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Women's Cricket: India beat Pak by 95 runs, avenge Champions Trophy loss

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India scored 169/9 against Pakistan in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India beat Pakistan by 95 runs in their ICC Women's World Cup match on Sunday. Current Affairs   : People across the nation on Sunday celebrated the outstanding victory of the Indian women cricket team in the   ICC Women's World Cup 2017   against Pakistan. Elated Indians burnt crackers and raised slogans for the women team after the historic win against its arch-rival Pakistan. "India's daughter has made the nation proud and has defeated Pakistan with such a big margin. The Indian women team took the revenge from Pakistan of the Champions Cup Trophy," said a local. Another local added that the thumping victory of the team gives a message that nowadays women are not just being cornered in on four walls, but are rather coming up with lot of aims and exposures. "People should motivate Indian Women cricket team and should welcome them like they do it with t...

Modi-Trump meet: India, US name Pakistan, demand action on 26/11, Pathankot

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Joint statement issued after visit vows action against Pak-based LeT, JeM and D-Company Current Affairs   : India and the US today vowed to strengthen cooperation against terror outfits like Jaish-e- Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba and D-Company, while urging Pakistan to ensure that its soil is not used for terror strikes against other nations. In a joint statement released after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, the two nations also called on Islamabad to "expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot, and other cross-border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Pakistan- based groups." Briefing reporters on the meeting, Foreign Secretary, S Jaishankar said counter-terrorism was a major issue that was discussed between Trump and   Modi Trump Meet   during the day. ALSO READ:   In meet with Trump, Modi vows to destroy terror hideouts, tackle extremism On the reference to Pakistan, he...

ICC Champions Trophy: Pakistan army mocks India after victory

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Pakistan won the Champions Trophy cricket final on Sunday by defeating India by 180 runs Current Affairs   : Pakistan Army has mocked India after the country’s resounding victory in the   Champions Trophy   cricket final, sharing photos of celebrations in restive Balochistan with a caption “To whom it may concern’. Lay off”. After posting photos of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa with victory sign and soldiers dancing over Pakistani triumph over India at the Oval, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor shared pictures from Balochistan where people were celebrating the victory. “And this is Our Balochistan. ‘To whom it may concern’. Lay off,” he wrote along with photos. The pictures were apparently in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech last year in which he had raised the issue Pakistan’s atrocities on people of Baluchistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Ghafoor also posted a video showing people in Srinag...

26/11 Mumbai attack carried out by our own terror groups: Pakistan ex-NSA

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At the same time, he, however, said the Pakistani government had no role in the attack Pakistan's former national security adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani today said the   26/11 Mumbai attack   was carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan and called it a "classic" example of cross-border terror. At the same time, he, however, said the Pakistani government had no role in the attack. Durrani was speaking at a conference on combating terrorism at the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis. 26/11 Mumbai strike, carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan, was a classic trans-border terrorist event, he said.   Read more

JeM's Masood Azhar calls on Pakistan govt to give free hand for jihad: Report

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Azhar argues that organisations like his JeM can achieve victory for Pakistan in Kashmir and avenge the 1971 defeat Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) head   Masood Azhar   has called on the Pakistani government to "shows a little courage" and allow jihadist organisations a free hand in escalating their attacks in India, in order to "resolve" the Kashmir dispute, the   Indian Express   reported on Thursday. According to the report, Azhar, alleged to have masterminded the Pathankot attack in January this year, was addressing the Pakistani establishment in the current issue of the JeM weekly magazine   al-Qalam . Quoting Azhar, the national daily's report said: “If the government of Pakistan shows a little courage... The problem of Kashmir, as well as the dispute over water, can be resolved once and for all right now. If nothing else, the government simply has to open the path for the mujahideen. Then, god willing, all the bitter memories of 1971 will be dissolved i...

Two terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara, search ops on

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Two terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara, search ops on Two terrorists were killed in   Jammu and Kashmir 's Handwara district on Thursday morning after they opened fire outside the 30 Rashtriya Rifles camp at Langate. The terrorists, who were in army combat uniform, had opened fire at around 5 a.m. During the search operation in the area, the militants opened fire at the forces. The firing continued for 10 to 15 minutes. Since the troops were alert, the attack was aptly retaliated by the security forces. The operation is currently underway. Meanwhile, additional forces have been rushed to the spot to nab the remaining terrorists. No casualties have been reported, so far. Meanwhile, it is reported that the army foiled three infiltration bids along the   LoC   in Jammu and Kashmir last night. Two infiltration bids were foiled in Naugam Sector while one such attempt was foiled in Rampur sector. The attack comes days after terrorists attacked a BSF...

Surgical strikes: How the world conducts them and how India did it

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Surgical strikes: How the world conducts them and how India did it Indian armed forces conducted   surgical strikes   in the early hours of Thursday across the Line of Control (LoC), involving not more than 100 commandos, in what is seen as a paradigm shift in how this government plans to deal with terrorist camps across the border. The term "surgical strike" has been prevalent in the international media since the days of the Gulf War, and it came to typify operations conducted by the US thereafter. Going by the generally accepted definition offered by experts, a surgical strike comprises a swift, intelligence-driven attack on a specific target or targets with minimum collateral damage to structures, infrastructure or civilians in the target's vicinity. The operation can involve special forces units on the ground, strikes conducted by military aircraft or vessels.   Read More How India conducted its strikes How the big hitters do it Article Source : ...

India strikes back as Army conducts surgical strikes across LoC in Pakistan

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India strikes back as Army conducts surgical strikes across LoC in Pakistan The Indian Army conducted   surgical strikes   across the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday night on launchpads where terrorists had amassed and positioned themselves to infiltrate into India, Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh informed the gathered members of the press at the joint briefing following the Cabinet Committee on Security meeting held on Thursday. According to   Times Now , a total of eight surgical strikes were conducted by the   Indian Army . There were no Indian casualties during the operation. Singh said that the strikes were based on credible information and that the terrorists were poised to conduct attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and other major metros in the country. Singh revealed that significant casualties were inflicted on the terrorists in the operation. The DGMO added that he had contacted his Pakistani counterpart to inform hi...

Nawaz Sharif's UNGA speech: Top 10 things he said and India's rebuttals to his accusations

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Nawaz Sharif's UNGA speech: Top 10 things he said and India's rebuttals to his accusations Pakistan Prime Minister   Nawaz Sharif   raked up the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday and tried to burnish his country's credentials as an opponent of global terrorism. His speech, which also referred to the prevailing situation in Europe and the Middle East, attempted to paint India as an uncooperative neighbour which had rebuffed Sahrif's overtures for peace. His speech came days after suspected Pakistan-based terrorists attacked an Indian army camp in Uri, in Kashmir, and killed 18 Indian soldiers. The four terrorists who participated in the attack were also eliminated by the security forces during the attack. ALSO READ:   Pak PM Sharif should have talked about Balochistan not Kashmir: Baloch activist India for its part reacted very strongly to the Pakistani prime minister's speech, calling it an act of "self-incrimination" on t...

One country in neighbourhood producing, exporting terror: PM Modi

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Pak's Sole Competitive Advantage Is Exporting Terror, Says PM Modi In a fresh jibe at Pakistan, Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   today said there is "one country in our neighbourhood" which "produces and exports" terror as he called on the international community to isolate and sanction "this" instigator. "There's one country in our neighbourhood whose competitive advantage rests solely in producing and exporting terrorism," he said in his address at the   East Asia Summit , without naming Pakistan. "This export is reducing space for peace and increasing space for violence, and, putting at risk peace and prosperity of all," he told the gathering that had US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in attendance. "The time has come to isolate and sanction this instigator," Modi added. The Prime Minister's fresh jibe directed at Pakistan came four days after he called on other BRICS members...