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Congress cautions govt., says Pampore encounter 'unfortunate'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] Oct. 10 (ANI): Taking serious note of the ongoing exchange of fire between the militants and security forces in Pampore area of Kashmir, the Congress Party on Monday pointed out that there has been increase in terrorist activities post the September 21 surgical strikes acro
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Eight ISIS loyalists killed in US drone strikes in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct. 10 (ANI): At least 20 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been killed in the United States-led drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
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Man behind Operation Ginger confirms operation against Pak
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): Major General (Retd.) S.K. Chakravorty, who was behind the planning and execution of Operation Ginger along the Line of Control (LoC), on Sunday said that the 2011 strike was a revenge attack carried out by the Indian Army after Pakistan staged two cross-bord
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SP justifies posters crediting Mulayam for surgical strikes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Muzzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): The Samajwadi party on Sunday justified the posters crediting party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for the surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) and said that it was the former, who advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to target P
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Afghanistan: 34 Daesh insurgents killed in drone strikes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct. 9 (ANI): At least 34 Daesh insurgents have been killed in drone strikes by foreign troops on Saturday night in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said on Sunday.
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Those who don't call terrorist a terrorist, can't question the p
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct.08 (ANI): Reacting to the furore over a demand for proof of surgical strikes carried out by Indian Army, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that those who don't have the courage to call terrorist a
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Silent rally held to oppose shutdown culture in Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Oct. 8 (ANI): Life in Manipur, known as the "Jewel of India", has often been disrupted by frequent strikes and shutdowns which have damaged the state's economy and affected the livelihood of the common man.
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Shiv Sena slams Rahul Gandhi's 'obnoxious' taunt at PM
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Describing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's 'dalali' remark as 'obnoxious', the Shiv Sena on Friday said it is extremely unfortunate that the grand old party and NCP leaders are playing petty politics over the surgic
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Congress defends Rahul, says he is against politicizing surgical strikes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Downplaying the furore created after Congress party vice-president attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for politicising the surgical strike issue; the grand old party on Thursday said that the former just voiced his opinion against the Bharatiya Janata Part
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'I support surgical strikes, not use of Indian Army in propaganda
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hiding behind the blood of soldiers and doing "dalali" (cashing in) on their sacrifices, on Friday insisted that he supports the su
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BJP seeks proof for UPA-led surgical strike as claimed by Sharad Pawar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sarcastically responding to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar's claim of conducting four surgical strikes during the UPA government and said that the citizens would like to see th
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Defence, security have always been above politics: R.K. Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] (ANI): Questioning the mental state of those politicising the surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC), former home secretary and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP R.K. Singh today said that defence and security of the nation have always been above politics.
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