Like every Indian, I was overcome with shock and anger after hearing about Pahalgam terror attack. As the emotional dust settled, a darker question emerged: Has Pakistan now become China’s lapdog? The style of the Pahalgam attack was notably different from earlier terror incidents. As in, it was grotesquely theatrical and seemingly designed to provoke…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday dismissed a petition filed by a Mysuru-based woman seeking an extension of stay for her three Pakistani-national children, following the Union Government’s directive mandating the departure of all Pakistani citizens by Apr. 30 due to heightened national security concerns. The petitioner, Ramsha Jehan, a resident of Rajivnagar in Mysuru,…
Pakistani minor children pray for High Court protection from coercive action, deportation Mysuru: A woman from Mysuru, who had married a Pakistani national, was unable to cross the India-Pakistan border at Wagah, Amritsar, due to diplomatic restrictions. She has now returned to Mysuru. Ramsha Jahan, a resident of Rajivnagar in Mysuru, married Muhammad Farooq, a…
Shakespeare may say audaciously, ‘What is there in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’ But you try calling marigold as rose and see if you get the smell of a rose. Name matters. Which is why we have many Gandhis in a political dynasty. Does any of them bear…
American President John F. Kennedy in 1963, when granting Winston Churchill US Citizenship said, “He mobilised the English language and sent it to battle.” Today, following Pakistani terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on 22nd April, 2025, targeting only Hindus and killing them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s friend and US President Donald Trump might say on…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday backtracked on his Saturday statement in Mysuru, where he had said that there was no need to wage war against Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 people. He claimed his remarks had been misrepresented, asserting that India should never tolerate threats to its unity and…
Since its birth in 1947, Pakistan has been exporting terror to India. However, the recent Pakistan-backed terrorist attack at Pahalgam is unlike anything seen before. The sheer ruthlessness of the act and the post attack message raises a disturbing question: Was this a deliberate “two birds with one stone” strategy by Pakistan’s Military Establishment? First,…
Supreme Court Advocate Dr. Aditya Sondhi delivers a talk on his book ‘Poles Apart’ at Mysore Open Forum Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum (MOF) had organised a Book Launch and Book Talk on the book ‘Poles Apart,’ authored by Dr. Aditya Sondhi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, on…
Islamabad: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed in a residential area near the Karachi Airport this afternoon, an official has confirmed. PIA spokesperson Abdul Sattar confirmed the crash and added that the flight, A-320, was carrying 107 passengers and was flying from Lahore to Karachi. There were no immediate reports on the number of…
Waqar Hasan, the last surviving member of Pakistan’s first Test side that toured India in 1952, passed away yesterday. He was 87. Born in Amritsar on September 12, 1932, Waqar was the last surviving member of the Pakistan’s first-ever Test side that played against India in New Delhi in October 1952. On that tour, Waqar…
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