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New York: US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his claim that he stopped India and Pakistan from fighting and told the two nations that his administration cannot trade with people that are shooting at each other. We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned out into a nuclear disaster, Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You c
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced 11 supporters of jailed former premier Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including a lawmaker, for violent protest in the capital on May 9, 2023. The PTI workers had vandalised public property and attacked defence installations in the country on the day as they protested the arrest of the Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing t
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed his willingness to hold peace talks with India to resolve all issues, including Kashmir, terrorism, water and trade. Sharif made the remarks in Tehran, where he arrived on the second leg of his four-nation tour. The Prime Minister flew from Turkiye to the Iranian capital, where Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing t
Lahore: Torrential rains and severe thunderstorms have claimed lives of at least 18 and injured more than 110 people in Pakistans Punjab province, the authorities revealed on Monday. The aggressive rains swept away homes, causing structural collapse across the province. As per Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), rain-related incidents in the province were unprecedented Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stor
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday issued a sharp rebuttal to the Congress accusation that Pakistan was tipped off before India launched Operation Sindoor, the precision military strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7. Setting the record straight at a Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM) of Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram
Jammu: As many as 18 civilians lost their lives and nearly 2000 structures, including residential houses and commercial buildings, were damaged in the indiscriminate shelling by Pakistan Army in four days from May 7 along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP said on Monday. Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our chann
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a CRPF trooper from Delhi for sharing sensitive information with Pakistani Intelligence officers, an official said on Monday. Moti Ram Jat was actively involved in espionage and had been sharing classified information related to national security with Pakistanis since 2023, said the anti-terror agency. The agency Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsA
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the Union minister of housing and urban affairs to expedite and give the cabinets approval for Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase 2 project. The chief minister met the prime minister on the sidelines of the Niti Aayog governing council meeting held in Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to
United Nations: India on Friday slammed Pakistan at the UN Security Council, saying it has experienced decades of Pakistani sponsored terrorist attacks ranging from the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to barbaric mass murder of innocent tourists in Pahalgam last month. Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish made these comments while delivering a statement Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on What
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has rejected US President Donald Trumps claim that he played a role in mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and clarified that the recent ceasefire was a result of direct dialogue between the two countries without any third-party intervention. Speaking on the matter in the Netherlands during Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscr
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday termed the Pahalgam terror attack as unfortunate and said the war situation between Pakistan and India could have taken a very dangerous turn. India on May 7 destroyed nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor. Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on What
Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed once again that he ended India-Pakistan hostilities, holding out to the two countries the lure of trading with the US. I think I settled it through trade, Trump said in a media interview in the White House with visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, referring to the India-Pakistan Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing t
Chandigarh: After 10 days of ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Beating Retreat ceremony by the Border Security Force (BSF) is set to resume on Tuesday evening in a scaled-down version at the Attari-Wagah, Hussainiwala, and Fazilka borders, all situated in Punjab. This comes after a 12-day pause amid military conflict between the two countries. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscrib
Srinagar: The cessation of hostilities agreed upon by India and Pakistan on May 12 will continue, an army official said on Sunday. Dispelling notions that the pause was temporary and it will end today, he said, As far as the continuation of break in hostilities as decided during the interaction of the DGMOs (Director General Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You ca
Islamabad: In yet another move imitating Indias actions, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to present the countrys case for peace on foreign capitals. In another example of imitating India after facing humiliation in a four-day military escalation from May 7 to 10 during Operation Sindoor, Pakistan has asked Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Te
A 33-year-old Haryana-based travel YouTuber, Jyoti Malhotra alias Jyoti Rani, has been arrested on the charges of spying for Pakistan, police said on Saturday, May 17. She was arrested from New Aggarsain Extension in Hisar for allegedly sharing military information with Pakistan and endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. She has been booked Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan is a peaceful nation, but it reserves the right to give a befitting response in its defence, as the country observed Youm-e-Tashakur (Day of Thanks) to pay homage to the military. India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the military confrontation after Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our chan
New Delhi: Following the May 10 understanding between India and Pakistan on cessation of hostilities, it was decided to continue the confidence building measures to reduce the alertness level, Indian officials said on Thursday, May 15. The clarification came after the Pakistan military said the understanding on ending the hostilities has been extended until May Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram b
Pune: Days after a group of fruit traders in Pune decided to stop importing apples from Turkiye to protest against that countrys open support to Pakistan, a trader on Thursday claimed to have received a threatening voice message from Pakistan. Suyog Zende, a trader at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee, commonly known as Marketyard, and Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to ou
Washington: US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, reiterated the US role in brokering peace between India and Pakistan, saying he told the two sides to not trade nuclear missiles (and) trade the things that you make so beautifully. President Trump is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the first for a three-leg tour of West Asia, Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that had former prime minister Indira Gandhi been alive today, he would have asked her why she did not take back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the Shimla Agreement or expand the Chickens Neck corridor following Indias victory in the 1971 war. Addressing a press conference here, Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to ou
Karachi: Kashish Chaudhary, a 25-year-old Pakistani Hindu woman, has made history by becoming the first female from the minority community in Balochistan to be appointed as assistant commissioner in the restive province. Kashish, who hails from the remote town of Noshki in district Chagai in the province, qualified Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination. On Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsAp
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday, May 13, said that 11 military personnel, including a squadron leader, were killed and 78 others injured during the recent military confrontation with India. In a statement, the Pakistan military also claimed that 40 civilians died and 121 others were injured in the unprovoked and reprehensible dastardly attacks by India on Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subsc
Mumbai: Even after India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop military hostilities, Indian government websites are facing a barrage of cyber attacks from the neighbouring country as well as from Bangladesh and the Middle Eastern region, Maharashtra Cyber officials said on Monday. Officials revealed that 1.5 crore cyber attacks were carried out after the Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday, May 12, trashed social media rumours that it hit Pakistans Kirana Hills, which reportedly has a nuclear facility. Thank you for telling us that Kirana Hills houses some nuclear installations. We did not know about it. We have not hit Kirana Hills. I did not brief Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also downloa
New Delhi: India has called Pakistans nuclear bluff with Operation Sindoor and sent a psychological message to state-sponsored terrorists: nobody is untouchable and no place in Pakistan is safe for you, government sources said on Sunday. India has also set a new normal in response to Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism through the operation and Prime Minister Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram
Jaipur: The mortal remains of soldier Surendra Kumar, who was martyred in the Pakistani attack on the Udhampur airbase, were consigned to flames with full military honours at his native village in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan on Sunday. A large number of mourners gathered to bid farewell to the brave soldier. Surendra Kumar, an Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channe
New York: US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the strong and unwaveringly powerful leadership of India and Pakistan for reaching a ceasefire, saying their legacy is greatly enhanced by their brave actions. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control and International Border on Saturday. I am very proud of Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our chann
New Delhi: Hours after violating a ceasefire deal with India, Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar has denied that his country did not commit any ceasefire violations as India issued a stern warning saying that their armed forces will retaliate to any instances of repetition of the firing along the International Border as well Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscri
New Delhi: Pakistan has violated the bilateral understanding reached this afternoon to immediately stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, government sources said on Saturday night. This came hours after India announced the understanding following four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes that brought the two countries teetering on Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Te
Islamabad: Chinas Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday said that his country would continue to stand by Pakistan in upholding its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national independence. The Chinese foreign minister made these comments during a telephonic conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, according to a statement by the Foreign Office. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on Wha
New Delhi: The Indian armed forces respect the Constitutions secular values and keeping these in mind, they did not target any mosque during Operation Sindoor, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday, within hours of agreeing to a ceasefire with Pakistan. Talking to media persons, Commodore Raghu Nair, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subs
India and Pakistan directly worked out the stopping of military actions, government sources said on Saturday, May 10. The source-based clarification came after US President Donald Trump announced that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after talks mediated by the US. The stoppage of firing and military action between India Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscri
Lahore: Pakistans Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said Islamabad will consider de-escalation if India stops further attacks, but added that its military is operating on the defensive and taking minimum action. Dars statement, echoed by another federal minister, came as the Indian and Pakistani militaries targeted each others installations using missiles in the last Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp &
New Delhi: At least five hardcore terrorists affiliated to banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed have been identified as among those killed in the Indian strikes in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor on May 7, sources said on Saturday. One of them was Mudassar Khadian Khas alias Mudassar alias Abu Jundal of LeT, they said, adding Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing
Lahore: Pakistan early Saturday, May 10, claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones. Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad at around 4 am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) airbases of Pakistan Air Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram
Jammu: A senior government official was killed and his two staff members were critically injured in Pakistani shelling in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir early Saturday, May 10, officials said. Additional deputy commissioner, Rajouri, Raj Kumar Thapa and his two staff members were seriously injured when an artillery shell hit his residence in Rajouri Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by sub
New Delhi: Indian armed forces responded proportionately and adequately to Pakistans attempts to target Indian installations last night, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Friday, May 9. Army officials also accused Pakistan of using civilian flights as cover. The foreign secretary was addressing a press conference in New Delhi. Pakistan violated Indian airspace to target Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsAp
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, list of countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have issued travel warning. The travel directives come after Indias Operation Sindoor which targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Updated list of countries that issued travel warnings Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stor
New Delhi: As tensions between India and Pakistan rise, prominent defense experts and army veterans have warned that any further escalation by Islamabad could lead to devastating consequences, including the potential fragmentation of Pakistan. Defence expert Sanjeev Srivastava said, If a declared war begins, it could lead to the fragmentation of Pakistan. The internal conditions Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on Wha
Washington: US Vice-President J.D. Vance has said that the conflict between India and Pakistan is fundamentally none of our business, though he and President Donald Trump are encouraging both the countries to de-escalate. What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but were not going to get involved Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels.
New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, India has shot down Pakistan Air Forces F-16 as well as two JF-17 aircraft after Pakistan tried to attack multiple locations in Jammu and Punjab, government sources said. Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan made attempts to target several locations in India; however, Indian air defence guns shot Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscri
New Delhi: With the US having cut off arms supplies to Pakistan in the wake of the changed geopolitical situation in Afghanistan, cash-strapped Islamabad has been increasingly leaning on China in recent years to fill the gap. According to data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China was the largest supplier of Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribin
Islamabad: Pakistans top security body on Wednesday said the armed forces have been duly authorised to undertake retaliation at a time, place, and manner of its choosing to avenge the loss of lives in the Indian military strikes. Pakistan Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said 31 people were killed and 57 others injured Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. Y
Washington: World leaders, including UN chief Antonio Guterres and US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, May 7, called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and hoped that the hostilities would end very quickly. In retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by
Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lost 6,500 points on Wednesday amid an escalation of military confrontation between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. The market saw investors in panic mode in intra-day trade as the benchmark KSE-100 index decreased by 6,560.82 points, or 5.78 per cent, to stand at Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our chann
New Delhi: More than 70 terrorists were killed as India carried out missile strikes across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in response to the dastardly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. It is learnt that the Indian armed forces used stand-off weapons, drones and precision munitions, besides other weapons Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribin
Pune: Hailing Operation Sindoor, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said no country could be a mute spectator in the aftermath of a terror attack, and now a message has gone out in the world that India is aggressive. Retaliating against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces on early Wednesday carried out missile Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Indian strikes on Pakistan were expected and that its his hope it ends very quickly. The Indian embassy in Washington DC also said in a statement that Indias National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval, briefed Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who holds additional charge as the National Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our ch
Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday asked India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and prevent an escalation, ahead of his talks with the Pakistani leadership as tensions soared between the two countries after the Pahalgam terror attack. At the talks, Tehran and Islamabad agreed that complex regional issues could be addressed through talks, Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegr