‘Discontent answered with bullets’: MEA slams Pakistan over PoK crackdown | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for its ongoing crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, calling upon the international community to hold the country accountable for the “gross violation of human rights.“During the bi-weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that public discontent in PoK was answered with bullets…

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Two Pakistanis, one Indonesian killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb

3 crew members killed in Houthi attack on ship in Bab al-Mandeb, report (Representational Image) Houthi militants attacked a commercial vessel transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, killing three crew members, according to initial reports by government-affiliated broadcasters. Al-Jumhuriya TV identified the victims as two Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national.The vessel came under fire while…

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Quote of the day by James Clerk Maxwell: “It is of great advantage to the student of any subject to read…” – powerful lesson on learning from original ideas and discoveries |

Learning something from a finished textbook can give us a clear answer, but it does not always show us how that answer came to be. James Clerk Maxwell believed that students could gain something deeper by returning to the original work of the scientists who first developed an idea. In his words, “It is of…

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In 1999, central Europe saw its last total solar eclipse; 27 years later, darkness returns across parts of Iceland, Spain and Greenland

On August 12, 2026, Europe will be graced by a breathtaking total solar eclipse, a phenomenon that occurs infrequently. This follows the memorable eclipse of 1999 that traversed central Europe. The eclipse’s path of totality will cover stunning locations like Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, and Spain. Astrologically, this event invites a period of introspection, urging…

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Cauvery bandh in Karnataka: Schools to remain open as KAMS withdraws closure call, suggests black ribbons

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Associated Managements of Schools (KAMS) has withdrawn its earlier advisory calling for schools to remain closed during the Cauvery bandh on August 13. The association has instead urged schools to remain open, while allowing staff to wear black ribbons and encouraging students to learn about the water dispute through balanced, factual and…

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