Bengaluru: Prakash Gowda has alleged that he was attacked by the activists of Sangh Parivar. He added that he was attacked for questioning the whereabouts of dead bodies of 300 terrorists who were killed in the IAF air strike in Pakistan territory on Tuesday 26 February.

The government on Saturday issued an "alert" for all airports and airlines in the country, asking them to "enhance the existing security measures", as it has received intelligence inputs in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack and subsequent developments.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday met Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and conveyed to him that the entire nation is proud of his courage and determination, officials said.

The Samjhauta Express will leave for Pakistan from Delhi on Sunday after the two neighbours agreed to operationalise services at their ends, a senior railway official told PTI.

Kolar: Three villagers including the principal of the school were arrested by the local police for allegedly carrying sale of food items meant for the students of Morarji Desai residential School here.

Pakistan was not under "pressure" or "any compulsion" to release Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday, a day after the IAF Wing Commander returned home.

Pakistani troops Saturday again violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting strong and effective retaliation by the Indian Army, a defence spokesman said.

Ending speculations of an alliance with the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party announced saturday names of party candidates on six of seven seats in Delhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.