Pulwama Attack  

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take responsibility for the terror attack
 

In this video the people of Delhi share their anger on the dastardly attack on the Indian security forces at Pulwama. 

Journalists were shut out of ministries of external affairs and defence at Delhi’s South Block to prevent leaking of information and indulging in wild speculations. Forces are on high alert, convoy movement suspended. This also means soldiers can’t go on leave.

General Hooda, who was Northern Army Commander during the surgical strike by India in September 2016 in the wake of a terrorist strike in Uri, termed the Pulwama strike that led to at least 37 paramilitary personnel being martyred “extreme provocation” for which Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility

With the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) having claimed responsibility for what is easily the biggest terror strike in J&K since 2001, Islamabad cannot escape the blame for harbouring and protecting the terrorist group although the Pakistani Foreign Office has denied any link

The NDTV announced through its official Twitter handle that the news organisation strongly condemns the comments made by Nidhi Sethi. She has been suspended for two weeks.

The Uri and Pathankot attacks were carried out by Fidayeen attackers, who came from across the border. In the case of Pulwama attack, it is the recruitment and participation of locals that are worrisome, say defence experts.

Prime minister was addressing a public gathering today before flagging off Vande Bharat Express between New Delhi and Varansi from New Delhi Railway Station.

The AMU student Basim Hilal has been booked under section 153A (promoting enmity between two different religions) and section 67A (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act for his objectionable tweet following the Pulwama terror attack.

India has repeatedly asked for listing Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’ by the United Nations. However, in 2018 China blocked the move stating that the issue lacks ‘consensus’ among members of the UN Security Council (UNSC).

Barely 22-year-old, Adil Ahmad Dar was a class 12 drop out who started to work at a sawmill owned by a neighbour . It was in March 2018 that he left his family and joined militancy in the Kashmir Valley.

One of the honorable exceptions has been former defence minister and Congress veteran AK Antony, who said, “I stand firmly with the government in its war against terrorism"

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar were invited to Pakistan by the Karachi Arts Council for a two-day event.