pulwama incident

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has strongly criticized RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's suggestion for continued dialogue with Pakistan. Sibal labeled the remarks as 'obnoxious' and questioned the RSS leader's standing to make such statements. He highlighted the perceived double standard in political reactions to dialogue proposals.

Former Army chief General (retired) Manoj Mukund Naravane has endorsed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's call for increased people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan. Naravane believes stronger citizen ties can improve bilateral relations between the two countries, stating common people share similar concerns and have no stake in politics. Hosabale is the RSS number two after Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat.

In a poignant tribute to the 11 victims of last year's Bengaluru stampede, the BCCI has cancelled the IPL 2026 opening ceremony. Instead, a grand closing ceremony is planned for the final on May 31. This decision marks a solemn remembrance of the tragedy that occurred during RCB's title celebrations, prioritizing respect over pre-match festivities.

A group of protesters allegedly pelted stones on a CRPF bunker at Awantipora, 32 kms from here on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, last evening, a police officer said.

Security personnel allegedly opened fire to chase away the protestors which left three locals - Pervaiz Ahmad Dar, Junaid Shalla and Danish Ahmad Dar - injured.

Pakistan on Wednesday sought "more information/evidence" from India on the involvement of the JeM in the Pulwama attack and the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed terror outfit in the country. Indian high commissioner Ajay Bisaria was called to the foreign ministry in Pakistan and the "preliminary findings" on the "pulwama incident" were shared with him.

"The country can never forget that some people were not saddened at the sacrifice of the security personnel during the Pulwama attack. At that time, these people were only doing politics. I request them not to do such politics in the interest of the nation," the PM said addressing a gathering after visiting the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

Exploring the possible threat perception to Kashmiri students following the Pulwama terror strike, IIT Guwahati authorities are reviewing security needs of students and research scholars from the Valley in the premier technology institute.

It only took less than 4 years to forget the martyr of Pulwama, feel the kin of one of the Pulwama martyrs from Jabalpur who paid homage to the departed soldier and also held 'kanya bhoj' in his memory.

Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of Delhi's Waste to Wonder Park, Rajnath Singh said after the pulwama incident "mood is still not that one can participate in any programme with enthusiasm". "But, I am sure and I want to assure you that time will come when people's sentiments, their desires, their expectations ... will have fulfilment," he said.

"We cannot rule out that our neighbouring country's terrorist can carry out a big incident on our coastline which extends from Kutch to Kerala. As a Defence minister I would like to assure that our country's maritime security is absolutely strong and solidified," Rajnath Singh said. Singh added India will not let anyone who bothered it "rest in peace".

A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said today.

Militants on Monday shot dead a civilian and injured a non-local vendor in two separate incidents in Budgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. "Around 7:20 pm, terrorists fired at and injured a civilian, Tajamul Mohiuddin Rather, near his residence in Gothpora area of Budgam in central Kashmir," a police official said.

There is no official nomenclature to accord martyrdom status to the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union minister of state for home Nityananda Rai said the ministry of home affairs has issued instructions to issue "Operational Casualty Certificate" to the next of kin of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who are killed in action.

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said there were many questions pertaining to the Pulwama terror attack that remained unanswered and asked the Centre to throw light on this. A year after 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, Surjewala said, "We salute the sacrifices of the martyrs of Pulwama…"

A couple of Indian cricket fans were on Wednesday initially stopped from entering the Dubai Sports City Stadium here to watch a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match before being allowed in, at a time when tensions between the two nations are at a peak.

SRINAGAR: A National Conference block president and an unidentified militant were killed in separate incidents in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Friday, official sources said.