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Congress cancels CWC meeting amid escalating tension at border
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 27 (ANI): The Congress party postponed its working committee meeting and Sankalp rally in the backdrop of escalating tension between India and Pakistan on the border.
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France asks Pak to end support to terror groups, backs India for its fight
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Paris [France], Feb 26 (ANI): In the backdrop of aerial strikes by India at terror camps in Pakistan, France on Tuesday said it stands with India in the fight against terror and asked both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint to avert any risk of military escalation and preserve strat
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Australia asks Pak to take 'urgent and meaningful' action against terror g
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Feb 26 (ANI): In the backdrop of aerial strikes carried out by India at a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp in Pakistan, Australia on Tuesday in a strongly worded statement demanded that Pakistan take "urgent and meaningful action" against terrorist groups operating
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Assure people that government will never take up PRC matter: Pema Khandu
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): In the backdrop of violence over the Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) issue Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that the government will never take up the matter of Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) even in the futur
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J-K Governor reviews security situation in backdrop of Pulwama and upcomin
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik called an informal meeting of State Administrative Council to review the current situation in the state particularly in the backdrop of Pulwama terror attack and in the wake of upcoming Lok Sabha e
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Paramilitary personnel will be granted status of martyrs if Congress is vo
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Paramilitary personnel killed in action will be granted the status of "martyrs" if the Congress comes to power, party President Rahul Gandhi said here on Saturday, against the backdrop of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Read More
Not right if India, Pak fail to play WC match because of Pulwama attack: T
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): With uncertainty prevailing over the India-Pakistan clash at upcoming Cricket World Cup, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said it will not be right if the two countries fail to play the match in the backdrop of the Pulwama terror attack.
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Water of three rivers common with Pakistan will be diverted to Yamuna: Gad
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Water of three rivers flowing into Pakistan, over which India has full rights under the Indus Water Treaty, will be diverted to Yamuna river, Union Minister of Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, against the backdrop of anger in I
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Rajasthan: Man held for sending anti-India remarks on Facebook
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): In the backdrop of terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Rajasthan police arrested a man for posting anti-India remarks on Facebook in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan on Sunday.
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Amol Palekar heckled: This is PM Modi's 'New India', quips Sibal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 10 (ANI): In the backdrop of actor Amol Palekar being "constantly interrupted" while criticising the government at an event recently, Congress leader Kapil Sibal quipped that this is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of 'New India.'
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Need to make sure team doesn't repeat mistakes: Krunal Pandya
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Feb 6 (ANI): In the backdrop of India’s record defeat against New Zealand in the opening T20I, all-rounder Krunal Pandya said that they have got everything that a team should have, but need to make sure not to repeat mistakes.
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'Bharat Parv 2019'- a melange of India’s rich culture, tradition and histo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Marking the celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation- Mahatma Gandhi, the fourth edition of ‘Bharat Parv’ 2019 showcasing the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat’ is being observed at the backdrop of the iconic Red Fort in the nation
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