Nine-year-old Tanuj Kumar Satpathy tragically lit his father Prashant’s funeral pyre in Balasore, Odisha, after Prashant was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. Grieving relatives struggled as Prashant’s wife, Priya Darshini, clung to his body. The funeral was attended by hundreds, including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

Pakistan’s power minister responded strongly to India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it an act of “water warfare.” This reaction follows India’s announcement of retaliatory measures against Pakistan for allegedly supporting cross-border terrorism, including holding the treaty in abeyance and imposing travel restrictions. Tensions escalate as both nations take firm stances.

Persona Non Grata is a term first used during the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961). It means that a foreign diplomat is no longer accepted in the host country.