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Mar 14, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau The reason why the meeting was not held in New Delhi, where it was originally planned before the Pulwama terror attack was to send a clear message to Pakistan that there was no bilateral dialogue taking place between both countries in the present situation.
Mar 12, 2019 Tarun Upadhyay In 1977, 1996 and 2014, the two polls were held in the same year but after a gap of few months.
Government sources said there was no offer of any mediation by any country to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan even though Islamabad was reaching out to several foreign governments for such a role
Mar 09, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau India has carried out three cross border strikes in the last five years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in Mangaluru on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi's attack on the Modi government on national security comes amid an escalating war of words between the BJP and the Congress over India's air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and the Pulwama terror attack.
India had earlier this week said that its first meeting with Pakistan to finalise the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor would be held on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border on March 14.
Modi said the previous government had done nothing after the Mumbai terror attack in 2008 and if the people wanted a similar response to such incidents, they would not have elected him.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was addressing his annual press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress, China's Parliament on Friday.
The First Information Report was filed by the forestry department on Friday against pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for bombing and destroying trees in the Balakot area
The RSS on Friday lauded the Indian Air Force (IAF) for hitting terror launch pads in Pakistan and also praised the government for taking the decision.
Beijing has called on both sides to “avoid action to escalate tension, show goodwill and flexibility and hold dialogue as soon as possible”. Beijing also said it will play a constructive role in the effort.
The former Army chief called student leaders accused of involvement in "anti-India" protests as "jonk" (tapeworms) and took aim at the media for referring to terrorists as "militants", claiming such things do not happen in Israel.
The Vice Foreign Minister's visit to Islamabad is designed for communication with Pakistan for the situation concerning both India and Pakistan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang.
Union minister V K Singh on Wednesday used a mosquito metaphor to address the debate on casualty figures in the Balakot air strikes and asked if he was expected to sit and count how many he killed at night or sleep in comfort.
At least two seminaries and property belonging to proscribed JuD and FIF were taken over by the government under the National Action Plan (NAP) on Tuesday
The cross-LoC trade was suspended last Wednesday when Pakistani jets violated Indian airspace in Mendhar sector, a day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) struck Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camps in Balakote area of Pakistan.
"Should our Air Force go and count the bodies after the attack -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...? What is this joke?" Rajnath Singh questioned.
"India gave a befitting reply to Pulwama attack by entering den of terrorists. We have told them (Pakistan), if they don't improve, they know what will happen to them," Modi said.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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