Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the time for talks were over and the world needed to act on terrorism now, days after the Pulwama attack which killed 40 CRPF personnel
The bloody gun battle also left a civilian dead in the crossfire
Persecuting Kashmiris plays into the hands of terrorists
If India succeeds in getting Pakistan blacklisted at FATF, Islamabad would have to depend more on its all-weather friends like Saudi Arabia to tide over an impending economic catastrophe
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) Monday said it will offer a two-bedroom house to each family of CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the terror attack at Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir. "In a modest gesture of our solidarity and support to the grief-stricken families, CREDAI proposes to offer them one house each (2BHK) in the area or city of their state," President of the apex realtor body, Jaxay Shah, said in a statement. All 12,500 members of the association pray for the families struck by most grievous and untimely loss, he added. CREDAI is the apex body for private real estate developers in India, representing over 12,000 developers through 23 states and 203 city chapters across the country.
Akali leaders led by Majithia burnt the photographs of Sidhu including those in which he is seen hugging the Pakistan Army chief, outside the House
Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria was also called to New Delhi for consultations in the wake of the attack
Traders have called for nationwide trade bandh in retaliation to Pulwama terror attack. Meanwhile, forces have detained 23 men suspected of links to JeM. Get latest updates on Pulwama attack
The duty hike came a day after India withdrew the 'most-favoured nation' status it had granted to Pakistan
The PCB said it will take up the matter with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the International Cricket Council at a scheduled meeting in Dubai later this month
The students were booked under IPC sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity) and relevant provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act
The security cover of six separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was withdrawn on Sunday
Traders' body CAIT has called for a nationwide trade bandh on Monday to express solidarity with the families of security personnel martyred in the Pulwama terror attack. In a statement, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said commercial markets will remain closed and there will be no business activity. In Delhi, all wholesale and retail markets will observe bandh on February 18. CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said during the bandh traders would observe a day long fast and take out a tribute march in their respective states. He said the body is planning to organise substantial financial assistance which will be directly given by traders to the families of martyrs. Traders in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, J&K and other states will participate in the trade bandh on February 18. "In the wake of China supporting Pakistan, the CAIT has decided to launch a national campaign to boycott Chinese goods,
Govt action must be determined but cautious
Curfew was imposed in Jammu city on Friday following massive anti-Pakistan protests and sporadic incidents of violence over terror attack in Pulwama district which left 40 CRPF personnel dead
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, during his visit to Srinagar on Friday, had said security given to people getting funds from Pakistan and its snooping agency ISI should be reviewed
India has demanded Pakistan close down the Jaish and other Islamist militant groups that operate from its soil, while Islamabad has rejected suggestions it was linked to the attack
The two main items imported from Pakistan are fruits and cement, which attracted customs duty of 30-50% and 7.5%, respectively.
The statement came after 40 CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on Thursday
Forty CRPF personnel were killed on Thursday in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir