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The Resistance Front (TRF) had twice claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack and "published a photograph of the attack site", the UN Security Council's sanctions monitoring team has said. The team in a report also cited assertions that the attack could not have happened without the support of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT). The 36th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaeda and associated individuals and entities, released here on Tuesday, mentions the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed, saying "five terrorists attacked a tourist spot in Pahalgam, in Jammu and Kashmir". "The attack was claimed that same day by The Resistance Front (TRF), who in parallel published a photogra...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on Tuesday that incidents of terrorism in Jammu Kashmir have dropped by nearly 80% over the past decade, attributing the decline to the revocation of Article 370 and what he called decisive security interventions. “Between 2004 and 2014, the region witnessed 7,217 terrorist incidents. From 2015 to 2025, that number dropped to 2,150,” Shah said, comparing data across the two decades. He added that civilian deaths declined from 1,770 in the earlier decade to 357 in the latter, while the number of security personnel killed dropped from 1,060 to 542. “The number of terrorists neutralised during this period increased by 123%,” he said. Shah credited the “destruction of terror infrastructure” to policy changes made after August 2019, whe...

An Indian-origin man was arrested on Sunday following a mid-air disturbance on an EasyJet flight from Luton to Glasgow, triggering renewed concerns over Islamophobia after video footage of the incident went viral. Abhay Nayak, 41, who resides in Luton, was taken into custody shortly after the flight landed at Glasgow Airport around 8:20 am. He appeared before Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday, facing charges of assault and endangering the safety of an aircraft. Nayak made no plea and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance, scheduled for next week. A video shared widely on social media shows a visibly agitated man onboard the aircraft, shouting politically charged slogans including “Death to America, death to Trump” and “Allahu Akbar” — an Arabic phrase meaning “God is ...

The South-West Monsoon has unleashed fresh havoc across Himachal Pradesh, with relentless rains, flash floods, and landslides plunging the hill state into renewed devastation and trauma. Torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides have claimed two more lives early today morning, taking the monsoon toll to 164, with 34 still missing. Fourteen more people were buried in debris during the latest spell of rain-induced destruction. In Mandi district, a cloudburst wreaked havoc late yesterday night near Jail Road. Around 3 am, debris from an overflowing drain entered several houses, trapping 15 residents who were sleeping on the ground floors. Thanks to timely action by local police and rescue teams, all were safely evacuated by 4 am. However, two people lost their lives in the incid...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has announced that he will "adopt" 22 children from Jammu Kashmir's Poonch district who lost one or both parents during recent cross-border shelling linked to Operation Sindoor. The military operation, launched in response to a deadly attack in Pahalgam, saw India targeting several militant hideouts across the border. According to Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra, these children have either lost both parents or the sole earning member of their families due to the shelling. “Rahul Gandhi has pledged to cover all educational expenses for these children until they graduate,” Karra said. The first installment of financial assistance is expected to be released this Wednesday to ensure that the children’s education co...

Three militants were killed on Monday during in an ongoing encounter in the Lidwas area of Harwan on the outskirts of Srinagar, as part of the Army-led Operation Mahadev. The operation, which began early in the morning, involved joint teams of the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The Army confirmed the killings and said the operation is still underway in the dense forest area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the militants killed may be linked to the group responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack in April this year. While authorities have not officially confirmed their identities, preliminary reports run by serval New Delhi based newspaper outlets suggest a strong possibility that these militants belonged to the same module....

A bizarre diplomatic scam came to light after Uttar Pradesh STF officers raided a house in Ghaziabad’s Kavi Nagar, where 45-year-old Harsh Vardhan Jain was running a fake embassy of the unrecognised micronation Westarctica. Jain, who had converted the rented house at KB-35 into what he claimed was an “official diplomatic mission,” had been posing as an ambassador, complete with luxury vehicles bearing fake diplomatic number plates. “He had built an elaborate network with forged documents, international seals, fake passports, and even claimed ties to fictional micronations like Seborga, Ladonia, and Poulvia,” an STF officer told The Indian Express. From the house, the STF recovered four vehicles with diplomatic number plates, 18 additional fake plates, 12 forged diplomatic passport...

The Centre has officially extended Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting Pakistani civil aircrafts from entering Indian airspace until August 23, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol confirmed. "This extension reflects continued strategic considerations and is in line with prevailing security protocols. Stay tuned for further updates," Union MoS Mohol said in a post on X. The previous NOTAM was going to expire on July 24 (Thursday). Earlier on June 24, the ministry had announced a month long extension of the NOTAM restricting Pakistani aircrafts coming into India. The first NOTAM by India was valid from May 1 to May 23. As per the NOTAM, Indian airspace will not be available for Pakistan-registered aircraft and aircraft operated, owned or leased by Pakistan ai...

Across India's tech capital, Bengaluru, small vendors are tearing down QR codes, switching off payment apps, and putting up signs that read: “No UPI, only cash.” From fruit stalls and kirana shops to paanwalas and barbers, the shift marks a quiet rebellion against what many are calling a punitive turn in India’s digital payment revolution. The trigger is a wave of tax notices sent to over 14,000 small traders in Bengaluru, many of whom say they were targeted solely based on their UPI transaction history, a history they created under government and corporate campaigns encouraging digital payments. The backlash intensified after a viral social media post by a salaried employee, who shared that his local vegetable vendor had received a tax notice of ₹14.4 lakh. “He makes more than me...