The Barefoot Prodigy Who Ran Through Controversy to Fame Zola Budd, born on May 26, 1966, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, emerged as a prodigious talent in middle- and long-distance running during her teenage years. Known for her slight frame and distinctive barefoot running style, Budd quickly rose through the ranks of South African athletics, winning…
MP Rabindranath As India’s security forces continue to display exemplary resolve against cross-border terrorism, the Congress party, once the pillar of Indian politics, finds itself increasingly sidelined—not only by the electorate but by its confused messaging. The recent precision strikes by Indian forces on 21 terror camps, reportedly eliminating nine targets without even crossing the…
New York: US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the “strong and unwaveringly powerful” leadership of India and Pakistan for reaching a ceasefire, saying their legacy is greatly enhanced by their brave actions. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control and International Border on Saturday. “I am very proud of…
In a region fraught with history, hostility, and high-stakes diplomacy, ceasefires are never merely military decisions—they are geopolitical statements. The recently proposed ceasefire between India and Pakistan, reportedly brokered at the level of the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs), was less a diplomatic breakthrough than a product of Pakistan’s desperation and U.S. meddling. It…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday reaffirmed India’s unwavering resolve under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in responding firmly to Pakistan’s repeated ceasefire violations, even after a temporary truce was agreed upon with the intervention of U.S. President Donald Trump. Addressing the media, BJP State Chief Spokesperson…
New Delhi: In a significant development marking a step towards regional de-escalation, the Indian defence forces on Saturday held a high-level press conference to formally announce the cessation of hostilities with Pakistan and to categorically counter the series of falsehoods and disinformation disseminated by the Pakistani military establishment over the past few days. The ceasefire…
Jammu/Pathankot: Seven persons, including a JCO and a BSF trooper, were killed and several others injured in mortar shelling and drone strikes by Pakistani military early Saturday in India’s border districts where debris of unidentified projectiles were also found and a crater was formed in an agricultural field. However, as the day was drawing to…
New Delhi: Hours after India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding on stopping military actions, the arrangement came under severe pressure with New Delhi blaming Islamabad for breaching it. In a media briefing close to midnight, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri called upon Pakistan to take “appropriate steps” to address these violations and deal with…
Well, well. Narendra Modi said he’d make Pakistan bleed—and boy, has he delivered. Within just three days, India’s meticulously prepared armed forces have rained fire and fury on Pakistan with such precision that Islamabad is still reeling, unsure whether to shout, surrender, or simply sit down and cry. And for all its nuclear chest-thumping, what…
Mohammad Younus, the so-called advisor to the caretaker government in Bangladesh and a controversial Nobel laureate, recently made headlines for his reckless remark: if India were to strike Pakistan, Dhaka would align with China to “occupy” India’s seven northeastern states. Today, Younus is conspicuously silent. So is Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asif Masud,…
