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Indian security personnel stand guard as Hindu pilgrims await their registration ahead of the the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. — AFPPilgrimage route near April 22 Pahalgam attack site.Registration down 10% despite claims of confidence returning.Camouflaged bunkers, free kitchens line pilgrimage route.PAHALGAM: Hindus began a vast month-long pilgrimage in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Thursday, with many of the faithful starting from near the site where a deadly April attack triggered conflict with Pakistan.Last year, half a million devotees took part in the Amarnath pilgrimage to a sacred ice pillar located in a cave in the forested Himalayan hills…
This representational image shows the sun setting over a beach. — UnsplashIt seems that time is literally speeding up as scientists have confirmed that the Earth is set to experience three remarkably shorter-than-average days in the coming weeks, as the planet’s rotation unexpectedly accelerates. Normally, Earth’s daily rotation equates to approximately 86,400 seconds, or a precise 24 hours. However, according to a report from Popular Mechanics, three specific days this summer will see as much as 1.51 milliseconds shaved off the clock, the New York Post reported. The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service has identified July 9, July 22, and…
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota reacts after being substituted during a match against Everton in Liverpool, Britain, on April 2, 2025. —ReutersFire dept says car crashed and burst into flames.Two men, aged 28 and 26, found dead, says fire dept.Jota helped Liverpool win Premier League last season.Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a fiery car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, Spanish state-owned TV station said on Thursday, citing local firefighters.Police told Reuters everything pointed to that information being correct, although they could not yet officially confirm the names. The regional fire department of Castille-Leon, where Zamora…
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez make ‘business decision’ after finalizing divorceBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have taken their $68 million Los Angeles marital home off the market after failing to find a buyer.An insider spilled to People magazine on Wednesday that the Argo actor and the I’m Real singer made the shocking move after they failed to find a buyer for their Beverly Hills estate for a year. “While they’ve been hoping to sell the property, they’ve also been hesitant to take a big loss,” the source said. “They lowered the price to get more interest and when this didn’t happen, they…
New court filings detail man’s ordeal after his mistaken deportation became a flashpoint in Trump’s immigration crackdown.Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man legally residing in the US state of Maryland, whom the Trump administration mistakenly deported in a high-profile case in March, was severely beaten and subjected to psychological torture in prison there, his lawyers say. The alleged abuse was detailed in court documents filed in Abrego Garcia’s civil lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, providing an account of his experiences following his deportation for the first time. Abrego Garcia’s case has become a flashpoint in the US government’s…
The National Meteorological Center confirmed that the month of July is one of the summer months, which is witnessing a rise in temperatures …
A person hold a motorcycle on the way at Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Road in Islamabad on January 30, 2025. — OnlineISLAMABAD: In a move aimed at improving the safety of commuters in the federal capital, the authorities have made helmet mandatory for motorcyclists and pillion passengers.”The decision will be implemented after a two-week awareness campaign [after which] a fine will be imposed on both riders and pillion passengers for not wearing helmets,” said Islamabad Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Zeeshan Haider on Thursday. With the requirement equally applying to both male and female motorcyclists, the official said that the move…
An unmanned semi-submersible, known as a Low Profile Vessel, between two Colombian Navy vessels, July 2, 2025. — AFPThe Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast.The vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western security sources based in the region told AFP they believed it was a trial run of an unmanned vessel by a cocaine trafficking cartel. “It was being tested and was empty,” a naval spokesperson confirmed to AFP.Asked if it was operated by Starlink, the spokesperson confirmed that the vessel…
Pakistani players pose for picture with their opponents in this collage of pictures. — Facebook/@PakistanSquashFederation/FileKARACHI: Pakistani players continued their impressive run at the 32nd Asian Junior Squash Championship, securing multiple victories in the quarterfinals, with five of them qualifying for the semi-finals.In the Boys U19 category, Abdullah Nawaz dominated Wong Wing Kuen of Hong Kong with a straight-games victory 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 to advance to the semifinals. The Boys U15 event saw two Pakistani players progress. Nauman Khan, the top seed in this age group category, defeated India’s Harshal Rana in a commanding performance with scores of 11-6, 11-5, 11-7,…
Josh Peck welcomes third child with wife Paige O’Brien PeckJosh Peck and his wife, Paige O’Brien Peck, have welcomed their third child, a baby boy.The couple shared the delightful news of the baby’s arrival with their fans on Wednesday via Instagram. “Meyer Lane, we love you, we love you,” they captioned the post alongside two adorable snapshots of their little one.In the first shared image, a newborn baby can be seen sleeping in a white onesie with a blue pacifier in his mouth.The next picture shows a little one swaddled in a blanket with his newborn baby cap.In February 2025, Josh and…