Pahalgam Attack

May 15, 2025 10:17 AM

PIB Fact-Check debunks fake claims about IAF Rafale pilot’s last rites

The Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact-check unit has dismissed a viral social media claim suggesting that the last rites of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale pilot were conducted following alleged casualties during Operation Sindoor. On Thursday, PIB flagged multiple Pakistan-based accounts that circulated an old image, claiming it depicted the funeral of a Rafale pilot who supposedly died on May 7. The unit clarified that the image in question is from 2008 and has no connection to recent ev...

May 13, 2025 11:04 PM

Pakistani official declared persona non grata, told to leave India within 24 hours

India on Tuesday declared a Pakistani official posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi as persona non grata and directed him to leave the country within 24 hours. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the official was found to be involved in activities “not in keeping with his official status.” In a brief statement, the MEA confirmed that a demarche had been issued to the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission. “The Government of India has declared a Pak...

May 9, 2025 3:15 PM

India has sufficient food reserves: Shivraj Singh Chauhan amid escalation

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday assured the nation that India has ample food reserves and there is no shortage of essential agricultural commodities. He said that the country’s agricultural stockpiles are at full capacity. While soldiers are stationed at the border, Chouhan emphasized that farmers continue to work diligently in the fields. He also announced that the Centre is formulating a new scheme aimed at boosting crop production. “As the agriculture departme...

May 8, 2025 7:08 PM

Pahalgam attack was “original escalation” by Pakistan; India only “responding”: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday that the Pahalgam terror attack was the “original escalation” by Pakistan, and that India has responded in a “controlled, precise, measured, considered, and non-escalatory” manner through targeted strikes on terrorist infrastructure early Wednesday. Addressing a joint press conference, Misri emphasized that India’s intention is not to escalate the situation but to respond appropriately to aggression. “Pakistan escalated on April 22. W...

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...

April 30, 2025 12:17 PM

Cabinet Committee on Security meets again after Pahalgam attack

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is convening again on Wednesday—its second meeting in a week—following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 that claimed 26 lives. The CCS session will be followed by meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), and a full Cabinet meeting later in the day. In its earlier briefing, the CCS had underscored “cross-border linkages” to...

April 27, 2025 12:37 PM

NIA takes over probe into Pahalgam terror attack: Sources

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has officially taken over the investigation into the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, sources said on Saturday. The attack, which occurred on April 22 at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, claimed the lives of 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen, while leaving several others injured. Following the incident, the Indian Army remains on high alert, launching extensive search operations to track down and neutralize the terrorists responsible. The bruta...

April 26, 2025 11:42 AM

UN Security Council strongly condemns Pahalgam terror attack; urges global cooperation to bring perpetrators to justice

The United Nations Security Council has “condemned in the strongest terms” the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam and called on all nations to actively cooperate in bringing those responsible to justice. In a press statement issued on Friday, Council President Jerome Bonnafont, France’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said: “The members of the Security Council stressed that those responsible for these killings should be held accountable, and urged all States, in accordance with the...

April 25, 2025 2:10 PM

US reiterates support for India after Pahalgam attack

The US on Thursday condemned the "heinous" terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and reiterated its support for India. "The US stands with India and strongly condemns all acts of terrorism," Tammy Bruce, the US State Department Spokesperson, said at a news briefing, echoing statements by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "We pray for the lives of those lost and for the recovery of the injured, and we call for the perpetrators of this heinous act to be brough...

April 25, 2025 12:08 PM

MEA clarifies long term visas for Hindu Pakistani nationals remain valid despite visa suspension

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday clarified that Long Term Visas (LTVs) already issued to Hindu Pakistani nationals will remain valid, despite the recent suspension of visa services to Pakistani nationals. In an official press release, the MEA stated, “With reference to the Government of India’s decision dated 24 April to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals, it is clarified that the revocation of visas mentioned in the said decision does not apply to Long Term Visa...