India unites to mourn lives lost in Pulwama

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Pulwama attack: A serious security lapse How was it possible for a 22-year-old fresh recruit of a terrorist outfit, get access to about 350 kg of explosives right under the nose of J&K police and military? And later, how could he carry out what turned out to be the worst-ever terror attack on security forces in the state? India unites to mourn lives lost in Pulwama Indian students offer prayers during a function to pay tribute to paramilitary soldiers killed in Thursday's explosion in Kashmir. Five things to know about strife-torn Kashmir Here are five things to know about the picturesque but conflict-plagued Himalayan territory: Ikea woos India's rising consumer class, tapping new markets Six months after Ikea opened its first store in Hyderabad, the cornucopia of furniture, linens, kitchenware is drawing between 10-30K visitors per day. Centuries-old Indian pole wrestling goes global After centuries of being practiced in isolation in the subcontinent, mallakhamb is set to have its first international championship this weekend in the capital of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, where it first originated. Meet the first woman flight engineer of IAF The Indian Air Force has inducted the first woman flight engineer—Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal—who has successfully completed the course at 112 Helicopter Unit, Air Force Station, Yelahanka. 30 years on, Russia views Afghan war with pride When the Soviet Union completed its troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, it was widely hailed as a much-anticipated end to a bloody quagmire, but public perceptions have changed and many Russians now see the 10-year Soviet war in Afghanistan as a necessary and largely successful endeavor. Pulwama attack: Bomb kills at least 44 soldiers, many injured in Kashmir At least 44 soldiers were killed and about 20 others wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack on a paramilitary convoy along a key highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, security officials said. It was one of the deadliest car bombings in the disputed region's history. PM flags off India's fastest train Vande Bharat Express India's first semi-high speed train, the Vande Bharat Express, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday from the New Delhi Railway Station amid sombre mood in the backdrop of the terror attack in Pulwama. Foreign aid groups accuse Indian government of impeding work Their offices raided, bank accounts frozen and travel restricted, international aid and rights groups with deep roots in India say they are struggling to operate under PM Narendra Modi, whose Bharatiya Janata Party has elevated the role of sympathetic homegrown social organisations while cracking down on foreign charities.

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