<h2>India confirms ceasefire with Pakistan; all military action, firing halted from 5pm onwards: FS Misri</h2>.<p>The directors general of military operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan have agreed to stop all firings and military action on land, air and sea with effect from 5 pm on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has announced.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/dgmos-of-india-pakistan-agree-to-halt-military-ops-from-5-pm-onwards-fs-misri-3534621">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Operation Sindoor | The five hardened terrorists associated with LeT, JeM killed on May 7 Indian airstrikes</h2>.<p>At least five hardcore terrorists affiliated to banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed have been identified as among those killed in the Indian strikes in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor on May 7.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/operation-sindoor-the-five-hardened-terrorists-associated-with-let-jem-killed-on-may-7-indian-airstrikes-3534387#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'India, Pakistan agreed to immediate ceasefire': Trump announces amid escalating tensions</h2>.<p>President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that India and Pakistan have agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after talks mediated by the US.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/india-pakistan-agreed-to-immediate-ceasefire-trump-announces-amid-escalating-tensions-3534572">Read more</a></p>.<h2>India hits Pakistan's military installations as enemy troops move to forward areas</h2>.<p>In a sharp response to the western neighbour’s provocative actions, Indian armed forces have struck eight military establishments in Pakistan including five Pakistan Air Force bases with precision ammunition even as Pakistan military is moving its ground troops in forward areas indicating “offensive intent”, officials said here on Saturday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-hits-pakistans-military-installations-as-enemy-troops-move-to-forward-areas-3534426">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Any future terror act will be considered 'act of war' against India: Govt sources</h2>.<p>The government decided on Saturday that India will treat any future act of terror on its soil as an "act of war" and respond accordingly, top official sources said, in a clear warning to Pakistan amid an intensifying conflict with the country following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/any-future-terror-act-will-be-considered-act-of-war-against-india-govt-sources-3534497">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Excess deaths during Covid-19 in line with pre-2020 trend, says govt sources citing data</h2>.<p>India's cumulative excess mortality for 2020-2021 was 9.3 per cent higher than expected deaths, a figure which was lower than that of the US, Italy and Russia, official sources said, referring to the latest Civil Registration System (CRS) data.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/excess-deaths-during-covid-19-in-line-with-pre-2020-trend-says-govt-sources-citing-data-3534444">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Manoj Jha, Shashi Tharoor slam BJP over social media post accusing UPA of 'passivity' on terror</h2>.<p>RJD MP Manoj Jha slammed the ruling BJP on Saturday for a social media post accusing the previous UPA government of "passivity" on terror, amid an ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/manoj-jha-shashi-tharoor-slam-bjp-over-social-media-post-accusing-upa-of-passivity-on-terror-3534445">Read more</a></p>.<h2>At least six Pak drones, missiles neutralised in Gujarat's Kutch; residents advised to stay indoors</h2>.<p>At least six drones and missiles are said to have been neutralised in the border district of Kutch in the early hours of Saturday by Indian Armed Forces.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/at-least-six-pak-drones-missiles-neutralised-in-gujarats-kutch-residents-advised-to-stay-indoors-3534368">Read more</a></p>.<h2>US, Chinese officials start Geneva talks on easing trade war, sources say</h2>.<p>China's vice premier He Lipeng held talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy, according to China's state-owned news agency and two people close to the talks.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/us-chinese-officials-start-geneva-talks-on-easing-trade-war-sources-say-3534433">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Shadow of past: Pakistan army spokesman's father a sanctioned nuclear scientist with al-Qaeda ties</h2>.<p>Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the spokesperson for the Pakistan Army amid the ongoing military conflict with India, is the son of a nuclear scientist sanctioned by the United Nations and the US for his links with the al-Qaeda, whom it provided crucial information and technical expertise, officials said.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/shadow-of-past-pakistan-army-spokesmans-father-a-sanctioned-nuclear-scientist-with-al-qaeda-ties-3534439">Read more</a></p>
<h2>India confirms ceasefire with Pakistan; all military action, firing halted from 5pm onwards: FS Misri</h2>.<p>The directors general of military operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan have agreed to stop all firings and military action on land, air and sea with effect from 5 pm on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has announced.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/dgmos-of-india-pakistan-agree-to-halt-military-ops-from-5-pm-onwards-fs-misri-3534621">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Operation Sindoor | The five hardened terrorists associated with LeT, JeM killed on May 7 Indian airstrikes</h2>.<p>At least five hardcore terrorists affiliated to banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed have been identified as among those killed in the Indian strikes in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor on May 7.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/operation-sindoor-the-five-hardened-terrorists-associated-with-let-jem-killed-on-may-7-indian-airstrikes-3534387#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>'India, Pakistan agreed to immediate ceasefire': Trump announces amid escalating tensions</h2>.<p>President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that India and Pakistan have agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after talks mediated by the US.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/india-pakistan-agreed-to-immediate-ceasefire-trump-announces-amid-escalating-tensions-3534572">Read more</a></p>.<h2>India hits Pakistan's military installations as enemy troops move to forward areas</h2>.<p>In a sharp response to the western neighbour’s provocative actions, Indian armed forces have struck eight military establishments in Pakistan including five Pakistan Air Force bases with precision ammunition even as Pakistan military is moving its ground troops in forward areas indicating “offensive intent”, officials said here on Saturday.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-hits-pakistans-military-installations-as-enemy-troops-move-to-forward-areas-3534426">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Any future terror act will be considered 'act of war' against India: Govt sources</h2>.<p>The government decided on Saturday that India will treat any future act of terror on its soil as an "act of war" and respond accordingly, top official sources said, in a clear warning to Pakistan amid an intensifying conflict with the country following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/any-future-terror-act-will-be-considered-act-of-war-against-india-govt-sources-3534497">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Excess deaths during Covid-19 in line with pre-2020 trend, says govt sources citing data</h2>.<p>India's cumulative excess mortality for 2020-2021 was 9.3 per cent higher than expected deaths, a figure which was lower than that of the US, Italy and Russia, official sources said, referring to the latest Civil Registration System (CRS) data.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/excess-deaths-during-covid-19-in-line-with-pre-2020-trend-says-govt-sources-citing-data-3534444">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Manoj Jha, Shashi Tharoor slam BJP over social media post accusing UPA of 'passivity' on terror</h2>.<p>RJD MP Manoj Jha slammed the ruling BJP on Saturday for a social media post accusing the previous UPA government of "passivity" on terror, amid an ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/manoj-jha-shashi-tharoor-slam-bjp-over-social-media-post-accusing-upa-of-passivity-on-terror-3534445">Read more</a></p>.<h2>At least six Pak drones, missiles neutralised in Gujarat's Kutch; residents advised to stay indoors</h2>.<p>At least six drones and missiles are said to have been neutralised in the border district of Kutch in the early hours of Saturday by Indian Armed Forces.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/at-least-six-pak-drones-missiles-neutralised-in-gujarats-kutch-residents-advised-to-stay-indoors-3534368">Read more</a></p>.<h2>US, Chinese officials start Geneva talks on easing trade war, sources say</h2>.<p>China's vice premier He Lipeng held talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy, according to China's state-owned news agency and two people close to the talks.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/us-chinese-officials-start-geneva-talks-on-easing-trade-war-sources-say-3534433">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Shadow of past: Pakistan army spokesman's father a sanctioned nuclear scientist with al-Qaeda ties</h2>.<p>Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the spokesperson for the Pakistan Army amid the ongoing military conflict with India, is the son of a nuclear scientist sanctioned by the United Nations and the US for his links with the al-Qaeda, whom it provided crucial information and technical expertise, officials said.<br><br><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/shadow-of-past-pakistan-army-spokesmans-father-a-sanctioned-nuclear-scientist-with-al-qaeda-ties-3534439">Read more</a></p>
