India Delivers Proof Of Surgical Strikes + 5 More News Stories You Must Read From Today
In the first official details on cross-border surgical strikes carried out by Indian special forces last year, the army's account of the action provides a broader picture of the gallantry of an officer who personally killed four targets in close combat, a sniper who got his targets by sharpshooting into a bunker and a team that inflicted heavy casualties on regular Pakistani soldiers.
1. Declassified CIA Files Claim The Agency Spotted UFOs In Indian Skies Back In 1968
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According to the recently?declassified CIA documents?which has been since published online, the agency believes they have spotted several UFOs over the Indian subcontinent in 1968. These were across south Ladakh, north east Nepal, north Sikkim and western Bhutan.
2. 26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed Finally Under House Arrest In Pak, Blames 'Modi-Trump Friendship'
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One of India's most wanted terrorists, Hafiz Saeed has blamed the 'growing friendship between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump' for his surprise house arrest by Pakistani authorities. In a video message posted on Monday following his detention, Saeed alleged that Pakistan government took the decision under international pressure.
3. In A Bid To Enhance Experience, Indian Railways To Rent Out Hill Trains To Private Companies
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World's fourth largest railroad network, the praised Indian Railways, is about to open its gates for the private sector. ?The loss-making Indian Railways will now allow private players to take over their hill-trains. The?leasing out of its standalone passenger corridors and branch lines to private companies for operations and maintenance marks the beginning of corporate participation.?
4. Sundar Pichai Donates $4 Million To Refugee Causes After Trump's Ban Affects 200 Google Employees
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai raised $4 million and donated it to support refugee causes after Donald Trump's immigration ban affected 200 Google employees. While Pichai himself donated $2 million, he asked his staff to match his donation so that the same could be given to four organizations - the American Civil Liberties Union, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, the International Rescue Committee, and the UNHCR.?
5. Indian Jawan Who Accidentally Crossed LoC Says He Was Beaten And Tortured By Pak Soldiers
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Sepoy Chandu Chavan, who had strayed across the LOC on September 29 last year and was released by Pakistan on January 21, has said that he was severely tortured by Pakistani army officers. His brother Bhushan, an army man himself, told Mumbai Mirror that he was never allowed to sleep, and was kept in a dark room in solitary confinement for the duration of his capture.?Read more?
