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Hardeep Puri said that the Pahalgam attack was a terrorist act backed by Pakistan, adding that the country would have to pay a heavy price for it. Union minister Hardeep Puri on Saturday hit out at Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s “blood” remark, saying the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief wouldn’t even be able to jump without water after the Indus Waters Treaty suspension. While speaking at a public meeting in Sukkur, Sindh province on Friday, Zardari warned India of bloodshed if the Indus Waters Treaty was not upheld. “I would like to tell India that the Indus is ours and will…

The Centre said that it is a settled position in law that constitutional courts would not stay a statutory provision, either directly or indirectly. The Union government on Friday filed its preliminary affidavit in the Supreme Court, seeking the dismissal of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The affidavit was filed by Shersha C Shaik Mohiddin, joint secretary in the ministry of minority affairs. In a 1,332-page preliminary counter affidavit, the Centre opposed a stay on any provisions of the Act, saying that it is a settled position in law that constitutional courts would not…

The apex court had criticised Rahul Gandhi for his “irresponsible” remarks about the Hindutva icon. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday praised the Supreme Court for reprimanding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on VD Savarkar. Fadnavis said, “I thank the Supreme Court for delivering a slap to Rahul Gandhi. He has been insulting national icons like Savarkar. I hope Rahul Gandhi, who often speaks of the Constitution, will now abide by the SC’s orders.” Earlier today, the top court had criticised Gandhi for making “irresponsible” remarks about the Hindutva icon during a rally in Maharashtra. The court,…

Mangan SP Sonam Detchu Bhutia said 1,500 more tourists who were stranded overnight on the roads were rescued on Friday morning. Around 1,000 tourists in Lachen and Lachung, two high-altitude hill stations in north Sikkim, continue to be stranded due to landslides in the region since Thursday, a senior district police officer said on Friday. Mangan superintendent of police (SP) Sonam Detchu Bhutia said about 1,500 more tourists, whose vehicles were stranded on the road due to the landslides, were accommodated in nearby villages on Thursday night, and were rescued on Friday. They spent the night in places such as…

Shah asked all the chief ministers to inform the Centre about all the Pakistani nationals in their states so that their visas could be cancelled. Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday spoke to all the chief ministers on the recent Pahalgam terror attack and asked them to identify Pakistan nationals in their respective states. Shah asked them to inform the Centre about all the Pakistani nationals so that their visas could be cancelled. The leader also asked the chief ministers to take steps to ensure the prompt return of the people to Pakistan. The Indian government on Wednesday announced…

As part of talks to end the Ukraine war, the Trump administration has proposed that Ukraine will not join NATO, but may pursue membership of the European Union. US President Donald Trump, in an interview with Time magazine, stated that the occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine “will stay” with Russia, as efforts to end the war in Ukraine intensify. Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war and for being responsible for “millions of deaths.” He also criticised Zelensky for refusing to cede Crimea as a way to resolve the conflict with Russia. “With that being said, will…

Andrew Flintoff, a key member of England’s 2005 Ashes-winning side against Australia, admitted he feared the crash had damaged him beyond repair. Former England captain Andrew Flintoff said it would have been “much easier” for him had he been “killed” in the near-fatal car accident close to three years ago. Flintoff revealed he thought his “face had come off during the horrific car crash that left him with serious injuries and broken ribs while filming for the television programme Top Gear in 2022. The 47-year-old has spoken at length about the sickening crash in a new Disney documentary ‘Flintoff’, which…

N Ramachandran, who was visiting Kashmir with his wife, daughter, and grandkids, lost his life in the Pahalgam attack. A woman who lost her father in the deadly Pahalgam attack, which claimed at least 26 lives, recalled the horror moment when speaking with the media. Arathi was with her father when the attack started, which led to the killing of dozens of tourists, including her father – 65-year-old N Ramachandran from Kerala. “On hearing a gunshot, I asked my father what that sound was. He said he wasn’t sure. As we heard more gunshots, we started to run. We saw…

India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26. Pakistan condemns the move as water warfare. India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of the recent Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives, has drawn sharp reaction from Islamabad, with a senior Pakistani minister calling the move an act of “water warfare”. “India’s reckless suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty is an act of water warfare; a cowardly, illegal move,” Pakistan’s power minister Awais Lekhari said in a post on X late on Wednesday night. The decades-old treaty, brokered by the…

Pakistan also suspended all trade with India, including goods passing through Pakistan to or from third countries. Pakistan on Thursday announced the immediate closure of its airspace to all Indian-owned and Indian-operated airlines. It also suspended all trade with India, including goods passing through Pakistan to or from third countries and objected to India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. The Pakistan government has said that any move to obstruct or redirect the flow of water allocated to Pakistan, or any violation of its rights as a lower riparian state, will be treated as “an act of…