What is SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme that India cancelled for Pakistan nationals after Pahalgam attack?

After a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in the aftermath of the terror strike in Pahalgam that left 26 dead, the Indian government has announced that Pakistan nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES). | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto After a meeting of the Cabinet Committee…

Jewellery stocks trade mixed as gold slips sharply; Thangamayil Jewellery, Titan gain up to 7%

Jewellery stocks in Thursday’s session (April 24, 2025) trade mixed with some of the prominent names including the likes of Thangamayil Jewellery, Titan, Vaibhav Global, PC Jeweller and Senco Gold traded higher. Meanwhile, others from the basket like Kalyan Jewellers, PN Gadgil Jewellers and Rajesh Exports trading down. Thangamayil Jewellery shares at the last count traded…

Robert Vadra’s remarks on Pahalgam attack spark row; BJP accuses him of using ‘language of terrorists’

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law and businessman Robert Vadra on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) triggered a row by suggesting that non-Muslims were attacked in Pahalgam as terrorists feel Muslims are being “mistreated” in the country, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing him of using the ‘language of terrorists’ and demanded that he should apologise….