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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed several questions to the government, including whether New Delhi has opened the doors to third party intervention between India and Pakistan, and whether diplomatic channels with Pakistan have been opened
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar took to social media and posted on his official X account stating, “India and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding on stoppage of firing and military action.”
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He further slammed Pakistan's internal failures, adding, "Leave ruling, you don't know how to run an economy. What do you have? Just speaking on Islam. Truth is, they have nothing and are using this rhetoric to escalate tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India."
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Mudassar Khadian Khas alias Abu Jundal, one of the infamous LeT commanders, turned out to be a high-value casualty for the Indian military, as the latter carried out precision strikes at five locations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and four inside Pakistan, in response to the savage terror attack in J&K’s Pahalgam
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The Directorate General Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards said exercising the powers conferred under the Civil Defence Act, 1968, all media channels were requested to refrain from using civil defence air raid sirens sounds in their programmes other than for educating the community
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Residents of Jammu city and other major towns of the division woke up to air raid sirens and deafening sounds of explosions around 5 am, while the border residents spent a sleepless night in the wake of intense shelling from across the border
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PIB debunked claims that an old video is being falsely shared as footage of a missile strike on New Delhi Airport
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With the tensions escalating between both the countries, closure of 32 airports, which includes Bathinda has been extended up to May 15
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The executive committee of the central board (ECCB) of the bank in the meeting has accorded approval to divest 413.44 crore shares or equivalent to 13.19 per cent stake in Yes Bank, for a consideration of Rs 8,888.97 crore, SBI said
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"Indian Overseas Bank assures the public that all our ATMs are fully operational. The rumours circulating about ATM closures are false and unfounded", the bank said
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The email sent to the hospital's official email ID stated that there was a bomb on the premises and patients needed to be saved, an official from Bhoiwada police station said
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat congratulates govt, armed forces for decisive action against Pak-sponsored terrorists, their ecosystem
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Heavy deployment of security personnel has been made to ensure the safety of devotees and the temple premises. The heightened security comes in the wake of the recent security audit conducted by the National Security Guard (NSG) team
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DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has notified the expansion of the CGSS, which increases the ceiling on guarantee cover per borrower from Rs 10 crore to Rs 20 crore
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As tensions between India and Pakistan rise, prominent defense experts and army veterans have warned that any further escalation by Islamabad could lead to devastating consequences, including the potential fragmentation of Pakistan
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"Amid escalating war and stocks crash, we urge international partners to help de-escalate. Nation urged to remain steadfast," the official Economic Affairs Division X handle posted.
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IK Gujral Punjab Technical University in Jalandhar on Friday said that with the approval of the competent authority, it added that the end semester examinations being held has been postponed until notice due to unforeseen circumstances.
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The all-party meeting, called by the Centre, was to brief the Opposition leaders about the Army's one of the most expansive operations against terror camps and infrastructure, across the border.
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According to officials from the Water Resources Department (WRD), the water released from the Kandaleru reservoir is likely to reach the Tamil Nadu border by Thursday evening or early Friday
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On Wednesday, more than 300 flights were cancelled, and operations at 21 airports across northern and western India were suspended. In a post on X, Air India said its contact centres are currently experiencing high call volumes