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The three Pakistani terrorists who were accused of conducting the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians had posters put up by security forces. The ‘Terror Free Kashmir’ posters have been put up in several locations in the Shopian district of Jammu & Kashmir. A reward of Rs 20 lakh is promised on the posters to anyone who can give good information about the terrorists involved. The agencies have assured keeping confidentiality about the identification of informants. Terrorists fired in Baisaran Meadow, about six kilometers away from the town of Pahalgam, and killed at…

An executive order announced by US President Donald Trump requires pharmaceutical corporations to lower their medicine prices to match those in other countries. Drug manufacturers are given a 30-day window to meet price objectives under the directive, and Trump has threatened to take additional steps to cut prices if they fail to make “significant progress” toward those benchmarks. Trump stated that he wants to use the broad order to reduce prescription prices by at least 59%, and in other circumstances, by as much as 80% or 90%. “We should all equalize. The President stated that everyone ought to pay the…

A court has found nine men guilty six years after they were charged with sexually abusing and extorting many women in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. The men were convicted of gang rape and repeated rape by Sessions Court Judge R Nandhini Devi. The defendants, Sabarirajan alias Rishwanth, 32; Thirunavukarasu, 34; T Vasantha Kumar, 30; M Sathish, 33; R Mani alias Manivannan; P Babu, 33; Haron Paul, 32; Arulanantham, 39; and Arun Kumar, 33, have all been asked to serve life sentences by the prosecution. Since their arrest in the nationally publicized case in 2019, they have been housed at the Salem…

According to sources, at least three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were slain Tuesday in Shopian’s Zinpather Keller neighborhood following a confrontation with security personnel. Sources claim that one Lashkar terrorist, Shahid, a local native, has been identified thus far. Three militants who were trapped engaged in gunfire with security forces earlier in the day. Separately, security authorities displayed “Terror Free Kashmir” posters featuring three terrorists allegedly involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack: Adil Hussain Thoker, Ali Bhai, and Hashim Musa. These terrorists are backed by Pakistan. The posters were displayed in a number of places in the Shopian area. Anyone…

The first significant makeover of Google’s iconic “G” logo in almost ten years is being unveiled today. The new design substitutes a gradient effect that smoothly switches between the colors for the traditional four-color blocks of red, yellow, green, and blue. This little change attempts to give the emblem a more modern, fresh look, reflecting Google’s continued emphasis on artificial intelligence. A 9to5Google story claims that the update has started to show up on Android devices with the release of Google app beta version 16.18 and is presently being distributed to iOS users via the Google Search app. Even though…

After drinking spurious liquor in different villages of Amritsar Majitha block late on Monday evening, at least 14 people died and some others were hospitalized. The villagers who were affected were treated at the Amritsar Civil Hospital, most of them belonging to the villages of Bhangali, Tangra, Sangha, and Marari Kalan, and currently six of them are undergoing treatment. Five individuals have been taken into custody for questioning as police begin their investigation into the case. Two FIRs have been registered in connection with the case. Around 9:30 p.m. last night, we got the news that people had started dying…

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give his first speech to the country at 8 p.m., following the announcement of a truce following four days of fighting from Pakistan after Operation Sindoor. In the early days following India’s May 7 launch of Operation Sindoor, which targeted nine terror targets, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed the media. The Indian military assumed responsibility on Sunday and gave a media briefing on Monday afternoon. PM Modi will now take over tonight. The speech was given two days after India and Pakistan agreed to immediately halt all military operations and firings on land, in…

On May 11, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he was ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Istanbul on May 15 for peace talks but said that it would be preconditioned on a full and lasting ceasefire on May 12. Zelensky wrote on X, “We are waiting for a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to create the situation where diplomacy can operate. There is no reason to prolong these killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye, personally. I hope that Russians this time are not going to be looking for excuses.” He…

On May 12, 2025 the world was taken by surprise as Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the longest format of the game after 14 great years. His career left a legacy which still inspires players and fans. Kohli is put forward as one of the all time greats of modern cricket which he did through his incredible talent and work rate. He finishes his Test career with 9,230 runs from 123 matches which includes 30 centuries and 31 fifties. But his impact went way beyond the numbers. He became a symbol of determination, hard work and excellence on the…

The National Centre for Seismology has confirmed that at 2:41 am (IST) on Sunday, a 5.7 value earthquake on the Richter Scale hit Tibet. There were tremors reported nationally, but until now, no preliminary reports of casualty or destruction have been made. The authorities are keeping the matter in focus. The epicentre was 10 km deep and in latitude 29.02N and longitude 87.48E according to the X handle of the National Centre for Seismology. Tibet has seen some tremors over the past few weeks. The area, which is believed to be seismically active, was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude…