India adds 5 French-made fighter jets in military upgrade

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ The Indian air force inducted into service five French-made Rafale fighter jets on Thursday amid heightened tensions with China along their disputed frontier. New Delhi has sent reinforcements of fighter jets and military equipment to the Ladakh region after the tense standoff there escalated to hand-to-hand combat between Indian and Chinese soldiers on June 15 that left 20 Indians dead. At the ceremony at a northern airbase, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the induction of fighter aircraft was very significant given the security situation at India’s borders. In addition to…

Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ NEW DELHI: India’s top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said on Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections. India, home to 1.3 billion people, on Monday overtook Brazil to become the world’s second most-infected nation with more than 4.2 million cases, behind only the United States. “The Taj Mahal will reopen on Sept 21. All Covid-19 protocols, like physical distancing, masks will be followed,” northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Tourism Department deputy…

Modi To Lay Foundation Stone Of Ayodhya Temple On Disputed Land Of Babri Masjid

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Ayodhya temple on August 5 next month on the disputed land of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. It may be recalled that the Supreme Court of India, while ruling in the case of the historic Babri Masjid martyred on November 9, 1992, on the disputed land of the mosque to build a Ram temple and provide Muslims with separate land as an alternative to the construction of the mosque. According to a report…

Indian Officials Left without Hearing Jadhav

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COURTESY BY: https://timesofpakistan.pk/ Pakistan on Thursday provided consular access to Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav for the second time at the Indian request but the Indian diplomats left the meeting without hearing the naval officer-turned-RAW agent, compelling Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to conclude that New Delhi was never interested in the consular access. “Two consular officers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad were provided unimpeded and uninterrupted consular access to Commander Jadhav at 1500 hours,” said a statement issued by the Foreign Office. Previously, Pakistan provided the consular access on…

Pakistan coerced Kulbushan Jadhav to refuse case review, says India

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ India has rubbished Pakistan’s claim that Kulbhushan Jadhav who is imprisoned in that country has refused to initiate review petition and called it a farce. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also accused Pakistan of coercing Jadhav, a former navy officer who was sentenced to death, to refuse to file a review in his case. “Pakistan’s claim that Jadhav, who is incarcerated in Pakistan’s custody, has refused to initiate review petition is a continuation of the farce that has been in play…