Pahalgam aftermath: UN Secretary-General calls EAM Jaishankar

IANS | April 29, 2025 10:51 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that he received a call from the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who enquired about the developing situation arising out of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Deadly Pahalgam terror attack has infuriated Egypt: Ambassador Galal

IANS | April 29, 2025 8:00 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Egypt's Ambassador to India Kamel Zayed Galal on Tuesday termed last week's Pahalgam terrorist attack, which claimed lives of 26 innocent civilians, as an unacceptable assault on India which has infuriated Egypt and the country's government.

First batch of Indian Haj pilgrims arrives in Saudi Arabia

IANS | April 29, 2025 4:08 PM

Riyadh, April 29 (IANS) The first batch of Indian Haj pilgrims were accorded a warm welcome at the Madina Airport in Saudi Arabia by Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom, Suhel Khan and Consul General Fahad Suri on Tuesday. They were joined by the Saudi Deputy Minister for Haj and Umrah, Abdulaziz A. Wazzan, and several other senior Saudi officials.

Fear deepens in Delhi’s refugee camps as Pakistani Hindus face fresh visa checks

IANS | April 28, 2025 9:28 PM

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) After the Indian government directed Pakistani nationals to leave the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) submitted a report to the Delhi Police, revealing the presence of around 5,000 Pakistanis in the national capital. Among them are thousands of Pakistani Hindu refugees, now living in uncertainty and fear.

'Pakistan and its friends club': Anurag Thakur jabs Congress leader over Pak comment

IANS | April 28, 2025 8:25 PM

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday made a pointed objection to senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz’s statement on Pakistan and also over his advice to the Centre to ‘rethink’ its decision on suspending the Indus Water Treaty. He accused the Congress leaders, including him of ‘shamelessly defending Pakistan’.