India News: Pakistan always claims that it does not sponsor terrorism of any kind, but the Indian Armed Forces shared images that showed Pakistani Army officials attending the terrorists’ funerals.

‘World saw the true face of Pak when its army officials attended funerals of terrorists’: PM Modi

India News | Pakistan: The Indian intelligence had a close eye on his movements, and as per the latest satellite imagery and human intelligence, he had resumed command over the terrorist activities from within the walled complex in Bahawalpur.

Where is Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar? Is he hiding in an ISI safehouse?

World | Pakistan: Most viewers quickly noticed the absence of any mention of Britain, Scotland, or the broader British public in his appeal, and the omission triggered netizens to accuse Sarwar of promoting sectarianism rather than integration.

‘Another Pakistan about to emerge in UK’: Scottish leader Anas Sarwar exhorts Pakistanis to ‘take power’ | Watch

India News | Pakistan: “They (Pakistan) didn’t even acknowledge at first that anything had happened in Pahalgam. Instead, they were the first to say that India had orchestrated it.,” said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

‘They denied, then said India orchestrated it’: Omar slams Pak PM’s offer for ‘neutral’ probe into Pahalgam attack

India News | Pakistan: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the Indus Water Treaty is the “most unfair document” to the people of the Union Territory.

India to stop Indus water flow to Pakistan; minister says ‘will not allow a single drop’

India News: In a show of dissent, Muslims wore black armbands during Jumma congregational prayers in several cities, including Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bhopal, and Surat, as a mark of protest against the Pahalgam terror attack.

Muslims wear black armbands to Friday prayers, condemn Pahalgam attack; Owaisi blasts terrorists, Pakistan

World: Officials were warned that Chinese satellite companies may push out other players, potentially “leaving your host country stuck in a monopolistic, Beijing-controlled market”, it said.

US urges allies to ‘stay away’ from Chinese satellite services, reveals leaked memo

India News: Rahul Gandhi made the claim by referring to the voter turnout figures he alleged were physically impossible and targeted the Election Commission, saying it was “compromised”.

Rahul Gandhi questions EC’s credibility at Boston event, BJP slams him for defaming India

World: Pope Francis’ pontificate was marked by significant divisions within the Church, and his positions on topics such as LGBTQ+ rights, priestly celibacy, and the role of women in the Church faced resistance from conservative factions.

‘Who am I to judge’: Stance on LGBTQ, surrogacy among most contentious moments of Pope Francis’ papacy

Trending | Science & Technology | World: The researchers shared an image of a turquoise square to give a sense of the colour, which they named ‘olo’, but stressed that it could only be seen following laser manipulation of the retina.

Scientists stretch colour palette, identify a new, unseen hue, name it ‘olo’

World: Speaking to the French daily Le Monde ahead of his scheduled visit to Tehran in an exclusive interview, Grossi said, “Iran does not currently have a nuclear weapon, but it is very close to reaching that point.”

‘Iran not far from having a nuclear bomb,’ warns UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi

Health and Wellness | Science & Technology | World: In 2022, a study published by Dr. Hawkins and her colleagues at Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, demonstrated that malnutrition-related diabetes is fundamentally different from types 1 and 2.

Type 5 Diabetes finally recognised after decades, afflicts young. What we all need to know

India News: More than 210 arrests have been made, and police claim the situation is normalising, but locals who fled are still in fear and unsure of returning when they recall the horrific scenes they had witnessed.

Bengal violence: Families recall Murshidabad horror, say, ‘We have become refugees in our own land’

World: “Investigations revealed that these three agents repeatedly participated in cyberattacks on China’s critical information infrastructure and in hacking activities against enterprises such as Huawei,” the warrant stated.

Amid ongoing tariff war, China accuses US of cyberattacks, issues arrest warrants for 3 NSA ‘agents’

India News: In the trials, the indigenously designed and developed Mk-II(A) DEW system successfully engaged fixed-wing drones at long range, thwarted a multiple drone attack, and destroyed enemy surveillance sensors and antennae.

India develops ‘Star Wars’-style laser weapon to destroy drones, missiles, joins elite list | WATCH

Science & Technology | World: People with cachexia lose weight even if they eat. The debilitating syndrome affects up to 80% of advanced cancer patients and kills as many as 30% of the cancer patients it afflicts.

Researchers breach brain-blood barrier, deliver medicine precisely via nanoparticles

Science & Technology | World: Most patients are diagnosed when symptoms like tremors, stiffness, slow movement, and cognitive impairment appear, but by then more than 60 per cent of neurons have degraded.

Now a simple blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms emerge

World: “Space is also very important for our deterrence and defence—just as important as land, sea, air, and cyberspace,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.

Russia seeking to deploy nuclear weapons in space, warns NATO chief

World: The bill seeks to introduce a new section to the Georgia state government code that defines ‘Hinduphobia’ as a ‘set of antagonistic, destructive, and derogatory attitudes and behaviours towards Hinduism.’

US' State of Georgia introduces bill to recognise Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu prejudice

World: The 2024 presidential campaign was dominated by talk of health issues and age of both contestants, but Trump has never been forthcoming about his health information, even as he kept targeting his rival Joe Biden, calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’.

Trump, 78, to undergo checkup, says ‘never felt better’; will his reports be made public?

Business & Economy | India News: Goyal accused global leaders of being too optimistic about China’s intentions, believing it would liberalise, improve transparency, but China used predatory pricing and opaque subsidy structures.

‘Blame China, not Trump’: Piyush Goyal says Beijing’s malpractices created global trade imbalance

World: Only 15 countries executed people in 2024, the lowest on record for the second year running, Amnesty said, adding that 113 countries were now fully abolitionist and 145 had abolished the death penalty in law or in practice.

State executions rise 32% to decade high; Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia behind ‘sharp surge’

World: While calling for a review of the measures, Ishiba explained that Japan has made huge investments in the US and is contributing to job creation.

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba calls Trump, asks for review of tariffs, more talks

Trending | World: Videos on social media show huge rats scurrying around in broad daylight. The rats have turned rowdy, as one video shows bin men running to save themselves as rats chase them.

Video: UK’s Birmingham needs the Pied Piper as rats run amok in city amid trash piles

World: The suspected sites were likely used for research, manufacturing, and storage of nerve agents like sarin, chlorine, and mustard gas. Some are believed to be hidden in caves or similar difficult-to-reach sites.

Over 100 chemical weapons sites of Assad regime may still be existing in Syria: Report

World: US investment in its mineral sector could provide Pakistan a much-needed economic boost, create jobs, and enhance infrastructure development.

Senior US official heads to Pakistan with focus on critical minerals deal

Altman shared in an X post that he fed ChatGPT the prompt: “Sam Altman as a cricket player in anime style”. The bot generated an image of Altman holding a bat in a blue India jersey. Trending | World

Sam Altman shares his AI-generated cricketer avatar in India jersey; internet sees biz strategy, roasts him

India News: The trials against him are the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former Union Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed, and the 1990 shootout, in which four IAF personnel were killed in Srinagar during the height of militancy in Kashmir.

JKLF’s Yasin Malik, facing trial in terror cases, tells SC, ‘I am a political leader, not a terrorist’. Who is he?

India News: It is to be noted that there is no waqf system in Islamic countries like Turkey, Libya, Jordan, Tunisia, and Egypt, but the waqf network in India is extensive and legally protected.

Waqf Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha April 2. Why is opposition against it, what is the row?

World | Bangladesh: Pradyot Manikya, chief of the Tipra Motha Party, came up with a brutal and profound solution, suggesting that Bangladesh be split up to get access to the sea rather than spending money on costly engineering ideas.

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