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Top security officers of the country on Thursday closeted here for an hour at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, sources said. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Deka, R&AW chief Ravi Sinha and a few other senior security officials attended the meeting...
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Seema Haider, who made it to the headlines when she left Pakistan to marry her Indian lover, faces fresh scrutiny now that the Centre has ordered all citizens of that country to leave India before the month ends, in retaliation to Pahalgam attack. Seema, who was already married back home in...
23:33
The Special Task Force of the Kolkata police on Thursday arrested eight members of a gang following the seizure of firearms and ammunition from their possession in Anandapur area in Kolkata, an officer said. Acting on intelligence inputs, the sleuths of the STF along with Commando force of...
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The Manipur government on Thursday imposed prohibitory orders in parts of Imphal East district ahead of a 24-hour statewide bandh called to protest the alleged custodial death of a 27-year-old man earlier this month. A Joint Action Committee formed in connection with the custodial death...
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More than 500 tourists from Maharashtra have returned to the state in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, officials said on Thursday evening, adding that another 232 tourists would arrive by a special flight on Friday. Six tourists from Maharashtra were among the 26 persons killed...
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Days after the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, Hindu Raksha Dal on Thursday issued online threats to Kashmiri students living in Dehradun, asking them to leave the state immediately. Scared by the threats issued through videos floating on social media platforms, the...
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The terrorist attack site in Pahalgam, J-K/ANI Photo
Pakistan's deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has postponed his planned Dhaka visit next week amid escalation of tensions between his country and India following the terrorist attack in Kashmir. Owing to unforeseen circumstances, the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister...
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An IT professional died after being allegedly beaten by anti-social elements in Kolkata's New Town when he confronted them for molesting his live-in partner, the police said on Thursday.Two persons have been arrested for their alleged assault that led to the death of Sanket Chattopadhyay, police...
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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday offered free treatment to those injured in the barbaric terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, saying terrorism is an enemy of humanity. Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, in a statement said all injured will be offered...
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A tourist from West Bengal was missing while trekking towards Goechala, a popular high-altitude destination in West Sikkim, police said on Thursday.The tourist was identified as Sandeep Roy (31) from Kadamtala, Ranidunga, West Bengal. He was reported missing since April 21, they said.According to...
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The Indian Air Force is carrying out Exercise Aakraman (Attack) over a large area in the central sector involving its mainstream fighter aircraft fleets led by the Rafale combat aircraft. The Indian Air Force operates two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft which are based out of Ambala...
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PM Narendra Modi chairs a meeting of the CCS in New Delhi on Wednesday/ANI Photo
The government on Thursday briefed leaders of various political parties on the Pahalgam terror attack and heard their views at an all-party meeting in New Delhi. At the beginning of the meeting, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of the attack. Defence Minister Rajnath...
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A man, arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl of the Scheduled Caste community, opened fire at the police on Thursday, officials said. The accused, Manjar Khan, was injured in the leg after the police fired in retaliation, they said. Circle officer Amit Kumar said that a...
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Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi is travelling to Srinagar to carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. Top Army Commanders will brief Gen Dwivedi on various...
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Air India on Thursday said its flights connecting North America, the UK, Europe and the Middle East are likely to take an alternative extended route due to Pakistan airspace restrictions. Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan due to the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan on...
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After a two-day pause, the rupee gained 16 paise to 85.29 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, on weak greenback and overnight decline in crude oil prices. Forex traders said the rupee strengthened on the weak US dollar and overnight decline in crude oil prices amid slowing US...
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India on Thursday briefed envoys of the US, the UK, France, China, Russia, Germany and several other countries on the Pahalgam terror attack and its link to cross-border terrorism, people familiar with the matter said. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri apprised the diplomats about various...
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Odisha law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan/Courtesy X
Odisha law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday said the government will soon initiate required action against infiltrators staying for long in the state. A discussion with the chief minister has already been made in regard to the presence of infiltrators and required action will be...
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The Central Industrial Security Force on Thursday officially took over the security of Lengpui Airport, Mizoram's lone domestic airport located about 35 km from state capital Aizawl. Mizoram being sandwiched between Myanmar and Bangladesh, Lengpui airport is a vital link for India's Act East...
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Pakistan Rangers detains BSF jawan who accidentally crossed Punjab border; flag meeting on between two forces for early release: Officials.Pakistan on Thursday blocked its airspace for Indian airlines, closed the Wagah border crossing, suspended all trade with India, and said any attempt to...
17:23
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday amid profit-taking after a seven-day rally and disappointing earnings from Hindustan Unilever. Selling in blue-chips ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and a largely muted trend in Asian and European equities also dragged the markets...
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The Ministry of External Affairs briefed selected envoys of G20 countries, including China and Canada on the Pahalgam terror attack. The meeting lasted for 30 minutes. Picture alongside shows ambassadors leaving from the office of the ministry.
17:02
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Minister of External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
16:58
Ravisa, the sister of Syed Adil Hussain Shah, who died in the Pahalgam terror attack while trying to save tourists says: Our family is devastated. I was in grief when I came to know about my brother. He earned Rs 300 per day. He used to give horse rides to tourists. That day, he said he was not...
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A Pahalgam attack victim's family grieves at his funeral
Just in: Pakistan blocks airspace for Indian airlines, closes Wagah border crossing. Pakistan 'rejects' Indian decision to suspend Indus Water Treaty after Pahalgam terror attack, says it's lifeline for 240 mn Pakistanis. Any attempt to divert or stop water meant for Pakistan under Indus...
16:39
Family members of Sanjay Lele mourn his death
Security analyst and journalist, Nitin Gokhale posts on X: Now that the first 48 hours after the Pahalgam massacre have elapsed and emotions have subsided a bit, it is time to convey some of the concerns felt by me and many of my followers, readers, viewers, acquaintances. 1. Was the...
16:29
Sushil Nathaniel is laid to rest
A 25-year-old man from Indore, whose father was shot dead in front of his eyes during the terror attack in Pahalgam town of south Kashmir, on Thursday said the gunmen included minor boys who had cameras mounted on their heads. Terrorists attacked Baisaran, a prominent tourist spot in...
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Protests against Pakistan in Jammu
Statement from the MEA: In continuation of the decisions made by the Cabinet Committee on Security in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Government of India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect. All existing valid visas issued by...
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AIMIM chief Assaduddin Owaisi will attend the all-party meeting on the Pahalgam terrorist attack at the parliament after Union Home Minister Amit Shah invited him over a phone call.Addressing the press conference, Owaisi said that Amit Shah has invited him to attend the meeting, and he will book...
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GOC, WhiteKnightCorps and all ranks salute braveheart Hav Jhantu Ali Shaikh of 6 PARA SF, who made the supreme sacrifice during a counter terror operation. His indomitable courage and the valour of his team will never be forgotten. We stand in solidarity with the bereaved family in this moment of...
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Scattered shoes lie buried in wet mud on the track leading to Baisaran meadow in the aftermath of the horrific terror attack which took place there on the 22nd of April, claiming the lives of 26 people.
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This man and his wife were going to Pakistan to attend a wedding
Several Pakistani nationals visiting India started returning home through the Attari-Wagah land route in Amritsar on Thursday, a day after the Centre set a 48-hour deadline for them to leave the country. The Centre on Wednesday announced a raft of measures, including expulsion of Pakistani...
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IB officer Manish Ranjan's wife with her children
I don't want to speak please leave me alone, those were the only words Intelligence Bureau officer Manish Ranjan's father Manglesh Kumar Mishra could muster, his voice cracking under the weight of unspeakable loss.A retired school headmaster from Jhalda in West Bengal's Purulia district, he stood...
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Protests in Jammu
Two days after the Pahlagam terror attack, Arathi, an eye witness and daughter of N Ramachandran, a victim of the Pahalgam attack on Thursday gave details about the incident and mentioned that people had started running when they heard the gunshots and there was a chaos. On hearing a...
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Shubham Dwivedi, a 31-year-old businessman from Kanpur who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, was cremated at his native village with full state honours on Thursday morning, officials said. The cremation was attended by Uttar Pradesh Cabinet ministers Yogendra Upadhyay and Rakesh...
14:35
People pay their respects to the victims in Mumbai
Two days after the heartbreaking Pahalgam attack, Shital Kalathiya, wife of Shailesh Kalathiya, one among the 26 victims, remembering the details of the incident said that they had just reached the top of Mini Switzerland and had sat down for a meal when they heard the firing. We had just...
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Pakistani actor Fawad Khan starrer 'Abir Gulal' will not be allowed to release in India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, government sources said on Thursday. The action comes in the wake of boycott calls for the film, which was the comeback vehicle for Fawad Khan in Hindi films. The...
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The Congress on Thursday said the 'cowardly' Pahalgam attack has been masterminded by Pakistan and is a direct assault on the 'values of our republic', even as it accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of exploiting the tragedy to promote discord and polarisation at a time when unity is most...
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More on what the PM is saying on the Pahalgam terror attack at a rally in Bihar: On April 22, terrorists killed innocent people of the country in J&K's Pahalgam. The country is sad and in pain after this incident. We stand with the families of the victims. I want to say in very clear words...
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On the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 dead, PM Modi makes his first public statement: Today, on the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world, India will identify, trace and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India's spirit will never be...
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Shubham Dwivedi's wife
As the nation bids farewell to its loved ones who lost their lives in the Pahalagam terror attack, survivors of the attack that took place in the Baisaran valley meadow on April 22 recollect the horrific ordeal.Eshanaay, wife of Shubham Dwivedi, one of the 26 victims, said that they had sat down...
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The body of Hemant Joshi being brought home
The terror attack at the remote Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam on Tuesday was a calibrated strike with terrorists having already scouted the area and assessed when it would have the maximum number of tourists.Read more here.
12:12
Shalabh Saxena, managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO), Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited (SSFL) has resigned with immediate effect, even as the loss-making non-banking financial company working as a micro finance institution is battling the ongoing microfinance...
12:08
Ola Electric's e-motorcycle
New York-headquartered Zeno Motors -- founded by ex-Tesla top executive Michael Spencer -- is set to challenge Ola Electric in the country's electric motorcycle market. The company, operating from Bengaluru, has already started the homologation process for its electric motorcycle, powered by...
12:04
Electric cab service BluSmart has appointed Grant Thornton to conduct a forensic audit of its operations, following a regulatory probe into alleged financial misconduct by co-founder Anmol Jaggi, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The move comes after the Securities and Exchange Board of India...
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Jammu and Kashmir was not on the original list of honeymoon locations for Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife Himanshi. The duo planned to go Switzerland, but when their visa was rejected, they ended up at Pahalgam instead. Six days after tying the knot, their idyllic holiday in 'mini...
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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on being snubbed for the all-party meeting today. Regarding the Pahalgam All Party Meeting, I spoke to @KirenRijiju last night. He said they're thinking of inviting only parties with 5 or 10 MPs.' When I asked why not parties with fewer MPs, he said that the...
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Irshad Ahmad
President of Pahalgam ATV stand, Irshad Ahmad, on helping the security forces in rescue efforts following the Pahalgam attack: Initially, we took the bikes and went home. Then we received a call that the situation is normal and we have to go for rescue. We took all our bikes to Baisaran valley...
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Protests in Jammu over the Pahalgam terror attack. Pic: ANI
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his government was in touch with governments of states where Kashmiris were allegedly being harassed in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.The J&K government is in touch with the governments of the states where these...
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A statement from the Army's White Knight Corps: Based on specific intelligence, a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched today in Basantgarh, Udhampur. Contact was established, and a fierce firefight ensued. One of our Bravehearts sustained grievous injuries in the initial...
10:57
Tourists board a train to leave Srinagar
Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Manish Ranjan, who was killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, had planned to take his parents to the Vaishno Devi shrine after returning from this vacation, one of his friends recounted. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, who was at the Ranchi airport...
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Shaitan Singh, a Rajasthan citizen, who was scheduled to cross the Attari border to enter Pakistan for his wedding today, says, What the terrorists have done is wrong. We are not being allowed to go (to Pakistan) as the border is closed. Let us see what will happen now. The Union Government...
10:35
Pakistan has issued a notification to carry out a surface-to-surface missile test off its Karachi coast along its coastline within its Exclusive Economic Zone on April 24-25. Indian agencies concerned are keeping a close watch on all the developments: Defence sources.
10:13
People pay their last respects to the mortal remains of a Pahalgam victim
Pune resident Kaustubh Ganbote worked hard all his life to set up and expand his snacks business, but his rare trip with his wife to Pahalgam in Kashmir to relax and enjoy family time in the lap of nature ended in a tragedy. Ganbote, who recently became a grandfather, and his close friend...
10:02
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir receives death threat email: Police sources.
09:49
Pak army chief Asim Munir
Following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has called for the United States to officially label Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism. He also pointed to Pakistan's Army Chief, Asim Munir,...
09:43
A pall of gloom has descended on the Nathaniel household in Indore as the mortal remains of Sushil Nathaniel were taken for the last rites. A resident of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Sushil Nathaniel, who worked as a branch manager for LIC, was killed, with his daughter Akanksha sustaining bullet...
09:16
President of Pahalgam Hotels and Owners Association, Javeed Burza, condemned the April 22 dastardly attack by terrorists in which 26 people were killed in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir and expressed grief over the incident.Speaking with ANI, Burza said, I condemn this inhuman act. Innocent people...
09:04
The Centre will brief leaders of various political parties on the Pahalgam terror attack and hear their views at an all-party meeting to be held on Thursday evening.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to brief the leaders, official sources said.Singh will...
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Sanjay Dwivedi, a resident of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is still grappling with the loss of his son, Shubham Dwivedi, who was killed in the recent Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.According to Dwivedi, his son, along with his wife and sister-in-law, had visited a scenic spot known as...
02:31
Dilip Desale's cremation in New Panvel, Maharashtra
Thousands of people on Wednesday evening attended the last rites of the three residents of Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district who were killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The mortal remains of Sanjay Lele (50), Hemant Joshi (45) and Atul Mone (43), who were cousins, were flown...
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More than 500 tourists from Pune are currently in Jammu and Kashmir and efforts are underway to arrange special flights for those who wish to return in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the district administration said on Wednesday evening. Speaking to PTI from Srinagar,...
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Raipur-based businessman Dinesh Mirania was celebrating his wedding anniversary with his family members during their vacation in Kashmir's Pahalgam, when the happy occasion turned into a tragedy as he was killed by terrorists in front of his wife and two children. The anniversary...
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