bring his head back” were the only words on the lips of the grief stricken wife of soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh in Mathura,…
Indian, Pakistani brigadiers to meet on Monday
byJammu (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani armies will have a “flag meeting” led by brigadiers Monday in a bid to end clashes along the Jammu…
Muslim scholars demand action against Pakistan
byAligarh (IANS) Muslim intellectuals today came down heavily on Pakistan over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir,…
Families of captive Indian sailors pin hopes on Pakistani activist
byNew Delhi (IANS) Families of 17 Indian sailors held hostage on board MV Royal Grace, a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates in March last…
Border violations: India may look at ‘other options’
byNew Delhi (IANS) India may have to “think of some other options” if Pakistan continues to violate the border ceasefire with impunity, said Air Chief…
Gunmen kill contractor in Kashmir
bySrinagar (IANS) A contractor was kidnapped and later killed by unidentified gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said here Saturday. “Muhammad Shafi Wani…
Take tough decisions against Pakistan: Sushma
byNew Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today the government should take “tough” decisions against Pakistan for killing two Indian soldiers along the…
BJP to hold protests against soldiers’ killings
byNew Delhi (IANS) To protest the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP would organise nationwide protests…