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extended beyond December 31, 2014, and the persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan will be able to apply for citizenship online through a dedicated portal, once the rules for Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, are notified, said a top official. They said that the long-pending rules may be notified soon.

CAA soon. Once the rules are issued, the law can be implemented and those eligible can be granted Indian citizenship," the government official said. When asked if the CAA rules will be notified before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the official said, "Yes, much before that." "The rules are ready and the online portal is also in place and the entire process will be online.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi of provoking the country's youths by «communalising» the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said both Hindus and Muslims in India have the «same DNA», and urged Hindu youths to pledge that no attacker will be able to harm the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He was reacting to Owaisi's reported remarks where, while referring to Babri mosque, the AIMIM asked the Muslim youths if they don't feel the pain that «the place where we sat and recited the Quran for 500 years is not in our hands today».

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Pakistan if it means accepting terrorism as okay. He spoke about this while discussing his book 'Why Bharat Matters'. Jaishankar, during the conversation, pointed out that India's stance is not of unwillingness to engage with Pakistan.

India has made «irrelevant» Pakistan's policy of using cross-border terrorism to bring it to the table for dialogue, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said and noted that New Delhi will not deal with the western neighbour on terms where «the practice of terrorism is deemed as legitimate». In an interview with ANI, Jaishankar said India is not unwilling to deal with Pakistan and indicated that it has to create a conducive environment free of terror and hostility. Referring to the Modi government's approach in dealing with Pakistan, he said India is not «playing that game now» and will not tolerate cross-border terrorism.

Pakistan on Monday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact signed in 1988 and came into force in 1991 that prohibits the two countries from attacking each other's atomic facilities. The list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the provisions of the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, were simultaneously exchanged in New Delhi and Islamabad through diplomatic channels, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Goldy Brar, presently residing in Brampton, Canada is associated with Babbar Khalsa International…And whereas, Babbar Khalsa International is listed as a terrorist organization," Praveen Vashista, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Additional Secretary, said in the gazetted notification. “Goldy backed by a cross-border agency was involved in multiple killings and professes radical ideology, figured in making threatening calls to pro-nationalist leaders, demanding ransom, and posting the claims of killings on different social media platforms.

DELHI: Continuing with an over three-decade practice, India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other's atomic facilities. The exchange of the list took place under the provisions of an agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said. It was done simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad. «India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities between India and Pakistan,» the MEA said. The agreement was signed on December 31, 1988 and entered into force on January 27, 1991.

terrorists were killed in clashes with the security forces in two separate incidents in Pakistan, the army said on Sunday. During the conduct of an intelligence-based operation on the night of December 30-31, five terrorists «were sent to hell» following intense clashes between troops and the militants, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the army. The terrorists' hideout was also busted and a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives was recovered, it said, adding that a sanitisation operation was being carried out to eliminate other terrorists in the area.

rewards from Rs one lakh to Rs 12. 5 lakh for people will provide information and intelligence on trans border tunnels, drones, narcotics, militants, people talking to handlers in Pakistan and separatists in jail and activities in masjid, madrasas and colleges. The J&K police posted a notification on social media platform X stating that cash rewards for the people who will provide information and intelligence and the general public can share such information with district SSPs ensuring that the identity of the person will be kept secret. The highest reward has been announced for those giving specific information about the presence of militants, resulting in successful operations leading to arrest or combat.

Imran Khan and most of his supporters have been rejected as candidates for the February 8 election, party officials said Sunday after nominations for the ballot closed. Khan has been in prison since August, facing trial over a slew of cases he insists have been orchestrated to prevent him from contesting the election as the figurehead of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The former cricket star was found guilty of graft earlier this year, but a court suspended his three-year sentence and the conviction is being appealed.

Imran Khan’s applications to compete in the 2024 elections in two constituencies, the Times of India reported. Khan submitted nomination papers to contest in Lahore and his home town of Mianwali, the paper said, citing the Election Commission and the politician’s media team.

Jammu and Kashmir police Rashmi Ranjan Swain on Saturday said the number of local militants active in the union territory is all time low at 31 but the war is not just against the gun wielding militants but also against those who endorse and glorify their narrative. The J&K police chief, while addressing the end of year press conference in Jammu presented a detailed outlook of the work police has done over the past 12 months across the UT. He said that the region is currently passing through a historic and important phase witnessing a significant socio-political and economic change.

Imran Khan's nomination for the 8 February 2024 General Elections has been rejected by Pakistan's election body. Imran Khan had filed nomination in two constituencies. The 71 year old former prime minister of Pakistan was granted bail on 22 December in a case alleging he leaked state secrets, but he remained jailed on other charges ahead of an election due on 8 February 2024.

Pakistan (ECP) have rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's nomination papers for two national assembly seats — Lahore (NA 122) and Mianwali (NA-89)," the office of the Returning Officer, Lahore, said here. Besides the main reason that Khan was convicted in the Toshakhana case, objections were raised against his nomination papers as the proposer and seconder for the PTI's founder did not belong to the respective constituencies.

Indian state of Punjab by sending intoxicants as part of a conspiracy. He made the remark while addressing a program organised in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Indore. A felicitation ceremony for all the MLAs of the district who won in the recently concluded state assembly polls was held at the BJP office here. Eight MLAs, including Cabinet Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and Tulsi Silavat participated in the program.

Meenakashi Lekhi emphasised on Saturday that despite Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed being on the international list of terrorists, Pakistan has never reacted to it. On extradition request to Pakistan to hand over 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, MoS MEA Meenakashi Lekhi stressed that Hafiz Saeed was behind a lot of incidents that have happened in India. «Everyone knows that Hafiz Saeed was behind the Mumbai attacks.

Hafiz Saeed's extradition request. Zahra has said that no bilateral extradition treaty exists between India and Pakistan for the extradition process of the United Nations (UN) proscribed terrorist. In a statement, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, "Pakistan has received a request from the Indian authorities, seeking extradition of Hafiz Saeed in a so-called money laundering case." "It is pertinent to note that no bilateral extradition treaty exists between Pakistan and India," she added.

set the Internet on fire earlier in October. “You should go to Pakistan once for the food," MSD tells that man who’s not seen in the video. The former Indian crickets is standing at a place that looks like the reception.

Lakhbir Singh Landa, a 33-year-old gangster based in Canada, as a terrorist. Affiliated with the pro-Khalistani group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), Landa played a role in plotting a rocket attack on the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali in 2021.