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Islamabad/New Delhi/IBNS: The Instagram accounts of several Pakistani actors including A-listers Mahira Khan and Hania Aamir have been blocked in India amid the heightened border tension between the two South Asian countries in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Washington/IBNS: The United States has appealed to both India and Pakistan to de-escalate border tensions that have been prevailing between the two nuclear power-armed South Asian countries after the Pahalgam terror attack, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A major fire broke out at a popular art and craft market in the national capital on Wednesday evening. No casualties have been reported.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday blocked the Instagram accounts of popular Pakistani actors like Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, and Ali Zafar, among others, days after the Pahalgam terror attack left 26 civilians dead.
New Delhi/IBNS: Six days after Pakistan decided to shut its airspace to all flights operated by Indian carriers, New Delhi has announced a reciprocal move by shutting down its airspace to all Pakistan-owned and operated planes, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, key military officials of both countries have spoken over the hotline, and New Delhi has warned Islamabad against "unprovoked violations" along the Line of Control, news agency ANI reported quoting sources.
Nearly 350 kilometres away from the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday inaugurated the Jagannath dham in the popular tourist destination Digha, a coastal town in East Midnapore district.
Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by India PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
Moscow/New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9 in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack, media reports said.
Indian-origin British MP Lord Meghnad Desai has said India should 'take over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK)' and that can only solve the longstanding Kashmir issue.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held two top cabinet meetings a day after giving full freedom to the armed forces to avenge the April 22 terror attack that killed 26 tourists, all men and mostly Hindus, at Baisaran Valley in Jammu and Kashmir's popular tourist spot Pahalgam.
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 14 people were killed and 13 others injured as a massive fire broke out at a hotel in central Kolkata on Tuesday evening, media reports said.
Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, escalating tension in the region amid worsening relationship between the two neighbouring nations following the Pahalgam terror attack.
At least 14 people died after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in central Kolkata's congested Mechuapatti area on Tuesday.
Islamabad/IBNS: Seeking some legal actions against New Delhi's move to place the Indus Waters Treaty in "abeyance", Pakistan is planning to take India to the international court in a desperate attempt to find some reprieve, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has removed its social media post targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Pahalgam terror attack, after receiving massive flak for the same.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the armed forces 'complete freedom to decide on the mode, targets, and timing' of India's military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 civilians dead, media reports said citing sources on Tuesday night.
Indian and US officials recently had 'fruitful' discussions on wide-ranging subjects covering tariff and non-tariff matters, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.
Kabul: In a significant diplomatic outreach, India’s Special Representative Anand Prakash travelled to Kabul for talks with senior Taliban leaders, including Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney after his Liberal Party clinched victory in the federal polls, and said he is looking forward to working with him to strengthen our partnership and unlock greater opportunities for the two countries.
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir government has closed 48 of 87 tourist destinations in the union territory after intelligence agencies warned of more Pahalgam-like terror attacks in the valley, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stirred a row by making a slapping gesture at a police officer at his rally in Belagavi.
New York/IBNS: India has called Pakistan "a rogue state fuelling global terrorism" at the United Nations in the backdrop of the simmering border tension between the two nuclear powers-armed South Asian countries after the Pahalgam terror attack.
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday said that a military incursion by India is certain to take place in the aftermath of a deadly terrorist attack on tourists in Kashmir last week that left 26 dead, paving the way for tensions between the two nations.
A tourist who was taking a zipline ride in Pahalgam's Baisaran last week inadvertently captured the terrorist attack that killed 26 civilians and the video of the same has gone viral on social media shows.
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The Dawoodi Bohra community recently condemned the killing of 26 people in the terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam town last week.
Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra condoled the deaths of 26 people in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's popular tourist town Pahalgam last week.
The Indian and French governments have signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the procurement of 26 Rafale Aircraft (22 Single-Seater and four Twin-Seater) for the Indian Navy.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Omar Abdullah on Monday made an emotional speech in the Legislative Assembly when he said he would not use the Pahalgam terror attack incident as an opportunity to press the Centre to grant statehood to the Union Territory.
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