French authorities expelled Omar bin Laden, one of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden son, due to social media posts advocating terrorism, France’s interior minister Bruno Retailleau said on Tuesday.Omar bin Laden, 43, was born in Saudi Arabia and has also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan before distancing himself from his father at age 19….
**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Kishtwar: Shagun Parihar, BJP candidate from Kishtwar for J&K Assembly elections, speaks to the media. (PTI Photo)( JAMMU: At just 29 years old, Shagun Parihar made history as the youngest winner of the 2024 J&K assembly elections. But her victory in Kishtwar, a district often marred by militancy, is more…
‘Shame on them’: Netanyahu slams Macron for arms embargo amid escalating tension with Iran (Picture credit: Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly criticised French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent call for an arms embargo against Israel, labelling it a “shame”. In a video message released on Saturday, Netanyahu expressed outrage over Macron’s stance and the…
NEW DELHI: Amid the threat of a wider regional conflict in West Asia following the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah by Israel, PM Modi spoke on Monday to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu expressing solidarity on the issue of terrorism while also underlining the need to prevent regional escalation. Modi said there’s no place…
Rajnath Singh (ANI photo) SRINAGAR: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would have offered more aid to Pakistan, had the neighbouring country maintained good relations with it.Addressing an election rally in the Gurez assembly segment of Bandipora district in north Kashmir, Singh said India would have given a larger bailout package to…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India would have been willing to provide Pakistan with a financial aid package larger than what the country is currently seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained friendly relations with New Delhi.“I said, my Pakistani friends, why have strained relations, we are…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday tore into Pakistan at the United Nations and warned that its cross-border terrorism policy can and will never succeed. Citing Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif‘s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech where he accused New Delhi of “escalating tensions” in Kashmir, Jaishankar also warned that Islamabad’s…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said no bunkers in Jammu and Kashmir were needed as the government would respond with a shell if even a bullet is fired from across the border — an apparent reference to Pakistan, which has a notorious past for violating ceasefire agreement.“Now, bunkers are not needed…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a blistering attack at Mehooba Mufti’s PDP, Farooq Abdullah’s NC and the Congress party, saying the “three families” armed the youth of Jammu and Kashmir while BJP handed them laptops. During a rally at Mendhar in poll-bound J&K, Amit Shah said the Valley witnessed unprecedented…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned the UN Security Council of a serious threat of terrorism from Afghanistan and has emphasised that militant outfits with the potential to cause regional and global destabilisation were fast emerging.Pakistan ambassador to the UN Munir Akram urged the global community to seriously consider the terrorist threat emanating from the Taliban-ruled country.At…
