Farooq Abdullah’s Pakistan remarks draw flak from BJP and Kashmiri rivals
The BJP calls the National Conference chief's Baramulla speech treason and a rival Kashmiri party warns people not to follow him, as Omar Abdullah stays silent.
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Armed groups turn civilians into targets as Manipur violence escalates
At least 23 unarmed civilians, including a pregnant woman and a 17-year-old boy, were killed in a single month as Manipur's Naga-Kuki conflict shifts from fighters to villagers, an investigation finds.
Pakistan is protecting us Kashmiris, says Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah tells a Baramulla rally that Pakistan is protecting Kashmiris by raising their issue abroad, drawing BJP accusations of treason.
Iran’s Supreme Leader envoy calls India ties “two pages of the same book”
Iran's Supreme Leader's representative in India, Ayatollah Abdul Majid Hakim Elahi, calls India and Iran "two pages of the same book" and says India can help bring peace to the Middle East.
Christian families beaten, forced through Hindu rituals by mob in West Bengal
Three families in Paschim Medinipur say they were beaten, disrobed and threatened with death over two days by a mob they identify with Bajrang Dal, and that police offered little protection.
Shehbaz orders feasibility study for direct Pakistan–Maldives flights
The prime minister told aviation officials to work out how to get the first flight to Malé off the ground, as he and President Muizzu pushed for closer trade and travel links.
India rejects OIC resolutions, accuses Pakistan of misusing the bloc
New Delhi called references to India in the resolutions of the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Baghdad “malicious, biased and false” and said they had been orchestrated by Islamabad.
Delhi court orders release of Cockroach Janta Party leaders after week in Tihar
Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, arrested for scaling barricades at Jantar Mantar, walked free vowing to keep up their campaign against India’s chief election commissioner.
Pakistan arrests man wanted in US over $126 million fake postage scheme
Faheem Akram, 33, is accused of selling more than 5.1 million counterfeit US postage labels for about $2 each through LabelsBank.com, costing the US Postal Service an estimated Rs35 billion.
BJP minister burns cockroach effigy at Delhi Dussehra event, calling it a symbol of ‘jihadism’ and ‘traitors’
Kapil Mishra called the cockroach a symbol of “jihadism” and “traitors” at a Ramlila run by a BJP lawmaker, as the Cockroach Janta Party leads protests against the Election Commission. AAP has filed a complaint.
