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…

How is the Pope elected?

There are elections and then there are elections. Why does this one then, garner so much interest and fanfare? It could be because the election to the Holy See (derived from the Latin sedes for seat), which gives the Roman Catholic church a new leader or Pope, has enough secrecy and intrigue to warrant…

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,…

Life inside Iraq’s ‘Forbidden Zone’

Simona Foltyn BBC World Service Reporting fromIraqi Kurdistan Phil Caller For generations Sherwen Sergeli and his family have made a living from his village’s land, but that’s now under threat Nestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the picturesque village of Sergele. For generations villagers have made a living growing pomegranates, almonds and peaches…