Amarinder Singh offers to receive IAF pilot at Attari
March 01, 2019 9:45 ISTThe 35-year-old Wing Commander was captured by Pakistan on Wednesday after his MiG fell in Pakistani territory during an aerial dogfight.
The 35-year-old Wing Commander was captured by Pakistan on Wednesday after his MiG fell in Pakistani territory during an aerial dogfight.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the gathering in Kanyakumari.
"Every noble act makes a way for itself... your goodwill gesture is ‘a cup of joy' for a billion people, a nation rejoices...I am overjoyed for his parents and loved ones," Sidhu tweeted on Thursday.
"If Pakistan is really sincere in their offer of constructive talks, then the first step in this direction must come from them. They have to release our pilot Abhinandan immediately and call for ceasefire," the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief said.
Under the BJP's 'Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot' programme, Modi is slated to have direct dialogue with about a crore BJP workers, volunteers and others through the "world's largest video conference" at noon on Thursday.
Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinadan Varthaman will walk back to India through Wagah border near Punjab's Amritsar tomorrow. Abhinandan was captured by Pakistani troops on Wednesday after his jet MiG-21 crashed during an aerial combat with Pak F-16 plane in Indian air space.
Referring to the US operation in Abbotabad, Jaitley said, "Cannot we do it? This used to be only an imagination, a wish. There was frustration and disappointment. It is possible today."
Rai has been charged under the Indian Penal Code for spreading rumours and threats, district police officer Ramashankar Singh said.
56 final contestants were selected for National Youth Parliament.
Fourteen appeals have been filed in the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, delivered in four civil suits, that the 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya be partitioned equally among the three parties -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.
Measuring over 2.8 meters and over 800 kg, the Bhagavad Gita is one of the kind in the world.
The Congress also asked the central government to act immediately to control the situation and warned that Arunachal Pradesh "should not be made into another Jammu and Kashmir".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the country's National War Memorial adjoining the iconic India Gate complex, nearly 60 years after it was mooted to honour the fallen soldiers after Independence.
The prime minister on Sunday took a holy dip at the Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati -- in Allahabad and interacted with sanitation workers.
He, however, hoped that the prime minister would act on the Supreme Court's order for better pay to paramilitary forces personnel.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing politics with the blood of the slain CRPF troopers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, and claimed that the Centre had "prior information" regarding the February 14 Pulwama terror strike.
An indefinite curfew was clamped in Itanagar and Naharlagun on Saturday and internet services suspended as protesters resorted to stone pelting in which 35 people, including 24 police personnel, were injured.
Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the press for singing to PM Modi's tune and ignoring critical issues like Kashmir, Assam hooch tragedy and violence in Arunachal Pradesh.
"On March 10, there will be a meeting at the venue of fast and the future action plan will be decided. The movement will not end until Delhi gets full statehood," he said.
National War Memorial represents the culmination of the collective aspiration of a grateful nation to pay a fitting tribute to the martyrs.
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