Part of Mumbai airport’s T2 evacuated after bomb threat call
A part of Terminal 2 of the Mumbai international airport was evacuated on Saturday after authorities received what they said was a "non-specific" bomb threat call at around 11am. A Mumbai airport official said security teams were carrying out...
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman Reaches India
ATTARI-WAGAH BORDER: Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after an air encounter between the countries on Wednesday, was handed over to India hours after the scheduled time. As security personnel and media crew waited for Wing...
Tremors hit Palghar again, this time measuring 4.3
Tremors of 4.3 magnitude jolted parts of Palghar district in Maharashtra on Friday, an official said. The intensity of tremors is the highest recorded in the region since November last year, the official said. Parts of Palghar district, especially Dahanu...
YouTube Asked to Remove 11 Video Links of ‘Missing’ IAF Pilot
New Delhi: The IT Ministry has asked Youtube to remove 11 video links pertaining to ‘missing’ Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan during air combat on Wednesday. Further, YouTube has been asked to remove the clips following the...
Will free Indian pilot as a peace gesture tomorrow: Imran
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said they will release IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman tomorrow as a gesture of peace. Do not confuse our desire for de-escalation as weakness," Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a joint session of the Pak...
Armed forces briefing at 5 today
There will be a joint press briefing by the Army, Navy and Air Force in New Delhi at 5 pm today. Defence Ministry Officials said they believe the air intrusion by Pakistan was an attack on military installations. -- "We believe...
Court upholds eviction of Associated Journals Limited from Herald House.
The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed National Herald publisher AJL's plea challenging a single judge order to vacate its premises at ITO in New Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao rejected the appeal...
Pak violates ceasefire along along LoC
Pakistan on Thursday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing and heavy shelling of mortars in Krishna Ghati along the Line of Control in Poonch this morning. Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively. The gun-battle which commenced at 6 am concluded...
PM to chair key security meet today, third in three days
PM Narendra Modi to chair a key security meet today with NSA Ajit Doval, senior ministers (likely to be Arun Jaitley, Niramala Sitharaman, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj) and intel chiefs. This will be the third security meeting after the air...
Pakistani F-16 jet in PoK downed by IAF yesterday
This is the wreckage of the downed Pakistani F16 from yesterdays failed Pakistan Air Force raid into India. The wreckage is in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Also seen in picture, released by news agency ANI, is the Commanding Officer of Pakistans...
BEST Installs Indicators on Buses That Lets Commuters Track Arrival of Buses
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has installed Passenger Information System in 2,809 buses that announces the next bus stop for the commuters. These indicators have been installed on a pilot run basis. Besides, the BEST has also...
‘We are so proud of him’: Captured IAF pilot’s father pens message
India confirming that Abhinandan was captured by Pakistan said that no harm should be caused to him, adding it has conveyed strong objection to the neighbouring country at the vulgar display of an injured personnel in violation of all norms...
Mungantiwar presents interim budget with sops to farmers, no hike in taxes
More funds allocated for speedy completion of Nagpur Metro project Nagpur/Mumbai: With an eye on Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday tabled a farmer-centric State’s interim budget for four months, April to July, in the State Assembly....
India confirms: MiG shot down, pilot missing in action
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar and Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor address the media in Delhi. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale is not part of the briefing. Pakistan has used its Air Force to target military installations in India in response...
Indian Air Force shoots down Pakistan F-16 fighter jet
Following Indian Air Force's air strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror camps on February 26, things have escalated between India and Pakistan. Earlier in the day there was heavy firing across the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts. Pakistan reportedly carried...
SC agrees to hear review pleas against Rafale verdict in open court
The two petitions have been filed by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan, while the other was filed by Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh. The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed open court hearings on pleas...
How the IAF confused Pak and bombed Balakot
India received intelligence that the JeM had shifted many in-training terrorists and hardcore operatives, along with their trainers, to the camp, about 20 km from Balakot town, which has facilities for 500 to 700 people and even a swimming pool,...
Yusuf Azhar bombed in Balakot air strike was Kandahar hijacker
Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Tuesday confirmed that India had "struck the biggest training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot", in the early hours of Tuesday. He said the strike took place on a hilltop in a forest location...
Indian jets hit Balakot in Imran Khan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
media reports that after the press briefing, when Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, was asked whether the IAF struck the Balakote in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or Balakote in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Gokhale said it was in fact the Balakote in KP,...
Ajay Devgn Tags PM Modi And Salutes IAF After They Destroy Jaish Camps as India’s Answer to Pulwama Attack
Actor Ajay Devgn has taken to social media to praise Indian Air Force fighter jets that crossed the Line of Control and destroyed Jaish terror camps in PoK on early Tuesday morning, February 26. He tagged PM Narendra Modi in...
Govt: Several killed in preemptive strike on Jaish camp
Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale briefs the media in Delhi on the air strike in Pakistan's Balakote this morning. "On February 14th, a suicide terror attack led to the martyrdom of our jawans. The Jaish-e-Mohammed is responsible for the series...
