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May 8, 2025 5:11 PM

India neutralises Pakistani drone, missile attacks; targets air defence systems

Indian Armed Forces has issued a statement following the events of 07-08 May, outlining the sequence of actions and responses under Operation SINDOOR. During a press briefing on 07 May, Indian officials described the country's response as "focused, measured, and non-escalatory." The government emphasized that military establishments in Pakistan had not been targeted and reaffirmed that any attack on Indian military assets would be met with an appropriate response. According to a press release,...

May 7, 2025 10:48 AM

Daughter of Pahalgam terror victim welcomes Operation Sindoor

Aarti, the daughter of Ramachandran, the 68-year-old man gunned down during the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, has welcomed India’s military response, saying it brought a measure of solace to grieving families. The overnight operation, codenamed ‘Operation Sindoor’, targeted nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The strikes came in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 civilian lives, includi...

May 6, 2025 3:36 PM

Union Home Secretary reviews readiness ahead of tomorrow’s nationwide mock drill

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to finalise preparations for a nationwide mock drill scheduled for Wednesday (May 7). The exercise—prompted by heightened tensions with Pakistan following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam—will be conducted across 244 designated civil defence districts, extending down to the village level. Top officials from the Civil Defence and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) attended the meeting at the Ministry of Ho...

May 6, 2025 2:34 PM

NSA Doval meets PM Modi amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions over Pahalgam terror attack

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for the second time in the past 48 hours, amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. The back-to-back high-level consultations come just ahead of the nationwide mock security drills scheduled for Wednesday — the first such exercise since the 1971 war — being conducted under the Home Ministry’s directive to bolster civil defence prepare...

May 6, 2025 8:48 AM

Home Ministry directs several states to conduct mock drills on May 7

The Union Home Ministry has directed several states to conduct mock drills on 7 May to strengthen civil defence preparedness, government sources said on Monday. The drills will include the operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and training for civilians and students on how to protect themselves during a hostile attack. Other measures include crash blackout procedures, early camouflaging of key installations, and rehearsals of updated evacuation plans. Tensions between India and Pakist...

May 4, 2025 8:23 AM

Pakistan violates ceasefire for 10th consecutive day along LoC in J&K

Ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir continued for the tenth straight day, with unprovoked firing reported across multiple sectors on the intervening night of May 3 and 4, according to the Defence Ministry. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry said Pakistani posts opened small arms fire in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Rajouri, Mendhar, Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor. “Indian Army responded promptly and proport...

April 26, 2025 4:24 PM

Iranian FM urges restraint in call with Pakistan’s Deputy PM amid rising India-Pakistan tensions

In a significant diplomatic outreach, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday evening to discuss recent developments between Pakistan and India, according to Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The discussion centered around the evolving regional situation and ongoing efforts to maintain peace and stability. During the call, Dar bri...