Backyard snake now a noose? Back-to-back attacks tarnish Pak army’s reputation

Media attention on Pakistan owing to its hosting of the US-Iran peace talks notwithstanding, a report said that the country’s military is “shockingly losing to militants it once nurtured,” after India’s western neighbour topped the Global Terrorism Index 2026.Released on March 30, the index placed Pakistan at the top of the list of countries most…

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Cashew apple innovations draw crowds at KCDC fair in Mangaluru

Mangaluru: Innovation and entrepreneurship took centre stage at Karnataka State Cashew Development Corporation Limited’s (KCDC) cashew mela held at Kadri Park here Sunday, with farmers and entrepreneurs showcasing a wide range of value-added products made from cashew apples and cashew nuts.The exhibits included squash, ice cream, muffins, jaggery, pickles and chocolates, highlighting efforts to reduce…

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Bajrang Dal men barge into Dehradun showroom, write ‘jihadi’ on managers’ name tags

DEHRADUN: Members of Bajrang Dal led by its Uttarakhand state convenor Vikas Verma barged into a prominent footwear showroom in Dehradun’s Rajpur Road area after claiming that they have received a complaint from a person alleging that “managers there had been harassing Hindu staffers on false accusations of theft and then deducting their salary”.The incident…

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Bengal BJP chief’s sarcastic invite to Abhishek Banerjee for Falta repoll

NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the TMC has been ‘sent into exile’ by the state’s people and sarcastically invited party leader Abhishek Banerjee to campaign in the Falta constituency ahead of the May 21 repoll.Canvassing for BJP candidate Debanshu Panda, Bhattacharya questioned Banerjee’s absence from the campaign trail…

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