25-04-2025 DOHA: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their “conclusion”. It is the latest truce deal since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR Congo where authorities …

Madhubani/April 24: India cannot develop without developing its villages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as he launched and inaugurated projects worth Rs 13,500 crore in Bihar’s Madhubani, and addressed Panchayati Raj Institutions across the country. Speaking at an event to mark National Panchayati Raj Day here, Modi also lauded …

New Delhi’April 24: The government on Thursday briefed leaders of various political parties on the Pahalgam terror attack and heard their views at an all-party meeting here. At the beginning of the meeting, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of the attack. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home …

New Delhi ‘April 24 : In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the Government of India has announced a complete suspension of visa services for Pakistani nationals, effective immediately. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement on Thursday, stating: “In continuation of the decisions made by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the …

24-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ SRINAGAR: India announced a raft of measures to downgrade its ties with Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades. …

24-04-2025 WASHINGTON: Americans elected President Donald Trump in hopes that he would fight inflation and boost the US economy, but as he approaches his 100th day in office they are giving the Republican poor marks for his handling of both, a new Reuters/ Ipsos poll shows. Trump has kicked off …

24-04-2025 GAZA STRIP: An Israeli air strike on a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza martyred dozens more people on Wednesday, an attack that Israel said targeted militants operating from within the complex. Since a January ceasefire collapsed on March 18, Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,600 Palestinians, many …

24-04-2025 VATICAN CITY/ PETER’S BASILICA: Mourners are paying their respects to Pope Francis, whose body was moved from his Vatican residence to St Peter’s Basilica before his funeral on Saturday. The Pope’s open coffin was carried on Wednesday morning in a solemn procession through St Peter’s Square where as many …

24-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ PAHALGAM: An Indian naval officer on honeymoon, a tourist guide who was sole breadwinner for his family, and a businessman holidaying with his wife and children were among the victims of the horrific attack that killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir. A group …

24-04-2025 WEST BANK: Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs” in a fiery speech in which he demanded the group release the hostages it is still holding, disarm, and hand over control of Gaza in order to end the war with Israel. The president of the Palestinian Authority told …