During a press meet in London, Shahid Afridi said that Kashmir should be given the status of an independent country and neither Pakistan nor India should claim it. read more

A high alert was sounded on Wednesday in areas along the border between Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab after four men commandeered a taxi at gunpoint near Madhopur. The four men hired the taxi from Jammu railway station on Tuesday night. read more

Mohsin Akhtar on venturing into Marathi cinema, his close connect with Maharashtra and more read more

Traversing continents in flocks, some in parallel rows while others in wave shape, the various species of birds arrived here from Europe, Central Asia, China and Japan to spend the winter in the waters of the Himalayan valley. read more

Police have advised commuters to avoid certain roads today and tomorrow, including Outer Ring Road from Mukarba Chowk to Chandgi Ram Akhara, Wazirabad Bridge, roads near ISBT Kashmere Gate, Pushta Road (Khajoori\/Shastri Park) and Kalindi Kunj Bridge. read more

This is the second death due to sniper attack in the last 24 hours, and the fourth since Saturday. read more

“To say that the head of the state will come and talk to these terrorists, I don’t think that is going to happen,” Army chief general Bipin Rawat said. read more

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Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said India’s current challenges emanate from unresolved territorial issues, sponsored non-state actors and transnational actors who act against national interests through the global commons. read more

Neroca had lost to East Bengal 0-2 in their opening match at home before drawing their next two matches against Gokulam Kerala (1-1) and Aizawl FC (0-0). read more

This is the third encounter between militants and security forces in Kashmir in past three days. read more

Hindu devotees hold up clothes and umbrellas to receive rice as offerings being distributed by a temple authority on the occasion of the Annakut festival in Kolkata, West Bengal.

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Beijing watchers believe there is a split between Chinese intelligence and PLA over Pakistan’s role in exporting terror to India but that the generals prevail when it comes to Islamabad’s use for containment of India. read more

Senior BJP leaders Chander Mohan Gupta and Purnima Sharma Saturday filed their nomination papers for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, in the Jammu Municipal Corporation. Elections to the posts are scheduled for November 15.  read more

An Army jawan was killed in sniper fire in yet another ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir. read more