The Congress on Sunday strongly condemned BJP MP Ram Chander Jangraâs remarks suggesting that tourists attacked by terrorists in Pahalgam should have fought back, and demanded his expulsion from the party. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused BJP leaders of trying to outdo one another in disrespecting the victims of the Pahalgam attack and undermining the…
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New Delhi: The All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) have directed all its 1.2 million members, particularly, stockists, wholesalers and retailers to maintain adequate stocks life-saving drugs and pharmaceutical items in border states. Also Read | Trumpâs drug-price cut plan triggers share drop: Will Indian pharma be impacted? AIOCD has asked its members…
New Delhi: India plans to increase the production of combat medicines, including drugs to treat burns, blood replenishers for treatment of trauma injuries such as gunshot wounds, and orthopedic implants. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has been tasked to come up with a list of such medicines and ensure an increase in their production to mitigate…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has instructed Indian banks to bolster their operational and cybersecurity preparedness, especially in border regions, as tensions with Pakistan escalate. During a Friday meeting with financial sector leaders, she stressed the need for uninterrupted services and prioritized the safety of bank staff and their families. Senior officials from the…
Where do we go from here? The ball is in Pakistanâs court. After the first night, many expected Islamabad to use its unverified claims to declare victory and refrain from further escalation. Now it is not clear. Also Read: Operation Sindoor: The IAF has struck terror camps in Pakistan In any event, the strategic significance…
About 6am last Tuesday, I got a notification on my mobile phoneâa message from a friendâs son distraught by the Pahalgam attack. The message berated the government for not taking speedy retaliatory action and wanted me to build media pressure on the government into taking immediate action. I was shocked. I have known this person…
The calculated brutality of the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir appears to have crossed a red line for India-Pakistan ties that were already at an all-time low. Following its diplomatic measures against Pakistan, what appropriate military response can India craft? Has the Pahalgam attack crossed a red line? Sharat Sabharwal and Lieutenant…
Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has extended unconditional support for the BJP government at the Centre after the Pahalgam terror attack. On April 22, terrorists attacked random tourists in Jammu and Kashmir and killed at least 26. Owaisi has said that his party will support whatever decision the government, led…
