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India does not believe in war, but if forced we're ready to fight: Rajnath Singh
"The world is witnessing a number of conflicts today. India has always been against war. It is our policy," Rajnath Singh said, as he referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit last November that "this is not the era of war".
Could have used harsher words to describe Pakistan: S. Jaishankar
"Because you are a diplomat, does not mean you are untruthful. I could use much harsher words than epicentre. So believe me, considering what has been happening to us, I think epicentre is a very diplomatic word," he said while responding to a question on using the word "epicentre of terrorism" for Pakistan, according to reports.
Severe cold intensifies in J&K; Drass in Ladakh freezes at minus 20.8
"Cold, dry weather with partly cloudy sky is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours," said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar had minus 4.4, Pahalgam minus 7.2 and Gulmarg minus 9.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature. In Ladakh region, Drass had minus 20.8, Kargil minus 17.2 and Leh minus 14 as the minimum temperature.
Delhi records dip in temperature, fog disrupts visibility
The IMD has predicted cold wave conditions over the northern states for the next few days, while dense to very dense fog is also expected over the plains in northwest India in the same period. Due to the cold wave and foggy conditions, visibility in many areas in the national capital remained poor on Tuesday. Around 21 Delhi-bound trains were reported to be running late owing to the poor visibility.
Family of woman dragged to death asks why there were no clothes on her body
"She was wearing so many clothes, but not a single piece of cloth was there on her dead body. What kind of accident was it? The police are not showing us her body properly. I want justice for my daughter," said the mother of the victim, who was killed in the horrific incident on the outskirts Delhi when she was dragged for about 12 km, from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala, after her clothes got entangled in the wheel of the car which hit the Scooty she was driving.
'Unlawful, vitiated', Justice Nagarathna on demonetisation of Rs 500 & Rs 1,000 currency notes
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice S.A. Nazeer and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian, and B.V. Nagarathna pronounced the judgment on a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre's 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. The top court affirmed the Centre's 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations with a 4:1 majority.
Shallow fog envelops Delhi, minimum temperature dips
"For the next three days, surface wind speed (calm to 12 km/h) and temperature (saximum 19-18 degrees Celsius; minimum 6-4 degrees) are likely to worsen the air quality. Mixing layer height is likely to be 1.0 km that helps dilution of pollutants," said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research.
Aatmanirbharta: New Lease of life for India
For decades, India has attempted to build self-reliance in different sectors of its economy but without much structure or success. However, when shaped as a national policy during the pandemic, a new direction was sought to be achieved towards making India truly self-reliant as well as change the perception around foreign and indigenous goods.
Four civilians dead in terror attack in J&K's Rajouri, 6 injured
Police sources said terrorists fired at three houses in Dangri village, around 8 km away from Rajouri town. "Terrorists fired at civilians living in three houses in Dangri village, injuring 10 people. "While doctors said 3 injured had been declared as brought dead, another succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital," a police official said.
From shooting down Pak drones to action against Maoists, a busy 2022 for BSF
According to the information, BSF shot down 22 drones in 2022 on the international border with Pakistan.At the same time, the force also arrested 64 Pakistani infiltrators. The jawans thwarted smuggling of drugs and cattle on a large scale. In 2022, BSF bravely protected the borders of the country. A BSF spokesperson said that in the past year, BSF personnel carried out many major and successful operations on the India-Pakistan borders of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
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