Maintaining that the Army has a very good human rights record, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday said the incident of a Kashmiri man being used as a ‘human shield’ against stone pelters was circumstances-based and could not be made a standard operating procedure to deal with such situations...
Army Fears More Attacks During First Anniversary of Burhan Wani Killing
Hizb-ul Mujahideen's Slain Terrorist Burhan WaniArmy fears more attacks during first anniversary of Burhan Wani killingNEW DELHI: With increasing incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army apprehends that violence levels will rise in the coming days starting with last Friday of holy month ...
Security Forces Doing A Great Job In Kashmir: General Rawat
General Bipin Rawat spoke to reporters at an interaction after presiding over a Passing Out Parade ceremony at Air Force Academy on SaturdayThe army chief conferred the ‘President’s Commission’ to 120 graduating trainees of various branches including 25 women trainees.Army Chief General Bipin Rawat ...
Use of Human Shield Cannot Become A Standard Operating Procedure In Kashmir: General Rawat
by Srinath VudaliHYDERABAD: Army chief Bipin Rawat said the use of human shield by security forces, as done recently by Major Leetul Gogoi, cannot be made a standard operating procedure (SOP) in dealing with Kashmir's ongoing crisis.Responding to a question in the press meet, General Rawat claimed t...
India A Cancer To Humanity Says Terrorist Group Lashkar-E-Tayiba
India is a cancer to humanity and a human rights violator, terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Tayiba has said in a statement. The statement released by spokesperson of the terror outfit, Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi also criticised the Indian media for spreading baseless propaganda.The statement was released ...
Yes, Kids Pelting Stones, But Violence Limited To South Kashmir: Army Chief Gen Rawat
Air Marshal SRK Nair, General Bipin Rawat and Air Marshal Amit TiwariHYDERABAD: In his speech to the graduating cadets of the Indian Air Force today, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat acknowledged that even schoolchildren and women are throwing stones at the Indian security forces in Jammu & Kashmir. But a...
Illegal VOIP Telephone Exchanges Busted In Latur, Two Held
According to police sources, these type of illegal VoIP exchanges were used by Pakistan intelligence agencies to acquire sensitive military information. (Representative image)MUMBAI: Illegal telephone exchanges routing calls via a computer network and allegedly used by Pakistani intelligence agencie...
Slain Cop In Kashmir Wrote Four-And-A-Half Years Ago On Facebook: ‘What’s Going To Happen To Me The First Night In My Grave?’
Firoz Dar, one of the six policemen killed in militant ambush in Anantnag district of J & KA haunting poem about first moments in the grave, written by a policeman slain in Anantnag yesterday, memorialises his life and hopes.Six policemen, including sub-inspector, killed in militant ambush in Anantn...
Police Identify Perpetrator of East China Kindergarten Blast
Chinese police identified perpetrator of a late Thursday explosion outside a kindergarten in east China's Jiangsu province as a 22-year-...
At Least Three US Soldiers Wounded In Afghan 'Insider Attack': Official
KABUL: At least three US troops were wounded on Saturday when an Afghan soldier opened fire at them at a military base in northern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said, in an apparent insider attack.The so-called "green-on-blue" attack at Camp Shaheen close to Mazar-i-Sharif city is the ...
Cut Pakistan Aid For Supporting Terror: 2 US Lawmakers To Trump Administration
WASHINGTON: Two top lawmakers have accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism and urged the Trump administration to cut military aid to the country, saying the US should make it more difficult for Islamabad to get its hands on American weapons.During a Congressional hearing this week, Congressman Dana...
Pakistan's Action Against Terror Funding Only On Paper, India To Tell Watchdog
India has prepared a detailed report on Pakistan which names the country for supporting the funding activities of banned outfits like JuD, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and others, operating freely from Pakistani soilby Neeraj ChauhanNEW DELHI: On Sunday, India will take on Pakistan in the final...
Bring Back And Punish Dawood, Say Kin of 1993 Mumbai Blast Victims
The unprecedented attacks on March 12, 1993, had left 257 people dead, 713 seriously injured and destroyed properties worth Rs 27 crore “Jus...
Terrorism Cannot Be Defeated By Resorting To Blame Game: Pakistan Army Chief
General Bajwa said his country was waging an "indiscriminate" war against terrorism and will root out the "menace" ISLAM...
Russia 'May Have Killed' ISIS Head Baghdadi In Airstrike Near Raqqa
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi MOSCOW: Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syr...
UNGA Approves Creation of New Office On Counter-Terrorism: India Welcomes Move
India had repeatedly stressed on the need for "coherence and coordination" at the UN in dealing with terrorism UNITED NATIONS: The...
India-China Relations Have Deteriorated, But Can Be Repaired: Ex-NSA Menon
Menon said the relationship with Beijing was not irreparable, adding that New Delhi has in the past managed to stitch together a working relationship while keeping other differences aside. Why China’s growing footprint in Nepal is a concern for IndiaWhy China’s growing footprint in Nepal is a concer...
Six Policemen, Including Sub-Inspector, Killed In Militant Ambush In Anantnag, Jammu And Kashmir
Firoz Dar, one of the six policemen killed in militant ambush in Anantnag district of J & K Earlier today, two terrorists were killed in...
Kashmir: 2 Militants Killed, LeT Commander Junaid Mattoo Said To Be Among Dead
Five civilians received pellet injuries when they made an attempt to stall the counter-insurgency operation on Kulgam on Friday, officials s...
1993 Mumbai Blasts Case: Special Court Convicts Six, Acquits One
Convicted 1993 Mumbai Blasts Abu Salem by Rebecca Samervel MUMBAI: Twenty-four years after 12 blasts rocked the city killing 257 and leaving...