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Burning Kashmir without Leadership...

Irshad Hussain

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Somebody has rightly spelt out that,«Quality leaders are like magnets and they attract the good people”. Much has been pointed out and much has been written about the place which was once and still known as paradise on earth. By: Irshad Hussain Somebody has rightly spelt out that,«Quality leaders are like magnets and they attract the good people”. Much has been pointed out and much has been written about the place which was once and still known as paradise on earth....

India launches airstrikes on Pakistan across disputed Kashmi...

( India )

New Delhi:India has carried out aerial bombing over the disputed ceasefire line in Kashmir for the first time since it went to war with Pakistan in 1971, claiming to have hit a large militant training camp. The Indian foreign secretary, Vijay Gokhale, said in a briefing that Delhi had received credible intelligence the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant group, which killed 40 Indian security personnel in a suicide bombing earlier this month, was training fighters for similar attacks. “In the...

Don’t tinker with Article 35-A, warns Omar Abdullah...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar:Former chief minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Monday said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir would turn uglier than Arunachal Pradesh in case Article 35A is fiddled with.
Addressing a gathering after former bureaucrat Farooq Shah joined party in presence of NC’s president Dr. Farooq Abdullah and other top leaders at party headquarters here, Omar warned New Delhi against attempts to tinker with Article 35 A. “People of Jammu and Kashmir are being...

US-Taliban talks in Qatar to focus on US’ Afghanistan exit...

( Qatar )

Doha:Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed said in an exclusive interview with Mehr that today’s US-Taliban talks in Qatar will focus on the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and safety of other countries from terrorist attacks from Afghan territory. Speaking to Mehr News correspondent ahead of US-Taliban peace talks in Doha on Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed said the talks would focus on the details of a framework deal that the two sides reached in principle last...

Iran proud of supporting Syria against Evil forces: Imam Kha...

( Iran )

Tehran: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic is honored to support Syria and considers it as equal to supporting the entire resistance front.
During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the Syrian people and government’s resistance against the terrorist and their supporters in the region, saying the resistance by Syrian president and nation was the key to defeating the US and its regional hacks in the Arab country. The...

Princess Rima:First Saudi woman ambassador for America...

( Saudi Arab )

Riyadh: Princess Rima bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia’s first woman ambassador, is a social campaigner on the front line of government efforts to boost the kingdom’s battered international reputation despite never having worked as a diplomat. The 43-year-old princess was named envoy to Washington on Saturday as the kingdom faces pressure from US lawmakers over last year’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents and its bombing campaign in neighbouring Yemen. A member of the Saudi royal...

Iran hacked US drone command center in response to Washingto...

( Iran )

Tehran:A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran’s aerospace force has successfully hacked the US drone command and control system as a response to Washington’s impudence in claiming that it has sabotaged Iran’s missiles. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, the commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said, “We did this to tell them (the Americans) that you not only failed...

Mass arrests of Jamaat, Ahlihadith members an ill considered...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar:South Kashmir Zonal president of National Conference and former MLC Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri demands release of all those arrested members of Jamat-e-Islami and Ahlihadith without any furthur delay to mitigate the damage caused by this undemocratic misadventure.
Addressing a press conference in Khanabal headquaters, Dr Veeri termed these arrests arbitrary sans legal basis which does not augur well for the state. Dr Veeri cautions authorities from enforcing democracy with undemocratic...

Present prevailing situation in Kashmir ‘serious, explosiv...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar:All Parties Hurriyat Conference (M) termed the present prevailing situation in Kashmir as serious and explosive stating that to strengthen its grip of illegal occupation all international principles are being violated while forces have been given a free hand to instill fear and create a suffocating atmosphere across the Valley leaving people in shock and despair. In a statement to Wilayat Times, the Hurriyat warned of any tinkering with the State’s hereditary State subject law, Article...

Imam Khamenei praised the chess player who refused to compet...

( Iran )

Tehran:The Leader of the Islamic Revolution—Ayatollah Khamenei— met with teenaged international chess medalist, Ariyan Gholami, who refused to play against a representative of the Zionist regime in a recent international chess competition. In this meeting held today February 24, 2019, the young medalist presented his medal to Ayatollah Khamenei. The following is the text of a conversation that took place between the Supreme Leader and Aryan Gholami: Imam Khamenei: Did...