India, All india, 26th Feb 2019, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 26 Feb 2019

BJP president Amit Shah addressing a rally in Gazipur on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)

Zero tolerance to terror, will go to any extent to secure the country: Amit Shah

'We are proud that a surgical strike was conducted at a place which was used for spreading terrorism in India since long' said Amit Shah.

26 Feb 2019 8:47 PM

Parrikar has been ailing for the last one year and has undergone treatment in the US as well as at AIIMS Delhi, besides hospitals in Mumbai and Goa. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar discharged from hospital

Parrikar, 63, was admitted to the GMCH for treatment of his pancreatic ailment.

26 Feb 2019 8:25 PM

'Western Naval Command is fully prepared to deal with any untoward situation in the wake of IAF air strikes in Pakistan,' said an official. (Representative Image)

Post IAF strikes Western Naval Command on high alert

Mumbai Police are also on high alert following the air strikes.

26 Feb 2019 8:00 PM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday briefed the opposition leades over the IAF strike at terror camps deep across the Line of Control.(Photo: ANI)

'United against terror,' says Sushma Swaraj after all party meet post IAF strikes

The meeting was attended by Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley, Congress leader Azad and Omar Abdullah among others.

26 Feb 2019 7:07 PM

At around 5.30 pm, Pakistan initiated heavy shelling with mortars and also fired using small arms along LoC in Akhnoor, Nowshera and Krishna Ghati Sectors. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Ceasefire violation by Pak along LoC, Indian Army strongly retaliates

The ceasefire violations were reported from Pakistani side in Akhnoor, Nowshera, Krishna Ghati Sectors in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

26 Feb 2019 6:46 PM

Earlier, SC had dismissed all petitions seeking court-monitored probe into Rafale fighter jet deal with France, saying that there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the deal. (Representational image)

SC to hear Rafale review petition in open court

Earlier the top court said that it was not its job to go into the issue of pricing of Rafale fighter planes.

26 Feb 2019 6:46 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking a Metro ride in Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)

Prime Minister Modi takes Delhi Metro ride to attend ISKCON event

PM unveiled ‘Astounding Bhagavad Gita’, which measures 2.8m x 2m weighing 800 kg, said to be largest Bhagavad Gita to be ever printed.

26 Feb 2019 6:23 PM

In view of the operation of IAF against terror camps in Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, targeting JeM camps on early Tuesday morning, Punjab government has put its border districts on a high alert. Police had also issued a 'high alert' across Gujarat. (Representational Image)

Mumbai, Punjab, Gujarat, border districts on high alert post IAF strikes

The border district officials have been asked to put in place all contingency plans to ensure the protection and safety of the citizens.

26 Feb 2019 6:08 PM

It was reported that the three fishermen from Kanniyakumari district were employed as fishing labourers in a mechanised fishing boat belonging to a Saudi Arabian national. (Representational Image)

Tamil Nadu seeks Centre's intervention for release of 3 fishermen detained in Iran

'I request Indian embassies in Iran and Saudi Arabia to ensure immediate release and repatriation of Indian fishermen,' said CM Palaniswami.

26 Feb 2019 4:57 PM

Stating that there was a pattern in the killings, Umadevi also sought from the apex court a coordinated probe into the shooting of her husband as well as of activists Narendra Dhabolkar and Govind Pansare. (Photo: File)

Kalburgi murder: SC directs case be transferred to SIT probing Lankesh murder

Umadevi Kalburgi, wife of noted writer and rationalist Kalburgi, had filed a plea seeking a SIT probe into the killings of her husband.

26 Feb 2019 3:58 PM

Highlighting the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the present scenario, President Ram Nah Kovind on Tuesday said that his ideals of achieving human liberty through conciliation by appealing to the conscience of the opponent, have influenced some of the greatest. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

President Kovind presents Gandhi Peace Prize; hailed Gandhi as a visionary

President honours Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 in the presence of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

26 Feb 2019 3:48 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made an indirect reference to the air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force. (File Photo)

‘Was busy,’ said PM, late to event after meeting on IAF strikes

The event at the Rashtrapati Bhawan was to begin at 11.00 am, but started a little late.

26 Feb 2019 3:38 PM

It was alleged that Nirav Modi and others have committed the offence of cheating against Punjab National Bank in connivance with certain bank officials by fraudulently getting the Letter of Understanding's (LOUs) issued without following prescribed procedure and caused a wrongful loss to the bank. (Photo: File)

PNB fraud: ED attaches Nirav Modi's assets worth Rs 177.72 crore

The attached property consists of eight cars, plant and machinery, consignments of jewellery, and immovable property from Mumbai and Surat.

26 Feb 2019 3:32 PM

The government informed that there were credible inputs of the JeM planning more suicide attacks in India and training terrorists in the camps. (Photo: ANI)

Surgical Strike 2.0: 19 minutes, 12 jets, over 350 killed by IAF

Approximately 80 km from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) around 350 terrorists were killed across LoC.

26 Feb 2019 3:23 PM

Diplomats are being briefed in South Block by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on air strikes carried out at a massive Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) camp in Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. (Photo: File)

India briefs foreign countries on air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan

Foreign diplomats from the USA, UK, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey and six ASEAN nations are being briefed by the Foreign Secretary.

26 Feb 2019 2:56 PM

National e-Governance Awards will be presented by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh on Wednesday. (Representative Image)

IRCTC Rail Connect, Chhattisgarh's 'Khanij online' win National e-Governance Award

Railways collected revenue of over Rs 5,800 crore in 2018-19 (till December 2018) through the App.

26 Feb 2019 2:21 PM

PM Modi said that for us, party is bigger than an individual and country is bigger than the party. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Assure you India is in safe hands: PM Modi in Rajasthan after IAF strikes

'I won’t let the country to bow down,' said PM Modi while addressing ex-servicemen.

26 Feb 2019 2:14 PM

Azhar alias Ustad Gauri was heading the terror camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Photo:ANI)

Azhar Yusuf, involved in 1999 IA plane hijack, victim of IAF strike

Azhar Yusuf, brother-in-law of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was one of the targets of the Indian air strikes on Tuesday.

26 Feb 2019 1:54 PM

Army tweets poem after India's air strike in Pakistan

The poem by Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was tweeted by Additional Director General, Public Information on its official handle.

26 Feb 2019 1:51 PM

Officials said the Pak army resorted to small arms firing along the LoC in Nowshera sector early on Tuesday but no casualty was reported. (Representational Image)

After IAF air strike, Pakistan resorts to ceasefire violation in Rajouri

The Pak army violated ceasefire as India conducted a major pre-emptive strike on JeM's biggest camp, killing a large number of terrorists.

26 Feb 2019 1:47 PM

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