Islamabad, November 2025 — In a landmark and controversial shift, Pakistan has formally expanded military authority by passing the 27th Constitutional Amendment, granting unprecedented powers and lifelong legal immunity to Army Chief General Asim Munir. The amendment also creates a new post — Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) — effectively making Munir the most powerful…
Rescue & Outcome What Triggered It & Context Broader Implications & Warnings The incident highlights the risks of off-piste skiing especially in early-season conditions with fresh snow. Safety experts and local authorities urged skiing only on marked runs and to pay heed to avalanche warnings.
Uri (J&K) — Security forces successfully foiled an attempted strike by Pakistan on the Uri hydropower plants hours after India launched Operation Sindoor, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The attack, involving drones and cross-border shelling, was repelled by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which ensured that the critical infrastructure and nearby civilian settlements emerged unscathed….
Kabul — Relations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime have deteriorated sharply after recent peace talks collapsed, reigniting border clashes and raising fresh concern over the presence of militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan. Simultaneously, the Taliban government appears to be reaching out to India and engaging with Afghan minorities — notably Hindus and Sikhs —…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has upheld the dismissal of Lieutenant Samuel Kamalesan, a Christian Army officer, for repeatedly refusing to take part in regimental religious ceremonies — including entering the inner sanctum of a temple and a gurdwara — ruling that his actions constituted “gross indiscipline.” A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya…
New Delhi / Chandigarh: The Central Government is poised to introduce significant constitutional reform in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament, beginning December 1, by tabling The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2025. The bill seeks to bring the Union Territory of Chandigarh under the scope of Article 240 of the Indian Constitution — a move…
Islamabad, Pakistan: In a rare gesture of solidarity amid tense regional relations, the Pakistan Strategic Forum expressed sincere condolences to the Indian Air Force and the family of the pilot who died when a HAL Tejas aircraft crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show 2025. The message was delivered by Pakistan’s Defence…
New Delhi, November 21, 2025 — In a sweeping and long-anticipated overhaul of India’s labour governance system, the Central Government on Friday officially implemented the Four Labour Codes, effective immediately. This transformative reform consolidates 29 existing Central and State labour laws into four streamlined, modern statutes — marking the most comprehensive restructuring of India’s labour…
Tel Aviv, November 21, 2025 — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday revealed footage and detailed findings of what it has described as one of the largest and most sophisticated Hamas tunnel networks ever discovered in the Gaza Strip. The sprawling underground system, located in southern Gaza, underscores the scale and complexity of Hamas’s…
Thiruvananthapuram, November 20, 2025 — In a major development in the Sabarimala Temple gold-missing case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the scandal has arrested A. Padmakumar, a senior CPI(M) leader and former President of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). The arrest, which followed several hours of intense questioning, has set off a fierce political…
