- Friday, April 18, 2025
INDIA has eased some restrictions on movement in Kashmir but phones and the internet remained cut off for a 12th day on Friday (16), a police official in Kashmir said. With the federal government fearing protests and unrest, Kashmir has been under lockdown since August 4, a day before New Delhi…
PAKISTAN said on Thursday (15) three of its soldiers and five Indian troops were killed in cross-border exchange of fire in Kashmir region, one of the deadliest clashes between the rival armies this year. Indian forces have increased firing along the Line of Control (LOC), Major General Asif Ghafoor, the…
MALAYSIAN authorities will summon Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation, the government said on Thursday (15). The move comes after several ministers demanded Naik's expulsion on Wednesday (14) after he said Hindus in Malaysia had "100 times more…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi warned Thursday (15) of the risks of an "unchecked population explosion" in the nation of 1.3 billion people, the first time he has raised the issue, and called for family planning measures. India is the world's second-most populous country behind China with 1.4 billion, and…
PEOPLE, many waving Pakistani and Kashmiri flags, protested outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday (15) in support of Kashmir. India's decision to revoke special status of Kashmir, along with a communications blackout and curbs on movement, caused fury in Pakistan, which cut trade and transport links and…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (15) came up with one idea to get India's stuttering economy humming again - get every Indian to visit 15 domestic tourist destinations over the next three years. The proposal might help to pump up domestic travel, which has struggled as many Indians…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi delivered an Independence Day speech on Thursday (15) in New Delhi as part of the country’s 73rd independence day celebrations that spotlighted a decision to remove the special rights of the Himalayan region of Kashmir among the bold moves of his second term. Modi talked about…
PAKISTANI prime minister Imran Khan vowed and alleged Wednesday (14) the time had come to teach Delhi a lesson and promised to "fight until the end" against any Indian aggression in Kashmir. The warning represented a dramatic escalation in rhetoric after Islamabad said last week that they had ruled out…
INDIAN tennis players want safety guarantees before they travel to Islamabad for their Davis Cup tie against Pakistan, captain Mahesh Bhupathi said on Wednesday (14). Pakistan last week expelled India's ambassador and suspended bilateral trade and all public transport links with its neighbour after New Delhi removed "special status" of…
MALAYSIA'S cabinet discussed the permanent residency of Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Wednesday (14), with three ministers demanding his expulsion for allegedly making racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation. Naik, who has lived in Malaysia for about three years and faces charges of money laundering and hate speech…
