SRINAGAR (TIP): The Army on November 7 accepted that it had mistakenly killed two boys in central Kashmir’s Budgam district recently, and promised a transparent and time-bound probe into the incident. Addressing a press conference […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on November 7 asked the Centre to clarify its stand on the Jammu and Kashmir government’s demand to disburse Rs 44,000 crore, including blueprints, to carry out relief and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to drop two contentious issues, abrogation of Article 370 and the repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), from its manifesto for the Jammu […]
LONDON (TIP): Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was forced to leave a ‘Million March’ to protest “rights violations” in Kashmir here on Sunday after bottles, eggs and cans were thrown at him. Police […]
Right environment to turn the heat on Islamabad Pakistan’s military adventurism on three fronts across its borders with India, Afghanistan and Iran has created just the right environment to turn the heat on Islamabad and […]
It can be considered the biggest strategic failure of Indian diplomacy that even after more than six decades, India has not found a way to neutralize the malevolence of a neighbor one-eighth its size”, says […]
In the cleanliness drive Gandhi’s real message of communal harmony was missing “That communal harmony was his (Gandhi’s) foremost concern was emphasized again in 1921 and repeated on March 24, 1947, at a prayer meeting […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): In the wilderness for a long time, former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf made an anti-India rant by saying Pakistan needs to “incite” those “fighting” in Kashmir. “We have source (in Kashmir) besides […]
India Takes a Tough Stand on Ceasefire Violations by Pakistan Modi said: “The enemy has realized that times have changed and their old habits will not be tolerated. JAMMU (TIP): India has taken a tough […]
New Delhi cannot remain sanguine. A priority of the Obama Administration will be to smoothly take out its military equipment from Afghanistan, through Pakistan. The Taliban will then be viewed more benignly By G Parthasarathy […]
One reason for widespread political and bureaucratic corruption is that the punishment for such offences is light and, therefore, it does not serve as a deterrent. Punishment for corruption must include confiscation of all illicit […]
Both sides need to serve national interest, not pride The Indian Defense Minister has warned Pakistan if it persists with its ‘adventurism, our forces will make the cost… unaffordable’. With a heavier Indian presence along […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Nuclear Pakistan was fully capable of responding “befittingly” to Indian aggression on the LoC and the international border, the country’s defence minister, Khwaja Muhammad Asif, said on October 9, responding to an earlier […]
SHIMLA (TIP): The recent tragedy in Kashmir valley is being increasingly looked at as a manmade disaster, aggravated by reckless “developmental” activities with no regard for nature conservation. Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) India’s studies […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India and China have signed 12 agreements in Delhi, one of which will see China investing $20bn in India’s infrastructure over five years. At a news conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping, […]
NEW DELHI: Nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers intruded into India in Ladakh’s Chumur sector on September 18 a day when Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a visit here. According to Army sources, nearly 1,000 Chinese […]
SRINAGAR (TIP): After remaining closed for 11 days due to massive floods, Jammu and Kashmir’s Civil Secretariat reopened on September 18. However, less than 10 per cent employees reported for work at the scheduled opening […]
SHIMLA (TIP): The recent tragedy in Kashmir valley is being increasingly looked at as a manmade disaster, aggravated by reckless “developmental” activities with no regard for nature conservation. Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) India’s studies […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Days after minister for external affairs Sushma Swaraj indicated that doors were not closed for India-Pak talks, home minister Rajnath Singh on September 11 said talks between India and Pakistan could be […]
SRINAGAR (TIP): The flood-affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir continue to suffer its devastating impact with people unable to access food, medicines and cash to buy essentials. “All the ATMs are defunct and banks are […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on Kashmir floods, the ministries on September 11 seemed to be in a hurry to ferry essential supplies and stepped up the […]
ISLAMABAD: Nearly 260 people have been killed and more than one m (TIP)illion affected due to rain and devastating floods in Pakistan with authorities racing against both time and tide to limit destruction, officials said […]
DUBAI (TIP): Al-Qaida leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and “raise the flag of jihad” across the subcontinent. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With two days of silence on the border and a “successful” flag meeting with Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday, BSF is now hopeful that there will be break in ceasefire violations on the […]
“While a measured engagement with whoever rules Pakistan is necessary, it has to be complemented with measures to tighten internal security, enhance our military capabilities and raise the costs for Pakistan, if it pursues its […]
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