The Centre has written a formal letter to British public broadcaster BBC over its reportage on the Pahalgam terror attack, objecting to the use of the word "militants" to describe "terrorists".

In a communication to Jackie Martin, who is the India head of the BBC, the Ministry of External Affairs said, “A formal letter has been sent to the BBC on terming terrorists as militants. The External Publicity Division of the MEA will be monitoring the reporting of the BBC.”

The banking sector is poised to meet the investment needs of the industry given its healthy balance sheet, and adequate liquidity and capital buffers, said Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

Malhotra said in view of the benign inflation outlook and moderate growth, monetary policy has turned accommodative and the policy rate was reduced cumulatively by 50 basis points (bps) this year from February 2025.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed Islamabad's willingness to participate in a "neutral, transparent and credible investigation" into the terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives.

Speaking at a military academy ceremony in Abbottabad, Sharif said, "Pakistan is open to participating in any neutral, transparent and credible investigation."

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said the Delhi government is ensuring strict compliance with the Centre's order to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for them to leave the country.

India announced on Thursday that all visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be revoked from April 27 and advised Indian nationals residing in Pakistan to return home at the earliest.

The houses of three suspected terrorists have been razed by authorities in the Kashmir Valley. It is seen as a crackdown on terrorism days after the dastardly Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed.

Officials on Saturday said that houses of the alleged terrorists were demolished in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir on Friday night.

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Malook Nagar strongly criticised Pakistan on Saturday in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, saying that the Muslim population of India are enough to defeat Pakistan.

His remarks came as a response to Pakistan's Defence Minister admitting to the country's role in supporting terrorist groups.

BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday said India will give a "befitting" reply to those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 persons lost their lives earlier this week.

Speaking to reporters here after offering prayers to Shrimant Dagadusheth Ganapati, Nadda said the entire country hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a strong response to the attack.

Amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump has said that the two countries ‘will figure it out’ between themselves one way or the other.

Trump said he is very close to both India and Pakistan, and the two countries have been fighting for Kashmir for over 1,000 years.

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) major VinFast is planning to open its car assembly plant in Tamil Nadu by the end of June, the company's CEO Pham Sanh Chau said on Thursday, reported Reuters.

"In the near future, apart from the Vietnamese market, we will focus more on Indonesia, India, and the Philippines markets," Pham Nhat Vuong told shareholders of VinFast's parent company Vingroup.

In the wake of the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam that left 26 tourists dead, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which met in the capital today (April 23), announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty — a key water-sharing agreement brokered in 1960 — until Pakistan acts decisively against cross-border terrorism.

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