Delhi court turns down Tahawwur Rana's plea to interact with family

IANS | April 24, 2025 11:36 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A court here on Thursday turned down 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Tahawwur Rana’s plea to talk to his family members. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh rejected Rana's application seeking permission to speak with his family members as they must be worried about his well-being.

Sectarian precision, strategic timing: What Pahalgam massacre reveals about Pakistan's proxy playbook

IANS | April 24, 2025 7:21 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Just when Kashmir had begun to breathe in the air of normalcy -- its scenic valleys echoing with the chatter of tourists, its streets calm and welcoming, and international delegates arriving for the G-20 summit -- terror once again clawed its way back into the Valley. In the picturesque town of Pahalgam, that fragile peace was shattered on April 22.

Hamas terrorists hosted by Pakistan 'bad sign', says Israeli Ambassador after barbaric Pahalgam terror attack

IANS | April 24, 2025 6:47 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Drawing similarities between Tuesday's terror attack in Kashmir and the October 7 massacre that took place in 2023 back home, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Thursday termed the horrific terrorist ambush on innocent civilians in Pahalgam as "barbaric" and "atrocious", asserting that the fact that Hamas terrorists were invited to Pakistan is a bad sign of things to come.

India suspends visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect

IANS | April 24, 2025 4:32 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday announced that India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect following the decisions taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Time to invade Pakistan, we are with Centre: Cong leader Udit Raj

IANS | April 24, 2025 3:04 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Congress leader Udit Raj on Thursday welcomed the government’s five-point action plan to punish Pakistan over its misdeeds and acts of fomenting terror on Indian soil, but added that there was a need for bigger retribution for the rogue nation.