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The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved the immediate disbursement of about $1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Faciiy, the Prime Minister's Office said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the approval of a USD 1bn dollar instalment for...
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A woman government officer in Pakistan was arrested on Friday for criticising the Pakistan Army and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government in a WhatsApp group, amid the military conflict with India.According to the FIR, the National Cyber Crime Agency has booked and arrested National...
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Drones have been sighted at 26 locations ranging from the Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir to Bhuj in Gujarat, along both the International Border and the Line of Control with Pakistan on Friday, said a defence ministry statement. These include suspected armed drones posing potential threats...
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Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday underscored the importance of factual and responsible reporting, particularly when India is engaged in a military standoff with Pakistan. Vaishnaw interacted with senior editors from the print media and urged them to refrain...
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Pakistan's Awami National Party is against all kinds of war, and expects all parties to adopt the path of peace, dialogue and tolerance, its central president Aimal Wali Khan said on Friday. His comments came as tensions between India and Pakistan soared significantly following New Delhi's...
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Srinagar airport was hit by a suspected drone attack late on Friday, officials said, adding that countermeasures had been activated. The suspected attack came a day after India thwarted attempts by the Pakistan military to attack Indian military installations using drones and...
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Escalating the tensions even further, one Paksitani drone hit a residential area in Firozpur, Punjab on Friday, injuring three people. Three people suffered burn injuries and were immediately rushed to the hospital, SSP Ferozepur, Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said. We received...
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India on Friday opposed IMF's proposal to extend fresh loans of $2.3 billion to Pakistan, saying the funds could be misused for financing state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. New Delhi abstained from voting at the crucial International Monetary Fund meeting, whose outcome was not known...
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PM Narendra Modi chairs meeting with Rajnath Singh, NSA, CDS, service chiefs/ANI on X
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting at his residence on Friday amid the rising tension between India and Pakistan. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Army chief...
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Thousands of people living near the Line of Control in three border districts of Kashmir have been evacuated following heavy shelling by Pakistani troops. The people living along the Line of Control in Baramulla, Kupwara, and Bandipora districts have been shifted to bunkers or other...
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The Pune police on Friday arrested a 19-year-old woman student of an engineering college in Pune for allegedly posting a message on social media in support of Pakistan, an official said. A Hindu rightwing group had claimed that Khatija Shaikh (19) had posted the slogan Pakistan Zindabad...
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The management of Mumbai's famous Siddhivinayak temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha on Friday said it will not allow coconuts, garlands and 'prasad' for offerings from May 11 for security reasons. The temple located in Prabhadevi area of south Mumbai is a popular religious site that...
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India's air defence system intercepts Pakistani drones in Akhnoor, Jammu on Friday night/ANI on X
India's air defence system intercepted Pakistani drones in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Akhnoor and Punjab's Pathankot on Friday evening. Red streaks seen and explosions can be heard after India's air defence intercepted Pakistani drones amid blackout in Rajouri. Similarly,...
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Two men were arrested in Rajasthan's Churu and Barmer districts for allegedly sharing provocative content and Army movement footage on social media, the police said on Friday. In Churu, 22-year-old Asif Khan from Bajragsar was arrested by the Sardarshahar police on Friday for posting...
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India's air defence system intercepts Pakistani drones in Samba/ANI on X
Red streaks were seen and explosions can be heard as India's air defence intercepted Pakistani drones amid blackout in Samba. A total blackout has been enforced in Udhampur amid Pakistani drone attack in Jammu region on Friday night. Sirens were also activated in Udhampur...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah appealed to the people to stay at home in the next few hours after Pakistan resumed drone attack in Jammu region on Friday night. It's my earnest appeal to everyone in & around Jammu please stay off the streets, stay at home or at the...
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Pakistani drones have been sighted in Jammu, Samba, Pathankot sector on Friday night said defence sources. More details soon.
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that there is total blackout in Jammu and he heard intermittent sounds of blasts, probably heavy artillery as Pakistan fired drones in Samba sector. Intermittent sounds of blasts, probably heavy artillery, can now be heard from...
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Jammu city plunged into darkness on Friday after blasts were heard in the region and alarms sounded, officials said. The blasts come amid ongoing shelling by Pakistan following India's strike on terror hideouts in the country earlier this week as part of Operation Sindoor. Intermittent...
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A woman was killed and two of her family members injured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops from across the Line of Control targeting Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla and Kupwara districts, officials said on Friday. They said the Indian Army has responded proportionately to the Pakistani...
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A person who is yet to be traced threatened to blow up Jaipur city metro stations with a bomb on Friday, the police said. The Jaipur Metro got an email on its official email address with the sender threatening to blow up stations. In the wake of the communication, an intense search was...
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Accused Mohammad Shariful Islam
The man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan on Friday moved an application before a court here seeking to declare his arrest as illegal and sought his release from jail. Accused Mohammad Shariful Islam (30), a Bangladeshi national currently lodged in the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, on...
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A complete blackout has been enforced in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer as a precautionary measure after Pakistan attacked India's border areas including Line of Control on Thursday night. -- ANI
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Pakistan has resumed heavy shelling in the Poonch sector, escalating border tensions. More details awaited. Meanwhile, Pakistan resorted to small arms and artillery fire along the Line of Control in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening. The Indian Army...
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A 'bomb-like' piece of iron was discovered in Kariyal village of Gangth Panchayat in Kangra district on Friday. According to villagers, the around-8-inch piece of the metal made an around 10-inch crater in the middle of a paved road. Kariyal village is located 10 km from Nurpur and 12...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked banks to remain vigilant and take all steps to ensure uninterrupted services to customers in view of heightened military conflict between India and Pakistan. Addressing a meeting of CEO of banks and insurance companies on cybersecurity...
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A total of 38 members of the outlawed CPI-Maoists from neighbouring Chhattisgarh state surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Friday.From January this year, 265 Maoists have turned themselves in before Bhadradri Kothagudem district police, a release from...
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India's forex reserves dropped $2.065 billion to $686.064 billion for the week ended May 2, the RBI said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had increased USD 1.983 billion to $688.129 billion.The forex reserves had touched an all-time high of USD 704.885 billion in...
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Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, was taken to the Tihar Jail in New Delhi amid heavy security on Friday evening, jail sources said. Earlier in the day, a Delhi court remanded Rana in judicial custody after he was produced before special National...
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Colonel Sofiya Qureshi (right) speaks at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday/ANI on X
In a major escalation along the western front, the Pakistani army carried out multiple airspace violations and drone intrusions in the night of May 7 and 8, targeting Indian military infrastructure. Addressing a press briefing on Friday, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi revealed that 300 to 400 drones...
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Dismissing rumours, public sector banks including State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank on Friday said their ATMs are fully functional, well-stocked, and that digital services are operating smoothly. The announcements came against the backdrop of reports on social media that ATMs are...
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The rupee pared its initial losses and settled for the day higher by 17 paise at 85.41 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, as likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India helped contain excess depreciation of the rupee. Forex traders said the rupee opened on a weak note on the...
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The Central Reserve Police Force has deferred all transfer and posting orders and has postponed training courses for its personnel in view of the escalating military situation with Pakistan, official sources on Friday said. The paramilitary force has also directed more than two dozen of its...
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BHISHM cubes, the indigenous portable modular medical facility, are being deployed at prominent hospitals such as AIIMS Jammu and SKIMS Srinagar near India's border under the government's Aarogya Maitri project to bolster medical readiness, officials said on Friday. The development comes on...
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Announcement to enforce the blackout in Udhampur last night
Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman said that India was to blame for bringing the two nuclear-armed neighbours closer to war, the Dawn reports. It is most unfortunate that India's reckless conduct has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a major conflict, Shafqat Ali Khan, the...
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Around 500 drones were launched towards Indian positions by the Pakistan Army last night, which were sighted at 24 locations from Siachen base camp in Ladakh to Kutch area in Gujarat. Around 50 of these drones were destroyed by air defence guns, while around 20 were brought down through soft...
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Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack and India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stepped in to advise his brother, current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on the need for a diplomatic approach to ease the...
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The Maharashtra government has decided to cancel the leaves of top officials in health, disaster management and many other departments in the wake of the current situation, the Chief Minister's Office said on Friday. Strict action would be taken against those spreading fake news and helping the...
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The district administration in Punjab's Mohali on Friday ordered the closure of cinema halls and shopping malls from sunset to sunrise till further orders, officials said. The authorities also imposed a ban on the use of inverter, generator and any other power backup being used for outdoor...
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Kiran Koli, general secretary of Maharashtra Machhimar Kruti Samiti says, We participated in a meeting with naval officials, police officials. We were instructed that officers should be alerted whenever we see a boat from another state. Information should also be given about any commercial...
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For warmongers, a message from the Mumbai police: Fake messages are being circulated on WhatsApp groups regarding the closure of Dadar Chowpatty. Please be informed that Dadar Chowpatty remains open to all citizens. We urge all Mumbaikars to rely only on information shared through official...
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Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi tweets, No firecrackers or drones will be allowed in any functions or events in Gujarat until the 15th of this month. Kindly cooperate and follow the guidelines. Amid rising tension between India and Pakistan, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel...
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Amid the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, IndiGo has announced that all flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, and Rajkot have been cancelled until midnight on 10 May 2025.IndiGo assured passengers that it will...
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The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan could be offering the world a first real glimpse into how advanced Chinese military technology performs against proven Western hardware -- and Chinese defense stocks are already surging.Shares of China's AVIC Chengdu Aircraft rose...
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Testing of air raid sirens installed at PWD headquarters in ITO, Delhi is underway.
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Omar Abdullah at a relief camp in Samba
Men and machines of the armed forces worked meticulously to ensure the interception of Kamikaze drones and missiles fired by Pakistani troops targeting Jammu, drawing widespread appreciation from people. India on Thursday night swiftly thwarted Pakistan's fresh attempts to strike military...
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Ministry of Home Affairs writes to chief secretaries and administrators of all states and Union Territories asking them to invoke emergency powers under civil defence rules for efficient implementation of the necessary precautionary measures.
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A damaged gurudwara at Poonch
With tension between India and Pakistan forcing closure of educational institutions in Kashmir, several schools have switched to online mode of classes to ensure that students do not lose precious academic time. As the schools have remained closed since May 7 following India's missile...
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The district administration in Haryana's Ambala, which is a key air force base, on Friday issued an order to enforce blackout during night hours amid the military conflict between India and Pakistan, officials said. In view of the prevailing circumstances, it is imperative to ensure a...
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The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday scrapped the 'short-term investment limit' and 'concentration limit' for investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in corporate debt securities, to provide greater ease of investment to FPIs.'On a review, and with a view to providing greater ease of...
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The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check unit has debunked two major instances of misinformation circulating on social media, falsely claiming Pakistani attacks on Jammu Air Force Base and Gujarat's Hazira Port. The clarifications come amidst heightened tensions following Operation...
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Omar Abdullah at a relief camp in Samba
Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah interacts with locals, who are currently staying at a safe location in Samba, amid tensions between India and Pakistan. On the camps arranged for citizens of border areas, the J&K says, We are doing everything we can. Food is given three times a day,...
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Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Friday assured the country that ample food was available for consumption. He said that the nation's agricultural reserves were at full capacity.He said that while soldiers were posted at the border, the farmers were busy working in the fields....
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Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, on Friday said ample stocks of petrol, diesel and cooking gas LPG are available in the country and there is no need for panic buying of fuel. The statement comes after social media was flooded with posts and videos showing people...
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World Bank President, Ajay Banga, meets the UP CM
We have no role to play beyond a facilitator. There's a lot of speculation in the media about how the World Bank will step in & fix the problem but it's all bunk. The World Bank's role is merely as a facilitator, World Bank President, Ajay Banga on Indus Waters Treaty suspension.
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EaseMyTrip.com, EaseMyTrip.com, one of India's leading online travel tech platforms, on Friday issued travel advisory, suggesting commuters to visit countries including Turkey and Azerbaijan only if it was unavoidable since these two countries have extended support to Pakistan amid increasing...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the police, Coast Guard and Navy are on alert mode in the state, and all SoPs (Standard Operating Procedures) are being followed. Fadnavis said a review meeting to take stock of the state's internal security will be held later in...
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the prevailing situation along India's border with Pakistan and airports in the country amid the military conflict between the two countries, sources said.The meeting came hours after the Border Security Force said it has foiled an infiltration bid from...
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Stock exchanges on Thursday urged market participants to implement immediate precautionary measures to safeguard their systems and ensure a secure marketplace. This came after an advisory was issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Wednesday.Market participants are...
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Damage due to cross-border shelling in Poonch
A statement from the Ministry of Defence, India on the coverage of the clashes between India and Pakistan: All media channels, digital platforms and individuals are advised to refrain from live coverage or real-time reporting of defence operations and movement of security forces. Disclosure of...
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Srinagar is on high alert as is Jammu and border states. Pic: Sharafat Ali/Reuters
As the situation escalates between India and Pakistan, with both sides indulging in retaliations following the launch of Operation Sindoor, sources confirmed that every missile fired by the neighbouring country was intercepted or neutralised, with none being able to reach its intended...
12:42
CRISIL Ratings has put IndusInd Bank's long-term debt instruments on 'watch with negative implications', citing the private-sector lender's review of its microfinance (MFI) business and the resignation of two top executives.The bank's long-term instruments include Rs 4,000 crore of Tier-II and Rs...
12:40
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian has expressed concern over current developments and called on India and Pakistan to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, observe international law, including the UN Charter, remain calm, exercise restraint and refrain from taking...
12:32
The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday suspended indefinitely due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday's match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds a review meeting at South Block with CDS Gen Anil Chauhan, Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Air Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh & Defence Secretary RK Singh.
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade sharply lower on Friday late morning session as tensions soared between India and Pakistan fueling fears of a wider conflict.India on Thursday night swiftly thwarted Pakistan's fresh attempts to strike military sites with drones...
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A projectile discovered near Amritsar
A bomb-like object was found in the Kishanghat area of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district on Friday morning, prompting swift action by the local police and air force. According to the police, the object was found near a nursery in the colony of the Jogis, located in front of Kishanghat under...
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On 8-9 May 2025, BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the International Boundary in Samba district, J&K by killing at least seven terrorists and causing extensive damage to the Pakistan Post Dhandhar. Visuals from Samba showing Pakistan post across the border (where the flag is flying).
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Houses in a village along the LoC in Jammu & Kashmir are severely damaged after shelling by Pakistan last night. A local says, Due to shelling by Pakistan, around 20 houses have suffered damage. My family spent the whole night together in one room. We want peace here.
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Residents leave Uri after massive Pakistani shelling. Pic: Umar Ganie
Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the sound of explosions was heard near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir early Friday morning. There was massive damage of property in Uri as well.
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The Border Security Force on Friday said it has killed seven terrorists who were trying to infiltrate from across the India-Pakistan International Border in Jammu, and also destroyed a Rangers post. The incident took place in the Samba sector on the intervening night of May 8-9 after a big...
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Defense stocks surged on Friday morning trade as India swiftly thwarted Pakistan's fresh attempts to strike military sites with drones and missiles, including in Jammu and Pathankot, after foiling similar bids at 15 places in northern and western regions of the country, as tensions soared between...
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A shop destroyed in Pak attack along the LoC
The Made in India Akash surface-to-air missile air defence system has been effectively used by the Indian armed forces in foiling Pakistani attacks towards Indian targets. Both the Indian Army and Air Force have the missile system all along the Pakistan border: Defence Officials.Pakistan's armed...
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Pakistan has claimed that its Economic Affairs Division account on the social media platform X has been hacked and called the post, where it appealed for more loans from the international community as it faced losses following India's Operation Sindoor, fake.As India's Op Sindoor continues to...
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Air sirens were sounded across Chandigarh on Friday as part of a precautionary measure after the city received an alert from the local Air Force station about a possible attack, said the official. According to Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner, An air warning has been received from Air...
10:37
The lights of the Golden Temple in Amritsar were downed one by one last night. Blackout was imposed on the entire city.
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Kerala on Thursday reported yet another case of the deadly Nipah virus, the seventh such incident in the state since 2018. This time, the patient is a 42-year-old woman from Valanchery in Malappuram district. The infected woman is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in...
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People carry the body of Vihaan Barghava, 13, killed in cross-border shelling in Poonch
A woman was killed and two of her family members injured after Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling in areas near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday.They said the Indian Army has responded proportionately to the Pakistani aggression....
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The Chandigarh administration on Friday sounded an air raid siren, appealing to people to remain indoors. An Air warning has been received from the air force station of a possible attack. Sirens are being sounded. All are advised to remain indoors and away from balconies, an official statement...
09:59
Remains of a projectile missile in Amritsar
Last night, when Pakistan made failed attempts to send swarm drones all across various places along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Borders (IB), over 50 drones were successfully neutralized during a large-scale counter-drone operation conducted by Indian Army Air Defence units in the...
09:53
Blackout was enforced in Jammu, Srinagar, Punjab, Gujarat border
As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan after both sides engage in retaliations, defence expert Sanjeev Srivastava on Friday warned of a full-fledged war if Pakistan continues to escalate the situation. He said that a war would prove fatal to Pakistan and may lead to its...
09:50
OpenAI on Thursday said the data of Indian ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and OpenAI API (application programming interface) platform users will now be stored locally in the country. This will help companies using these products meet local data sovereignty requirements when using OpenAI...
09:38
Amid the escalated tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of India's precision strikes on terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, detrimental elements from Pakistan have been trying to deliberately sabotage the narrative from the ground reality by spreading...
09:29
Pakistan's armed forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along the entire western border on the intervening night of May 8-9, which were 'effectively repulsed', the Indian Army said on Friday. Pakistani troops also resorted to 'numerous ceasefire violations' along...
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Sounds of blasts rattled Jammu city early Friday morning, triggering an immediate blackout, hours after India thwarted Pakistan military's attempts to target military installations in border areas.Activity of loitering munitions was witnessed in the skies.The blast sounds were heard between 3:50...
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Yoshita Singh, PTIAmid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the United States has said it is not going to get involved in a war that's 'fundamentally none of our business'.While the US cannot control India and Pakistan, it can encourage the two nuclear-armed neighbours to de-escalate,...
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Delhi airport has said that operations are normal and some flights have been impacted due to changing airspace conditions and heightened security. In the wake of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has put in place enhanced security...
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Amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke with the director generals of border guarding forces to assess the situation. Shah also talked to the director general of the Central Industrial Security Force regarding airport...
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A high alert was sounded in Delhi, and all city government employees' leaves were cancelled as hostilities ramped up between India and Pakistan, with several border areas, including Jammu, coming under cross-border shelling. Strollers at India Gate, the iconic war memorial, were asked to...
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