Pak Day Celebrations

An atmosphere of patriotic zeal and fervour gripped the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar on the occasion of 74th Republic Day celebrations today.

The historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur - the final resting place of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev- will be closed for local non-Sikh visitors for three days from Friday in connection to the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh, an official said in Lahore on Wednesday.

The Indian Air Force on its 87th birthday today sprung a surprise on Pakistan in response to its claims of shooting down a Sukhoi-30MKI in February. In the clear skies above Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi, three nimble French-origin Mirage-2000s flanked by two larger Sukhoi-30MKIs flew in what is known as the "Avenger" formation as the spectat...

The Indian High Commission in Islamabad is all set to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day of the country with much fervour, even as Islamabad continues its bitter rhetorics following revocation of Article 370.

The International Yoga Day on Friday saw the participation of lakhs across the country led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a staunch critic of PM Modi, gave the event a miss, which is celebrated with much grandeur every year.

Weeks after the worst escalation between New Delhi and Islamabad since the 1999 Kargil War, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that PM Narendra Modi sent him greetings on the eve of Pakistan's National Day. Mr Khan, in a tweet, said PM Modi told him that it is time for people of the subcontinent to work together "for a peaceful and p...

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, the "special guest" at Pakistan's Independence Day celebration, said today the two countries have always stood by each other and their friendship was "stronger than steel".

A Pakistani court Monday banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital Islamabad, the latest attempt by authorities to outlaw a holiday seen by many in the traditional Muslim society as vulgar and Western.

Ahead of Republic Day celebrations on Thursday, Delhi has been brought under ground-to-air security cover following intelligence warnings of a terror attack through air. There have been inputs recently that terror groups like the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-taiba may be planning to charter helicopters to launch an attack on important personalities dur...

Pakistan-based terror groups may use Afghan IDs to sneak into India and carry out attacks, intelligence agencies have warned ahead of Republic Day celebrations on Thursday.

Not aware of her actual birth date, birthday of Geeta, the speech and hearing impaired girl, was celebrated in Indore on Wednesday, on the day she was brought back to India a year ago, several years after accidentally crossing over to Pakistan.

A video shot for Independence Day celebrations left many in the government red faced as it featured a Pakistan fighter jet flying with the tricolour.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today attended the Pakistan Day celebrations where the hardline and moderate Hurriyat factions pitched for adopting a "political approach" towards the 'Kashmir issue'.

The Great Showman has taken yet another turn upon the stage. By fetching up from Kabul in Lahore on his way back to India on the day we celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif - not to mention Good Governance Day! - Modi has certainly ensured that the spotlight remains on his highly persona...

General VK Singh has no right to continue as a minister, says Ashutosh.

An atmosphere of patriotic zeal and fervour gripped the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar on the occasion of 74th Republic Day celebrations today.

The historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur - the final resting place of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev- will be closed for local non-Sikh visitors for three days from Friday in connection to the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh, an official said in Lahore on Wednesday.

The Indian Air Force on its 87th birthday today sprung a surprise on Pakistan in response to its claims of shooting down a Sukhoi-30MKI in February. In the clear skies above Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi, three nimble French-origin Mirage-2000s flanked by two larger Sukhoi-30MKIs flew in what is known as the "Avenger" formation as the spectat...

The Indian High Commission in Islamabad is all set to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day of the country with much fervour, even as Islamabad continues its bitter rhetorics following revocation of Article 370.

The International Yoga Day on Friday saw the participation of lakhs across the country led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a staunch critic of PM Modi, gave the event a miss, which is celebrated with much grandeur every year.

Weeks after the worst escalation between New Delhi and Islamabad since the 1999 Kargil War, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that PM Narendra Modi sent him greetings on the eve of Pakistan's National Day. Mr Khan, in a tweet, said PM Modi told him that it is time for people of the subcontinent to work together "for a peaceful and p...

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, the "special guest" at Pakistan's Independence Day celebration, said today the two countries have always stood by each other and their friendship was "stronger than steel".

A Pakistani court Monday banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital Islamabad, the latest attempt by authorities to outlaw a holiday seen by many in the traditional Muslim society as vulgar and Western.

Ahead of Republic Day celebrations on Thursday, Delhi has been brought under ground-to-air security cover following intelligence warnings of a terror attack through air. There have been inputs recently that terror groups like the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-taiba may be planning to charter helicopters to launch an attack on important personalities dur...

Pakistan-based terror groups may use Afghan IDs to sneak into India and carry out attacks, intelligence agencies have warned ahead of Republic Day celebrations on Thursday.

Not aware of her actual birth date, birthday of Geeta, the speech and hearing impaired girl, was celebrated in Indore on Wednesday, on the day she was brought back to India a year ago, several years after accidentally crossing over to Pakistan.

A video shot for Independence Day celebrations left many in the government red faced as it featured a Pakistan fighter jet flying with the tricolour.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today attended the Pakistan Day celebrations where the hardline and moderate Hurriyat factions pitched for adopting a "political approach" towards the 'Kashmir issue'.

The Great Showman has taken yet another turn upon the stage. By fetching up from Kabul in Lahore on his way back to India on the day we celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif - not to mention Good Governance Day! - Modi has certainly ensured that the spotlight remains on his highly persona...

General VK Singh has no right to continue as a minister, says Ashutosh.