Pakistan has rejected allegations made by India at the United Nations General Assembly, with a Pakistani diplomat accusing New Delhi of supporting terrorism and destabilising activities in the region. Exercising Pakistan’s right of reply, the diplomat responded to India’s accusations against Islamabad and defended Pakistan’s record in combating terrorism. Pakistan alleged that India has supported...
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have launched a major search-and-rescue operation after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier sank in the Bay of Bengal off the country’s eastern coast, leaving most of its 24-member crew unaccounted for. The vessel, Ocean Winner, was carrying iron ore when communication with the ship was lost, according to the Indian Coast Guard....
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff have been issued show-cause notices by Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over their appearance in an advertisement for Vimal Elaichi. The regulator alleges that the campaign could amount to surrogate advertising for pan masala, a product prohibited in Maharashtra. Officials said that using the...
Former Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has expressed solidarity with students protesting in New Delhi over the ongoing NEET examination controversy, urging the government to introduce meaningful reforms to the country’s education system. In a post shared on Instagram, Mirza said students are the future of the nation and expressed concern for those who spent...
India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has pledged reforms to the country’s examination system and expressed readiness for a parliamentary debate as the youth-led “Cockroach Movement” continues to gain momentum across the country. The announcement comes after days of large-scale protests sparked by allegations of irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), one of India’s most...
Thousands of supporters of India’s youth-led “Cockroach Movement” gathered in New Delhi on Monday for a planned march to Parliament, defying police restrictions and triggering clashes with security forces. Authorities had denied permission for the march, citing security concerns as Parliament’s monsoon session began. However, large crowds assembled at Jantar Mantar, where protesters attempted to...
Vietnamese authorities have launched an extensive investigation into an international diamond smuggling network allegedly responsible for illegally importing more than 28,000 diamonds valued at nearly $11 million, with one of the country’s largest jewellery companies caught up in the high-profile case. Police say the syndicate smuggled diamonds sourced from India into Vietnam via Hong Kong,...
Freedom movements have once again intensified in the northeastern Indian states of Nagaland, Manipur, and Assam. The head of the Nagaland Nationalist Movement, Thungaleng Meow, strongly condemned the growing oppression and cultural domination by Indian forces, declaring that their struggle for independence will continue under all circumstances. Thungaleng Meow warned New Delhi that if Prime...
A stampede broke out at a private bank in Bengaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka, after the bank’s Wi-Fi ID was changed to “Pakistan Zindabad.” According to Indian media reports, a man named Govardhan Singh lodged a complaint with the police after noticing the suspicious Wi-Fi name two days ago. The complainant is said...
It has been revealed that Indians are concerned about France’s defence agreements for the sale of Rafale aircraft to Middle Eastern nations because of the buyers’ close defence links to China and Pakistan. Experts in India have expressed concern over France exporting Rafale fighter jets to Qatar and the UAE, both of which maintain close...