Days after two Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh broke his silence on Tuesday saying that after the "barbaric act", there cannot be "business as usual" with the neighbouring country. ...
04:44 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The growing tension between India and Pakistan has not just hit sports but also the music and entertainment ties. Shows involving Pakistani singers have been called off or are facing cancellation. ...
02:16 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The firing at the India-Pakistan border now seems to be hitting sporting ties between the two countries. The ruling Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra has chosen to remain silent as the Shiv Sena forced Pakistani players off the inaugural Hockey India League match in Mumbai on Monday. Sources say the BCCI will write to the ICC suggesting a change of venue in the Women's World Cup, which has Pakistan players participating,...
01:15 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
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari slammed senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj saying tactical response and not jingoism is the need of the hour. ...
12:19 PM, Jan 15, 2013
There seems to be a political war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the killing of Indian soldiers by the Pakistan Army. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari slammed senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj saying tactical response and not jingoism is the need of the hour. ...
10:37 AM, Jan 15, 2013
On a day when Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh warned of retaliation at the Line of Control, Pakistan continued to deny decapitating any Indian soldier's body and maintained that India was blowing things out of proportions. This came even as former Indian diplomats and Army chiefs claim that Pakistan's actions are tantamount to a war crime. ...
07:58 AM, Jan 15, 2013
There seems to be no end to the frosty relations between India and Pakistan following the skirmishes at the LoC in J&K and the killing of soldiers in the firing from both the sides. ...
11:49 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Army Chief General Bikram Singh said all commanders had been asked to retaliate against Pakistan if provoked. ...
11:07 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Here's a look at what the state of play along the LoC is, and what options India has. ...
10:35 PM, Jan 14, 2013
India on Monday protested the beheading of its soldier at a flag meeting of brigade commanders in Poonch. ...
09:08 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Pakistan for its part rejected India's stand and denied involvement in the beheading of Lance Naik Hemraj Singh. ...
08:12 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Amid growing clamour in India for strong action against Pakistan over the beheading of an Indian soldier, Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday made a strong pitch for continuing bilateral talks from a "position of dignity and rectitude". ...
07:58 PM, Jan 14, 2013
India has formally lodged a strong protest with Pakistan on Monday over the beheading of an Indian soldier at Poonch by Pakistani troops. During a Brigadier-level flag meeting that concluded at Chakan-Da-Bagh in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, India also asked Pakistan to respect the ceasefire that the two nations have mutually agreed upon. ...
01:34 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh hit out strongly at Pakistan over the killing of two Indian soldiers and continuous ceasefire violation. He warned Pakistan that the Indian Army will retaliate to Pakistan's attack. "I have given very categorical directions to the Northern Command. When we are provoked we shall respond immediately. I expect my commanders to be aggressive in the face of firing. We will retaliate to Pakistan's attack...
11:50 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The family of slain Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh is on a hunger strike demanding that the government brings back the remains of the martyr. The health of his wife remains a cause of worry as she has been on a fast for four days and has been put on drip. ...
10:37 AM, Jan 14, 2013
While repeated reports of firing at the India-Pakistan border continue, battling on another front is the wife of mutilated soldier Lane Naik Hemraj Singh. She has been on a hunger strike for the past four days demanding the remains of her husband. ...
09:41 AM, Jan 14, 2013
After the ceasefire vilolation along the LoC in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir, situation has been tensed at the Indo-Pak border. As the Republic Day is drawing close, police have started patrolling highways and searching villages near the LoC. ...
09:18 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The long awaited flag meeting between Indian and Pakistani commanders in the Poonch sector will take place on Monday afternoon. India had requested for the Brigadier-level flag meet in an attempt to ease the tension at the India-Pakistan border. ...
07:52 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The Hajipir ranges around Uri appear very calm in fresh snow but a familiar noise is again catching up with villagers, booming guns, both small and big. And finding sand-witched in the current LoC hostilities is Churanda village. ...
06:54 AM, Jan 14, 2013
