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New Delhi, Aug 14: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed an enemy jet during an aerial combat with Pakistan in February and was held captive for three days, has been conferred the Vir Chakra, India's third-highest war time gallantry medal. The defence ministry announced the military awards on the eve of Independence Day celebrations. From the Army, Sapper Prakash Jadhav of the Rashtriya

Washington, Aug 14: US President Donald Trump has said that India and China are no longer "developing nations" and were "taking advantage" of the tag from the WTO and asserted that he will not let it happen anymore. Trump, championing his 'America First' policy, has been a vocal critic of India for levying "tremendously high" duties on US products and has described the country as a "tariff king"

Faridabad, Aug 14: Faridabad DCP Vikram Kapoor allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a service revolver at his residence on Wednesday, police said. Based on a suicide note recovered from Kapoor's house, two people, including Bhopani police station SHO Abdul Shahid, were detained, police sources said. Details of the suicide note were not immediately available but according to the

Newsroom, Aug 14: A solidarity team of prominent Indian activists which extensively travelled in besieged Jammu and Kashmir after the controversial abrogation of Article 370 and 35A by the union government of India has claimed that it has found is completely different situation in the valley from what has been reported in the mainstream media so far. The team consisting of economist Jean Dreze and

Islamabad, Aug 14: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Wednesday said "Kashmiris and Pakistanis are one" people and the country will continue to stand with the people of Kashmir. Addressing the main function here to mark the 73rd Independence Day, he reiterated Pakistan government's stand against India's move to revoke the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said Islamabad will move the UN

Srinagar, Aug 14: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Wednesday was sent back to Kashmir from the Delhi airport and detained here under the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said. Faesal, who was bound for Istanbul, was detained at the airport on Wednesday morning, they said. The former bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir had floated a political outfit after resigning from the Indian Administrative

New Delhi, Aug 14: Former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik for his u-turn on the invite to Rahul Gandhi to visit the state, saying that it was "never sincere" and a "propaganda tool". Chidambaram's remarks came a day after Malik turned down the invitation for Rahul to visit J&K accusing him of politicising

New Delhi, Aug 14: One of the biggest decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first 75 days of his government is undoubtedly the unshackling of Jammu and Kashmir so that there is better integration and mobility and the faux concept of dual citizenship is scrapped once and for all. In what was not just a political but a diplomatic masterstroke as well, the Prime Minister, who has

Kolkata, Aug 14: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said that she would rather die than prove her religion and challenged BJP to compare the religious activities undertaken by the Trinamool Congress government to that by the previous regimes in the state. She asserted that more number of Durga pujas are being held in the state under the TMC rule than under previous governments

Beijing, Aug 14: India and China should find stronger convergences, respect each other’s core concerns and manage differences, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said as he underlined that the relationship between the two Asian giants has become “so big” that it has acquired a “global dimension”. Mr. Jaishankar, who concluded his three-day visit to Beijing on Monday, held extensive and in