- Thursday, April 24, 2025
INITIAL investigations into the terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people indicate that the number of terrorists involved could range from five to seven, aided by at least two local militants who received training in Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday (23). According to the officials piecing…
TENS of thousands of mourners began saying their last goodbyes to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica Wednesday (23), as the body of the late Argentine pontiff began three days of lying in state. By mid-afternoon, the wait to enter St Peter's Basilica was about three hours, as the long…
NEW YORK CITY mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed April 24 this year as ‘Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centennial Celebration Day’ in the city. The proclamation was presented to members of the Sri Sathya Sai Global Council by the Deputy Commissioner for the New York City Mayor’s Office for International Affairs…
INDIA'S prominent office market Bengaluru, home to many software majors, saw a 28 per cent decline in leasing of gross office space to 486,000 square feet during January-March this year, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The gross leasing of workspace in Bengaluru stood at 674,000 square feet in the year-ago…
IMAGES and videos of gunshots ringing out in a meadow, bloodied bodies lying on the ground, and people fleeing across a dry river bed have shattered Kashmir's emergence as India's new tourism hotspot. The region's strikingly beautiful mountains, valleys and grand Mughal-era gardens had drawn record tourist arrivals stemming from…
LIEUTENANT VINAY NARWAL of the Indian Navy, who got married on April 16, died during the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday (22). The 26-year-old was holidaying with his wife, Himanshi, when armed terrorists opened fire at Baisaran, a famed meadow, and killed 26 people. Hailing from…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, members of the Indian-American community, and many lawmakers strongly condemned the horrific terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that perpetrators should be brought to justice. “I send my condolences to the people of India in the aftermath of the horrific attack in Kashmir…
SEVERAL universities in Australia have introduced restrictions for applicants from some states in India citing concerns about student visa misuse. The blacklisted states include Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan, and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. These restrictions are not uniform but are being independently implemented by…
MIGRANTS living in Canada are facing longer waits to renew paperwork that would allow them to keep working legally, as growing backlogs and changing rules stymie efforts to maintain legal status, according to interviews and data obtained by Reuters. Losing status means people who have paid taxes cannot work or…
THE GUNMAN who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in a 2019 mass shooting aimed at Latinos at a Texas Walmart pleaded guilty to murder on Monday (21) and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, prosecutors said. At the hearing on Monday (21), El Paso's…
