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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.

Pakistan govt 'fears' Baloch, says BNP chief Mengal

IANS | April 24, 2025 4:17 PM

Quetta, April 24 (IANS) Balochistan National Party (BNP) has slammed the Pakistani government for the "unjust treatment" meted out to Baloch women, highlighting that many of them were imprisoned simply for voicing their rights, local media reported.

India leverages water resources as strategic tool to tighten noose around 'rogue state' Pakistan

IANS | April 24, 2025 3:30 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is not only morally justified in light of continuing cross-border terrorism but also legally defensible due to repeated procedural violations by Pakistan, several experts reckoned on Thursday.

Canadian Police release images of KDS gurdwara vandalism suspects

IANS | April 24, 2025 2:49 PM

Vancouver, April 24 (IANS) Canadian Police have released images of a vehicle and two people who were outside the Khalsa Diwan Society (KDS) Gurdwara on Ross Street in Vancouver when it was vandalised last week.

US Treasury Secretary expects India to strike first trade deal

IANS | April 24, 2025 10:14 AM

New York, April 24 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expects India to strike the first trade deal with Washington because the issues are simpler, making an agreement "much easier."

Trump says Zelensky's statement 'very harmful to the peace negotiations with Russia'

IANS | April 24, 2025 5:27 AM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying the Ukrainian leader's statement on Crimea is "very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia".

Echoes of a failed State: Leaning heavily into Islamist ideology, Bangladesh heads in Pakistan's direction

Baidya Bikash Basu | April 23, 2025 5:30 PM

New Delhi: Recently, Pakistan's Army Chief, General Asim Munir delivered a stark message on April 16 at the Overseas Pakistanis Convention reaffirming the foundational idea behind the creation of Pakistan -- the two-nation theory. According to him, Hindus and Muslims differ in religion, culture, ideology, thoughts, ambitions, traditions and even food habits, and thus cannot coexist as one nation. His speech echoed the justifications made by leaders of the Pakistan Movement a century ago.

US-based techie among victims of Pahalgam terror attack, Bengal CM assures support to grieving family

IANS | April 23, 2025 11:44 AM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) In one of the deadliest terror attacks to rock J&K in recent years, 40-year-old Bitan Adhikary, a tech professional from Florida, US who was visiting India with his family, was among the several people brutally killed by terrorists in Pahalgam.

Bangladesh: Islamist Party calls protest over India's Waqf Act amid rising attacks on minorities at home

IANS | April 23, 2025 11:22 AM

Dhaka/New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Bangladesh's far-right Islamist political outfit, Khelafat Majlish, is set to stage a mass march and submit a memorandum to the Indian Embassy in Dhaka on Wednesday, demanding the repeal of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act by the Indian Parliament.

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

India suspends visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect

Pakistan govt 'fears' Baloch, says BNP chief Mengal

India leverages water resources as strategic tool to tighten noose around 'rogue state' Pakistan

Canadian Police release images of KDS gurdwara vandalism suspects

US Treasury Secretary expects India to strike first trade deal

Trump says Zelensky's statement 'very harmful to the peace negotiations with Russia'

Echoes of a failed State: Leaning heavily into Islamist ideology, Bangladesh heads in Pakistan's direction

US-based techie among victims of Pahalgam terror attack, Bengal CM assures support to grieving family

Bangladesh: Islamist Party calls protest over India's Waqf Act amid rising attacks on minorities at home

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