May 2026

SRINAGAR: The Blackberry Messenger (BBM) application has once again surfaced in terror-related networks in Jammu and Kashmir, with the interrogation of a key Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative revealing the use of multiple communication apps, including some banned platforms, to coordinate with other members, officials said on Sunday.An LeT module tasked with establishing bases outside Jammu and…

Indian equity markets are expected to remain volatile this week as investors closely track geopolitical developments surrounding the ongoing US-Iran tensions, movement in crude oil prices, foreign investor activity and key inflation data, according to market analysts.Analysts quoted by news agency PTI said the conflict in the Middle East and fluctuations in Brent crude prices…

Pakistan suicide attack: Death toll rises to 14 as rescuers pull bodies from rubble (Image credit: AP) The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan has risen to 14 police officers, authorities have reported. A self-proclaimed breakaway group of the Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast.A suicide bomber…

Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius (AP photo) As the outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship triggered international concern, passengers on the quarantined vessel began disembarking on Sunday after it arrived off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands.The MV Hondius reached Tenerife early Sunday after sailing from Cape Verde on May…

Pregnancy and childbirth bring with them a range of transformative changes for a woman that are physiological, psychological, and emotional all at once. From the time of conception to carrying a life in her womb for months, the journey alters not just her body, but also reshapes and readjusts her emotional and mental wiring to…