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White Lotus Day is observed on 8th May, as a commemoration within the Theosophical Society across 70 countries, honouring Helena Blavatsky who passed away on this date in 1891. The 120-year-old inspiring structure of the Hyderabad Theosophical Society was gifted to the society by Pestonji Dossa 

The fact-check comes amid a surge in online misinformation following India's high-intensity strikes under Operation Sindoor targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

With the onset of summer and beginning of summer vacation for children, May is considered the peak travel month for the northern-most State. However, with the sudden change of atmosphere following Pahalgam massacre, many tourists have begun cancelling their long-planned vacations

“There is no scientist named A.S. Kumar at DRDO’s Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE),” clarified @PIBFactCheck in a post on X on Wednesday

The video posted on x by the official account of the Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD (Army), was put out with a caption highlighting the location coordinates and other details of the attack.  

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and formally briefed her on the operation. The precision strikes were launched in the early hours of Wednesday and lasted just 25 minutes.

Qureshi is a multi-generation officer in the Army who imbibed the spirit of serving the nation from an early age

Pawan Kalyan lauded the Indian armed forces for early Wednesday's precision strikes deep inside Pakistan, which destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed and other terror camps without harming civilians or military installations

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over the National Security Council (NSC) meeting, which was attended by cabinet ministers, chief ministers, all services chiefs and senior officers.  

Air India announced that all flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot have been cancelled until 0529 hrs IST on May 10, in compliance with a notification from aviation authorities regarding airport closures.

"Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and briefed her about Operation Sindoor," the president's office said in a post on X and shared pictures of the meeting.

The video posted on x by the official account of the Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD (Army), was put out with a caption highlighting the location of the attack.

Azhar said those killed in the attack on Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur included the JeM chief's elder sister and her husband, a nephew and his wife, another niece, and five children from his extended family

After the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, India launched Operation Sindoor in PoK, drawing strong domestic support and mixed global reactions from allies like Israel, France, and the U.S.

The expansion work will begin at IIT Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), IIT Palakkad (Kerala), IIT Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), IIT Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and IIT Dharwad (Karnataka) at a cost of Rs.11,828.79 crore for four years, according to a Cabinet Communique

The video included visuals from the 2001 Parliament attack, the 2002 Akshardham Temple attack in Gujarat, the 2008 Mumbai carnage, and more recent attacks in Uri, Pulwama, and Pahalgam.

The meeting was attended by Chief Minister's Advisor Vem Narender Reddy, DGP Jitender, Home Secretary Ravi Gupta, along with senior officials from the Army, police, disaster management, and other key departments.

Rajinikanth took to his X timeline to say, "The fighter's fight begins... There’s no stopping until the mission is accomplished! The entire NATION stands with you. @PMOIndia @HMOIndia #OperationSindoor JAI HIND."

The Chief Minister made these remarks on 'Operation Sindoor', India's retaliation to the recent Phalalgam terror attack

Indian fact-checkers and netizens have been active since the time of the attack to strongly counter the Pakistani propaganda and misinformation which is widely being spread in the wake of the attacks

The benchmark indices showed range-bound movement during morning trade, with the BSE Sensex down by 87.81 points at 80,553.26 and the Nifty slipping 16.55 points to 24,365.05.

Government sources said that extreme care was taken to avoid civilian and military installations, underlining the non-escalatory and proportionate nature of the strikes.

The fabricated advisory falsely stated that citizens were advised to stay calm and take precautionary measures, including storing non-perishable food, medicines, and keeping emergency contacts accessible, due to the escalating situation along the India-Pakistan border.

A wide range of influencers, political commentators, content creators, and everyday users flocked to platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit to applaud the two women in uniform for leading the national briefing on Operation Sindhoor.