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New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has deferred all transfer and posting orders and has postponed training courses for its personnel in view of the escalating military situation with Pakistan, official sources Friday said. The paramilitary force has also directed more than two...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs Friday instructed the chief secretaries and administrators of all states and Union Territories to invoke the emergency powers provided to them under the Civil Defence Rules. Let’s take a look at what these powers are. India’s civil defence...

New Delhi: In a major setback to Pakistan, the World Bank made it clear Friday that it has no role to play in sorting out matters related to the Indus Water Treaty, which India has suspended following the terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed the...

New Delhi: India’s homegrown missile systems are proving to be a formidable deterrent to Pakistan’s imported military assets. As part of the Central government’s 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative in the defence sector, Indian indigenous systems like the Akash missile have significantly bolstered the country’s military capabilities....

New Delhi: The government Friday trashed Pakistani social media handles claiming that a Sukhoi Su-30mki was shot down in Muzaffarabad, and an Indian Pilot was captured. The fact check by Press Information Bureau (PIB) said the image being circulated by Pakistani social media handles was...

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Friday paid respects to Murali Naik, a soldier from the state who lost his life in the "defence of the country". The chief minister noted that Naik hailed from Gorantla mandal in Sri Satyasai District. https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1920744759267864942 "My...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday held a high-level meeting at the Defence Ministry to review 'Operation Sindoor' and assess the current security situation along the border with Pakistan. The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence Friday issued an advisory to the media to refrain from showing live coverage of defence operations and movement of security forces. In a post on its social media handle X, the Ministry said, "All media channels, digital platforms and...

Jaipur: Amid high alert across Rajasthan in response to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the state government has cancelled the leaves of all officers and employees of various government departments, including the police, doctors, and paramedical staff. Guidelines have been issued to all border...

New Delhi: Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, has hit out at Pakistan's Army for giving state funerals to proscribed terrorists, adding that India will respond in kind if Pakistan chooses to retaliate. While speaking to Sky News' Yalda Hakim, Doraiswami pulled...