VK Singh backs Shah, says an ‘estimated 250 might have died’

The former Army chief and minister of state for external affairs General Vijay Kumar Singh, on Tuesday, said the death toll is not a “confirmed figure” and that the BJP chief meant that these many “might have died” in the air strike. Read More
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Imran: ‘One who solves Kashmir dispute must get Nobel, not me

Two days after a resolution was submitted in the Pakistan parliament to endorse Imran Khan for the Nobel peace prize for de-escalating tensions with India, the Pakistan PM said the person worthy of the award would be “the one who solves the Kashmir dispute.” Read More
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Sidhu asks Modi ‘did you kill terrorists or uprooted trees?’

Congress leaders Navjot Singh Sidhu and Kapil Sibal, on Monday, just like other political leaders from opposition expressed their scepticism over the impact of the February 26 Indian Air Force’s air strikes against Jaish-e-Muhammed terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot. Read More
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Amit Shah says ‘over 250 killed’ in IAF air strike in Pakistan

The BJP chief Shah, during a public meeting Ahmedabad, said, “After Pulwama, everyone thought there could be no surgical strikes, what will happen? But under Narendra Modi’s leadership, the government carried out an air strike and killed more than 250 terrorists.” Read More
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KIA copter pilot’s wife to social-media ‘warriors’: ‘Want war? go to front’

Among the seven killed in a Mi-17 crash in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam last week, the wife of a deceased Indian Air Force pilot urged social-media “warriors” to show restraint and not whip up sentiments over the India-Pakistan tensions. Read More
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BJP’s SS Ahluwalia: ‘Balakot strike wasn’t to kill, but to show we can’

Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling SS Ahluwalia said the purpose of the strike was not to cause human casualty but to send out the message that India can hit deep inside Pakistan. Read More
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Yeddyurappa: ‘Pak returned pilot only after Modi warned them’

BJP Karnataka chief BS Yeddyurappa said that the return of the Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, from Pakistan was because the prime minister, Narendra Modi, warned the neighbouring country of dire consequences. Read More
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Indian Air Force says ‘happy about Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s return’

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot who was captured two days ago by the Pakistan army after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down during an aerial engagement between India and Pakistan, returned home, on Friday late night. Read More
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan says ‘good to be back;’ leaders welcome him

The pilot’s homecoming came as a celebration across the country. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other political leaders took to social media and welcomed him. Read More
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Mamata says govt must make details of Balakot air strike public

Mamata Banerjee demanded details of India’s air strike on a Jaish-e-Muhammad camp at Pakistan’s Balakot be made public and said that there should not be war between the two countries because of “political compulsions”. Read More
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