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Our forces can be more hostile on China border if needed: outgoing ITBP chief
INDIAN FORCES can be “more hostile” to Chinese troops if needed “in case of national interest and to protect our borders”, and are enhancing their capabilities regularly to face any situation, according to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)…
Response to Taliban: Russia, China, Pak in new regional structure, India calibrates stand
CALIBRATING its response to overtures Sunday by Taliban leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, New Delhi is keenly aware of the power structure emerging in the region.
Officials told The Indian Express that much before the Taliban…
No power in world can separate J&K from India: Defence Minister
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday expressed confidence that Jammu and Kashmir will soon be free of terrorism and said "no power in the world" can separate Jammu and Kashmir from India.
The Minister also…
Afghan Hindus, Sikhs can travel to India: Taliban
New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) Afghan Hindus and Sikhs are allowed to travel to India with valid documents, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in an interview. He also assured rights of Afghan Sikhs will be protected. In an interview…
India at UNSC; resolution calls on Afghanistan not to allow territory to attack any country
United Nations, Aug 30 (UNI) Under India’s month-long presidency, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday that calls for Afghanistan to "not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to…
US Envoy Khalilzad: Afghans can now choose path ‘in full sovereignty’
Washington, Aug 31 (UNI/Sputnik) US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said Afghans may now choose the path for their country in full sovereignty following the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
"With…
To evacuate, Delhi dialled Karzai, Abdullah, Moscow
As India made frantic efforts to evacuate diplomatic and other personnel at its Embassy, and other Indians and Afghans over a tense two days after the fall of Kabul on August 15, among those critical to the negotiations for safe passage for…
India will not hesitate in entering another country to fight terror
New Delhi/Wellington, Aug 29 (UNI) India will not hesitate in carrying out operations from the soil of another country to fight terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, as he launched an attack at both Pakistan and China…
UK, NATO countries end Kabul evacuation as Taliban seals off airport; US warns of another…
LONDON: British troops have left Kabul, ending the UK's evacuation operation and its 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the "heroic" evacuation effort, even as the government acknowledged…
PM calls for preserving history at inauguration of renovated Jallianwala Bagh
New Delhi/Amritsar, Aug 28 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed on remembering lessons from history and said it is the responsibility of every country to preserve its history as he inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala…
Outsourcing agency on Afghan passports with Indian visas was raided post Taliban takeover
New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) In the days following the Taliban takeover of Kabul on August 15, “groups of people” had access to or raided one of the outsourcing agencies where Afghan passports with Indian visas were stored, leading to loss of…
Modi, Italian PM discuss need for coordinated response on Afghanistan
New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi had a telephone conversation on Friday during which they discussed the need for a coordinated international response to recent developments in…
UN Security Council urges all states to hold Kabul attackers accountable
United Nations, Aug 27 (UNI/Sputnik) The UN Security Council on Friday issued a statement urging all states to cooperate actively with the relevant authorities to hold accountable the attackers, organizers and sponsors of the Kabul…
Kabul blasts: President Biden pledges to strike back, says US won’t alter evacuation mission…
Washington DC , August 27: US President Biden on Thursday (local time) vowed the United States will carry out strikes against the group responsible for the bombings that killed a dozen Americans.
"To those who carried out this…
No rebellion in Congress in Punjab, Chhattisgarh: P Chidambaram
Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday said there was no rebellion in the Congress party in Punjab and Chhattisgarh.
“There is no rebellion in Chhattisgarh. There is no rebellion in Punjab. You’re perhaps…
IAF plane with 35 evacuees from Kabul lands in Hindon
New Delhi, Aug 26 (UNI) An Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster carrying 35 evacuees from Kabul, including 24 Indian and 11 Nepali nationals, landed in the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad on Thursday.
Earlier, MEA spokesperson Arindam…
India in wait and watch mode, evacuation top priority: Govt.
No figure given by Govt. on Indians stuck in Afghanistan, Oppn says
French Ambassador, other diplomats to leave Kabul in coming days
Paris, Aug 26 (UNI/Sputnik) French Ambassador in Afghanistan David Martinon and other diplomats will leave Kabul in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
"As for the ambassador and the whole team, many other…
Bulgaria deputes 700 troops to secure borders against Afghan migrants
Moscow, Aug 26 (UNI/Sputnik) Bulgaria will dispatch up to 700 soldiers to protect the borders with Greece and Turkey from illegal migrants, Defense Minister Georgi Panayotov said on Thursday.
"The pressure on the Bulgarian border is…
Three blasts at Kabul airport kill 60 incl. 12 US troops, 140 wounded
Kabul, Aug 26 (UNI) At least 60 people were killed, including 12 US troops, and 140 others wounded, many critically, in twin suicide bombings that ripped through thronging crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday evening. The Pentagon in a…
