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Man arrested for ATM fraud in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch

Man arrested for ATM fraud in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch

Jammu, Oct 31: A man was arrested for allegedly withdrawing money from another person’s bank account after fraudulently getting possession of his ATM card in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said Wednesday. Liyaqat Hussain of Kanuvyian village in the district was arrested within 12 hours of receiving a complaint in connection with the incident, […]

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Pakistan court acquits Christian woman on death row for blasphemy

Pakistan court acquits Christian woman on death row for blasphemy

Islamabad, Oct 31:  In a landmark verdict, Pakistan’s Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy. Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight years in […]

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Helicopter crash kills 25 in Afghanistan

Helicopter crash kills 25 in Afghanistan

Kabul: An Afghan official says an army helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed in bad weather in the western Farah province, killing all 25 on board. Naser Mehdi, a spokesman for the provincial governor, says the helicopter crashed around 9:10 a.m. (0440 GMT), shortly after taking off from the mountainous Anar Dara district heading toward […]

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2 militants killed in Tral gunfight were involved in sniper attacks: Police

2 militants killed in Tral gunfight were involved in sniper attacks: Police

Srinagar, Oct 31: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said the two militants killed in a gunfight in Tral Tuesday this week were involved in a “series of attacks on the government forces from a distance”. “Apropos our earlier press release regarding Tral encounter it is further informed that the dead bodies of the two […]

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Suicide bomber detonates outside Kabul prison, killing 7

Suicide bomber detonates outside Kabul prison, killing 7

Kabul, Oct 31:  An Interior Ministry official says a suicide bomber has struck outside the country’s largest prison on the eastern edge of the capital Kabul, killing seven people, including prison workers and security personnel. Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish says the attacker early Wednesday targeted a bus carrying prison workers. The sprawling Pul-e-Charkhi prison […]

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India, Pakistan trade barbs at UN over Kashmir

India, Pakistan trade barbs at UN over Kashmir

United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at a UN General Assembly session, saying it has become Islamabad’s habit to misuse any forum for “narrow political gains” and asserting that the right to self-determination cannot be abused to undermine a nation’s territorial integrity. First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the […]

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SC asks Centre to file affidavit on Rafale deal

SC asks Centre to file affidavit on Rafale deal

New Delhi, Oct 31: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file an affidavit within 10 days to say that the pricing in the Rafale fighter jet deal between India and France is exclusive and cannot be shared with the court. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices U U Lalit […]

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Two militants killed in Tral encounter

Two militants killed in Tral encounter

“JeM chief’s nephew among the killed”

Pulwama, Oct 30: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter at Chankitar village of Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A gunfight raged in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday afternoon. A police official said that the joint forces of 42RR, CRPF and SOG launched a search operation in the […]

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US slams removal of Pak ban on JuD, FIF

US slams removal of Pak ban on JuD, FIF

Washington, Oct 30 :  The US on Tuesday said the recent removal of the ban on Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation runs counter to Pakistan’s commitment to the FATF and would jeopardise the country’s ability to meet its commitments to fight terrorism under the UN Security Council resolution. Mumbai attack mastermind Saeed’s JuD and […]

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Northern Army Commander reviews security situation on LoC

Northern Army Commander reviews security situation on LoC

Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Tuesday reviewed the prevailing security situation on the Line of Control (LoC), on the second day of his visit to Kashmir. He also reviewed the operational preparedness of the force in the Valley. Singh was accompanied by Commander of Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, Lt Gen A K Bhatt, […]

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