A Pakistani drone was shot down by the Border Security Force in the Ferozepur area on Monday. BSF men heard humming sounds of a suspicious flying object coming from the Pakistani side at about 2.55 am.The troops were alerted immediately and the ‘flying object’ was shot down. Para bombs were also fired to illuminate the […]
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out at Islamabad-based Western envoys who last week urged Pakistan to condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine, asking them if they thought Pakistan was their “slave”. The heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of European Union member states, released a joint letter on March 1 urging Pakistan to support […]
Russia to open humanitarian corridors on March 7: Report. PM Modi to speak to Russia’s Putin on call today. Euro slides as war in Ukraine stokes inflationary shock.The euro tumbled to a fresh 22-month low on the dollar while commodity currencies were swept to multi-month peaks as war in Ukraine sent oil prices spiking and […]
PM Modi to speak with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.Modi’s expected talk with Zelenskyy comes amid India’s all-out efforts to evacuate its nationals, mostly students, from the country facing attack from Russia.This is the second time Modi will speak to Zelenskyy since the war began.The prime minister has also spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin after he […]
Melting snow to slake their thirst and fast running out of supplies, hundreds of Indian students trapped in Ukraine’s Sumy stand on roads every morning hoping “today is the day” when they will be rescued from the savagery of the war that has engulfed the nation. The wait, however, has got longer as fierce fighting […]
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit also visited the IS Bindra PCA Stadium, Mohali, to watch the India- Sri Lanka Test match. He was welcomed by PCA President Padma Rajinder Gupta. Purohit in an informal conversation appreciated the efforts put in by PCA for making the arrangements for spectators in a very short period […]
The first India-Sri Lanka Test match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali will be remembered for numerous reasons. The very first reason would be the team winning by an innings and 222 runs. Second, for Virat Kohli crossing 8,000 Test runs in his 100th Test. Third, for R. Ashwin surpassing Anil Kumble to […]
A trooper of the Border Security Force fatally shot four of his colleagues at a camp here, officials said on Sunday. The fratricide was reported at the camp of the 114 Battalion (Bn) at the BSF Khasa headquarters, which is located close to the Attari-Wagah border.An official statement on the incident is still awaited. Sources, […]
US Secretary of State Blinken hears harrowing tales from refugees fleeing Ukraine. Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million The number of Ukrainian refugees was expected to reach 1.5 million on Sunday as Russia continued its attack 11 days after invading Ukraine and Kyiv pressed for further Western action, including more sanctions and weapons. Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims […]