Sukhada Khandkekar

But to understand how we got there, and why it still matters in 2025, rewind a little. To a quiet garrison town called Abbottabad, where Osama bin Laden once lounged in his compound, sipping chai not far from Pakistan’s elite military academy. That scene wasn’t fiction — it was a living embodiment of the double game Forsyth wrote about.

Following Pakistan's airspace restrictions for Indian airlines, several European carriers, including Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways, and SWISS, are now avoiding Pakistani airspace. This rerouting, prompted by safety concerns and NOTAMs indicating unavailable airways, adds up to an hour to flight times for routes like Munich-Delhi and Rome-Delhi, as airlines prioritize passenger and staff safety.

A global Lancet study has linked over 1 lakh heart disease deaths in India in 2018 to a plastic-softening chemical found in shampoo bottles and food packaging. Here’s what you should know

Congress celebrates Rahul Gandhi's persistent advocacy for a caste census, claiming it forced the Modi government's hand after 11 years of resistance. The party plans to amplify its role in achieving caste enumeration through rallies and campaigns, pushing for caste quotas in private institutions and the removal of the 50% reservation cap.

The Gujarat High Court upheld the dismissal of nine railway police constables who were assigned to patrol the Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002. They returned to Ahmedabad early on another train, and later that day, the Sabarmati Express was torched near Godhra, killing 59. The court dismissed their reinstatement pleas, citing dereliction of duty and false entries in records.

Earlier, the national security adviser used to report to Pakistan's PM; now, while working under constitutional cover of Sharif’s office, Malik will report to Pakistan army chief Munir

Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed under oath that Gemini, Google's AI chatbot, is expected to be integrated into Siri by mid-2025. Discussions with Apple CEO Tim Cook included Gemini app distribution, with Cook indicating more third-party AI models would be incorporated into Apple Intelligence later this year.

Meenal Ahmed Khan, a Pakistani national, was reunited with her CRPF trooper husband in Jammu after the J&K high court intervened to prevent her deportation. She entered India on a tourist visa and applied for a long-term visa as an Indian citizen's wife.