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Islamabad, Pakistan – For the second time in three years, catastrophic monsoon floods have carved a path of destruction across Pakistan’s north and central regions, particularly in its Punjab province, submerging villages, drowning farmland, displacing millions and killing hundreds. This year, India – Pakistan’s archrival and a nuclear-armed neighbour – is also reeling. Its northern…
Muslims around the globe are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar that commemorates sacrifice and submission to God. The festival, running from June 6-9, honours the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to obey God’s command that he sacrifice his only son Ismail, ignoring the devil’s attempts to dissuade him from the…
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir govt has dismissed a suspended employee of Jal Shakti Public Health Engineering (PHE) department from service for his involvement in a narcotics case.Shabir Hussain, working as a PHE khalasi in Poonch, was named in an FIR under NDPS Act for possession of 4-6 grams of a heroin-like substance. He was remanded…
General Anil Chauhan, India’s chief of defence staff, has admitted that an unspecified number of fighter jets were shot down during its conflict with Pakistan last month. The acknowledgement of aerial losses by the country’s highest ranking general comes weeks after the two South Asian neighbours were engaged in their heaviest fighting in decades, which involved…
Shivamogga MP B.Y. Raghavendra address participants of the Tiranga Yatra, held to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor, in Shivamogga on May 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shivamogga Despite heavy rains, hundreds of people took part in the Tiranga Yatra organised by Shivamogga district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to celebrate…
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In a quiet laser clinic in Indian-administered Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, Sameer Wani sits with his arm stretched out, his eyes following the fading ink on his skin. The word “Azadi” (freedom in Urdu), once a bold symbol of rebellion against India’s rule, slowly disappears under the sting of the laser….
NEW DELHI: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday pointed out that the spontaneous protests in Kashmir following the Pahalgam terror attack signaled a clear rejection of Pakistan by the local population. He advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to use this as an opportunity to “adopt Kashmiris” as the Centre…
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir — On Saturday morning at Fateh Kadal, a densely packed neighbourhood on the sloping embankment of the Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir’s largest city, 62-year-old Hajira wrapped a cotton scarf with a brown paisley design around her shoulders. With her face muscles tense and sweat beading across her upper lip, she…
A tense ceasefire holds days after the most intense hostilities in decades. Feelings of relief and hope are sweeping India and Pakistan. The latest flare-up in hostilities that killed at least 60 people across the two countries has come to a dramatic halt after four days. Nearly 30 countries including the United States are reported…
Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. PM Modi instructed the armed forces that response to every action by Pakistan should be more forceful. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the armed forces that the country’s response to every action by Pakistan should be more forceful. His statement came after India launched ‘Operation…
