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Amid India-Pakistan tensions, LeT terrorist leaders resurface to incite followers over Indus waters

The rare, but not unprecedented, rally shows that the outfit, though banned in Pakistan and by the UN, continues to mobilise, recruit & fundraise in the country.

Mike Waltz shunted out, Rubio new interim NSA as Trump overhauls administration

Waltz was expected to visit India in May, but the trip remained in limbo given the challenges he faced from Signal-gate to the ire of Far-Right.

US & Ukraine sign key minerals deal after months of bitter negotiations. What it includes

Deal was to be signed by February end but was postponed following an explosive meeting between US President Donald Trump & Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at White House.

Retd Bangladeshi major general calls for ‘occupation’ of India’s Northeast if it attacks Pakistan

ALM Fazlur Rahman, who heads the seven-member commission probing the 2009 BDR mutiny, made the comment Tuesday on Facebook amid heightened India-Pakistan tension.

As woman’s fall puts spotlight on Muizzu govt, youth-led protests rock Maldivian capital

Protesters have been hitting streets of Malé over young Maldivian woman found injured on rooftop of a warehouse. Two police chiefs have been replaced in as many days.

Pakistan-Turkey defence ties in spotlight post Pahalgam. How they’ve grown to be strategic allies

Turkey, China & Azerbaijan have expressed political and military solidarity with Pakistan in the aftermath of the attack, signaling a tightening regional axis in South Asia.

How Trump factor & central bank background led Mark Carney to victory in Canadian elections

The Liberal Party's victory is a remarkable turnaround from a few short months ago when opinion polls guaranteed a total wipeout in favour of the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre.

Jagmeet Singh loses seat & resigns as leader of NDP as Mark Carney’s Liberal Party storms to victory

The election, which centred largely on Trump’s tariffs & threats of making Canada 51st state of the US, saw the NDP crash to 4th place. Jagmeet Singh also lost his own seat.

Indian students at Harvard protest Pakistani delegates’ visit post Pahalgam, ask Rubio to revoke visas

In a letter, signed by Harvard Kennedy School students Surabhi Tomar & Abhishek Chaudhari on behalf of concerned students, the terror attack was labelled a ‘faith-based massacre’.

China calls for restraint, ‘impartial’ probe into Pahalgam attack, following call with ally Pakistan

Beijing’s comments come as Pakistan seeks to reaffirm its position with close partners. India has announced cross-border linkages to the attack, with a range of punitive diplomatic measures.

On Camera

Gen-Z is split down the middle. One side grew up on TikTok, the other yearns for Tumblr

Younger Gen-Zs envy their elder siblings. Not for the fashion, but for the ability to be unapologetically cringe. Back then, cringe wasn’t a crime, it was a rite of passage.

‘They said I don’t belong’—Kashmiri shawl vendors leave Mussoorie after 2 assaulted by local residents

16 vendors left Mussoorie following a hate crime in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Police asked all of them to go back to Kashmir for 'their safety'.

Constable faces action for marrying Pakistani without CRPF nod as case comes to light after Pahalgam

The CRPF, in a 1 May communication, has said Constable Munir Ahmed married Pakistani national Menal Khan while his application for a departmental nod to marry her was still pending.

Caste census is a bad idea whose time has come. Much worse lies ahead

One of the reasons we call the caste census a bad idea is that so far, nobody has figured what to do with the data, except Rahul Gandhi.