India

23 Aug

Ukraine sanctions on Russia virtually ground Pakistan JF-17 fighter programme

editorIndia, internationalChina, Pakistan, Russia

A day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) efficiently targeted the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror training camp at Balakot on February 26, 2019, to avenge the Pulwama terror strike, the Pakistanis launched a counter with US F-16 combatants and Chinese JF-17 warring parties south of Pir Panjal in Jammu and Kashmir. There is documentary evidence that the Pakistan Air Force relied solely on F-16s to target unspecified goals in the Nowshera-Rajouri-Poonch sector across the LoC with JF-17 combatants no longer involved in the action at all. Stung by means of a couple of disasters of JF-17 aircraft, principally due to the…

22 Aug

Russia Detains ISIS Suicide Bomber Planning Terror Attack in India to Kill BJP Member

editorIndia, internationalPakistan, Russia

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, who was planning a revenge terror attack against one of "India's management elites". Insulting Prophet Muhammad. The detained ISIS recruit said at one point in the interrogation that he was believed to have been given subjects in India to "carry out a terrorist attack at the behest of ISIS to insult the Prophet, Muhammad". The authority said in a statement, "Russia's FSB has identified and detained in Russia a member of the Islamic State, a banned global…

21 Aug

No plan to import wheat into India, have sufficient stock, confirms government

editorIndia

The Department of Food and Public Distribution on 21 August validated that the government is not planning to import wheat from overseas. It additionally said that India has ample stocks to meet the domestic necessities and the Food Corporation of India has ample inventory for pubic distribution. The following affirmation from the authorities arrived after a LiveMint report, which – citing Food Corporation of India – stated that wheat reserves have declined in August to the lowest level for the month in 14 years, while wheat inflation is jogging at close to 12%. Also, there have been speculations on India…

21 Aug

Want “Permanent Peace” With India, War Not An Option: Pakistan PM

editorIndia, internationalPakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan wants to make "permanent peace" with India through talks as hostilities are not an option for either country to resolve the Kashmir issue, according to a media report on Saturday.Speaking to a legation of college students from Harvard University, Mr. Sharif said sustainable peace in the place was once linked to the resolution of the Kashmir issue as per United Nations resolutions, The News International newspaper reported. Relations between India and Pakistan have been regularly strained by the Kashmir issue and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. He said,"Pakistan is determined to maintain peace…

20 Aug

Railway Bridge Collapses Amid Heavy Rainfall In Himachal Pradesh Kangra District

editorIndiaHimachal Pradesh, Rainfall

The Chakki bridge in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh collapsed on 20th of August after one of its three pillars broke absolutely as heavy rainfall continues in the state.In visuals from the scene, part of the railway bridge that has been constructed on the Chakki river can be viewed as collapsing amid downpours. A cloudburst also occurred in Dharamshala today which resulted in landslides in the area. A flash flood occurred in the state's Mandi district early today, inundating homes and shops, stranding residents and damaging vehicles parked on roads. The incident affected Balh, Sadar, Thung, Mandi and Lamathach areas…

20 Aug

Mumbai Police gets 26/11-like terrorist attack threat from Pakistani mobile number

editorIndia, internationalMumbai, Pakistan

Just 2 days after a mysterious weapons-laden boat was recovered from Maharashtra's Raigad, Mumbai police on Saturday received a chance message, warning of a 26/11-like terror attack, people familiar with the calculations said. The message was sent via WhatsApp from a Pakistan-based smartphone number to Mumbai Police's traffic management line. The message also mentioned that the terror operation would be carried out by 6 people, sources said. Mumbai Police is currently investigating the matter and other detectives and Central Corporations are said to have been involved. Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday recovered a mysterious weapon-laden boat from Raigarh. “A…

18 Aug

I&B Ministry blocks 7 Indian and 1 Pakistani YouTube news channels for spreading misinformation

editorBusiness, India

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked seven Indian and one Pakistan-based YouTube channels for allegedly spreading misinformation related to India's national security, foreign family members and public order. Blocked channels had more than 114 crore views and 85.73 lakh subscribers. "Fake anti-India content used to be monetized through blocked channels on YouTube," an official said, adding that a Facebook account and two posts on the social media platform were also blocked. “The reason for the content posted by some of these YouTube channels was to incite hatred among non-communal communities in India. Several videos have made false claims…,”…

18 Aug

Cache of weapons dropped from drone on Jammu border seized

editorIndiajammu and kashmir, Pakistan

Police here seized an ammunition consignment allegedly intended for terrorists dropped with the aid of a drone from Pakistan close to the Jammu International Border (IB), officers stated on Thursday, August 18, 2022. The fingers had been seized on the foundation of records supplied with the aid of a jailed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, who perished at some point of an come upon at the website where the consignment used to be found, they said. Mohmmad Ali Hussain used to be fatally shot after he snatched the rifle of a policeman and fired at the police group that had taken him…

17 Aug

Sexual Harassment Complaint Will Not Prima Facie Stand When Woman Was Wearing Sexually Provocative Clothes : Kerala Court In Bail Order

editorIndia

While granting anticipatory bail to creator and social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case, a Kerala Court located that the offence underneath Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code is not prima facie attracted when the female used to be carrying 'sexually provocative dresses'. The 74-year-old accused had produced the pics of the lady along with the bail application. The Court also expressed disbelief that the 74-year-old bodily disabled accused should forcefully put the defacto complainant in his lap and press her breasts. The Court discovered that it is a well-settled principle that when there is a lengthy…

17 Aug

Bilkis Bano rape case: Released 11 convicts greeted with garlands at VHP office

editorIndia, Political

Eleven convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case, which started from jail under the amnesty policy of the Gujarat government, were welcomed with garlands at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad office. All eleven convicts convicted in the 2002 post-Godhra Bilkis Bano gang-rape case walked out of the Godhra sub-jail when the Gujarat authorities allowed their release under their amnesty policy. The 11 accused — Radheshyam Shah, Bakabhai Bhadania, Rajivhai Soni, Shaileshbhai Bhatt, Yashwant Chaturbhai Nai, Keshubhai Bhadania, Bipin Chandra Joshi, Govindbhai Nai, Mitesh Bhatt, Rameshbhai Chauhan, Pradeep Modhia — walked out of the penal complex on Monday. On January 21, 2008,…