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Former envoy to Pak confident of captured IAF pilot’s return

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Former envoy to Pakistan G Parthasarathy, who played a key role in bringing back IAF pilot K Nachiketa during the 1999 Kargil war, has expressed confidence that wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman too would return safely.Parthasarthy recollected that growing international pressure had forced Pakistan to come up with a “goodwill gesture” of releasing Nachiketa, a flight lieutenant who was forced to eject in Pakistani territory after his jet developed a technical snag 20 years ago.”I am confident that Abhinandan would be back safely. I have no doubts about it. Pakistan has…

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‘No agreement’ reached at Kim-Trump nuclear talks

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The nuclear summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ended without an agreement Thursday, the White House said after the two leaders cut short their discussions.They had “very good and constructive meetings” and “discussed various ways to advance denuclearisation and economic driven concepts”, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.But she went on: “No agreement was reached at this time,” adding that their “respective teams look forward to meeting in the future,” No joint communique was issued, despite high expectations beforehand for…

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Sensex, Nifty open positive ahead of F&O expiry

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The benchmark BSE Sensex opened on a positive note Thursday amid buying by domestic as well as foreign institutional investors ahead of February derivatives expiry.Investors, however, were cautious on concerns over the tension between India and Pakistan .The 30-share index was trading higher by 81.45 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 35,986.88. The gauge had lost 308 points in the previous two sessions.The NSE Nifty too was trading in the green, up 35.35 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 10,842.Major gainers that supported key indices were Coal India, Bharti Airtel,…

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Delhi HC dismisses National Herald publisher AJL’s plea against eviction order

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The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed National Herald publisher AJL’s plea challenging a single judge order to vacate its premises at ITO here.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao rejected the appeal of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) in which it had challenged the Centre’s decision asking it to vacate the ITO premises.”We have dismissed the appeal,” the bench said.It also rejected the oral request of AJL’s counsel that they be granted two week’s time to vacate the premises.AJL had appealed against the single judge’s December…

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Indian film personalities hail IAF air strikes in Pakistan

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Lata Mangeshkar, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are some of the Indian film personalities who hailed the Indian armed forces for carrying out air strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan on Tuesday.The strike comes amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan following the February 14 suicide attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group in Kashmir’s Pulwama district that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. The celebrities took to social media to share their reactions.”I have been watching since morning and I’m very happy that our armed forces are so prepared and strong. I…

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India eye series-saving win over Australia

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The focus remains firmly on the World Cup but India would also be desperate to ensure that a home series does not slip out of their grip when they take on Australia in the second and final T20 International here on Wednesday.India are 0-1 down after an inexplicably poor batting performance led to a three-wicket loss in the lung-opener in Visakhapatnam.The below-par 126 with the bat on Sunday denied bowlers a decent shot at securing a win even though the Jasprit Bumrah-led attack did all it could to keep the…

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India, China, Russia reaffirms strong opposition to terrorism

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 Reaffirming strong opposition to terrorism, India, Russia and China on Wednesday said that extremist groups cannot be supported and used in political and geopolitical goals and those backing terrorist acts must be held accountable and brought to justice.In a joint communique of the 16th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia India and China (RIC), the three nations strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The strong wording of the communique came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after the February 14 Pulwama attack after which India targeted…

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Sensex cracks over 350 pts; Nifty below 10,800

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 The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 350 points in early trade Tuesday amid rising tension between India and Pakistan, weak Asian cues and selling pressure on banking, power, IT and power counters.The Sensex was trading 343.20 points, or 0.95 per cent, down at 35,870.18 after touching a low of 35,842.58. The gauge rallied 342 points in Monday’s trade.The 50-share Nifty also fell 105.45 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 10,774.65.According to brokers, domestic investor sentiment took a beating after the Pakistan Army on Tuesday alleged that the Indian Air Force…

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Pre-dawn Indian air strike destroys JeM camp in Pakistan, sources say up to 350 terrorists killed

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In a pinpointed and swift air strike that lasted less than two minutes, India pounded Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest training camp in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists and trainers who were moved there for their protection after the Pulwama attack, officials said.The pre-dawn operation, described as “non-military” and “preemptive”, struck a five-star resort style camp on a hilltop forest that provided Indian forces with a “sitting duck target” and caught the terrorists in their sleep, sources said. I want to assure the people that the country is in safe hands.…

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CBI Officer Probing Rose Valley Scam Won’t Have To Appear Before Court

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The Calcutta High Court Tuesday set aside the directions of a magistrate court, which asked a CBI officer investigating the Rose Valley ponzi scam to appear before it and produce certain documents related to the investigation. Justice Shivakant Prasad, while hearing a petition by the CBI challenging the Alipore magistrate court’s order, said the officer would not have to appear before the lower court or produce documents pertaining to the scam.  The high court had on February 13 stayed the order of the Alipore court.  A case filed was filed…

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