Tharoor noted that the colour of sindoor is not very different from the colour of blood and even used the Hindi expression "khoon ka badla khoon" and said that here it was 'sindoor ka badla khoon', meaning blood in response to what the terrorists have done to the sindoor.
During an interaction session at the National Press Club in the US on Wednesday (local time), Tharoor called the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam "most unfortunate and even frustrating experience to have inflicted" upon Indians at a time when India is focusing on growth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir on June 6 for the inauguration of several projects including the Chenab bridge, the Anji bridge, and the flagging off of Vande Bharat trains.
The architectural marvel Chenab Rail Bridge, situated at a height of 359 meters above the river, is the world's highest railway arch bridge. It is a 1,315-metre-long steel arch bridge engineered to withstand seismic and wind conditions.
In a significant move to combat terrorism, the Ramban Police has attached a property-- agricultural land measuring 1 Kanal 11 marla, under section 25 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA).
An all-party Indian delegation led by Dr. Shashi Tharoor is in Washington D.C. to brief US officials on Operation Sindoor and India's fight against terrorism.
In his opening statement during media interaction in the UK on Tuesday, Prasad stated that terrorism is against democracy, civilised existence and human rights. He even questioned the release of international funding without accountability and mentioned that Pakistan has taken loans from
The delegation visited these countries as part of a global outreach initiative aimed at briefing key nations on Operation Sindoor and India's counter-terrorism efforts following the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
"Pakistan is a failed state. We don't have democracy in Pakistan. We have the people of parts of Pakistan, who are suffering under Pakistani military rule. So who's in charge? Is it the democracy or the Generals? And it's quite clear that terrorism is encouraged from Pakistan into soverei
After the meeting concluded, Badr Abdelatty condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 civilians and said that such attacks can't be tolerated.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has sacked three government employees allegedly working for terrorists groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM), said sources on Tuesday.
Birla also met Minister for Home Affairs, Climate Change and Environment of Tuvalu, Maina Talia who strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.