Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said in Bhopal on Wednesday that whatever Pakistan Army had done to two Indian soldiers is totally inhuman and unpardonable, but war should not take place between the two nations on the issue. ...
07:14 PM, Jan 16, 2013
BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the UPA government and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should adopt a "ruthless stand" on Pakistan's recent ceasefire violations on the LoC and the killing and decapitation of Indian soldiers. ...
07:00 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Continuing with its tough stand against Pakistan over the ceasefire violations at the Line of Control (LoC) and the killing of Indian soldiers, India on Wednesday warned that the tension could hit economic ties between the two countries, even as the neighbour accused India of war mongering. ...
05:48 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The arrest of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf comes at a time when elections are not too far off. With Dr Tahirul Qadri's march into Islamabad and the constant ceasefire violations along the LoC, is democracy under threat in Pakistan? Is the Army trying to sabotage the civilian administration? And how much should India and the other neighbours be worried about the uncertain political climate in Pakistan? Author &...
04:33 PM, Jan 16, 2013
General Officer Commanding, Northern Command, Lieutenant General KT Parnaik on Tuesday denied Pakistan's allegations that Indian soldiers had attacked its posts and also revealed the reality of the Line of Control on Tuesday by releasing maps of the area where the conflict took place. ...
03:16 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Army chief General Bikram Singh would pay a visit to the family members of martyr Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh at his native Dadhiya village in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh on January 18. ...
01:56 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Amidst growing tension at the Line of Control and intensifying war of words, Army Chief General Bikram Singh rejected Pakistan's allegations that the Indian Army violated ceasefire and killed a Pakistani soldier. "Pakistan is wrong in alleging that their soldier has died in firing at the Line of Control. If their soldier has died, he must have died in retaliatory fire. Our soldiers do not cross the LoC. In a...
01:36 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The Indian Army on Wednesday released pictures of Pakistani army landmines which were recovered from the Indian side of the Line of Control. The mines were found to be manufactured at the Pakistan Ordinance Factory and had their markings. ...
01:26 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Army Chief General Bikram Singh met slain Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh's family in Kosi Kalan in Uttar Pradesh, two days after the martyr's wife broke her fast. Hemraj was killed and was beheaded on January 8 by Pakistani troops in an alleged ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Poonch sector. ...
12:20 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar accused India of engaging in "war-mongering" in the aftermath of clashes and killing of two Indian soldiers at the Line of Control(LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Khar also said Pakistan is "deeply disappointed" to hear statements from India that are "upping the ante" and claimed her government is creating a "precedence" of not following war-mongering. ...
11:08 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier in Kashmir late on Tuesday, the Pakistani army claimed, the fifth fatality in hostilities between the nuclear armed neighbours since the new year. The soldier was killed at a position called Kundi during firing from the Indian side that began at 10 pm, Pakistan's army said in a statement. ...
09:12 AM, Jan 16, 2013
The situation along the India-Pakistan border continues to remain tense after India reported four ceasefire violations even after the flag meet. Indian troops, however, did not retaliate and officers say that they will not react in haste but will take their time. But, the Pakistani army claimed that Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier in the disputed territory of Kashmir. ...
07:51 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Army Chief General Bikram Singh will visit the home of Lance Naik Hemraj who was beheaded by Pakistan Army last week amid demands that the head of the soldier be brought back. The Army Chief will visit Khairair in Mathura to meet the family of Lance Naik Hemraj on Wednesday morning, Army officials said in New Delhi on Tuesday. ...
05:33 AM, Jan 16, 2013
A look at the state of the Indian Army as January 15 is marked as India's 65th Army Day. ...
10:09 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Former Army chief VK Singh on Tuesday demanded that political statements being "put out by various quarters" about the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops must come to an end and the armed forces be allowed to discharge their duties without pressure. ...
10:07 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The remarks made by Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh following the beheading of an Indian soldier on the LoC last week were "very hostile", Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said today, as she asked Indian leaders to "catch up" with developments in her country. ...
09:36 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The number of US troops committing suicide set a record in 2012, exceeding the number of combat deaths, the Pentagon said on Monday. ...
05:29 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The ceasefire violations along with the killing and mutilation of Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops have turned into a political war of words in India. The BJP has been very vocal and has been demanding tough action against Pakistan. ...
04:27 PM, Jan 15, 2013
India and Pakistan gained their independence 65 years ago and have fought four wars since then. After the humiliating defeat in the 1971 war, Pakistan has been increasing its military strength at a rapid pace. ...
02:30 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The Indian Army kept up the pressure on Pakistan and called its army a frustrated force which was trying to violate the ceasefire at the Line of Control to help terrorists infiltrate into India. General Officer Commanding, Northern Command, Lieutenant General KT Parnaik said on Tuesday that the Pakistan troops have been provoking the Indian side so that the LoC remains "hot and active". ...
12:55 PM, Jan 15, 2013
