Four security men were killed and five others injured in an ongoing gunfight on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara border district, defence sources said.


Four security men killed, Kupwara operation against militants continues


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For Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Jammu and Kashmir the ban imposed on the socio-political religious organisation by the union government is not the first and perhaps not the last.


Ban on Jamaat-e-Islami J&K, not the first & probably not the last


Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Friday said the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan will have no bearing on the upcoming general election in April-May.


Border tension has no bearing on LS polls, will be held on time: EC


Shamima Begum, a British teenager of Bangladeshi descent who ran away in 2015 to become an Islamic State (IS) jihadi bride, has been moved from a Syrian refugee camp after threats were made against them, according to her familys lawyer.


British-Bangladeshi IS bride moved from Syria camp after threats


Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday welcomed IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman back home while choosing not to receive him at the border to ensure that the military protocol is not violated in any way.


Amarinder congratulates Abhinandan; to stay away from Attari


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 to a de-escalation of tensions with India.


Masood Azhar is in Pakistan, Qureshi admits


A military base in Afghanistan's Helmand province  came under attack by a militant group early on Friday, the Governors office confirmed.


Afghan military base attacked


The BSF on Friday detained a youth from the border belt of Ferozepur in Punjab on suspicion of spying, police sources said.


BSF apprehends youth in Punjab's Ferozepur


Two militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police sources said.


2 militants killed in Kupwara gunfight


The US will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan over the next three to five years under a new Pentagon plan, the American media has reported.


US troops to exit Afghanistan by 2024: Report


A gunfight started on Friday between the security forces and holed up militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said.


Gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir


The US is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information about the son of the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Hamza.


US offers reward for Osama's son Hamza


Russian President Vladimir Putin called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone on Thursday and conveyed solidarity of the Russian people  with India's people in the fight against terrorism.


Putin calls Modi, conveys support in fight against terrorism


Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Jihadism continues to pose a security threat, especially due to its resilience and ability to evolve, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday, noting that home-grown extremism is growing in his country.


Jihadist threat not over, Italian PM warns


A special court here on Thursday awarded life sentence to five activists of banned extremist outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for illegally possessing explosives.


MP: 5 SIMI activists get life sentence for possessing explosives


India has given specific information about Jaish-e-Mohammad to all 15 members of United Nations Security Council even as the US, the UK and France having moved a fresh proposal there to designate the Pakistan-based terror group's chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.


India gives specific information on JeM to UNSC members


India on Thursday presented the first evidence in public to show that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) used F-16s to drop bombs at an Indian military installation near the LoC, saying the forces were prepared, but there was palpable relief at the scheduled return of captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who became the poster boy of the two-day hostilities.


India produces evidence of F-16 being used in Pakistani raid


The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday presented the wreckage of AM-RAAM missile as a conclusive evidence that Pakistan had used an F-16 fighter aircraft to target military installations in Jammu and Kashmir, and said that one of the F-16 aircraft had been shot down in an aerial engagement on Wednesday morning.


India produces evidence of F-16 use in Pakistani raid


The 'josh' for patriotic films is 'high' in Bollywood. After the success of "Uri: The Surgical Strike", Hindi movie buffs can gear up to watch "Kesari", "Major", "RAW", "Batla House", "Panipat", "Saare Jahaan Se Accha", "Mission Mangal", "'83" and a biopic on Kargil war hero Vikram Batra, among others.


Patriotic films on a new 'high' in Bollywood


India has conclusive evidence that Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) F-16s were involved in the aerial engagement on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday as parts of AIM 120 AM-RAAM missile were found on the Indian side.


India claims conclusive evidence of use of F-16s in Pak raid


Pakistani actress Veena Malik, whose popularity got a push with her stint on Indian television shows, has been slammed for her tweets around the cross-border tension between India and Pakistan.

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