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Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the key conspirators, including Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, remain elusive while Pakistan is yet to respond to India's letter rogatory on the matter. On February 14, 2019, Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel when an explosive-laden vehicle hit their convoy at Lethpora while they were heading from Jammu to Srinagar on the national highway. Fifteen of the 19 militants involved in the attack have either been killed or arrested while a probe by National Investigation Agency named Azhar, his brother Rouf Asgar and their cousin Ammar Alvi, all three absconding Pakistani nationals, in the case. They were declared individual terrorist by India in 2019-21. NIA unearthed the attack plot after recovery of a cell phone belonging to a Pakistani militant, Mohammed Umar Farooq (24), killed a month after the attack.

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foreign direct investment (FDI) from China in Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL), a subsidiary of Paytm parent One97 Communications Ltd, PTI reported citing sources. Paytm Payments Services applied for a licence with the Reserve Bank in November 2020 to operate as a payment aggregator under the guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways. However, the apex bank rejected PPSL's application in November 2022.

Democrats have been reassuring themselves that President Biden’s cognitive decline is no obstacle to his re-election, but perhaps this week will be a tipping point. Special counsel Robert Hur’s report about the President’s failure to recall basic facts of his life and Mr. Biden’s multiplying public lapses are ample reason for urging him to withdraw from the 2024 race.

Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act, which was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, will be notified and implemented before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. «CAA is an Act of the country, it will be definitely be notified. It will be notified before the polls. CAA will be implemented by the polls, and there should be no confusion around it,» Shah said speaking at the ET Now-Global Business summit here in the national capital. «CAA was a promise of the Congress government. When the country was divided and the minorities were persecuted in those countries, Congress had assured the refugees that they were welcome in India and they will be provided with Indian citizenship. Now they are backtracking,» Shah said.

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, also known as CAA, is set to be implemented nationwide within the next seven days. As reported by PTI, Thakur made these remarks during a public rally in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Sunday. “The Ram mandir (temple) in Ayodhya has been inaugurated, and within the next seven days, the CAA will be implemented across the country.

Amir-Abdollahian on Monday visited Islamabad at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani. This diplomatic engagement took place amidst tension in relations following recent reciprocal strikes between the two countries.

Iran on Saturday, Pakistan's ambassador and a rights group said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks. «Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan. Embassy will extend full support to bereaved families,» the Pakistani ambassador to Tehran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, said on the X platform. «We called upon Iran to extend full cooperation in the matter.»

Zomi Council Steering Committee (ZCSC) submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister highlighting the plight of the Zo people — the Hmars, the Kuki-Zos and the nine Zomi tribes — who continue to bear the brunt of Meitei radicals. The ZCSC letter described how the Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei militia group, after radicalizing and then subsequently militarizing the 700-odd square miles of Meitei ancestral territory within the last eight months, have influenced 39 Meitei representatives — 37 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAS) and two Members of Parliament (MPs) — to take an Oath favouring the desires of the militia group. The memorandum explained how the Oath commissioned by Arambai Tenggol is a pledge by the Meitei MLAs and MPs to further the State sponsored ethnic cleansing pogrom on the Zo ethnic tribes and is no different from relinquishing of the Indian State of Manipur to a group of armed Meitei radicals. The entire Oath-taking exercise testified the collapse of democracy and all forms of governance in Manipur, a case similar to Afghanistan, Libya, Gaza, etc. where armed militias took over the elected government.

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Officials say trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has resumed after they reopened a key northwestern border crossing shut for more than 10 days

Captain Rohit Sharma, the team management, and the selectors and has emphasized that while representing the country has always been his top priority, certain personal situations demand his presence and undivided attention," a BCCI statement said. The fans were not happy with the decision as Virat Kohli is the backbone of India's batting and his shoes are almost impossible to fill.

Taliban envoy Badruddin Haqqani for Republic Day celebrations. He represents Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi. This gesture sparked significant debate.

charter plane with six people on board disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan a day earlier, Russian aviation authorities said on Sunday, after Afghan police said they had received reports of a crash. The plane was a charter ambulance flight travelling from Thailand's Utapao Airport in Pattaya to Moscow via India and Uzbekistan on a French-made Dassault Aviation Falcon 10 jet manufactured in 1978, Russian aviation authorities said in a statement.

KABUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's aviation watchdog said on Sunday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in northern Afghanistan, citing the Russian embassy there, and it said the condition of two other passengers on board was not yet clear.

Ron DeSantis proved to be a capable campaigner and looked poised to defeat Donald Trump in New Hampshire and beyond, we would be facing a multitude of left-leaning essays on a single theme: «Why DeSantis is actually more dangerous than Trump.» In this world, the only threat to Trump in New Hampshire is Nikki Haley, and her candidacy doesn't look built to last much beyond that primary. But in the spirit of slipping in your controversial opinions while you can, and because she might yet be Trump's running mate, here is my own fear: A Haley presidency could be more dangerous than a second Trump term.

mountainous northeastern Afghanistan, a provincial government official said Sunday. The aircraft crashed in Badakhshan province, which borders China, Tajikistan and Pakistan but the exact site of the accident was unknown.

Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has highlighted that millions of dollars have been transported to Afghanistan in different shipments over the previous three months. SIGAR stated that each cargo was worth an average of USD 80 million and was delivered to Kabul within 10 to 14 days, with the proceeds kept in private banks in the UN's accounts, reported TOLOnews.

Pran Pratishtha ceremony, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar handed over gifts received from Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Afghanistan to the 'Yajman' of Shri Ram Temple Anil Mishra. Speaking about those who donated saffron from Kashmir, the VHP president said that though they are from different religions they expressed their happiness at the construction of the Ram temple. «Muslim brothers and sisters from Kashmir came to meet me and expressed their happiness at the construction of Ram temple, and said that even though we follow different religions, our ancestors are the same.

Palestinian lives and properties by Israel backed by the US, Iran sprung a surprise by launching missile and drone attacks in its neighbourhood. The Iranian strikes against, what it claimed to be, a «Mossad-affiliated spy base» in Erbil (Iraq) and a «terrorist-affiliated» headquarter in Idlib (Syria) were followed by similar attacks against «terrorists» of Jaish al Adl in Balochistan (Pakistan) on January 16-17.

Iran's recent air strikes in Pakistan, India has chosen a diplomatic path by refraining from direct comments on Islamabad's subsequent actions. The Indian government's muted response underscores its belief that Iran's targeted strike against the Balochi terror group, Jaish al Adl, aligns with India's persistent stance on the menace of cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan. India's Anti-Terror Position The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a press release clarifying India's position on terrorism, with a spokesperson stating, «We will not be commenting on the Pakistan-Iran matter.» This statement follows the government's recent affirmation of its zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism, expressing understanding for nations resorting to self-defense measures. Historical Alignments India's tacit support for Iran's actions mirrors its own anti-terror operations on Pakistani soil in 2016 and 2019.