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Funeral Held for Loved One Lost in Air India Crash

A cremation ceremony was held for Kinal Mistry, a victim of the Air India crash who hailed from a community that took pride in those who went abroad. Her family said she was someone who would “fulfill everyone’s dreams.” Source link

Air India Ahmedabad-London plane crash: Film personalities Akshay Kumar, Vijay, Allu Arjun react to tragedy

Vijay, Akshay Kumar and Allu Arjun. Members of the Indian film fraternity expressed their sadness over the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025 (Thursday). Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, Tamil superstar Vijay and Telugu stars Jr NTR, Allu Arjun and Ram Charan reacted to the tragic news on social media. “Shocked […]

India Is Accused of Inhumane Deportation of Rohingya Refugees

The United Nations has called for an investigation into “credible reports” that Indian authorities rounded up Rohingya refugees and expelled them, in some cases by putting them into the Andaman Sea off the shore of the same country they had escaped from, fearing persecution and death. The episode appeared to be part of a broader […]

How Tensions Between India and Pakistan Led to Strikes

India said early Wednesday that it had conducted strikes on Pakistan, two weeks after a deadly terror attack killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir. To understand the conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries, New York Times senior writer Katrin Bennhold spoke with our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, to get his […]

NCW takes suo moto cognizance of ‘House Arrest’ web show, warns platforms to be ‘careful’ about women’s dignity

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of disturbing video clips from Ullu App’s latest web series House Arrest, in which female participants appear to be coerced into performing sexually explicit acts on camera. The Commission has condemned the show for promoting what it calls “sexual coercion under the guise of […]

U.S. and U.N. Urge De-Escalation Between India and Pakistan

A week after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir, diplomatic efforts to ease rising tensions between India and Pakistan have ramped up, as global jitters grow over the possibility of a military confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbors. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and […]

Supreme Court notice to Centre, others on plea to ban sexually explicit content on OTT, social media platforms

View of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Monday (April 28, 2025) sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking a direction to take appropriate steps to prohibit streaming of sexually explicit content on OTT and social media platforms. A bench […]

As Tensions Rise With Pakistan, a Moment of Truth for India’s Military

The last time the perpetual tensions between India and Pakistan escalated into a face-off, Indian officials were forced to confront an uncomfortable reality: The country’s huge military was bloated, antiquated and underprepared for imminent threats at its borders. The humiliating downing of an Indian jet by Pakistan in 2019 injected new urgency into India’s modernization […]