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Air India to suspend Delhi-Madrid, Delhi-Birmingham flights from 16 March; says operational reasons behind move
•As Pakistan has kept its airspace closed since 26 February due to the Balakot air strike by IAF, Air India's expenditure on flights to Europe and the US have significantly increased.
Congress switches poll focus to unemployment, Rafale to prevent BJP from creating patriotism hype over Balakot
Fppolitics •After a few blundering speeches by the likes of Digvijaya Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Grand Old Party has now switched its campaign focus back to economic and social issues such as jobs
UN chief spoke with officials from India and Pakistan, not PMs on rising tensions between countries, says report
•UN chief Antonio Guterres has not spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan but discussed with officials from India and Pakistan the heightened tensions arising after the Pulwama terror attack, a top official has said.
'Don't count mosquitoes killed': VK Singh takes a dig at Opposition for questioning casualties in IAF's Balakot air strikes
Fp Staff •Opposition leaders have been prodding the government to reveal an official toll in the Balakot air strikes, amid international media reports questioning the impact of the IAF operation.
Satellite images from Balakot make India's 'many casualties' claim look dubious, JeM site appears intact: Reuters
•A senior researcher who also analyses satellite images, said weapons that India claimed to have used would have caused obvious damage to JeM structures. But no such visible damage can be observed in images.
Pakistan used to return beheaded bodies of jawans, now they release pilot 'within 48 hrs', says Amit Shah
•BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday said Pakistan used to return beheaded bodies of Indian jawans earlier, but now it had to release a captured Indian Air Force pilot 'within 48 hours'
Indian Navy calls Pakistan's claim of thwarting submarine's attempt to enter waters 'false propaganda'
•In a brief statement, it said the Indian Navy remains deployed as necessary to protect national maritime interests.
Rajnath Singh says NTRO surveillance of JeM camp in Balakot before IAF air strikes confirmed 300 active mobile phones
•Rajnath said that some leaders of different political parties keep asking how many terrorists were killed in the IAF air strikes In Pakistan. "Today or tomorrow, it will be known," the home minister said.
Opposition wants to strike Narendra Modi, I want to strike on terror, says PM after launching pension scheme in Ahmedabad
•Modi further alleged that the honesty of the 'chowkidar' is troubling the Opposition. "That is the reason they are saying Modi hatao, while I am saying that I want to fight poverty and dishonesty, " the prime minister said.
Amid anti-Pakistan hysteria, pollsters believe Opposition scoring self-goal by questioning Modi on IAF air strikes
•C-Voter has not published any poll after the military strike, but its founder said Modi’s approval rating has soared to levels not seen since mid-2017, according to C-Voter’s estimates