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Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder in Canada in June 2023 had caused a slump in India-Canada relations. FBI last month announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Goldy Brar.

In what will cause fresh worries for India, terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed’s ideological and logistical hub in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur was rebuilt with money collected through online fundraising campaigns, say intelligence reports.

Two commercial vessels with 22 Indians aboard were hijacked off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia. The hijacking incidents point at a severe escalation of maritime security threats across the Horn of Africa.

Celebrations of the centenary of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Indonesia soared higher with the presentation of the latest collection of batik textile garments by an Indian fashion designer, Papri Basak from Shantiniketan, at a fashion show in Jakarta.

Shamso Bibi, also known as Ayesha Gilamana, had been making TikTok videos for around three to four years and had amassed about 1.3 million followers. Her brother Rehmatullah said her account had received more than 30 million likes before the family deactivated it following her death.