The New Indian Express

"We are still standing strong and united. This is our reply:" On the first anniversary of the #PahalgamTerrorAttack, Arathi R Menon, daughter of N Ramachandran, who was among the 26 tourists killed, said she was proud of India’s strong response to terrorism under PM Narendra Modi. Attending a memorial meeting of her father organised in Kochi's Edapply, she alleged that the Pahalgam incident was a "Hindu-targeted" terrorist attack aimed at dividing India by triggering riots across the country. 🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Apr/22/standing-here-as-a-proud-indian-pahalgam-victims-daughter-backs-strong-response-to-terror

#OPINION | Every few weeks, India invents an episode of national emergency, followed almost immediately by national amnesia. We do it in the face of war, fuel shortages and economic uncertainty. We do it amid deprivation and death. This is the #OTT model of politics: the spectacle value of events turns politics from an agent of change into entertainment. 🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/2026/Apr/21/the-ott-nation-of-gawkers

A total of 58,821 people have been displaced by the ethnic violence in #Manipur since May 3, 2023 till March 30 this year. 🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/22/over-58800-people-displaced-by-ethnic-violence-since-may-2023-manipur-govt

Iran's Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a container ship off the coast of Oman in the #StraitofHormuz, damaging the vessel and raising tensions after planned #ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialise. The attack came after US President #DonaldTrump extended the US ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for peace talks. 🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Apr/22/irgc-fires-on-container-ship-in-hormuz-as-trump-says-iran-collapsing-financially

In a horrific incident, a 27-year-old man was set ablaze allegedly by his girlfriend after she felt he was ignoring her. The woman allegedly tied the victim’s hands and blindfolded him before pouring petrol and kerosene on him and setting him on fire at her residence in #Bengaluru. 🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Apr/22/woman-held-for-burning-boyfriend-alive-in-bengaluru-over-suspicion-of-affair

The Indian Army rescued scores of stranded tourists and locals after sudden heavy snowfall triggered a massive traffic jam in East #Sikkim. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/22/army-rescues-stranded-tourists-locals-after-snowfall-triggers-traffic-jam-in-east-sikkim

The Congress criticised the Modi government on the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack, saying Pakistan had been isolated after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks but has now acquired "global respectability, reflecting what it called a "complete failure" of the prime minister's foreign policy. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/22/pakistan-stood-isolated-after-2611-now-has-global-respectability-congress-slams-govt-on-pahalgam