The test makes India the fourth country in the world after the US, Russia and China to acquire the strategic capability to shoot down enemy satellites.

'I'm still apprehensive before the (Indian) elections, I feel that something could happen,' The News International quoted Khan.

The attack came after Modi sent his best wishes to Khan on the Pakistan National Day, which is celebrated to mark the Lahore Resolution on March 23 each year.

Indian government officials will stay away from the reception scheduled on the eve of Pakistan National Day, which is celebrated on March 23, the official said.

The Trump administration's view on China's decision on Azhar came as Germany initiated a move at the European Union to list the JeM leader as a global terrorist.

Mortar shelling and firing from small arms from across the LoC started in Sunderbani sector around 6.30 pm, prompting effective retaliation by the Indian Army

Navy sources said nuclear submarine INS Chakra was deployed with the carrier battle group of INS Vikramaditya to provide protection to it and also be ready to thwart any offensive action.

India-Pakistan, locked into a hyphenated relationship of a shared history and a divided present, is not just about rift but also about the many vestiges of unity that have survived seven decades.

India has made it clear that the meeting was in no way a resumption of a bilateral dialogue.

Kaur also said that Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for the division of Punjab at the time of India's partition in 1947.

The proposal to designate Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council was moved by France, UK and the US on February 27.

The Pakistan Cricket Board had sent a strongly-worded letter to the ICC, calling for action against India for wearing the caps

Writing a strongly worded letter to the ICC, the PCB demanded the game's world governing body to take action against India

As a mark of respect to the CRPF jawans who lost their lives in the Pulawama terrorist attack, Indian cricketers sported the Army cap and also donated their match fee for the welfare of the families of the victims

Before the start of the third ODI match in Ranchi, MS Dhoni presented his Indian teammates with specially designed Army caps

The marriage of Parvinder Singh, a telecom contractor, to 27-year-old Kiran Sajeet was solemnised at a gurudwara as per Sikh traditions in Patiala on Saturday.

The Congressman also urged China to help deignate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist in United Nations.

The February 14 attack claimed by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) killed 40 CRPF personnel and led to tension between the nuclear-armed rivals as India conducted airstrikes in Pakistan's Balakot region.

The First Information Report was filed by the forestry department on Friday against pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for bombing and destroying trees in the Balakot area

A senior official said the unidentified man from Pakistan was nabbed by a patrol party of the border guarding force near border pillar number 1050.