Pahalgam attack LIVE: U.S., U.K. urge for calm amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will urge his Indian and Pakistani counterparts not to escalate, his spokeswoman said Tuesday, as tensions soar between the arch-rivals after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. “We are reaching out to both parties and telling, of course, them to not escalate the situation,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce…

Congress deletes ‘gayab’ post on PM Modi after backlash; Venugopal cautions leaders to adhere to party line on Pahalgam

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with party General Secretary (Organization) K.C. Venugopal, party MP Mukul Wasnik, party Gujarat President Shaktisinh Gohil and other leaders during a Co-ordination Committee meeting, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Tuesday (April 29, 2025) asked its leaders not to speak out of order and…

Pushpa 2 stampede: Eight-year-old injured boy discharged after four months, shifted to rehab centre

Sritej was admitted to the hospital’s emergency room on the night of December 4, 2024 after stampede at Sandhya Theatre, in a semi-conscious state with low oxygen saturation and irregular breathing. File | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisett Eight-year-old Sritej, who has been undergoing treatment at KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad, for over four months following injuries sustained…

A school at Mylapore that takes in the poor

Still in service: In 1886, a group of missionaries from Scotland established a school which is now known as St. Ebba’s Girls Higher Secondary School. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN In 1886, a group of missionaries from Scotland established a school at Mylapore to educate the poor girls in the neighbourhood. Five women — Laura Jackson, Teale, Ruth Gordon, Schebhert,…

Object behind POCSO Act will be defeated if offence is condoned due to romantic relationships or subsequent marriage: Madras High Court

Justice P. Velmurugan said the offence under the POCSO Act should be considered as an offence committed against the society and not just against an individual.  The Madras High Court on Tuesday held that the object behind the enactment of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2010, would get defeated if a 22-year-old…

Transport Employees Association pays tribute to Pahalgam victims

Andhra Pradesh Transport Employees’ Association members stage a demonstration in Vijayawada on Tuesday, condemning the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Members of the Andhra Pradesh Transport Employees’ Association held a silent demonstration at the DTC office in Vijayawada to condemn the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. They held placards and called…

CIFT incubatee recognised as Best Fisheries Startup

Epicure Innovative, an incubatee of the Zonal Technology Management Agribusiness Incubation Centre of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), has won recognition as the Best Fisheries Startup at the Coastal States Fisheries Meet 2025 in Mumbai. The fisheries meet is organised by the Union government under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. The fisheries…