Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty by India after the Pahalgam terror attack heralds a “new era of assertive diplomacy”. He said suspending the treaty is India striking back, as water security is aligned with national security. Terrorists had struck a prime tourist…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday paid respects to Bharath Bhushan, who was shot dead in the terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Jammu-Kashmir, and urged the central government to eliminate terrorists and ensure that such incidents don’t repeat. Asserting that everyone is with the Centre in its action against the terrorists, he, however, reiterated…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said it expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chair the all-party meeting scheduled for this evening on the Pahalgam terror attack, and take all political parties into confidence as well as build a collective resolve. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said that on the night of…
New Delhi: The Union government will be calling an all-party meeting on Thursday in the wake of the terror attack in Pakistan, official sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to chair it, they said. Home Minister Amit Shah and Singh are speaking to leaders of various parties on the issue, the sources said. Several…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and announced a raft of measures, including expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 and immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit post in view of the cross-border links to the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians….
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday announced a slew of decisions taken at the Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by PM Narendra Modi at his residence, which included the temporary suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. Addressing the press briefing after the conclusion of the meeting of the CCS at…
New York: US lawmakers, prominent India-US bodies and members of the Indian-American community on Wednesday strongly condemned the horrific terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that perpetrators should be brought to justice. “I send my condolences to the people of India in the aftermath of the horrific attack in Kashmir and hope those responsible…
Srinagar: Security agencies on Wednesday released the sketches of three men suspected to be involved in the terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, near Pahalgam in south Kashmir. The men, all three Pakistanis, are Asif Fauji, Suleman Shah, and Abu Talha, officials said. They had code names — Moosa, Yunus, and Asif —…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of the terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead. Sources said the nearly two-and-a-half-hour meeting was attended by NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Navy…
Jammu: Army’s Western Commander, Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, on Wednesday visited forward areas of Kathua to review the operational preparedness of the forces in the border district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Lt Gen Katiyar’s visit to the forward areas and hinterland in Kathua comes against the backdrop of continued operations following several…
