India, Russia and China on Wednesday "strongly condemned" terrorism in all its forms, stressing that extremist groups cannot be used in political and geopolitical goals and those committing or supporting terrorist acts must be held accountable and brought to justice.


Supporters of terrorism must be held accountable, brought to justice: RIC (Third Lead)


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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday offered talks to India and urged that "better sense should prevail" as tensions spiked between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following an aerial engagement between their air forces.


Imran again offers dialogue with India, warns against 'miscalculation'


A film titled "Major", based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, a National Security Guards (NSG) commando who lost his life while fighting terrorists at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai in 2008, is in the works by Sony Pictures International Productions.


Movie on Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan in the works


The Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police arrested two operatives of terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from West Bengal's Murshidabad district and seized a huge cache of explosive making material from them, an officer said here on Wednesday.


Two JMB operatives arrested in Bengal


Uncertainty clouds trips to the picturesque Kashmir Valley with tour operators witnessing cancellations of advance bookings while new bookings have dried up following the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF troopers in Jammu & Kashmir.


Pulwama fallout: Travel agents, tour operators rue cancellation of bookings to Kashmir


Even though there has been some anxiety in the past 24 hours among people living in border villages in districts of Punjab sharing international border with Pakistan, normal life was witnessed in villages on Wednesday.


Mostly normal life in Punjab border villages; no evacuation ordered


Following is the text of the statement made by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Wednesday:


Text of India's statement over Pakistan using Air Force


Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday again invited India for talks and urged that "better sense should prevail" amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours.


Imran again invites India for talks, warns against 'miscalculation'


The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it searched 11 places of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants and separatist leaders in connection with the Pulwama terror attack and terror-funding.


NIA raids 11 locations of JeM men, separatist in J&K


An Emirates flight from Dubai to Delhi was diverted on Wednesday after Karachi airspace was closed amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.


Emirates flight to Delhi diverted due to closure of Karachi airspace


Amid escalating tensions after the IAF bombed the JeM's biggest training camp, India on Wednesday shot down a Pakistani jet and said one of its MiG-21 pilots was "missing in action" and reportedly in Pakistani custody.


Pakistan F-16 shot down, IAF pilot missing in action: India (Third Lead)


Amid escalating tension between New Delhi and Islamabad, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said if US can do an Abbottabad finishing off Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's own backyard, then so can India, drawing parallel with IAF's Tuesday bombing of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) base in Balakot.


If US can do an Abbottabad, so can India: Jaitley


India on Wednesday accused Pakistan of targeting Indian military installations in response to its counter-terrorism action a day earlier and said an Indian MiG-21 Bison pilot was "missing in action".


India says Pakistan targeted Indian military, IAF pilot missing


Several airports including Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Amritsar and Chandigarh have been closed for civilian operation, airport sources said on Wednesday.


Several airports closed for commercial services


Two militants belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.


2 JeM men killed in J&K gunfight


Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday raised the February 14 Pulwama terror attack with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the 16th Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Ministers' Meet here.


RIC:Sushma highlights JeM's role in Pulwama attack


The UN Security Council authorized a one-year extension of the financial and travel bans that have been in place since February 2014 against individuals or entities threatening the peace, security and stability of Yemen.


UNSC renews sanctions against Yemen


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following the situation in the subcontinent where the Indian Air Force struck a terrorist base inside Pakistan territory and is calling for "maximum restraint" by both countries, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.


UN chief Guterres calls for 'maximum restraint' by India, Pakistan


No Indian movie will release in Pakistan, the government announced on Tuesday following air strikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on terror training camp on the Pakistani soil.


Pakistan boycotts Indian movies after IAF air strikes


Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the Acting Indian High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia to the Foreign Office to lodge its protest over the Indian Air Force (IAF) strikes on terrorist training camps across the Line of Control (LoC), the media reported.


Pakistan summons Acting Indian High Commissioner to protest IAF strikes


Opposition leaders on Monday hailed the Indian attack on a terrorist camp deep into Pakistan, congratulating the Indian Air Force which carried out the strike at Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp at Balakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

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