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Delhi Congress condoles deaths of CRPF personnel in Pulwama attack
The Delhi unit of the Congress Friday paid homage to the jawans who were killed in the Pulwama attack, one of the deadliest in Jammu and Kashmir's three decades of militancy. The attack killed 40 CRPF personnel on Thursday. Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit expressed "deep sorrow" and extended her condolences to the families of the slain CRPF personnel in a letter to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. A condolence meeting of Congress' Delhi unit also passed a resolution, mourning death of the security personnel. "We are anguished to learn about the tragedy in Jammu and Kashmir. We convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased," the resolution said. Dikshit said as Congress president Rahul Gandhi has announced, the party is behind the security forces, the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the government of India in this "hour of crisis". A Jaish suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in Pulwama district, killing around 40 personnel
U.S., Chinese officials to meet in Washington next week on trade
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks between China and the United States to resolve their bruising trade war will continue next week in Washington, with both sides saying this week's negotiations in Beijing made good progress.
Pulwama terror attack: Israel stands with India, says Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday extended his support to India following the Pulwama terror attack that claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel on Thursday."To my dear friend, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, we stand with you, the security forces and the people of India following this heinous terrorist attack. We send our condolences to the families of the victims," Netanyahu tweeted.Ambassador of Dominican Republic, Hans Dannenberg Castellanos also condemned the attack stating that there is no justification for such act of violence. "On behalf of the diplomatic corps accredited in India we would like to express our deepest sympathy to the govt of India and people of India as well as the families of the victims of this horrendous attack," he said.Extending his support, Castellanos said, "We firmly stand with the Government of India in their fight against terrorism. We are supporting India as our government is making strong statements not only in Delhi through .
Two disgruntled Cong MLAs meet Siddaramaiah
Two out of the four disgruntled Congress MLAs, against whom a disqualification petition is pending with the assembly Speaker, Friday met party leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah here and reportedly pledged loyalty to the party. "MLA Shri Nagendra and Shri Ramesh Jarkiholi met CLPleader Shri @siddaramaiah along with minister Shri Zameer Ahmed Khan," Karnataka Congress said in a tweet. Though what transpired at the meeting was not known, party sources calling it a one-to-one meeting said, the legislators pledged their loyalty to the party and requested the CLP leader to withdraw the disqualification petition while narrating their grievances. Siddaramaiah is said to have advised both Jarkiholi and Nagendra not to take any decision in haste until the Lok Sabha elections are over, according to the sources. The CLP leader Thursday had said his petition seeking disqualification of four disgruntled party MLAs was pending with the Speaker, who is the competent ...
AIADMK decision on alliance soon: Panneerselvam
Amid reports of talks between AIADMK and BJP for a tie-up to fight the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, the state ruling party Friday said a decision on finalising an alliance with various parties will be taken soon. "A good, cordial decision will be taken in a day or two," AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam told reporters here when asked whether an alliance between his party and the BJP was being firmed up. Separately, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad and the party's state unit chief Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed confidence of stitching a powerful combine in the state. Panneerselvam, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, said the AIADMK was continuing talks with national and state parties on stitching an alliance for the Parliamentary polls, but did not name any party. Their remarks came a day after Union Minister Piyush Goyal, party election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, said "All possibilities are under consideration and discussions. At the ...
Youth Congress workers protest near Pak High Commission, want it to be shut
Activists of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Friday protested near the Pakistan High Commission against the terror attack in Pulwama that killed 40 CRPF personnel and demanded that India should shut down the neighbouring country's diplomatic mission in Delhi. Around 100 youth Congress workers assembled at Teen Murti Marg and raised slogans against Pakistan. IYC vice president Srinivas BV alleged that there were lapses on the part of the government which led to the attack. The protesters, who were scheduled to reach the Pakistan High Commission, were detained by police near Chanakyapuri police station at Teen Murti Marg. In one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's three decades of militancy, a Jaish suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in Pulwama district, killing around 40 personnel and leaving many critically wounded on Thursday.
Deal or delay? Wall Street doesn't believe no-deal Brexit threat
LONDON (Reuters) - As the United Kingdom's Brexit crisis deepens, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have differing views of the ultimate outcome but the two titans of Wall Street agree on one thing: They don't believe there will be a no-deal Brexit.
Delhi Police holds condolence meet to express solidarity with families of jawans killed in Pulwama
Delhi Police organised a condolence meeting on Friday to express solidarity with the families of the personnel killed in the Palwama terror attack. Officers observed a two-minute silence and prayed for the speedy recovery of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who were critically injured in the attack. The meeting, chaired by Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, was attended by officers of all ranks, a senior official said. Forty CRPF personnel were killed on Thursday when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with explosives into their bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. More than 2,500 Central Reserve Police Force personnel, many of them returning from leave to rejoin duty in the Valley, were travelling in the convoy of 78 vehicles when they were ambushed on the Srinagar-Jammu highway at Latoomode in Awantipora in south Kashmir around 3.15 pm. The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack that took place ...
Pulwama terror attack: BJP cancels all political programmes
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cancelled all political programmes it had planned in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack in which as many as forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed on Thursday.Speaking to media, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Itarsi has been cancelled, and party president Amit Shah will not hold any rallies in Odisha and Chhattisgarh today, as scheduled. Patra assured the public that despite gruesome terror attacks, the Centre will not stop carrying out developmental work across the country."We will continue to work in order to develop our country. No developmental activities will be stopped because of such terror attacks. The agenda of the terrorist is to create obstructions in the path of development, but we will not let them succeed," the BJP spokesperson said. On Thursday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi also cancelled a lunch with envoys of G-20 countries which ..
Pained by inhuman act perpetrated by terrorists: Pranab Mukherjee on Pulwama attack
A day after 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with explosives into their bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, former President Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday that he was "pained by the inhuman act perpetrated by terrorists". Releasing a compilation of speeches of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi, the former president said, "We must stand together as a nation in this hour of grief." The former president also said that the response of international community in condemning the terror attack in one voice would strengthen the resolve to fight terrorism. The Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed responsibility for the attack on the convoy of 78 vehicles that was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar. Alluding to Pakistan's role in Thursday's terror attack, Vice President Naidu said at the event that "our neighbour" has been "aiding, abetting, funding, training terror groups for long". Naidu also stated that such an
Proud of our son, says family of slain CRPF jawan from Kangra
For the family of Tilak Raj, one of the 40 CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack, it has been a wide pendulum swing from birth to death. The 30-year-old from Jawali in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district left home just three days before Thursday's strike, one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years, following the birth of his son last month. He also leaves behind another son, just three years old, his parents and his elder brother. His parents Rama Ram and Bimala Devi said they were proud their son had laid down his life for the country. The family, and the entire village of Dhewa, was stunned when news of the attack came in. We have lost our son but want Pakistan to be given a forceful reply so it doesn't have the courage to carry out such an attack again," his father said. "Tilak Raj was injured in this attack and succumbed to his injuries in the army hospital in Kashmir yesterday," added Sandeep Kumar, deputy commissioner of ...
India revokes MFN status to Pak after Pulwama attack; mulls punitive trade curbs
India on Friday revoked the most-favoured nation (MFN) status to Pakistan in the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack and, according to sources, is considering punitive actions like significant hike in customs duties, port restrictions and ban on goods imported from the neighbouring country. In a media briefing after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the MFN status to Pakistan stands revoked. Withdrawal of the MFN status would significantly hit Pakistan's exports to India, which stood at USD 488.5 million (around Rs 3,482.3 crore) in 2017-18. "As the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has decided to withdraw the most-favoured nation status to Pakistan, the government can take punitive actions under the Customs Act and the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act," sources said. Under these laws, the government can restrict trade of certain goods, significantly increase customs duties and impose port-related restrictions on .
Ayush meet to strengthen Kerala's traditional knowledge: Minister
The 1st International Ayush Conclave being held here will focus on scientifically strengthening Kerala's traditional knowledge, said a state Minister on Friday.
Pulwama attack: HP Assembly passes condolence motion, seeks befitting reply to Pakistan
Condemning the terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a condolence motion on Friday and sought a befitting reply to Pakistan. Moving the motion, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, "Himachal is with PM. Himachal has the same sentiments which is of the entire country. HP is with the country for giving befitting reply to Pakistan for Pulwama attack." In one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's three decades of militancy, a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in Pulwama district, killing at least 40 personnel and leaving many critically wounded. The Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed the responsibility for the attack. Thakur said there is no doubt that "our neighbouring country Pakistan is behind this terrorist attack. Pakistan denied its hand but everyone knows this act has been done by none other than Pakistan." The chief minister said, "Now
Spanish PM calls for snap elections
Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, on Friday called for a snap general election in April."Spain must continue to advance, progressing from tolerance and respect. Without tension, redistributing wealth, recognizing new rights and freedoms. For this, I have proposed the dissolution of the Chambers and the call for # General Elections on April 28," Sanchez tweeted. The Spanish prime minister in a televised address on Friday said, "The decision is in the Spanish people's hands and whatever they decide it will be a success."The announcement came days after thousands of protesters thronged the streets of Madrid, making calls for fresh elections "for a united Spain" after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez proposed talks to ease tensions in Catalonia.Sanchez announced the fresh elections two days after his Socialist government suffered a major setback in Parliament, when opposition lawmakers banded together with Sanchez's erstwhile Catalan allies to reject his budget plan, reported ...
Pak hand in Pulwama terror attack is completely revealed, says Lt General Hooda
The hand of Pakistan in dreaded terror attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama on Thursday has been completely revealed, said Lieutenant General (Rtd) DS Hooda on Friday, while underlining the need for "a more consistent and long term policy" to deal with the menace of terrorism.Lieutenant General Hooda, who oversaw the 2016 Surgical Strike, told ANI: "It is a big tragedy. Very clearly Pakistan's hand is completely revealed. There needs to be a response to this, but let's have a more consistent and long term policy."Nearly 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist rammed a vehicle carrying over 100-kg explosives into their bus on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Thursday at around 3.15 pm at Ladhu Modi Lethpora. The convoy consisted of 78 buses in which around 2,500 CRPF personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar.Earlier on Friday, Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood evaded media questions when quizzed on the deadly terror attack in which nearly 40 ...
Pulwama attack: Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi cancel Pak visit
Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi have cancelled their upcoming trip to Pakistan, following the Pulwama terror attack that killed around 40 CRPF personnel on Thursday. The couple was scheduled to attend poet Kaifi Azmi's birth centenary celebrations in Karachi."Kranchi art council had invited. Shabana and me for a two day lit conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry. We have cancelled that. In 1965 during the indo Pak war Kaifi saheb had written a poem. AUR PHIR KRISHAN NE ARJUN SE KAHA," Akhtar wrote on Twitter.Responding to one of the comments on his tweet, Akhtar wrote, "Dont get upset with me. talk to those who are running your country , who are protecting and nurturing terrorists like Masood Azhar . Those who had sent Qasab to my city . If you are getting a terrible reputation they are responsible no one else ."A CRPF convoy, while moving from Jammu to Srinagar, was attacked by a suicide bomber in Lethpora area on the national highway at around 3.15 pm yesterday.According to CRPF, .
Ajmer Sharif chief asks govt to not allow Pakistani devotees to visit shrine after Pulwama attack
Condemning the terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, Ajmer Sharif Dargah dewan Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan Friday urged the government to not allow devotees from Pakistan to visit the shrine. Ali Khan, the descendant of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hassan Chishti, paid tribute to the personnel killed in the attack. He urged the government to not allow 'jatha' or group of devotees from Pakistan to visit the famous shrine in Rajasthan's Ajmer during festivals, including Urs, which commemorates the death anniversary of the Sufi saint. Describing the attack as "non-Islamic", he said harming lives of innocent people by attacking them cowardly is against the fundamental principles of the religion. Several devotees from Pakistan visit the Ajmer Sharif Dargah every year. On Thursday, an explosives laden truck rammed into a CRPF convoy in Pulwama outside Srinagar, killing 40 soldiers in one of the biggest terror attacks in recent years. Pakistan-based terror ...
Ceasefire violations may lead to Indo-Pak war, says former Army officer
The conflict waging along the unsettled border between the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan can lead to higher rungs of escalation between the two nuclear weapon-armed states, says Harcharanjit Singh Panag, who retired as a lieutenant general of the Indian Army in 2008.
AMU suspends student from Kashmir over controversial post on Pulwama attack
The AMU on Friday suspended an undergraduate student from Kashmir for allegedly lauding a terrorist outfit in a social media post after the terror strike in Pulwama in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) spokesperson Omar Peerzada told PTI that the matter is being further probed and "strong deterrent action" will be taken once the investigation is complete. "AMU has zero tolerance for any such pernicious activity and anyone indulging in such an act will not be spared," Peerzada said. The student's alleged remarks had triggered outrage on social media.