Top news of the day: Air India receives hijack threat, Modi says our fight is not against Kashmiris, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day

February 23, 2019 07:12 pm | Updated 07:12 pm IST

Smoke billowing outside the Aero India 2019 parking area

Smoke billowing outside the Aero India 2019 parking area

Our fight is not against Kashmiris: Modi

Paying homage to the CRPF personnel killed in the  Pulwama terror attack , Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that peace in the world will not be possible if terrorism continued.

A call has been received at the Air India’s Airport Operation Control Centre in Mumbai regarding a threat to an Indian Airlines flight getting hijacked to Pakistan.

Delhi Statehood: Arvind Kejriwal announces indefinite hunger strike from March 1

Addressing the budget session of the Delhi Assembly, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi government is unable to perform its duties towards people of the city because it lacked power.

JKLF chief Yasin Malik, Jamaat-e-Islami members arrested in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir  Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik and socio-religious group Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) 30 members, including the top leadership, were arrested after a night-long clampdown in Kashmir on Saturday.

Trump says India looking at something ‘very strong’ after Pulwama attack

The international community led by the US pressed Pakistan to deny safe haven to terror groups operating form its soil and bring the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack to justice.

Fire at Aero India 2019 show in Bengaluru, 300 vehicles gutted

A fire broke out in the general parking area of the Aero India at the front of Yelahanka Air Base here, damaging over 300 vehicles.

The billowing smoke was spotted at the end of the morning aerobatics display on Saturday and caused mild panic. Earlier on Tuesday, just a day before the commencement of the show, a plane had crashed during rehearsals.

Safety of Kashmiri students: Nodal officers appointed in States, UTs

The Home Ministry has also asked all States to ensure security of Kashmiris who were reportedly attacked in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Jammu city in the last few days.

Veteran Kannada writer Ko Channabasappa passes away

Ko Channabasappa, former judge, writer and a well-known liberal voice in  Karnataka,  passed away on Saturday. He was 97.

'I don’t want my children to bear burden of nuclear arms,' says Kim Jong-un: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told the U.S. secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North’s weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Sri Lanka becomes the first team from Asia to win a Test series in South Africa

Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis struck unbeaten half-centuries as  Sri Lanka  claimed a historic eight-wicket win over South Africa in the second and final test at St George's Park for a 2-0 series victory on Saturday.

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