Well prepared to respond to any contingency: IAF chief

Hyderabad (IANS) Indian Air Force chief R.K.S Bhadauria on Saturday said that the Indian armed forces are well prepared and suitably deployed to respond to any contingency.

He said the security scenario in the region mandates that 'our…

Rahul Gandhi should rise above petty politics: Amit Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hit back at former Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his statement on face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Galwan Valley in Ladakh and advised him to rise above "petty politics".

3 civilians injured in Pak shelling on LoC in J&K's Uri

Srinagar (IANS) Three civilians were injured on Saturday in Pakistan shelling on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector.

Police sources said three civilians, including a woman, were injured in Pakistan shelling in Nambla…

PM addresses biggest concern of returnee migrants - jobs

New Delhi (IANS) Village, villagers and migrants - the tone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of Rs 50,000 cr Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan Yojna - a rural mega job scheme targeted at returnee migrant workers was loud and clear.

Hailing…

Ex-Pak army doc & 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana arrested in US

Washington (IANS) Involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Canadian businessman and former Pakistan army doctor, Tahawwur Hussain Rana has been re-arrested by the US in Los Angeles on request of the Indian authorities. Rana(59) linked to Pakistan's…

8 JeM, HM militants killed in separate gunfights in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Eight terrorists were killed in Kashmir in two separate gunfights during the last 24 hours. Three terrorists were killed in Awantipora area of Pulwama district while five others were killed in Shopian district.

One terrorist…

Modi to discuss China at all-party meet; RJD, AAP, AIMIM not invited

New Delhi (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Sharad Pawar, Sitaram Yechury will be among several opposition leaders who are expected to attend Friday's all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the killing of 20 Indian soldiers…

Modi govt's response to China will be calibrated, not impulsive

New Delhi (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is unlikely to take any rash decision despite the recent military aggression by China over the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which left 20 Indian soldiers killed and over a billion Indians seething in…

Ladakh military faceoff with China may go on for longer than earlier ones

New Delhi (IANS) The standoff between Indian and Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh region in the last one-and-a-half months is likely to fester for longer than any other such faceoffs in recent years, and could surpass the 73-day conflict in Doklam…

Ladakh faceoff: Indian Air Force put on high alert

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force has been on high alert across Northern and Western borders with Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria personally visiting the forward location bases in Leh and Srinagar to see the preparedness on the ground.