Every Indian proud of Wing Commander Abhinandan: Modi

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Friday that every Indian was "proud that the brave Wing Commander Abhinandan" Varthaman who was taken captive by Pakistan hails from Tamil Nadu.

Masood Azhar is in Pakistan, Qureshi admits

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has admitted that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar is in Pakistan and is "very unwell", adding that Islamabad is open to "any step" that will lead…

Scores of people assemble in Attari to welcome IAF pilot

Attari (Punjab) (IANS) Scores of people assembled at the Attari Joint Check Post (JCP) here on Friday to receive Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who is likely to be released by Pakistani authorities later in the day.

No change in Article 370 and 35A following cabinet decisions on J&K

New Delhi (IANS) There has been no change in Article 370 and 35A following the Union Cabinet's decisions on Jammu and Kashmir, and any reports to the effect were "mischievous", official sources said here on Thursday.

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Indian pilot to be freed tomorrow as 'peace gesture', says Imran

Islamabad (IANS) The captured Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot will be freed on Friday "as a peace gesture", Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Thursday.

Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly, Khan…

CCS to meet Thursday later

New Delhi (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely on Thursday evening to take stock of the situation as tension escalated between India and Pakistan.

An Union Cabinet meeting…

IAF pushes back Pakistani jets, downs PAF F-16

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) India-Pakistan tensions persisted on Wednesday as the IAF chased away intruding Pakistani fighter jets in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowshera sector with India shooting down a Pakistani F-16 which fell on the Pakistani side.

2 IAF pilots captured, claims Pakistan, India is yet to confirm

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan claimed on Wednesday that it has captured two Indian pilots, one of whom was identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. The identity of the other is not known.

Though India is yet to confirm…

New energy source discovered off Andhra coast

Bengaluru (IANS) Researchers have discovered "methane hydrates" -- a potential fuel of the future -- just two meters below the sea floor in the Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in the Bay of Bengal.

PAF F-16 shot down by India

New Delhi (IANS) India on Wednesday shot down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 that had come close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

The aircraft fell 3 kilometres inside Pakistani-administered Kashmir. As…