Union Home Minister Amit Shah convenes a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers, DGPs, and Chief Secretaries of states having borders with Pakistan and Nepal.
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Operation Sindoor LIVE | India carries out military strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan, PoK
Operation Sindoor LIVE |It was focused and precise: India on military operation targeting 9 terror targets in Pakistan, PoK
Operation Sindoor LIVE |Pak PM Sharif terms Indian missile strikes on terror targets as 'act of war', vows to respond
Operation Sindoor LIVE |Closely monitoring India-Pakistan situation, hope this ends quickly: US Secretary of State Rubio
Operation Sindoor LIVE |Expected Pakistan to take action against terrorists; instead, it indulged in denial: Indian embassy in US
Operation Sindoor LIVE |Pakistan Army resorted to arbitrary firing, including Artillery shelling from posts across LoC and IB opposite J&K: Indian Army
Operation Sindoor LIVE |3 civilians killed in firing by Pak across LoC in J&K
Indian Army: During the night of 06-07 May 2025, Pakistan Army resorted to arbitrary firing including Artillery shelling from posts across the Line of Control and IB opposite J&K. Three innocent civilians lost their lives in indiscriminate firing/shelling.
Indian Army are responding in proportionate manner.
Operation Sindoor LIVE |Pak Army resorted to arbitrary firing including artillery shelling from posts across the LoC and IB in J-K last night: Defence source
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Strikes were on JeM headquarters in Bahawalpur and LeT HQ in Muridke, both in Pakistan Punjab: Report
Sources tell PTI that strikes were on JeM headquarters in Bahawalpur and LeT HQ in Muridke, both in Pakistan Punjab.
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Indigo issues travel advisory
Operation Sindoor LIVE |Schools, colleges in 5 border districts of Jammu to remain closed on Wednesday
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to all three chiefs after Operation Sindoor was conducted late at night and discussed the situation: Report
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to all three chiefs after Operation Sindoor was conducted late at night and discussed the situation, ANI reports.
Operation Sindoor LIVE | List of nine terror facility locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that have been successfully neutralised
1. Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur - JeM
2. Markaz Taiba, Muridke - LeT
3. Sarjal, Tehra Kalan - JeM
4. Mehmoona Joya, Sialkot - HM
5. Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala - LeT
6. Markaz Abbas, Kotli - JeM
7. Maskar Raheel Shahid, Kotli - HM
8. Shawai Nalla Camp, Muzaffarabad - LeT
9. Syedna Bilal Camp, Muzaffarabad - JeM
Operation Sindoor LIVE | India's commitment to eliminating all sources of terrorism in Pak, PoK anchored in supreme national interest: Congress
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Only one gate of Salal Dam, Reasi, open as India restricts water flow of Chenab river to Pakistan
Operation Sindoor LIVE | 'Jai Hind': Politicians hail 'Operation Sindoor' strikes on Pakistan
Politicians from across party lines rallied around to laud missile strikes carried out by Indian armed forces on nine terror targets in Pakistan under 'Operation Sindoor', posting patriotic slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Jai Hind' on their social media handles.
"Bharat Mata ki Jai," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath greeted Operation Sindoor with "Jai Hind" and "Jai Hind ki Sena".
Maharashtra Deputy CM and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde posted on X, "Jai Hind. Operation Sindoor."
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala echoed, posting "Jai Hind." LJP (Ram Vilas) leader and Union minister Chirag Paswan said, "Satyamev Jayate. Jai Hind ki Sena."
(PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | All Schools, Colleges & educational institutions in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch will remain closed today.
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Daughter of Pahalgam attack victim says name of the operation a tribute to those killed on Apr 22
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Media briefing will be conducted at 1030 hours
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Sharad Pawar hails armed forces for giving `befitting reply' to Pahalgam terror attack
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday hailed Indian armed forces for giving a "befitting reply" to the Pahalgam terror attack by targeting terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir through Operation Sindoor.
In a post on X, Pawar, a former defence minister, said at around 1.30 am India conducted successful airstrikes at nine locations and exacted revenge. "Congratulations to Indian soldiers for safeguarding the sovereignty of the country and securing its citizens by giving a befitting reply to the Pahalgam attack," the senior politician said. The armed forces carried out precision strikes without harming the Pakistani armed forces or its citizens, he noted. "The country is proud of our armed forces," Pawar said.
(PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | I applaud govt, stand solidly with our armed forces: Tharoor
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday applauded the government and expressed solidarity with the armed forces, while asserting that India has behaved in a manner that would not justify further expansion of the conflict.
Tharoor also said it time for all concerned to act wisely to prevent uncontrolled escalation.
Sharing an article he wrote last week, Tharoor said in a post on X, "A set of calibrated, calculated, precise strikes against terror targets. Exactly what I had advocated last week: hit hard, hit smart. I applaud the government and stand solidly with our armed forces."
"At the same time we have behaved in a manner that would not justify further expansion of the conflict. We have made our point and acted in self-defence," the former Union minister said.
Time for all concerned to act wisely to prevent uncontrolled escalation, Tharoor added.
(PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh leaves residence, will brief PM Modi soon
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan is meeting and briefing Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the South Block
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Shah speaks to J&K CM, instructs BSF to ensure safety of citizens in border areas
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Shah orders all paramilitary forces staff on leaves be recalled as Pak vows response
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Foreign Secretary gives media briefing in wake of Operation Sindoor
Pahalgam attack was also aimed at disturbing communal harmony. Our intelligence identified those involved and planners of the attack. This morning, India exercised its right to dismantle terror infrastructure. - Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
Operation Sindoor LIVE | 'Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending,' says Foreign Secretary
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Armed Forces share visuals of terror camps destroyed in overnight strikes
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Mother of Pahalgam victim says 'Centre has taken the right step as a head of the family would do'
Shivamogga, DHNS: Reacting to Operation Sindoor, Sumathi, mother of Manjunath Rao, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, told media persons that the Centre has taken the right step as a head of the family would do. "Unarmed civilians must not be attacked under any circumstance. Let terrorists fight with our soldiers now," she said.
She further said that she was confident the Centre would react to the Pahalgam attack in a right manner.
She said she was very much disappointed that people of the country are unable to visit another state within the country while many are visiting foreign countries like they were neighbouring cities. She said that it must end, and added that she is confdient the government would take the right steps in this regard.
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Nobody wants war, but first Pak needs to put down guns, says J&K CM
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Air India cancels flights connecting 9 airports till May 10 morning
Air India on Wednesday cancelled flights to and from nine airports, including Srinagar and Amritsar, till early morning of May 10.
The announcement comes in the wake of Operation Sindoor under which armed forces launched missile attacks against Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack last month that had killed 26 people.
"Air India flights to and from the following stations, Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot, are being cancelled till 0529 hrs IST on 10 May following a notification from aviation authorities on the closure of these airports," the airline said.
(PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Pakistan's benchmark share index opens down 5.78% after Indian strikes
Karachi: Pakistan's benchmark share index opened down 5.78 per cent on Wednesday, hours after military strikes by India on multiple locations in the country.
India said it had hit nine Pakistani sites that housed "terrorist infrastructure", and Islamabad said eight people had died in the strikes targeting six locations.
India said the action was a response to an attack in Indian Kashmir on April 22 that killed 26 people, and blamed it on Islamabad. Pakistan had denied involvement but said it would hit back if attacked.
(PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Delhi BJP leaders hail 'Operation Sindoor'
Delhi: Delhi BJP leaders hailed 'Operation Sindoor' by posting ''Bharat Mata Ki Jai'' slogans on their social media handles, after India's targeted strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK early Wednesday.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta posted "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" on her X handle, sharing a poster of 'Operation Sindoor'.
"I salute the Indian armed forces and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their decision and decisive power has honoured the 140 crore Indians.
"Operation Sindoor has provided justice to the women who lost their spouses and given satisfaction to the entire country after the 'soul-stirring' killings of the innocent people by terrorists in Pahalgam, that our government and Army will not spare anyone if they harass India," She said.
The chief minister thanked the prime minister and the Indian Army, and said the entire nation stands with them.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said the attackers in Pahalgam terror attack asked victims to tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi and now he has responded.
"Bharat Mata Ki Jai. India has now taught a lesson to Atankistan (referring to Pakistan). Every bullet will be accounted for, every sacrifice will be avenged. Jai Hind," Tiwari said in his X post.
Delhi Assembly Speaker and former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has trust of 140 crore Indians because he did what he said.
"Enemy camp pretended to be prepared, but was once again overtaken by the sheer power of the IAF! Kudos to the forces for hitting the terror camps in Pakistan and PoK and avenging the brutal killing of 26 innocent civilians by inflicting unforgettable damage to terror masterminds," Gupta said in a post on X.
The Indian armed forces, in the early hours of Wednesday, launched precision missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK, including the strongholds of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke.
The strikes were in retaliation to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives.
The Defence Ministry, in a statement issued at 1:44 am, confirmed the launch of 'Operation Sindoor', aimed at dismantling terrorist infrastructure used to plan and direct attacks on the Indian soil.
(PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Russia says it is deeply concerned by India-Pakistan confrontation, calls for restraint
Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it was deeply concerned about the deepening military confrontation between India and Pakistan, and that it called for both countries to show restraint.
Russia, which has warm relations with both India and Pakistan, said it condemned all forms of terrorism in a statement published on the foreign ministry's website.
(Reuters)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Pak says ready to 'wrap' tensions if India de-escalates
Operation Sindoor LIVE | PM Narendra Modi's visit to Norway, Croatia and the Netherlands postponed
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Qatar calls for resolving crisis through diplomatic means
Operation Sindoor LIVE | PM Modi hails action by armed forces during Cabinet meeting
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Government convenes all-party meeting at 11 am on May 8
Operation Sindoor LIVE | India celebrates as armed forces retaliate against Pahalgam terror attacks
Scenes from Ranchi
People burst firecrackers in Prayagraj
A woman blows a conch shell as people hail 'Operation Sindoor', in Prayagraj, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
Lucknow: Maulana Abdul Bari Farangi Mahli with students waves the tricolour as they hail 'Operation Sindoor', in Lucknow, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
Lucknow: People wave the tricolour as they hail 'Operation Sindoor', in Lucknow, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
Operation Sindoor LIVE | 'Target 1...': Armed Forces start making footage of airstrikes against terror infra public
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Amit Shah holds meet with CMs, DGPs and Chief Secretaries of border states after airstrike against terror infra
Operation Sindoor LIVE | NSA Ajit Doval speaks to his counterparts in the US, UK, Saudi Arabia, Japan; contact also established with Russia and France
Operation Sindoor LIVE | NSA Doval briefs his counterparts in various countries on actions taken, method of 'non-escalatory' measures against Pakistan
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Doval tells counterparts that India has no intent to escalate tensions, but prepared to 'retaliate resolutely' if Pak decides to escalate
Operation Sindoor LIVE | PM Modi picked the name 'Operation Sindoor'
It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who picked the evocative term "Operation Sindoor" to codename the Indian armed forces' strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday.
With terrorists in Pahalgam gunning down 26 civilians, all men and mostly tourists, and the devastated wives of several of the victims becoming the face of the tragedy, the name "Operation Sindoor" was considered the appropriate moniker for the retaliatory exercise, they noted. (PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Permanent and non-permanent members of the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) were briefed by the MEA
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Nationwide mock drills being conducted amid Indian airstrikes in Pakistan
Operation Sindoor LIVE | 'Precise, measured attack, no civilian was impacted': Rajnath briefs on Indian airstrikes
The targets set under Operation Sindoor were destroyed with precision as per plan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, hours after the Indian military carried out strikes against nine terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
"India has exercised its 'right to respond' to the attack on its soil. Our action has been taken very thoughtfully and in a measured manner," Singh said while lauding the retaliation by armed forces against the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed.
"We only killed those who killed our innocents," Singh said at the inauguration of Border Roads Organisation's 50 infrastructure projects across six states and two Union territories. (PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Former UK PM Rishi Sunak comes out in support of India's airstrikes in Pakistan and PoK
Former British PM Rishi Sunak has come out in support of India's airstrikes on Pakistan-based terror groups. "No nation should have to accept terrorist attacks being launched against it from land controlled by another country. India is justified in striking terrorist infrastructure. There can be no impunity for terrorists," Sunak wrote on X.
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Abbas, Gulpur terror camp destroyed within gap of 4 mins: Army shares airstrike videos
Operation Sindoor LIVE | 'We are together in the war on terror, there shouldn't be differences among us': Mamata after Amit Shah's meeting with chief ministers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that everyone is together in the war on terror, and there should not be any differences among people.
Her comments came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s urgent meeting of chief ministers, chief secretaries and DGPs of states having borders with Pakistan and Nepal. (PTI)
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Sand Artist & Padma Shri Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik makes sand art to mark airstrikes
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Airstrikes testament to Modi govt's zero tolerance policy against terrorism: Amit Shah
Operation Sindoor testament to Modi govt's zero tolerance policy against terrorism to the entire world, Home Minister Amit Shah said today. He added that without ignoring Pahalgam terror attack, an appropriate response was given through Operation Sindoor, sending a strong message.
Operation Sindoor LIVE | Pakistan is 'trying to avoid' full-fledged war, says Defence Minister Khawaja Asif
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said Islamabad is "trying to avoid" a full-fledged war, hours after India carried out a military strike on terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Punjab province.
India launched Operation Sindoor early Wednesday, hitting nine terror targets in PoK and Punjab in retaliation for the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 26 people.