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New Delhi: India agreed to a ceasefire with Pakistan strictly on its own conditions, top government sources said, as both sides jointly announced a halt to hostilities on May 10 following Operation Sindoor.
New Delhi: The names of five terrorists, who were believed to have held key positions in the Pakistan-based terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, eliminated in the early phase of Operation Sindoor, have emerged.
New Delhi/IBNS: India and Pakistan have agreed to stop military actions on land, air and sea, the government said on Saturday, confirming US President Donald Trump's earlier claim of ceasefire.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, amid the heightened tension and ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan.
India on Saturday firmly rejected reports published in multiple Pakistani media about the damage caused to India's S-400 air defence system during a recent attacks from across the border amid heightening tension between the two neighbours as 'fake news'.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday interacted with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over telephone when he urged the Indian leader to identify methods to de-escalate the ongoing tension with neighbouring Pakistan.
The Indian Army on Saturday shared a video showing it destroyed multiple terrorist launchpads located close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday rejected Pakistan's claim that Indian missiles hit Afghanistan calling the allegation "frivolous".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Saturday said the country's Armed Forces are "in a high state of operational readiness" as the Pakistani troops are observed to be moving into the forward areas indicating a possible escalation bid by the hostile neighbour.
Experts feel that disproportionate unpaid domestic work responsibilities, entrenched gender norms, and difficult conditions at work are among the reasons inhibiting the growth of female employment in urban India.
New Delhi/IBNS: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi after intense overnight military faceoff between India and Pakistan amid the bilateral conflict, media reports said.
The Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on Border Security Force (BSF) posts located at the International Border in Jammu sector, prompting the Indian armed personnel to respond on Friday.
The Indian Army on Saturday confirmed that multiple armed drones, launched from across the border, were spotted over Khasa Cantt in Amritsar amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan.
A senior Jammu and Kashmir official was killed in Pakistani shelling in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Saturday, UT's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said.
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday opposed the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s proposal to extend fresh loans of USD 2.3 billion to Pakistan, saying the funds could be utilised for financing state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
New Delhi: In a notable shift, The New York Times described the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack as “terrorists” in a headline reporting India’s cross-border retaliatory strike under Operation Sindoor.
New Delhi/Jammu/IBNS: Three people of a family were injured in a Pakistani drone attack in Punjab's Ferozepur on Friday night, as Islamabad targeted at least 26 locations in India for the second consecutive night, the Army PRO said in a statement.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Defence Ministry on Friday activated 14 of 32 infantry battalions of the Territorial Army, which is India's auxiliary military force, for deployment across the country till 2028, media reports said.
New Delhi: The Indian government has confirmed that Taslima Nasreen, the exiled Bengali author who fled Bangladesh after facing death threats over her writings, is free to travel anywhere within the country.
Jammu/IBNS: Jammu city plunged into darkness once again on Friday after as Pakistan targeted it and 10 other locations with fresh drone attacks for the second consecutive night, prompting alarms to sound, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the three service chiefs again on Friday as India-Pakistan tensions escalated this week to the worst in nearly three decades.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the three service chiefs again on Friday as India-Pakistan tensions escalated this week to the worst in nearly three decades.
The Indian government on Friday said Pakistan did not close its airspace and allowed civilian flights to operate while launching drones on multiple targets across 36 locations in India on Thursday.
New Delhi: Pakistan’s recent targeting of Indian military and civilian locations may prove more damaging to itself than to India, particularly given the timing. Islamabad is clinging to financial lifelines in the form of loans and aid, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheduled to review its $7-billion bailout programme on May 9, media reports said.
The Indian government on Friday confirmed that Pakistan fired 300 to 400 drones towards 36 Indian urban centres during the May 8 attack amid escalated tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed 'sincere felicitations' and best wishes from people in India to Pope Leo XIV, who was elected as the new religious leader of the 1.4 billion-strong global Catholic community.
The Indian Ministry of Defence on Friday advised the media channel, digital platforms and individuals to refrain from live coverage or real-time reporting of defence operations and security forces movements to avoid premature disclosure of sensitive information.
The Indian Armed Forces foiled a major infiltration bid at the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district and killed at least seven terrorists on Friday.
Washington DC/IBNS: Indian Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, has said New Delhi is at war with the terrorists clearing its stand amid the ongoing conflict with Pakistan in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack.
India and Chile signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on Thursday, marking a significant advancement in their bilateral trade relations.
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