New Delhi: India on Thursday night neutralised Pakistan military’s attempt to hit military stations in Jammu, Pathankot, Udhampur, and some other locations with missiles and drones as tensions soared between the two countries amid fears of a wider military conflict. Sirens and numerous explosions were reported in Akhnoor, Samba, Baramulla, and Kupwara, and several other…
New Delhi: No limit will become an obstacle to protect India’s sovereignty and the nation is fully prepared for such responses, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday as tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad escalated amid fears of a wider conflict. Singh’s comments at an event came shortly after the defence ministry said the…
New Delhi: The choice of de-escalation is with Pakistan as it escalated the situation with the Pahalgam terror attack and India only responded to it through Operation Sindoor, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday. His comments at a media briefing came amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Misri said escalation started from that…
Rampur: Hailing the strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said India’s brave armed forces have turned the “territory of terrorism into a cemetery of terrorists”. The former Union minister said Pakistani leaders must realise that if they dare to touch India, Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi: In the wake of ‘Operation Sindoor’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with secretaries of various ministries on Thursday and called for continued alertness and clear communication, while reaffirming the government’s commitment to national security and operational preparedness. The issues discussed during the meeting included strengthening of civil defence mechanisms, efforts…
New Delhi: The opposition expressed support for the government and the armed forces at the all-party meeting on ‘Operation Sindoor’, and Rahul Gandhi demanded a Parliament session to give a good message, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday. Speaking with reporters after attending the meeting, Kharge also expressed disappointment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told an all-party meeting that at least 100 terrorists were killed in the Indian strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under ‘Operation Sindoor’, sources said. They said the defence minister also informed the leaders that it was an ongoing operation and that India would…
New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Israel has updated the existing travel advisory for its nationals, urging those in the Kashmir region to “leave immediately”. The revised advisory came on Wednesday after the Indian military carried out strikes against terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan’s Punjab province earlier in the…
Dehradun: A helicopter with seven persons on board crashed at Gangnani in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Thursday morning, a disaster management officer said. One person has been rescued but there is no clarity yet about the fate of others, Uttarkashi District Disaster Management Officer Shardul Singh told PTI over phone. Rescue teams have rushed to…
Jammu/Srinagar: The Pakistan Army continued shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in four sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response by the Indian Army, officials said on Thursday. Compared to Wednesday, when the Pakistan Army carried out one of the most intense artillery and mortar shelling in years targeting the forward villages…
