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Varthaman's MiG 21 was shot and he bailed out after bringing down two Pakistani F-16 fighters during a dogfight to repel a Pakistani attack on Wednesday morning, he said. He has been in Pakistan since then. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced in Parliament on Thursday that Varthaman would be released on Friday as a "peace gesture". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T579Dr

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet across the Line of Control before he was captured on Thursday, will be released tomorrow as a "gesture of peace",... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Vm4kdS

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The Indian Air Force today said that they do not see Pakistan's decision to release captured Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman only as an action being taken by the neighbouring country in keeping... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2GRqba9

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In the first joint briefing since the escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, the army, navy and air force said they were fully prepared and in a heightened state of readiness to respond... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2BTojcI

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Speaking at an award ceremony for scientists, he said, "You spend your life in laboratories. You have a tradition of first doing a pilot project. It is later scaled up. So recently a pilot project happened", as the audience burst into applause. Modi continued, "Now the real one has to be done. Earlier one was a practice. And the real is to actually give a standing ovation to today's award winners. We will will give a standing ovation." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tQCACN

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Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland on Thursday told the Delhi High Court it will withdraw arbitration proceedings which were initiated by it following the scrapping of contracts to supply 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BUEira

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's announcement that captured Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman would be released tomorrow was greeted jubilantly across the country, with everybody from... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2H4hnNc

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China, a strategic ally of Pakistan, have commented that it does not wish to see "actions that violate norms of international relations" -- a comment that's seen as critical about the escalation of... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2VlRSuE

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Amid the escalating Indo-Pak tension, the Indian Army on Thursday postponed its five-day recruitment drive in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. The recruitment rally of 157 infantry battalion would be announced later. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VxsPVV

This is the seventh consecutive day that Pakistan has targeted forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC). "The Pakistan army continuously resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations along the LoC at about 1500 hours with heavy mortar shelling and small arms fire in Sunderbani, Mankote, Khari Karmara, Degwar Sectors in J&K," a defence spokesperson said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EEb29W

The economic growth for the previous quarter (July-September) was revised down to 7.0 per cent from 7.1 per cent, according to the official statement. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2tExyZO

MS Dhoni displayed his acrobatic move during the 11th over of second Twenty20 International (T20I) against Australia. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2H4khla

If things go as planned by the Telangana unit of the Congress, it could well be former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin versus AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2tJ08t4

Unfazed by trolls she faced for her advocacy of peace between India and Pakistan, the widow of a CRPF soldier killed in Pulwama attack on Thursday asserted she stands by her views that dialogue should... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2XteKdF

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Amid reports of differences with its ally BJP, Apna Dal (Sonelal) chief Ashish Singh Patel on Thursday said he had a "positive" meeting with Amit Shah, but all options were open if a certain section of saffron party leaders "do not change their attitude". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Udkw11

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Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, taken captive by Pakistan yesterday, will be released tomorrow as a "gesture of peace", Imran Khan has declared. The Pakistan Prime Minister was speaking... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2BWRAn3

As India waits for the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who is in Pakistan's custody, exclusive details have emerged on the unprecedented air combat operation along the Line of Control,... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2tH5PaR

The Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are today expected to brief the press for the first time amid tension between India and Pakistan. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2BVjtvM

The actor's daughter said: "We all could sense that he is extremely happy and that was there on his face." from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Ej0YSb

Justice Vibhu Bakhru dismissed the plea of the woman seeking quashing of the government's 'leave India notice' and said that under the principles of law she has no right to stay here. The 37-year-old woman had come to India in 2005 after marrying an Indian man. She has been residing in Delhi with her husband and two sons -- aged 11 and 5 years. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2H5oPrz

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Amid concern over the Indian Air Force pilot held captive by Pakistan, Nachiketa, the airman who was in Pakistani captivity during the 1999 Kargil conflict has also put out a strong message for his... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2NzBOCS

Authorities in Islamabad have indefinitely suspended the Samjhauta Express, a decades-old train service between India and Pakistan. A statement by Pakistan's foreign office said that the train service... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2IFXQoI

Facing flak for linking India's air strike on terror camps in Pakistan with BJP's prospects in Lok Sabha polls, party's Karnataka chief B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday said there was no question of seeking electoral gains and the nation came first to him. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TlpGec

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Pakistan on Thursday said it will evaluate with an "open heart" the dossier handed over by India on "specific details" of the involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the Pulwama terror attack on CRPF and the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed terror outfit in the country. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tka3Ub

Mita urged the Centre to ensure the safe release of Indian fighter pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan on Wednesday. Mita Santra's husband Bablu Santra was one of the 40 victims of the suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Kashmir's Pulwama on February 14. Mita said she was not worried about the criticism she faced on social media over her anti-war stand. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IFXbny

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Air Marshal (retd) S Varthaman said in a statement his son talked (in purported videos circulating on social media) like a "true soldier" despite being in captivity and that he was praying he would not get tortured in the neighbouring country and return home "safe and sound". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BUNX0G

The subcontinent has been sitting on a nuclear powder-keg which has kept India and Pakistan from fighting full-scale conventional wars. It is essential that India act quickly to de-escalate the... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Nyou1L

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Chris Gayle was in sensational form as he blasted 162 runs off 97 balls against England in Grenada. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2BU5QNe

Sources in the Air Force (IAF) have confirmed that metal piece seen in the image is part of the F-16 wreckage. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2IHnppE

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday lashed out at the BJP for going ahead with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to party workers through a mega video-conference amid escalating... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2BYewSE

The sources said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has to walk the talk on investigating the February 14 Pulwama attack and that India wants immediate, credible and verifiable action against terrorists and their proxies. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T3hxvE

There will be "no deal" on the Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistan, sources said today, adding that India expected his immediate return. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2SxzPjA

According to an official, the parade of 500 buses would be the longest anywhere in the world ad will make new Guinness World Record. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2XuCQVl

The Election Commission, which is likely to announce the Lok Sabha election schedule in a few weeks, on Thursday asked voters to use their smartphone to file complaints against parties which are violating the model code of conduct. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Swo0Kk

New Delhi, Feb 28 () The Supreme Court Thursday stayed its February 13 order directing 21 states to evict 11.8 lakh illegal forest dwellers whose claims over the land have been rejected by the authorities. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XtPBjd

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They said that the Pakistani jets clearly targeted multiple military installations in Naushera and Rajaouri sector, but their attempts were foiled by the combat patrol team of the Indian Air Force. Sources said that the alertness of the armed forces remained at the highest level. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tj98n8

Dismissing the 'mahagatbandhan' of opposition parties as 'mahamilavat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it would send the country to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IJcDPy

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US President Donald Trump today said "we have some reasonably decent news from India and Pakistan", indicating a resolution amid tension between the two countries over the past few days. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2VrvHU8

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with over 1 crore BJP workers and volunteers from 15,000 locations across the country today in what the party claims will be the "world's largest video... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2IJ7yqv

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignored opposition attacks to address millions of workers of his BJP today amid India-Pakistan tension, and said: "India will fight as one, India will win as one." The... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2UjxGcI

Redmi Note 7 Pro is here. The Redmi Note 7 Pro price in India has been set starting Rs. 13,999. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2GPeFfi

Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa today said he was quoted "out of context" amid criticism over his comment that that India's air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan on Tuesday has created a wave in... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2EBFf9u

Author Fatima Bhutto, the grand daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Wednesday asked the Imran Khan government to release an Indian Air Force pilot captured after an air... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Tl0Bjn

Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan over Islamabad's denial and duplicity over terror groups flourishing under its watch, a fresh proposal by the US, UK and France has been submitted at... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2VmBtGp

As part of the 'Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot' programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with 1 crore Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and volunteers from 15,000 locations across the country.  from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2UaU8Vt

Samsung Galaxy A50 price in India starts at Rs. 19,990, while the Galaxy A30 price is set at Rs. 16,990 and Galaxy A10 is priced at Rs. 8,490. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Swdu5J

Jos Buttler hit the most sixes in an ODI innings for England with 12 as he went from 51 to his hundred in 15 balls. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2T5WUyI

Redmi Note 7 has finally been launched in India. Redmi Note 7 price in India will start at Rs. 9,999. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2NyOVo3

The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down an advanced American-origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force today was a highly upgraded version of the Vietnam-era Soviet jet. A... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2EBWDeo

The publisher of the Congress-linked National Herald newspaper must vacate its office in the capital, the Delhi High Court said today, cancelling a petition by the publisher against a December order... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2SxuZme

IAF Strike In Pakistan: Union Minister VK Singh today put out a sharp and public rebuke for his own party colleague, Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa, who has been widely condemned for saying that... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2VkQ2Kw

Pakistan's ambassador to Washington today said that the United States has not condemned India's air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp on Tuesday, saying the stance "emboldened" New Delhi. The... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2XtL9AJ

Samsung M30 offers triple rear cameras, a Super AMOLED display, and a large battery with fast charging support at a competitive price point. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2StK08B

Isn't It Romantic? Movie Review: Rebel Wilson hits the right notes, nowhere more so than in the lively 'I want to dance with somebody who loves me' duel with Priyanka Chopra, in this feel-good satire from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2EgXXSq

The Karachi Bakery manager in Bengaluru outlet has claimed that he recieved a call to 'blast the store' if the word 'Karachi' not removed from the name board. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2T4lnof

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Prime Minister Modi Thursday interacted with over 1 crore BJP workers and volunteers from 15,000 locations across the country in what the party claims is the "world's largest video conference". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NFjvwt

Speaking at a news conference in Vietnam after a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump said he had some "reasonably decent" news from India and Pakistan. He did not elaborate. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SwG7A2

The joint statement of 21 Indian opposition parties expressing anguish over what they alleged was “blatant politicisation” by the Modi government of the sacrifices of the armed forces has found an echo in Pakistan. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XtFNWc

It is necessary to ensure that nothing is done to dent the morale of the security forces, PM Narendra Modi said, a day after Pakistani fighter jets violated Indian air space in response to Indian forces targeting a JeM terror camp in its territory. Modi said India will fight, live, work and win as one and nobody can create hurdles in its march towards development. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2H7u0XP

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The full political fallout of the exchanges remains unclear, but it's evident that the capture of a pilot "complicates matters and will heighten tensions," said Sandeep Shastri, a political scientist and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Jain University in Bangalore. Neither country can afford a full-blown conflict, yet neither leader can afford to look weak, he added. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ub7WiN

The Pakistani army on Thursday heavily shelled forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian army, an official said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BVIFCj

In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack by the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Eh3f0i

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"NSA Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a telephonic conversation late Wednesday night, Pompeo said that the US supported India's decision to take action against JeM terror camp on Pakistani soil," sources told ANI. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T1fCaO

"The recent incident of armed forces attacking Pakistan has turned the tide in Narendra Modi's favour, as the youth is happy after the attack. It will help us win 22 seats in Karnataka," he said. India on Tuesday carried out air strikes against a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan's Balakot, in which a "large number of terrorists" were killed. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EljMQy

Wang told Qureshi he hoped the nuclear-armed neighbours would "exercise restraint and earnestly fulfil their commitment to preventing the expansion of the situation", a ministry statement said. Tensions between the historic rivals have dramatically escalated since announcing they had shot each other's fighter jets down Wednesda from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U6Ctye

India’s airstrike deep inside Pakistan and Pakistani jets’ foray into India has put the focus on the air prowess of the two neighbours following tensions over the Pulwama terror attack. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vpn8co

Author Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Wednesday asked the Imran Khan government to release an Indian Air Force pilot captured after air combat. Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was captured on Wednesday after he ejected safely from his MiG 21 Bison aircraft but landed across the Line of Control. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XtnZe3

Ongoing border skirmishes escalated after India struck a Jaish training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot on Tuesday. As shellings and cross-border firing continue to intensify, a look at India’s protective measures in border regions. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2H2uOxn

In a first-of-its-kind interaction with Indian students from the various universities from the Greater Washington area, Shringla said that Pakistan needs to meet its international obligations to crackdown on terrorist networks and safe havens within its territory. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EkJC7p

The fresh proposal was moved Wednesday by the three permanent veto-wielding members of the 15-nation Security Council. The Security Council Sanctions Committee will have 10 working days to consider the fresh proposal submitted by the three members from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T39AXg

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