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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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Topic: Border

Afghan Taliban says its forces have targeted ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliatory strikes

This comes after Pakistan's bombardment 'targeting hideouts of Islamist militants' earlier this week, which Taliban claimed killed civilians.

At Shambhu border, tear gas, water cannons used against protesting farmers marching towards Delhi

The action came after a ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers, who resumed their foot march to Delhi from the Shambhu protest site, reached the barricades put up by Haryana security personnel.

Two killed in vehicle ‘explosion’ near US-Canada border, FBI investigating

Car was coming from the US side, and exploded near the Rainbow Bridge at the US-Canada crossing. Cause for explosion and the nationalities of the 2 people who died are still unknown.

‘Next chief minister will be from our party’ — how BJP is tightening its grip on Kashmir

The BJP hopes the addition of up to a million mostly Hindu voters to the electoral roll will give it a fighting chance of becoming the biggest party in 90-seat legislature.

‘Peddling China narrative’: RSS mouthpiece Organiser targets SRK, JNU students, Ashoka University

The editorial and cover story attack came in light of this month's skirmish between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh.

Lance Naik Bhairon Singh Rathore, 1971 war hero, dies in Jodhpur at 81

The BSF veteran’s bravery at Rajasthan's Longewala post during the war was portrayed by actor Suniel Shetty in the Bollywood movie 'Border’.

Assam continues restriction of movement of people to Meghalaya, extends net suspension

Law and order limping back to normal in Meghalaya after clashes that claimed 6 lives, but heavy security force deployment remains.

4 masked youth ‘vandalise’ church, burn pastor’s car in Punjab’s Tarn Taran

A group of Christians Wednesday held a protest against the incident and blocked all routes leading to Punjab's Khemkaran, Bhikhiwind, Patti, Harike and Ferozepur

China encroaching Nepal’s territory along border, says report

The report commissioned by the Nepalese government further suggested the deployment of security forces to counter the increasing Chinese surveillance in the area.

ITBP deploys own engineering wing to construct roads, foot tracks along Indo-China border

The move, which was approved by the Union home ministry, comes amid a military standoff with China in the eastern Ladakh area.

On Camera

AIADMK-BJP truce hides old wounds and new ambitions

BJP still seems to view AIADMK as a potential Shiv Sena in the making—a party it could fracture at some stage and then acquire a large part of its vote base.

V is not for victory, but volatility—what is VIX & why are Trump’s tariffs roiling the ‘fear gauge’

Over the last week, volatility indexes (VIX) across the world have surged, with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the India VIX surging by 120 and 65 percent, respectively.

IAF aircraft flying into earthquake-hit Myanmar faced GPS spoofing. How it is different from jamming 

The cyberattack is suspected to have been carried out by Chinese-enabled systems, with the aircraft pilots having to turn on backup systems. 

US and China are 2 clashing elephants. India can’t be the grass under their feet

Donald Trump brought clarity on his trade war with a 90-day hiatus for the rest of the world while he upped tariffs to 145...