The army foiled the infiltration bid -- the first such attempt this year -- by the Pakistan-based outfit in an overnight operation
Even though the NIA claims that more than 90 per cent of cases charge-sheeted have ended in conviction, the figure is likely misleading. To date, very few cases investigated by the NIA have resulted in a completed trial, points out former CBI joint director Navneet Rajan Wasan.
Three terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
Shafqat's concert in Benguluru was scrapped last month after the terror strike.
Children of various schools in the country on Monday paid homage to the 18 soldiers who were martyred in a fidayeen attack on the Army camp in Uri on Sunday.
'People have got into the habit of sitting at home (and watching films).' 'They don't want to watch movies in theatres because they do not want to waste as much as Rs 1,000 on tickets.' 'They feel there is no point in watching a film on the big screen because it will anyway come on OTT in a month's time.'
India failed to extract the 'price' from Pakistan for its Kargil misadventure.
The price could have been military in terms of loss of territory/soldiers/equipment or destruction of terrorist training infrastructure. Giving a 'face saving' option to Pakistan proved disastrous for the future, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
She's 5 feet, 6 inches and has been winning hearts with her performances on the big screen.
Four terrorists, who carried out attack on an Army base in Uri, are suspected to have come from a training camp located at a place called Pir Chana Sai in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in Aragam village of Bandipora, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, an army official said.
People are finding unique ways to commemorate the consecration of Ram Mandir.
Apart from GPS content, India has recovered a number of items that included communication matrix sheets and equipment, other made in Pakistan stuff like food, medicines and clothes, which were shown to Basit.
Sharif said that India hastily blamed Pakistan without any investigation. He said India behaved in an "irresponsible way" when it blamed Pakistan "without any evidence".
United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice in her phonecall to her Indian counterpart said the White House expects Pakistan to take "effective action to combat and delegitimise" United Nations-designated terrorist groups.
5 AK 47 rifles, two UBGLs, large quantity of explosives, combat dresses, incendiary material, eatables with Pakistani markings and uniquely body-fitted IEDs with timer mechanisms have been recovered.
Young soldiers blame commanders of for the debacle at the Uri army camp. Ajai Shukla reports
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Monday said that a soldier captured by the Hamas terror group has been rescued during ground operations and she is now with her family.
Troops noticed some suspicious movement of a large number of terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Lacchipora area of Uri sector at around 7.00 pm on Sunday, the sources said.
The decision was taken after opposition by right wing Hindu groups across the country, who have called for expulsion of Pakistani artistes from India after the Uri attack that killed 18 soldiers.
The artistes were also criticised for keeping mum on the attack, in which 19 Indian soldiers were killed.
France and Canada, the UN, the US and the UK condemned the attack in which 18 soldiers were martyred.
The government on Monday faced flak for the Uri terror attack with both the Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party's ally in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
With Islamabad rejecting New Delhi's claims that it was involved in the deadly attack in Uri, where 17 Army soldiers lost their lives, India on Monday asserted that it did not need Pakistan's clarifications, as their involvement in the terror strike was concrete.
India agreed to give up the Poonch salient as well as Uri. To the north India also proposed to give up land in the Gurez sector giving the entire Neelam/Kinshanganga valley to Pakistan. In return India sought control of the post dominating Kargil town, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Authorities want the second bus to start from Uri, as they think it is a much safer place than Srinagar.
What political leaders and twitterati had to say about India's response to the Uri attack.
The security forces conducted searches near the Line of Control in Uri Sector of north Kashmir as the operation between the Army and the militants entered the third day on Sunday with no reports of fresh casualty on either side.
Responding to questions, Kirby called for de-escalation of tension between the two countries. "We've seen those reports (of Indian surgical attack), we're following the situation closely as I think you can understand. "We also understand that the Indian and Pakistani militaries have been in communication," he said. "We believe that continued communication is obviously important to reduce tensions.
It is believed that the attack was the handiwork of a freshly-infiltrated group of terrorists who could have entered along the Salamabad Nallah into the town.
A senior NIA official claimed that one of the four terrorists involved in the attack on the army camp in Handwara managed to flee.
'I pray to god that nothing like that happens again in our country so that we are forced to make something like Uri again.'
Army said the duo was recruited two years ago by JeM and was guiding terrorists to infiltrate across the LoC.
The Uri terror attack in which 18 soldiers were martyred will be deliberated in the council, said BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav.
February will see only mid to decent budgeted films arriving.
Remaining in the denial mode, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday termed as "India's long-time habit" the assertion that his country was behind the Uri attack.
BJP president Amit Shah is chairing the meeting attended by top party leaders from across the country.
Immediately after India launched its surgical strikes, sources said, it had informed the US of its action.
He dismissed reports about Pakistan's threat of use of tactical nukes, saying 'empty vessel makes more sound'.
Army officials said one of the four attackers had infiltrated using the gaps along the fence near Salamabad nallah and erected a ladder on the Indian side of the fence, while the other three had a ladder on their side.
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