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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.

The Telugu superstar took to his X, formerly Twitter on Wednesday, and penned a long note thanking PM Modi and the Indian forces

Markets witnessed sharp volatility in early trade, with the Sensex swinging between a high of 80,844.63 and a low of 79,937.48, while the Nifty fluctuated from a peak of 24,449.60 to a low of 24,220.

Early Wednesday, the Indian armed forces launched missile strikes on nine terrorist targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, targeting key locations such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold in Bahawalpur and the Lashkar-e-Taiba base in Muridke.

The history of Indo-Pak millitary confrontations dates back to the 1947 war following India's independence and the partition of the sub-continent, extending up to India's 2019 Balakot surgical strike in retaliation for the Pulwama suicide bombing.

"#OperationSindoor is a strong response by @adgpi, hitting at the terror hubs in Pakistan. India shall never tolerate terrorism," Sitharaman posted on X

Once a key base for terrorist operations, the site has been reduced to rubble, signalling a strong response to ongoing cross-border threats. Videos show the extent of damage caused to the terrorist base. The morning visuals show the building reduced to rubble with gaping holes in the roof and concrete lying all around

Vikram Misri said that Indian strikes were meant to dismantle and decimate terror infrastructure across the border, and there was no collateral damage in the precision strikes

Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry in a media interaction said at least 26 people were killed and 46 injured in the missile strikes on cities in Punjab and PoK. "The six locations that India attacked last night... Pakistan lost 26 people and 46 were injured," he said.

Seven people, including a woman and two children, were killed and 38 others injured Wednesday as the Pakistan Army pounded dozens of forward villages with artillery and mortar shelling along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said

The gunfight broke out this morning in Karregutta hills forest along the inter-State border, senior police official said

"It's not easy in a T20 match, if there is such a long break to be able to come back and start the game,” Gill said

A source said that 23 domestic departures and eight arrivals were cancelled. Besides, four international departures have been cancelled since 12 am. Foreign carriers, including American Airlines, cancelled some of their services from the Delhi airport

Most often than not it kind of bites you. It definitely did to us, but at the same point of time, I was really happy with the boys giving their 120% and making sure that we are in the game and not giving up, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said

The high-level meeting focused on security measures to safeguard key Central, State, and defence installations across Telangana