International

Gunfire exchanged on LoC as India-Pakistan tensions escalate

TDS Desk: In a series of retaliatory actions, hostilities between the two countries have reached a near-breaking point, with gunfire exchanged between their military forces along the Line of Control

India suspends visa of Pakistani nationals, asked to leave within 72 hrs

Int’l Desk: After the recent Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives, India has decided to suspend visa services for Pakistani nationals, effective immediately. Ministry of External Affairs said in a

How militants attacked tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, and India’s response

TDS Desk: At least 26 people died and 17 others were injured when suspected militants opened fire at a popular tourist spot in the Pahalgam region of India’s Jammu and

Pope Francis has died: Vatican

TDS Desk: Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement.

India’s parliament set to debate controversial law on Muslim endowments

International Desk: India’s parliament on Wednesday began discussing a controversial proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments in the country. The

Myanmar quake death toll tops 1,000 as international aid starts to arrive

Reuters: Foreign rescue teams began flying into Myanmar on Saturday to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people in the impoverished Southeast Asian