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Twist of fate: How two honeymooning couples escaped death in Pahalgam

Kolkata: A sudden craving for lunch and a spontaneous detour to a Shiva temple turned out to be lifesavers for two honeymooning couples from West Bengal in Pahalgam. What seemed like ordinary choices led them away from the path of a deadly terror attack. On April 22, a terror strike in the scenic tourist hub […]

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‘Harassment’ of Kashmiris: Omar says he is in touch with state govts reporting such incidents

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his government was in touch with governments of states where Kashmiris were allegedly being harassed in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. “The J&K government is in touch with the governments of the states where these reports are originating from. I’m also in touch with my […]

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Once terror strongholds, Kashmir villages join Pahalgam protests

Once terror strongholds, Kashmir villages join Pahalgam protests

Srinagar: There has been a significant change in the public mood in the Kashmir valley as even villages that were once synonymous with the very faces of terror join the condemnation of the massacre of 26 people in Pahalgam. Areas previously known as strongholds or symbolic centres for so-called commanders of banned Hizbul Mujahideen terror […]

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Pahalgam attack: Rahul Gandhi to visit JK on Friday, meet injured

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will travel to Jammu and Kashmir on April 25 and meet those injured in the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress sources said on Thursday. They said Gandhi will visit the Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag to enquire about the health of the injured. At least […]

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IAF carries out ‘Exercise Aakraman’ in central sector: Sources

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is carrying out ‘Exercise Aakraman’ in the central sector with its mainstream fighter aircraft taking part in it, sources said on Thursday. However, this is a “routine exercise”, a source said. India’s frontline fighter jets include Rafales, Su-30s and other aircraft. Further details are awaited. The exercise is […]

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Army Chief Gen Dwivedi to visit Srinagar today

New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi is travelling to Srinagar to carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. Top Army Commanders will brief Gen Dwivedi on various aspects of the security scenario, […]

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BSF jawan detained by Pak Rangers after accidentally crossing border

Talks for his release on, say officials New Delhi: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan has been detained by Pakistan Rangers after he accidentally crossed the Punjab border and talks are on between the two forces to secure his release, officials said on Thursday. Constable PK Singh of the 182nd battalion was apprehended by the […]

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SC allows UGC to notify draft regulations on ragging, sexual harassment, discrimination

SC allows UGC to notify draft regulations on ragging, sexual harassment, discrimination

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to notify the draft regulations 2025 which deal with ragging, sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of caste, gender, disability, among other biases in institutions of higher learning. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh took note of […]

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Border gates remain shut during beating retreat ceremony at Attari border

Amritsar: The border gates of India and Pakistan remained shut during the beating retreat ceremony at the Attari border in Amritsar on Thursday evening after the Border Security Force “scaled down” the event in light of the Pahalgam terror attack. The Indian parade commander also did not move forward to shake hands with his Pakistani […]

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Home Minister Amit Shah, EAM S Jaishankar meet Prez Murmu

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The meeting comes in the wake of the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday in which 26 men, mostly tourists and including a Nepalese citizen, were gunned […]

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