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Based on credible input about the presence of terrorists in Baba Gund area of Kralgund in Handwara, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and the security forces in the area on Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EtdnDf FP Staff

The explosion of tourism, the lack of proper garbage disposal mechanism, and hyribidisation of breeds has led to a growth in feral dog population, leading to attacks on livestock, wildlife, and humans. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ViJDzu Shail Desai

Steven Spielberg had previously said that films which debut on streaming services should compete for the Emmys instead of the Oscars. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EuqN1z FP Staff

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) Saturday accused BJP ministers of "leaking exaggerated numbers" to the media about the casualties in the air strike in Pakistan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T9vOa9 Press Trust of India

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday urged the Centre to present evidence of the air strike on terrorist camps in Balakot. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Eqm01o Press Trust of India

The administration has directed officials to ensure speedy construction of the bunkers and it said the funds would be placed with the deputy commissioners concerned through the Rural Development Department from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ta5bSk Press Trust of India

The Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh Police filed a chargesheet on Saturday against 38 people in connection with the Bulandshahr mob violence in which police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a civilian were killed. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EtcPgF FP Staff

Ecosystems at the shores are as diverse and as alive as we know forests to be. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ta1mgf Shaunak Modi

India is a very high-tariff nation, US president Donald Trump alleged on Saturday, stating that he wants a reciprocal tax or at least some kind of tax. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ErU6BX Press Trust of India

The Samjhauta Express will start running from the Indian side on Sunday, while on the Pakistan side it will leave Lahore on Monday on its return journey. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tgd0pX Press Trust of India

The Pakistan Army has violated the ceasefire for over 60 times during the last one week by targeting over 70 civilian and forward areas along the LoC in Poonch, Rajouri, Jammu and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir, also leaving nine persons, including some army personnel, injured. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EtcKtn Press Trust of India

Today's top stories: Samjhauta Express to resume operations today from New Delhi, Narendra Modi slams Opposition over criticism for Rafale deal, India beats Australia by 6 wickets in ODI; day's top stories from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T9VQKq FP Staff

As the Sena was opposed to Nanar refinery citing local opposition, Fadnavis, while announcing a tie-up between the BJP and Sena for coming polls, had announced that the project would be shifted. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EHeAIh Press Trust of India

CBI on Saturday told a Delhi court that charges of rape, kidnapping and causing hurt were made out against Brajesh Thakur. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T9vFDD Press Trust of India

Government records reveal the average annual apple production in Kashmir is 17 lakh metric tons. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EqlZKS Nazir Gillo

Abhinandan Varthaman was in the custody of Pakistan Army since Wednesday when his parachute drifted and fell inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tb0MhX Asian News International

This is a dharmayudha, a righteous war between good and evil, fight it in every way, use every tool you have - military, diplomatic, communications, economic - and win it. For too long your country has languished under Pakistan's terror assault. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EtcGd7 Gautam Chikermane

In its 14 December order, the Supreme Court had dismissed petitions seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the Rafale deal. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ThCC5O Asian News International

The public communication strategy adopted by Narendra Modi over the last five years has been the subject of much discussion in the public sphere. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EtcE4Z Kangkan Acharyya

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the country was ready to extend support to Pakistan to deal with the menace of terrorism on the neighbour's soil. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T9vB6R Press Trust of India

Ever since suffering the humiliation of being a 'three-day chief minister' after the May 2018 Assembly elections threw up a hung verdict, BS Yeddyurappa has been trying desperately to engineer defections from the Congress to regain power from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EtcCtT Ramakrishna Upadhya

Suicide by eight farmers and one agricultural worker in Kerala in the last two months shows that the curse of the flood continues. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Te8yrE TK Devasia

It is critical to debunk the myth that Abhinandan's release was a peace gesture by Pakistan. It was rather a desperate damage control act, given Pakistan's fragile fiscal health and the collateral perils of escalating tensions with India at this stage. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EqqHbn Tuhin A Sinha

As long as we fix Pakistan in some way we are happy. We have not really fixed them, but that is a separate matter. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Eu7hm9 Aakar Patel

Since last week, leaders and activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) have been detained in a mass crackdown across the Valley. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TaCrZO Sameer Yasir

During the meeting at a medical facility of the Indian Air Force, Varthaman is understood to have explained to Sitharaman details about his stay in Pakistan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ep16Qf Press Trust of India

The Samjhauta Express will start running from the Indian side on Sunday, while on the Pakistan side it will leave Lahore on Monday on its return journey. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ta3nci Press Trust of India

Pakistan was not under "pressure" or "any compulsion" to release Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday, a day after the IAF Wing Commander returned home. India has been maintaining that the Pakistani decision is in consonance with the Geneva Conventions. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Eu77ex Press Trust of India

A Delhi court on Saturday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Robert Vadra till 19 March in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T9yPqV Press Trust of India

While the Narendra Modi-led government has attempted certain policies, it has largely lost out on an environment opportune for dynamic change. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H75TJ3 Kadambari Shah and Prakhar Misra

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped by a boy at a village in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tLQZQE Press Trust of India

The UN Security Council has designated Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, under its sanctions list, describing the terrorist, thought to be based near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, as the most probable successor of the group's current leader Aiman al-Zawahiri. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HbQK97 Press Trust of India

Rajesh Rishi, 25, along with six other Army personnel were trapped after an avalanche hit Himachal Pradesh's Namgya region of Kinnaur district. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tI7Nb8 Asian News International

The world should also realize that Baloch movement is about a freedom struggle and even if India cannot invite them to set up base here, at least the leaders in exile should be provided a platform to counter Pakistan's rhetoric from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Hd8XTJ Yatish Yadav

Masood Azhar, the founder of the dreaded terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), is suspected to be afflicted with renal failure and is under regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tMDoZf Press Trust of India

During a meeting of mahagathbandhan leaders at National Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's residence last month, Congress president Rahul Gandhi had refused a proposal for alliance between his party and the AAP, citing opposition from its Delhi unit leaders, Rai added. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H9srIZ Press Trust of India

The US is seeking more information on the potential misuse of American-made F-16 fighter jets by Pakistan against India in violation of the end-user agreement, the State Department has said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tK7wV3 Press Trust of India

Rajeev Kumar, who recently took over as the state CID chief after completing his tenure as the city police commissioner, would hold additional charge of the two departments until further orders, a home department official said Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Hd8VLB Press Trust of India

PNB Recruitment 2019: The Punjab National Bank (PNB) will be shutting the application process for the recruitment for 325 managerial-level posts on Sunday, 3 March from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tJRVEX FP Staff

Many parents, according to Twitter, have named their babies after wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman, and chose to make the announcement in similar ways. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EoFvYc FP Staff

Thousands of vehicles were stranded after the 270-kilometre strategic highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was closed on Monday after multiple landslides and sinking of a portion of a road near Ramban town. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tbm3bl Press Trust of India

Ten people, including two women, were killed and 34 others injured in three separate road accidents three districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EoHTOD Press Trust of India

Pakistan first violated ceasefire at around 6 pm, in Nowshera, Mendhar and Krishna Ghati sectors of Rajouri and Poonch sectors of Jammu and Kashmir where rising tension between India and Pakistan has left villagers close to the Line of Control exposed to violence. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T6ErCe FP Staff

Qureshi has made repeated calls for dialogue between India and Pakistan, yet it is his contradictory and confusing stand on the terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed and the role it has played, that has proven beguiling. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Etqww3 FP Staff

All eyes were focused on the parents of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman as they stepped off the flight to Delhi ahead of the IAF pilot's release from Pakistan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tblui1 Press Trust of India

Authorities in Kashmir have sealed several properties belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir), including residences of some of its activists, police said on Saturday from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EoHTy7 Press Trust of India

Eyewitnesses present at the site of India's 26 February bomb strikes against a Jaish-e-Muhammad base say they saw up to 35 bodies being transported out of the the site by ambulance in the hours after the attack. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2BVHORN Francesca Marino

The video of the man, who is reportedly from Sialkot, was originally posted on Twitter. After the video was shared, netizens from both India and Pakistan were quick to laugh at the video and make light of it. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Hg4dg6 FP Staff

Modi began his tenure with a good governance agenda-he would clean India, spur growth and generate employment in the industrial sector. There would be no need for employment generation programmes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in a skilled India replete with opportunities. Despite these noble intentions, governance has hardly benefited the common citizen from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tUmqIB Rahul Mukherji and Tanvi Deshpande

The outfit, which was formed in 1942 as a chapter of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and separated in 1953 due to differences over political ideology with the parent body, was banned in 1990. The previous ban lapsed in 1995 and wasn't invoked again. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ToNEVP FP Staff

Six people were killed and 31 injured when a Srinagar-bound private bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1Vbt Press Trust of India

While in both Pakistan and India, journalists, politicians, performers, sportspersons and common people rejoiced on social media, other countries too reacted positively to the return of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TqfWPV FP Staff

"It is good to be back in my country," was the first reaction of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as he set his foot back on Indian soil. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1SMP Press Trust of India

Thousands visit the beautiful Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during February-March every year. But what we skim over is the fact that the 15-acre garden has, almost since independence, played the role of a state garden. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tv3C0C Sahapedia

Pakistan clearly used captured pilot as leverage to eke out of a near war situation and to correct the domestic narrative by releasing heavily doctored videos from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1uOn Sreemoy Talukdar

Today's top stories: Wing Commander Abhinandan's return causes a de-escalation of India-Pakistan tensions; heavy shelling occurs in sectors of Jammu and Kashmir; India looks to secure victory against Australia in ODI series; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TsiRYj FP Staff

Before his return to India, Pakistan government released IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's video message to the local media in which he said as to how he was captured from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1Q7F Press Trust of India

Pakistan Air Force Wing Commander Shahaz-ud-Din, the F-16 pilot shot down in a dogfight over the Nowshera sector, is reported to have been lynched by a mob who mistook him for an Indian airman from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UfblNI Praveen Swami

Leaders across party, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcomed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman back to India, saying the nation is proud of his exemplary courage. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1rCb FP Staff

Wearing blue blazer and grey trousers, he crossed over into India from the Attari-Wagah border at 9.20 pm. He was handed over by the Pakistan Rangers to the Border Security Force (BSF) following paperwork. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TnFL3a Press Trust of India

Abhinandan Varthaman LIVE updates: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian authorities at Wagah-Attari border on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. "The nation is proud of your exemplary courage. Our armed forces are an inspiration for 130 crore Indians," he said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1qy7 FP Staff

The Bombay High Court Friday asked fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya when would he return to India and face the ongoing legal proceedings against him from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TpWPoV Press Trust of India

The fact that majority of the people in the northeastern states came out vehemently against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 (now lapsed in Rajya Sabha), is a strong indication that they saw through the ulterior design of the religion-based legislature from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1pKz Dr Baharul Islam

Even after seven long decades, our national leaders have miserably failed in fulfilling their promise that Partition victims would be given protection in the land that they considered their own. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TmZGiF Arijit Aditya

Fali S Nariman had never seen anything like the rebellion of the four senior-most judges on January 12, 2018. This compelled him to write a book titled God Save the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Here he speaks with BV Rao and Shishir Tripathi on the impact of this unprecedented incident from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1pdx BV Rao and Shishir Tripathi

RTE will ensure a modern curriculum and children will not feel left out once they leave madrassas from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TowHe7 Sultan Shahin

From February's crisis, both India and Pakistan ought to learn that the walk from the status quo to the apocalypse isn't as long as we imagine from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tc9htp Praveen Swami

India's participation came despite strong demand by Pakistan to rescind the invitation to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to address the OIC. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TnFKME FP Staff

"Terror funding is a big factor in promoting terrorism. The way NIA performed its role, the result is that there has been a decline in terror funding compared to earlier," Rajnath Singh said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IL1KNl Press Trust of India

From Uttar Pradesh to Kerala, the jihadist tides which led Alam to Iraq has left behind a detritus of grieving parents and shattered homes. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TkI8ni Praveen Swami and Nikita Doval

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the statement at a media briefing. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tp6NXI Press Trust of India

Imran Khan's decision to release Wing Commander Abhinandan, could have been a huge diplomatic advantage, but he squandered it away by advising Indians to ponder on the 'azadi' sentiment in Kashmir from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IIWDNK Tara Kartha

Abhinandan Varthaman LIVE updates: The crowd at the Attari border is in a celebratory mood, with IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman back on Indian soil after being in the custody of Pakistan for two days. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tp6oEG FP Staff

With the Lok Sabha elections not too far away, the Election Commission has said photo voter slips will no longer be used as the standalone identification document during elections. Voters will have to carry any of the twelve approved identity cards to the polling station. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IIWBFC FP Staff

Local journalist Nizam Ali, who blew the whistle on a 120-crore MGNREGA scam in Bastar in 2013-2014, said migration should not come as a surprise, considering fewer projects are on the anvil each year. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tp6lsu Parth MN

A few details have now emerged from the dossier that seeks to nail the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for terror activities on theIndian soil which are originally planned in Pakistan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IIWxpm Shailendra Wangu

The daily Retreat ceremony held at the Attari-Wagah border front was cancelled for Friday Abhinandan Varthaman's release, the BSF said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tSuKIR Press Trust of India

In the hours before the release of Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, on Friday, the hashtag #NobelPeacePrizeForImranKhan was trending in Pakistan on Twitter. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H56vPn FP Staff

The last three days of high tension between India and Pakistan now seem to be defusing. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tIMRRh Rashme Sehgal

Even in "normal" times, WhatsApp, Twitter and television are often abuzz with "news" of the most incendiary kind. When India and Pakistan came to the brink of war, it wasn't a surprise that the rhetoric was loud and poisonous. The bulk of loudness and the poison seemed to have emanated not from ordinary people on social media but from television channels in India and Pakistan, and professional propagandists in both countries. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H56sDb Samrat

Given the relatively short period of time within which these three developments broke, confusion reigned on social media where journalists, news portals and those following the news traded various versions of the yet unverified reports of the three air crashes. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tHRPh5 FP Staff

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off a fleet of 200 sewer cleaning machines on Thursday. The machines have been provided to skilled manual scavengers making them 'sani-entrepreneurs', officials said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H9QyXW Press Trust of India

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's announcement that the captured pilot would be returned elicited jubilation on both sides. In Pakistan, thinkers claimed a diplomatic victory and lauded Imran for his meditated responses in the scenario. India too hailed this as its own victory from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tKGEUZ FP Staff

Least of These was released in the US on 1 Feb to mark 20 years since Graham Staines' death. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H9zMIM FP Staff

The R-73 is a short-range air-to-air missile was developed by Russian research and production firm Vympel NPO to replace the earlier R-60. The missile is an infrared homing (meaning it uses infrared light emission from a target to track and follow it) weapon with a minimum engagement range of of 300 metres. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tLSkH8 FP Staff

BJP president Amit Shah on Friday slammed Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan for not condemning the Pulwama terror attack and questioned whether he was trustworthy. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H56mvj Press Trust of India

Sushma Swaraj at OIC Summit, 2019, said, "We are living in times where the reach of terror is rising. We are seeing the senseless violence that terrorism can result in. We must act together, stand together to combat global terrorism." She emphasised, "We must tell the states who provide shelter and funding to terrorists to stop providing the same to terror organisations". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tK0TlN FP Staff

A committee of the Indian Air Force will reconstruct the events of the crash to learn what was fired, the frequency and intensity of the firing. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H7vVMg Pallavi Rebbapragada

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Dahanu town of Maharashtra's Palghar district on Friday, the tremors of which were felt in Mumbai as well. The earthquake hit at around 11 am. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tI19l7 FP Staff

Sushma Swaraj's presence, clearly initiated by UAE and Saudi and backed by other member countries, is seen as a major diplomatic coup and an opportunity to put forward India's case to members who represent a quarter of the global population and also represent India's 185 million Muslims in this conclave. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H9uGfx Bikram Vohra

Sharma's column Mindsport ran for 25 years and had garnered quite the cult following before he brought it to a close in 2007 and moved on to other stories that he would go on write from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tHe0UC FP Staff

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who has been vocal regarding events in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, on Friday condemned the "crackdown" on the separatist group Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir). from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H63LB4 FP Staff

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs will be briefed on the current India-Pakistan relations by the MEA on Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IM3WUE Press Trust of India

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Admission began on Friday for Class 1 for the 2019-20 academic year on its official website kvsangathan.nic.in. Online registration will close at 4 pm on 19 March, as per the notice on the official website. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Trjql6 FP Staff

With a lull in the Indo-Pak stalemate, political parties now have very little time to operate within, with the 2019 general elections on schedule, and the model code of conduct (MCC) set to kick in late next week. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IJV8Pg FP Staff

Property records of a sprawling seminary said to be the headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, a claim denied by Pakistan in recent days, does indeed belong to the internationally proscribed terrorist group, an investigation by Firstpost has found from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ElIAbu Praveen Swami

Leave it to the armed forces and their senior representatives would have held the press conference with style and grace and a certain military precision from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tlkhns Bikram Vohra

The capture and detainment of Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistan on Wednesday is being perceived as a turning point in the rising hostilities between the neighbours in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack in February. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IM3YMg FP Staff

The SSC board has revamped the syllabus and paper patterns for the 2019 examination, and has also scrapped internal examination for languages and social sciences. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Trjpxy FP Staff

The first four films in the Rambo franchise have earned a combined Rs $728 million worldwide. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IKP1u9 FP Staff

The only confirmed victim of India's air strike against Pakistan is still unsure why he was shaken awake in the early hours of Tuesday by an explosion that rocked his mud brick house and left him with a cut above his right eye. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TlJRsA Reuters

The MAH CET 2019 exam will be held across 36 cities in Maharashtra and 13 cities outside the state. It is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra and will be held in the online mode in multiple sessions from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IIzVoF FP Staff

The ICSE exams for Class 10 and the ISC exams for Class 12 began on 22 and 4 February respectively. The timetables for the exams can be found on the official website cisce.org. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TiZeC3 FP Staff

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has declared the result for the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED) 2019. Candidates can check their result at the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IJV8yK FP Staff

As Wing Commander Abhinandan looks increasingly likely to return, the focus of the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan has shifted to the reported venue where the handover of the prisoner will take place, the historical Wagah-Attari border. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TgpVY7 FP Staff

The 2019 CBSE board examinations for Class 10 and 12 began on 21 and 15 February respectively. The timetables for the exams can be found on the official website cbse.nic.in. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IIZ1DS FP Staff

The suicide bombing that rattled Kashmir in the afternoon of 14 February was carried by a local recruit of Jaish-e-Mohammed. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ex4YyL Sameer Yasir

India-Pakistan Tensions LIVE updates: Scores of people assembled at the Attari Joint Check Post with Indian flags on Friday to receive IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who is likely to be released by Pakistani authorities later in the day. People started arriving in Attari since 6 am. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T7lGyE FP Staff

Pakistan detained IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman on Wednesday following a fierce engagement between air forces of the two sides along the Line of Control when his MiG 21 fighter jet was downed. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2EoDP0D Press Trust of India

Swaraj will attend the inaugural plenary of the two-day meeting on Friday. It is for the first time that India has been invited to a meeting of the OIC, an influential grouping of 57 Islamic countries, as the guest of honour. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H8QKqy Press Trust of India

The Madhya Pradesh board exams conducted by MPBSE for Class 10 and 12 are scheduled to start on 1 and 2 March respectively and the timetables have been released. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tJrWxC FP Staff

The result of Uttarakhand board Class 12 exam is expected to be out in the last week of May 2019. Students will be able to check the same online by using their roll number or through SMS on the official website: ubse.uk.gov.in. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H8QJmu FP Staff

Hyderabad has a special relationship with its bakeries, and Karachi finds itself ranked right at the top. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tGNXNk Mallik Thatipalli

The location of Hamza bin Laden, sometimes dubbed the crown prince of jihad, has been the subject of speculation for years with reports of him living in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria or under house arrest in Iran. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H6PnIZ Agence France-Presse

Railways has cancelled the operations of the Indo-Pak Samjhauta Express on its side from Thursday, which senior officials said was due to "purely operational reasons" as Pakistan had suspended services from across the border. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2tJrLlW Press Trust of India

Asked whether the Secretary-General spoke with the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan amid the escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours, Dujarric said: "contacts have been had with both sides at various levels". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H8QDv8 Press Trust of India

Marine ecologist Divya Karnad has been working with fisherfolk along the Coromandel and the Konkan coasts, with a desire to bring about change in unsustainable fishing practices. This work has won her the prestigious Future of Nature Award for 2019. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T6NL9h

A recognition of this dynamic in the India-Pakistan conflict is essential in understanding the position of strength from where India is operating. It is also crucial to recognize that the Indian public - primarily its vocal and expanding middle class - is fed up with India's "strategic restraint" and running out of patience with Pakistan's perfidies. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2H8Qzvo Sreemoy Talukdar