External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj emplanes for the UAE. She will attend a conclave of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) there as the Guest of Honour.
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Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, February 28: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Emplanes for the UAE
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28 Feb, 21:07 (IST)
Mortal remains of Wing Commander Siddharth, who lost his life in the crash of a Mi-17 V5 helicopter near Budgam, brought to his residence.
28 Feb, 20:16 (IST)
Samjhauta Express has been cancelled from India with effect from 3rd March, 2019 till further notification said CPRO Northern railways.
28 Feb, 19:29 (IST)
Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor to question by ANI on bombing on JeM terror camps in Balakot: Premature to say number of casualties on the camp, whatever we intended to destroy we got that result.
28 Feb, 19:23 (IST)
As long as Pakistan continues to harbour terrorists, we will continue to target the terror camps, Says Major General Surendra Singh Mahal.
28 Feb, 19:21 (IST)
Air Vice Marshal Ravi Kapoor: There is enough evidence to show that F-16s were used in this mission through their electronic signatures. Parts of AMRAAM, air to air missile which is carried only on the Pakistani F-16s was recovered east of Rajouri within the Indian territory.
28 Feb, 19:11 (IST)
Indian Airspace was breached by Pakistan Air Force, says Air Vice Marshal Ravi Kapoor.
28 Feb, 19:06 (IST)
New Delhi: Joint press briefing by Army, Navy and Air Force to begins at South Block.
28 Feb, 18:51 (IST)
Mehbooba Mufti: Good news, whole nation will be relieved. I hope our leadership will also reciprocate this peace gesture. I hope Imran Khan will stand by his word and take steps on Indian dossier on Pulwama attack. Imran Khan has acted like a statesman.
28 Feb, 18:04 (IST)
Prayagraj Mela Authority, Govt of Uttar Pradesh makes Guinness World Record for the 'largest parade of buses' today. The 500 buses, with the Kumbh logo, covered a stretch of 3.2 km in the district.
28 Feb, 16:40 (IST)
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan: As a peace gesture we are releasing Wing Commander Abhinandan tomorrow.
28 Feb, 16:16 (IST)
Manish Tewari, Congress: Pakistan has been sponsoring a proxy war against India since 1979-1980. First recipient of that cross border terror using semi state actors was Punjab. For 15 long years Punjab suffered because of the terror unleashed by the ISI.
28 Feb, 14:52 (IST)
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violated ceasefire in Rajouri's Nowshera Sector at about 1415 hours today. Indian Army is retaliating. More details awaited.
28 Feb, 14:39 (IST)
Sources: Pakistan is trying to create a Kandahar type pressure but India will not give in, there will be no deal or talks on Wing Commander #AbhinandanVartaman's release.
28 Feb, 13:12 (IST)
US President Donald Trump: I think reasonably attractive news from Pakistan and India, they have been going at it and we have been involved and have them stop, we have some reasonably decent news,hopefully its going to be coming to an end, going on for a long time, decades and decades.
28 Feb, 13:05 (IST)
Arun Jaitley: The Whole Idea That If You Don’t Pay a Bank and Get Away, This Can’t Be the New Normal
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley: Message has gone home loud and clear that people had to break away from what was normal and live with new normal, that’s why in the banking sector. The whole idea that if you don’t pay a bank, you get away with, then it's a banker's headache, this can’t be the new normal.
28 Feb, 12:46 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi: We have to be hardworking in all sectors. India is grateful to all those who are protecting the nation. It is because they are there, the nation can reach new levels of development.
28 Feb, 12:39 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi in an interaction with booth workers: Is samay desh ki bhavnayein ek alag star par hain. Desh ka vir jawan seema par aur seema ke paar bhi apna parakram dikha raha hai. Pura desh ek hai, aur hamare jawano ke saath khada hai. Duniya hamare collective will ko dekh rhi hai.
28 Feb, 12:20 (IST)
Maharashtra: DG Anti Corruption Bureau, Sanjay Barve to take over as new Commissioner Mumbai Police, present Mumbai Police Commissioner Subodh Jaiswal to be New DGP Maharashtra.
28 Feb, 11:26 (IST)
Sources: The three service chiefs to meet Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shortly.
New Delhi, February 28: In continuation with the ongoing tension between Indian and Pakistan, following the actions taken after Pulwama terror attack, Pakistan on Thursday morning again violated the ceasefire in Krishna Ghati sector along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per to the latest information, the gunfire between the two sides was underway till 7 am, and no reports of casualties have been reported as of yet.
In another news, Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will leave for UAE on Thursday to participate in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting as the Guest of Honour. This is the first time in the last 50 years that the global conglomeration of Islamic nations have called India to their meeting, as Indian is not an official member. With Swaraj’s acceptance of the invitation to attend the event, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had threatened to boycott the meeting. After Imran Khan's Pitch For Talks, India Hands Over Dossier to Pakistan With Details of JeM Role in Pulwama Attack.
Following the capture of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhi Nandan by Pakistani forces on Wednesday, all the government and private schools within a range of five kilometres from the international border will remain closed in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. This is seen as a precautionary step was taken by the state administration amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 28, 2019 08:39 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).