Paresh Rawal said Akshay Kumar is just a colleague to him, not a friend. "In the film industry, people are colleagues, in theatre they are friends, and in school, they are heart-to-heart friends," he added. Paresh further said, "The ones I consider friends—whom I can respectfully call friends—were Om Puri sahab, Naseer bhai (Naseeruddin Shah), and Johny Lever."

During his 121st episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi commented on the Pahalgam terrorist attack, saying that Kashmir was progressing but "terrorists and their masters want Kashmir to be destroyed once again". "That is why such a big conspiracy was hatched," he added. "In this war against terrorism, India's unity is our greatest strength," he further said.

In his 121st episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the families of the Pahalgam attack victims will "definitely get justice". "The attackers will face the harshest response," he added. India has taken several strict measures against Pakistan after the attack, including the suspension of Indus Waters Treaty and visa services for Pakistanis.

Indian Navy warships deployed in Arabian Sea carried out multiple anti-ship missile firings, the Indian Navy said. This was done "to revalidate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems and crew for long range precision offensive strike", Navy spokesperson said. "Indian Navy stands combat ready in safeguarding the nation's maritime interests anytime anywhere anyhow," the spokesperson added.

A number of people have been killed and multiple others have been injured after a driver drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Filipino Festival in Canada's Vancouver. "The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds," Vancouver Police said in a post on X. Several videos from the site surfaced on social media.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into the Pahalgam terrorist attack. "NIA teams, which have been camping at attack site since Wednesday, have intensified the search for evidence," it said. "The entry and exit points are being closely scrutinised by the investigating NIA teams for clues to the modus operandi of the terrorists," it added.

Days after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, a 45-year-old social activist was injured after being shot at by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara, officials said on Sunday. The terrorists fired at Ghulam Rasool Magray inside his residence, the officials added. It was not immediately clear why the terrorists targeted the social activist, who was rushed to hospital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Russia is ready to hold talks with Ukraine "without preconditions", the Kremlin said on Saturday. This comes after US President Donald Trump criticised Putin for recent attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine and said, "Maybe he doesn't want to stop the war."

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff to lead Roman Catholic Church, was buried on Saturday in Rome, in the presence of several world leaders. The burial took place at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore- the first church to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to whom Pope Francis was devoted. He passed away aged 88 after suffering a stroke.

A dashcam footage of a car has surfaced online, showing the moment a massive explosion after a fire struck Iran's Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas city. More than 500 people have been injured in the explosion, Iran's state media stated. The exact cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.

A female passenger on a Philadelphia-Chicago Southwest Airlines flight allegedly stripped naked before defecating on her seat. The crew then requested police and medical teams to meet the aircraft on arrival. "[We] are reaching out to those onboard to apologise for the situation," Southwest Airlines' spokesperson said. The plane was taken out of service for deep cleaning for few hours.