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New Delhi: Aerial attacks by Pakistan targeting Jammu as well as several military stations near the western border were successfully foiled by India’s air defence systems Thursday night. The attempted strike, involving drones and missiles, triggered blackouts and sirens across several areas in Jammu &...

Chandigarh: A blackout was enforced in several districts, including Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Mohali in Punjab and the Union Territory Chandigarh Thursday evening, officials said. The move comes amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan. In Pathankot district, some locals claimed they heard an explosion-like...

India shot down Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets Thursday following Islamabad’s missile attacks targeting civilian areas in Jammu and nearby regions. The attempted strikes on Jammu civil airport, Samba, RS Pura, Arnia, and surrounding areas were largely intercepted by Indian air defence systems, officials said. Operation...

Chandigarh/Jaipur: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, many states have announced the closure of schools, blackouts in border districts, and cancellation of leave of police personnel and administration officials. The stringent measures were taken by Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal after India...

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has cancelled administrative and police personnel's leaves deployed near the International Border and closed schools in five districts amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor. The leaves of all medical, nursing and paramedical staffers have been cancelled in...

Jammu: Sounds resembling blasts caused panic in Jammu city late Thursday evening as security forces detected Pakistani drones near the heavily-guarded airport here, officials said. It was not immediately known whether the airport, which also houses an Indian Air Force station, is under attack. Jammu...

New Delhi: India Thursday banned Pakistan-origin content on OTT platforms, streaming services and digital intermediaries amid rising tensions between the two countries, following the Islamabad-sponsored terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and the wave of fake news and propaganda unleashed by the hostile neighbouring...

New Delhi: The choice of de-escalation is with Pakistan as it escalated the situation with the Pahalgam terror attack and India only responded to it through Operation Sindoor, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said Thursday. His comments at a media briefing came amid heightened tensions between...

New Delhi: The Indian armed forces targeted and destroyed Pakistani air defence systems in Lahore and several other locations Thursday, a day after Pakistan attempted to strike multiple Indian military installations in retaliation for India's "Operation Sindoor," officials said. According to Indian government sources, the...

After the overwhelming success of the real-life "Operation Sindoor," which captured the attention of the nation, Hindi film industry filmmakers have been racing to secure the rights to the title. The name, which has taken on a larger-than-life appeal, is now at the centre of...