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April 23, 2026 4:56 PM

Operation Sindoor anniversary: A year after, India reflects on a defining military response

India marks the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a landmark tri-service military operation launched in May 2025 in response to the dastardly terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives. The operation is widely seen as a turning point in India’s counter-terrorism strategy, combining precision strikes, technological capability, and coordinated action across land, air, and sea. Operation Sindoor was initiated on the night of May 6-7, 2025, targeting terror infras...

April 22, 2026 4:09 PM

One Year On, Global Leaders Remember Pahalgam Attack, Back India Against Terror

Marking the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack on Wednesday, diplomatic missions in India and foreign envoys paid tribute to the victims and expressed solidarity with New Delhi in its fight against terrorism. Twenty-six people, most of them tourists from across the country, were killed on April 22 last year when terrorists linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba opened fire in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent years. In response, Indian armed forces launched Oper...

April 21, 2026 11:54 AM

‘India does not forget’: Army reaffirms resolve ahead of Pahalgam terror attack anniversary

Ahead of the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army on Tuesday reiterated its firm resolve against terrorism, warning that any breach of “the boundaries of humanity” would invite a decisive response. In a strongly worded post on X, the Army said, “When boundaries of humanity are crossed, the response is decisive. Justice is served. India stands united.” The post was accompanied by a visual referencing Operation Sindoor, carrying the message: “Some boundaries ...

February 5, 2026 6:29 PM

Rajnath Singh flags off NIM-JIM&WS joint expedition to Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flagged off a joint mountaineering expedition to Mount Aconcagua in Argentina from South Block, New Delhi. Rising to 6,961 metres, Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America and the tallest mountain outside the Asian continent. The expedition is being jointly undertaken by the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS), Pahalgam. The mission aims to enhance h...

December 24, 2025 10:42 AM

Sub-zero temperatures in Gulmarg, Pahalgam as winter sets in across Jammu and Kashmir

Cold conditions intensified across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, with minimum temperatures slipping below the freezing point in hill stations Gulmarg and Pahalgam, even as Srinagar recorded a slight rise in night temperatures. According to the Meteorological Department(MeT), Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius. In contrast, Gulmarg recorded minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam saw the mercury dip to minus 2.2 degrees Celsius. In the Jammu region, Jammu city reco...

August 3, 2025 10:13 AM

Amarnath Yatra suspended a week ahead of schedule due to bad weather, unsafe tracks

The annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended from Sunday, nearly a week before its scheduled conclusion on August 9, which was to coincide with the festival of Raksha Bandhan. Authorities attributed the decision to persistent adverse weather conditions and the deteriorating condition of the Yatra tracks. The pilgrimage had already been temporarily halted three days earlier due to heavy rainfall in the region. On Saturday, officials confirmed that the Yatra would not resume from either of the t...

July 29, 2025 11:09 PM

Congress’s trust run by Pakistan’s remote control: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress during a debate in the Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, saying the party's response to the Pahalgam terror attack echoed Pakistan’s narrative. “Congress’s trust is being run by Pakistan’s remote control,” PM Modi said, referring to statements made by some Congress leaders who allegedly called the operation a “farce.” The Prime Minister said the Opposition had consistently questioned the armed forces and pointed to the...

July 29, 2025 1:46 AM

Amit Shah hits out at Congress in Lok Sabha for siding with foreign narratives

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Congress appeared to give more weight to foreign narratives than to the statement of India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar. The debate followed Jaishankar’s address on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, during which he outlined India’s diplomatic and security response. Repeated interruptions by Opposition MPs, particularly from the Congress, prompted Shah to intervene. “Do you not trust your own foreign minister, who has taken a c...

July 19, 2025 9:37 AM

Amarnath Yatra proceeds peacefully, over 2.73 lakh pilgrims have had darshan

The annual Amarnath Yatra continues to progress smoothly, with over 2.73 lakh pilgrims having had darshan at the holy cave shrine in the last 16 days since the pilgrimage began on July 3, officials confirmed. On Saturday, a fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims departed from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys. The first convoy, comprising 92 vehicles, left at 3:25 a.m. with 2,851 pilgrims heading to the Baltal base camp, while the second convoy of 119 vehicles departed at 3:53...

July 7, 2025 4:10 AM

EAM Jaishankar meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, discusses bilateral cooperation

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Sunday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 2025 BRICS Summit, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation among other key issues. “Good to meet with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia on the sidelines of #BRICS2025. Discussed bilateral cooperation, West Asia, BRICS and SCO”, the EAM said in a post on X. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X, “Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and M...