In Kochi, Antony refuses to comment on LoC killings

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 14:25

AK Antony avoided commenting on LoC killings statement made in Parliament and on Pak High Commissioner Salman Bashir’s statement blaming Delhi for not informing Islamabad about ceasefire violations.

LoC killings: Armed forces have a free hand, says Antony

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 13:03

Faced with repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan across Line of Control and aggression by China, Defence Minister AK Antony said Indian armed forces had free hand to take on aggressors.

Bihar minister regrets remarks giving clean chit to Pakistan

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 20:59

Apparently rebuked by JD(U) leadership, Bihar Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh said he "regretted" his remarks giving clean chit to Pakistan for the killing of five Indian soldiers on LoC.

Pakistan says Indian troops fired on its border forces

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 20:09

Pakistan on Sunday said Indian troops fired at its paramilitary forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir region.

India wants Pak to take responsibility for LoC killings

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 17:23

India said it wants Pakistan to take responsibility for killing of 5 of its soldiers on the LoC and asserted that all issues will be factored in "objectively" in dealing with the neighbouring country.

Irreparable damage to govt`s reputation by Antony`s remarks: Advani

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 13:02

The killing of five Indian soldiers along the LOC and Defence Minister A K Antony`s "goof-up" on it have "inflicted irreparable damage on the reputation" of the government, BJP leader LK Advani said Sunday.

Inactive approach to LoC killings lowered dignity of India: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 21:59

Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday said the Centre`s "inactive" approach towards incidents like killing of soldiers along the LoC has "lowered the dignity of India".

LoC killings: Sashi Tharoor favours continued dialogue with Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 20:47

Amid demands by opposition parties to suspend talks with Pakistan in the backdrop of killing of five Indian soldiers and the national outrage it generated, Sashi Tharoor favoured continuing dialogue.

LoC killings: Martyr`s villagers take Bihar minister hostage

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 20:28

A Bihar minister was on Bihar held hostage for about two hours by villagers of martyr jawan Premnath Singh demanding that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visit their place.

LoC killings: Bihar minister wants chapter closed, Oppn continue attack

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 19:04

Bihar minister Bhim Singh who had made the shocking statement that people joined the Army to be martyred, but later apologised after rebuked from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday that the matter should be closed now.

Army Chief pulls up formation commanders along LoC

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 18:33

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh has pulled up the commanders of formations deployed in Poonch sector of Line of Control in the wake of two major raids by the Pakistan Army special troops in Indian territory in the last eight months.

Congress protestors stop Delhi-Lahore bus, want service discontinued

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 16:38

A handful of activists of the Youth Congress briefly stopped the Delhi-Lahore bus near this Punjab city Friday to protest the killing of five soldiers by the Pakistani Army in Jammu and Kashmir`s Poonch earlier this week.