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Jaba/Pakistan, Mar 1: 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. “They say they wanted to hit some terrorists. What terrorists can you see here?” said 62-year-old Nooran Shah, a resident of Jaba village, near the

Washington, Mar 1: The United States on Thursday offered a USD 1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging face of extremism. 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

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to stop the handing over of the International Airport here to the Adani Group. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan demanded urgent steps to handover the Airport to a special company formed under Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) by

Amaravati, Mar 1: Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan here on Thursday claimed, the BJP told him two years ago that there will be war before the Lok Sabha elections. Jana Sena chief revealed this while addressing an election rally in the Kadapa district. "I was told two years ago war will be coming. You can understand from this what kind of situation our country is in," said Pawan, a former ally

Islamabad, Mar 1: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has admitted that Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is in Pakistan and is "unwell", but said the government can act against him only if India presents "solid" and "inalienable" evidence that can stand in a court of law. Qureshi's remarks came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after the February 14 terror attack by

New Delhi, Mar 1: BJP President Amit Shah on Friday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for not condemning the Pulwama terror attack and said how could India trust him. Speaking at the India Today Conclave, Shah said the Modi government has been able to create "fear" in the minds of those behind terrorism with its action against Pakistan-based terrorists. "I believe the track record of our

Chennai, Mar 1: A Tuticorin-bound private aircraft carrying Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami returned here on Friday following a "technical snag," airport officials said. Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami was scheduled to travel to Kanyakumari from Tuticorin to attend a government event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be present. According to airport officials, the pilot of the

Abu Dhabi, Mar 1: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is in Abu Dhabi to attend the foreign ministers' meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states where she is expected to raise the issue of terrorism, amidst Indo-Pak tensions following the Pulwama terror attack. Swaraj will attend the inaugural plenary of the two-day meeting on Friday. It is for the first time that India has

Washington, Mar 1: The US on Thursday welcomed Pakistan's decision to release captured Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, from their custody. In a surprise announcement during a joint session of Parliament, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that the captured IAF pilot Varthaman will be released on Friday as a gesture of peace. Pakistan detained Varthaman on

New Delhi, Feb 28: In a bid to enhance the travel experience and bring greater transparency for rail passengers, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched a new feature on the IRCTC website through which passengers can view reservation charts and vacant berths online. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Goyal said: "It is another step to introduce transparency in the system and