Threats were often communicated to Pandit homes through notes tied to stones chucked through a window, or a notice pasted on a wall. Those sometimes came from neighbours eyeing that Pandit family's property. Those threats often worked in the atmosphere of terror during that awful season of vacuous exercise of State authority, writes David Devadas, longtime Kashmir watcher and author of two books on the Valley.
Families of martyred asked the government to take stern action against Pakistan
Fury serves as a great reminder of the devastation wars bring with them, says Paloma Sharma.
In yet another shocking case of rape in Uttar Pradesh, a 22-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped, forced to drink acid and later strangulated to death in Baheri area in Bareilly.
The Congress leader also raised questions over the security along the Line of Control with Pakistan, saying the incident has affected the prestige, respect and morale of the Indian Army.
The Sheena Bora murder mystery has seen more twists than a television sitcom. As skeletons continue to tumble out, here are the latest developments in the case.
Meanwhile in Poonch, the body of one intruder was recovered as the Army foiled another infiltration attempt.
'The BSF and other forces will undertake a counter-action at a suitable time'
Jaitley said the Indian Army and the Border Security Force are "dominating" the Line of Control irrespective of where the troubles are being created by foreign insurgents or domestic terrorists.
The Maoist who has emerged as the major threat to the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.
Since the January 8 killing of two Indian soldiers and the mutilation of their bodies in a Pakistani attack on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the government has faced a growing clamour from hard-line nationalist sections of the media -- especially electronic media -- for "action" to be taken against Pakistan.
An outraged India on Wednesday summoned the Pakistan high commissioner in New Delhi to protest the "highly provocative" attack in its territory in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops, describing as "extremely distressing" and "inhuman" the mutilation of bodies of its two soldiers.
The residents of the village will not celebrate Diwali as a mark of tribute to the army soldier who was killed and mutilated by Pakistani terrorists.
India on Thursday outrightly rejected Pakistan's proposal for UN investigation into Tuesday's incident on Line of Control in which two Indian soldiers were killed with the body of one being badly mutilated.
Notwithstanding Pakistan's denials, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said there is 'clear evidence; of involvement of its troops behind the killing of two Indian soldiers whose bodies were also mutilated, an action described as 'inhuman'.
Senior former army officers on Tuesday condemned the attack by Pakistani troops killing two soldiers with some of them raising questions over the ongoing efforts to establish peaceful relations between the two countries.
Vigil along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir has been stepped up following last month's ambush by Pakistani army on Indian troops in which two jawans were killed, government told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The tensions along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan were discussed at a high-level meeting in the Prime Minister's Office where Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma briefed about the situation in New Delhi.
The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control on September 29 two years ago.
'War, and proxy war, demand and always extract a price -- from both sides.' 'But how do you make a neighbour, who will simply not stop provoking, and the jingoists see this.'
A 40-year-old Sikh man, abducted over a month ago by a terrorist group in Pakistan's restive tribal region for allegedly spying for a rival outfit, has been found beheaded.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday stated that reports about her country's army killing 2 Indian soldiers along the Line of Control and mutilating the body of one were inaccurate.
For years it has been evident that fibre and DTH would give tough competition to cable in India where regulatory overload has mutilated an already warped industry structure. OTT added fuel to the fire. From Rs 27,000 crore in 2010, cable's share of subscription revenues is now estimated at Rs 13,000 crore.
The Modi government and political parties on Monday roundly criticised Pakistan for the beheading of two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir.
At least 35 bodies, which were ostensibly disposed of in the river Ganga as part of last rites by their kin, surfaced after the water receded near Pariyar ghat in neighbouring Unnao district, prompting administration to order an inquiry into it.
The Indian army will start DNA profiling of its soldiers this year for their identification in case of mutilation of bodies during an operation, attack or mishap.
Rediff.com correspondent Indrani Roy Mitra and Photographer Dipak Chakraborty reached the accident site near Jhargram in West Bengal, where a Mumbai-bound train derailed, early on Friday morning. She chronicles the grim situation at ground zero and asks some tough questions.
At least two terrorists are believed to be hiding in the area. No casualties have been reported so far.
The firing assault comes in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops in the Keran sector earlier in the day.
The home minister said people must have faith in security forces who are foiling the evil designs of enemies.
Nineteen people were killed and another critically injured when a bus rolled down a 600-feet deep gorge near Ransua-Jabrog village in Sirmaur district on Friday morning.
'Theirs is not a campaign for diffused issues like social justice and equity. They have three clearly articulated demands.'
The former BJP corporator was named by a villager in a police complaint made three days before the January 1, 2018 violence at Bhima Koregaon. Yet, the police did not include his name in the FIR.
Hectic efforts were also on to restore rail traffic in the Warangal section.
The Shiv Sena passed a resolution not to align with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Father of a woman software engineer, whose burnt body was found on the outskirts of Mumbai, on Friday met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and demanded justice, saying no parent should have to face the trauma he had to face while searching for his daughter.
Oncologist Dr P Jagannath debunks the myths about cancer treatment in India.
He said the army was retaliating strongly and effectively to the ceasefire violation.
There's the excitement of watching minor people commit major crimes and watching how that becomes their second nature, almost. Just when you think the show is extending outwards, it implodes. And with the ethical hinges off totally, you, the viewer, wouldn't know quite how to react, observes Sreehari Nair.
National Commission for Woman on Monday said it will summon the Uttar Pradesh Police chief to ask what his force is doing to prevent increase in rape cases there and observed that fear of police in the state has diminished and goons were ruling the roost.
