INDIA

The Jammu Kashmir Police have arrested a BTech student from Bihar for allegedly supplying illegal weapons to criminal gangs operating in Jammu and Samba districts. The accused, Khair Ahmed, is a native of Siwan district in Bihar and is currently pursuing his studies at the Central University of Jammu. He was arrested in connection with a February 23 shootout that took place during a wedding ceremony in the Miran Sahib area. Police said Ahmed has been booked under Section 109(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which pertains to offences under the Arms Act. Investigators claim he played a key role in transporting illegal arms from Bihar and distributing them to gangsters in the region. Ahmed’s name reportedly surfaced during the interrogation of Balwinder Singh, a prime suspect in t...

The Indian Army on Tuesday refuted reports claiming that Pakistani forces had violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu Kashmir. In a statement issued late evening, the Army said, “There has been no ceasefire violation along the LoC in Poonch today,” countering media and social media claims that reported unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops. The clarification came after PTI earlier cited unnamed sources alleging that Pakistani forces had opened fire on forward Indian posts in the region. These reports had circulated widely, gaining traction due to the sensitive timing, marking six years since the Indian government revoked Article 370, which had granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Army’s statement appears to be an effort...

The Line of Control (LoC) witnessed renewed tension on Tuesday as the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement in the Mankot sector of Poonch district, Jammu Kashmir. According to defence sources, quoted by Indian media, Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing in the early hours, targeting Indian forward posts and civilian areas with small arms and mortars. The Indian Army responded "very effectively and in a calibrated manner," a senior military official said, underscoring that Indian forces were prepared for any escalation. "There was no loss of life reported on our side. Our troops retaliated with precision and ensured that the adversary was silenced," the official added. This marks the first recorded ceasefire violation since the intense skirmishes that took pl...

In a key show of unity and resolve, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution lauding the success of Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev, two recent military responses to terror threats, while expressing condolences to the families of those killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The resolution also hailed the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was felicitated at the meeting for directing what was described as a “decisive and successful” anti-terror campaign. Held at the Parliament Library Building, the NDA parliamentary party meeting brought together top leaders from both Houses, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Union Minist...

In a deeply troubling case that has raised serious concerns about communal targeting in schools, police in Karnataka’s Belagavi district have arrested three men for allegedly poisoning a government school’s drinking water tank in an attempt to falsely implicate the Muslim headmaster and incite religious unrest. The incident occurred on July 14 at a lower primary school in Hoolikatti village, where thirteen children fell ill after drinking water from the contaminated tank. All of them have since recovered. The arrested individuals identified as Krishna Madar, Sagar Patil, and Naganagouda Patil are currently lodged in Hindalga Jail under judicial custody. According to Belagavi Superintendent of Police Bhimashankar Guled, the motive was to malign and dislodge the school’s headmaster, Su...

A Muslim man experiencing a panic attack aboard an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Kolkata was slapped by a fellow passenger in a shocking display of insensitivity, triggering outrage and raising concerns about rising intolerance in public spaces. The incident, captured on video by another flyer, shows the man visibly distressed as two cabin crew members try to assist him. As they help him toward the exit, a co-passenger seated on the aisle suddenly gets up and slaps him. “Sir, please don’t do this,” one of the flight attendants is heard pleading. The person recording the incident questioned the assault: “Why did you hit him?” The attacker responded, “We are facing problems because of him.” Another passenger intervened, saying, “Yes, we are all facing issues, but that doesn’t mean yo...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services company, has laid off around 12,000 employees so far in 2025, marking one of the most significant workforce reductions in its history. The layoffs, primarily affecting mid-level and senior employees, come amid a broader wave of restructuring as the company shifts focus towards emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and automation. In addition to the job cuts, TCS has paused fresh recruitment and withheld salary hikes across several bands, including for high-performing employees. The company attributed these measures to an ongoing realignment aimed at addressing a growing mismatch between the skills currently available within the company and the capabilities needed to serve clients in the ...

Aishanya Dwivedi, who lost her husband Shubham Dwivedi in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, says the pain of his death still haunts her, but what hurt her most was that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not even mention the 26 victims in his Parliament speech. “One thing that hurt me the most was that the Prime Minister made no mention of those 26 people,” she said. “Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi mentioned those 26 victims, and I thank them for that. I expected the Prime Minister to at least acknowledge their names, but he did not, it was hurtful.” Aishanya and her husband were holidaying in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam when gunmen opened fire, killing 26 people—mostly tourists—in one of the deadliest civilian attacks in Kashmir in recent years. She said she watched Shubha...

Hours after a Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case in which six people were killed and over 100 were injured, the victims and the families of the deceased on Thursday expressed deep disappointment with the verdict and announced their intention to challenge it in the Bombay High Court. Over 17 years after the deadly blast that shook Malegaon during the holy month of Ramzan, survivors and relatives of the deceased say the court’s decision has reopened their emotional wounds and shaken their faith in the judicial system. Blast survivor Ansari Ahmad from Malegaon said, “It was the month of Ramzan when the blast occurred. Everyone knows lives were lost. Even the court acknowledged this by awarding Rs 2 lakh compen...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the Congress in the Rajya Sabha saying the party "gave away" parts of Kashmir to Pakistan when in power and asserted that the BJP government will bring back Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. He also claimed that a Hindu can never be a terrorist and hit out at the Congress for coining the phrase "Hindu terror" post-2008 Mumbai terror attack. Shah also said the Congress has no right to question the BJP on terrorism, alleging that it indulged in appeasement politics and never adopted a firm policy to tackle the menace when in power. Replying to the discussion on Operation Sindoor in the House, Shah accused the UPA of not taking appropriate action after terror attacks, while the Modi government took measures after eve...