Indian military responded to Pakistan’s attempts to target Indian installations last night

New Delhi:  Indian armed forces responded proportionately and adequately to Pakistan’s attempts to target Indian installations last night, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Friday. The foreign secretary was addressing a press conference here. Pakistan violated Indian airspace to target our military installations on the intervening night of May 8 and 9, Wing Commander Vyomika…

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India’s reservoir levels improve nationally but eastern, northern regions face deficits

New Delhi: Even as India’s overall water storage in major reservoirs has improved significantly over last year, several states are struggling with critically low levels, according to the bulletin issued on Friday. The country’s 161 major reservoirs currently hold 57.974 billion cubic meters (BCM) of live storage, accounting for 31.78% of their total capacity, according…

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S-400 Triumph missile systems, Barak-8 and Akash missiles were used to thwart Pak offensive: Sources

New Delhi:  India used S-400 Triumph missile systems, Barak-8 missiles, Akash surface-to-air missiles, and DRDO’s anti-drone technologies to thwart Pakistani offensive following the Operation Sindoor, highly-placed sources said on Friday. After India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, Pakistan tried to escalate tensions by launching missiles at Indian military installations but every single missile was…

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India ramps up diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, says it’s at war with terrorists

New York/London:  India has ramped up its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan following the military conflict, with its Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra, saying that the country is at war with the terrorists and will bring justice to victims of the Pahalgam terror attack by holding the “lowlifes, subhuman monsters” accountable. Separately, Indian envoy to…

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BSF kills seven terrorists in Jammu

New Delhi/Jammu:  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 group” of terrorists was…

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People spend anxious night amid blackout in several Punjab districts

Chandigarh:  People in several districts of Punjab, including the key border areas of Amritsar, Pathankot and Ferozepur, spent an anxious night as authorities enforced a complete blackout amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan. Blackouts were also enforced in districts such as Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, and Hoshiarpur. The authorities also snapped power in Chandigarh, the common…

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Leave cancelled, schools shut: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan among states on high alert

Chandigarh/Jaipur:  Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, many states have announced the closure of schools, blackouts in border districts, and the cancellation of leave of police personnel and administration officials. The stringent measures were taken by Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Bihar after India struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied…

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