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News18 Afternoon Digest: Opposition Targets Centre Over Chandigarh Bill, Two Witnesses Name Yasin Malik In 1990 IAF Attack Case & Other Stories | India News

News18 Afternoon Digest: Opposition Targets Centre Over Chandigarh Bill, Two Witnesses Name Yasin Malik In 1990 IAF Attack Case & Other Stories | India News

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Last Updated:November 23, 2025, 12:49 IST We are also covering: Political Storm In Bengal After TMC Leader Vows To Lay ‘Babri Masjid’ Foundation Stone and IND Vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2. Chandigarh Status Row Heats Up Ahead of Winter Session In today’s evening digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Opposition Targeting Centre Over Chandigarh Bill, Two Witnesses Name Yasin Malik In 1990 IAF Attack Case and other stories. ‘Punjab’s Right Over Chandigarh Non-Negotiable’: Centre’s Bill Draws Opposition Ire; BJP Hits Back Tensions have escalated sharply in Punjab’s political landscape following the Centre’s move to introduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which proposes bringing Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240 of the Constitution, which empowers the president to make regulations for the UT and legislate directly. Read More 2 Witnesses Identify J&K Separatist Leader Yasin Malik As Shooter In 1990 Attack On IAF Personnel In a key development in the 1990 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel killing case, two prime witnesses on Saturday identified jailed Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin …

Rajnath slams former Punjab CM Channi’s ‘election stunt’ remark on Poonch attack | Latest News India

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Bhubaneshwar: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday came down heavily on former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who alleged that the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir was an election stunt.  Union defence minister Rajnath Singh (File Photo) Addressing a public gathering at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi on Wednesday, Singh said, “Recently, a jawan of the Indian Air Force was martyred. But our jawan, displaying courage and valour, neutralised two terrorists immediately. Congress leader Charanjit Singhji Channi said that it (the terrorist act) was an election stunt. Will we get our army soldiers attacked? What are these people trying to do with the security and self-esteem of the nation? Congress has always been involved in negative politics.” Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Channi on Sunday alleged that the terror attack on the IAF convoy was an “election stunt” and “orchestrated” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to bolster its prospects …

Ex-Punjab CM Charanjit Channi calls Poonch attack ‘pre-planned stuntbaazi’; draws link to LS polls | Latest News India

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Former chief minister of Punjab and Congress’ Jalandhar candidate Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir was “pre-planned”, calling it a stunt by the BJP government to win the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi. (ANI) The Congress leader said, “This is stuntbaazi. And not the (terror) attacks. When elections come, such stunts are done to make the BJP win. These are pre-planned attacks, there is no truth in them…” Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Attacking the central government, Channi alleged, “To kill people and to play with their bodies….BJP knows it…” Notably, the Opposition had alleged in 2019 that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the Pulwama attack, where 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives, to win the general elections that year. The Congress party had also raised a question on the legitimacy of the airstrikes conducted in Pakistan’s Balakot. Union minister …

5 soldiers injured after terrorists open fire on two security vehicles in Poonch | Latest News India

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Three to five Air Force personnel were injured in J&K‘s Poonch on Saturday after their security vehicle was fired upon by terrorists. The officials said the firing was reported from the Sanai village of Surankote and reinforcements from the Army and police have been rushed to the area to ascertain the details. A gunfight ensued between the suspected terrorists and security forces near a government higher secondary school in Gursai Moori of Medhat sub-division in Poonch. The Indian Air Force vehicle which came under terrorist attack in Poonch on Saturday. A defence spokesperson said that a firing incident took place but exact details were awaited. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! The local Rashtriya Rifles unit has started cordon and search operations in the area. The vehicles have been secured inside the air base in the General area near Shahsitar. Unconfirmed reports stated that armed terrorists opened fire on an MES and IAF vehicle near the government school prompting the security …