India

A blast has been reported from Awantipora (in south Kashmir's Pulwama district) this evening.

The CM said the monorail's annual ridership will now increase from the current 4.5 lakh to 30 lakh.

MLA JN Ganesh said the incident has been distorted to make him appear like a villain and there was no reason to believe that he was guilty of any offence that is punishable with death or life imprisonment.

Pakistan on Wednesday closed its airspace for commercial flights and suspended flight operations across major airports, including in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, for an indefinite period.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoygu also emphasised on the determination to strengthen Indo-Russian military cooperation.

The bereaved Squadron leader stood in uniform at the cremation site embracing the national flag while trying to hold back her tears at the site of her husband's last rites.

He said as per a new notification of the commission, candidates will have to give details of their properties abroad, besides those in the country.

France, which is assuming the presidency of the United Nations Security Council from Friday, will do its utmost so that those responsible for the terrible attack in Pulwama are sanctioned, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

After the pilot's release, the Pakistan Foreign Office described him as a Prisoner of War.

The Centre said the use of the power to intercept has brought several results in national interest in preventing terrorism, drug trafficking and intercepting and busting narcotic drugs racket.

Members of the parliamentary panel also lauded the armed forces and described the air strike as a 'glorious and heroic' job which needs to be widely publicised.

Addressing a BJP rally in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari town, Narendra Modi said every Indian is proud that brave Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is from Tamil Nadu.

The petitioner said the Indian pilot had violated the airspace of Pakistan to bomb the country and therefore he committed a crime against Pakistan and should face trial here.

Speaking at a media event, Shah also hailed the Modi government saying that it has been able to create "fear" in the minds of those behind terrorism with its action against Pakistan-based terrorists.

Both Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi agreed that the 'concerned' should stop all support to terrorism, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.

In the current financial year, the government has set a disinvestment target of Rs 80,000 crore, which includes strategic and minority stake sale in CPSEs.