Indian military destroys Pakistani air defence system in Lahore; foils Pak attempts to target 15 places in India
India on Thursday said it foiled Pakistan military's attempts to attack 15 places in Northern and Western India using missiles and drones, and destroyed a Pakistani air defence system in Lahore as tensions between the two sides mounted amid fears of a wider conflict. Read more
Cash discovery row: CJI forwards inquiry report, Justice Varma's response to President, PM
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared the report of the Supreme Court-appointed three-member panel which inquired into cash discovery allegations against Allahabad High Court's Justice Yashwant Varma. Read more
'At least 100 terrorists killed, Operation Sindoor still ongoing', announces Modi govt at all-party meet
Rajnath Singh on Thursday told an all-party meeting that 'Operation Sindoor' in retaliation to Pahalgam terror attack is still ongoing and a preliminary assessment has put the casualties in Pakistan at around 100, including hardcore terrorists, even as “ginti jaari hai (head count is on)”, sources said. Read more
JeM's Pakistan centres: Breeding ground for Fidayeen, links to Hamas, stockpiled NATO arms
The banned Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror group's two 'Markaz' (centres) – its Bahawalpur headquarters and Narowal in Pakistan's Punjab – functioned as a breeding ground for suicide attackers, had links with Palestine's Hamas and served as a facility for hoarding smuggled NATO arms from Afghanistan, officials said here on Thursday. Read more
Thirteen civilians killed in Pakistan's ceasefire violations along LoC in Poonch
Pakistan's ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir have claimed lives of 13 civilians in Poonch sector, and injured a total of 59 people, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Read more
Kashmir cut off: Amid Srinagar airport closure due to Indo-Pak tensions, landslides shut key highway
The highway, the only road link connecting the Valley to the rest of the country, was blocked at multiple points. Read more
Any military attack on India will be met with very firm response: EAM Jaishankar
Jaishankar made the remarks at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Read more
Ambani's Reliance withdraws application to register 'Operation Sindoor', says motto of 'INDIA FIRST' remains unwavering
Reliance Industries Ltd has withdrawn its trademark application for the term 'Operation Sindoor' - the codename for India's military strikes in Pakistan - stating that it was inadvertently filed by a junior employee without authorisation. Read more
Wanted terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar involved in Parliament attack, Kandahar hijack killed in Op Sindoor: BJP
Azhar was JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar's brother and had reportedly headed the proscribed outfit in his absence. Read more
'Not as fragile as flowers': SC raps BJP's Nishikant Dubey for 'scandalous' remarks on judiciary, CJI
The Supreme Court has censured BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his remarks against it and the chief justice of India, saying they tend to “scandalise” and lower the authority of apex court. Read more
Can India and Pakistan step back from the brink?
For two nations that say they want to avoid escalation, India and Pakistan seem trapped in a dangerously spiraling conflict. Read more
Six killed in chopper crash in Uttarakhand, helicopter services to Kedarnath halted
Six tourists were killed in a helicopter crash in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Thursday morning. Read more