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Hyderabad woman doctor, delivery agent held with cocaine worth lakhs

Hyderabad: A 34-year-old woman doctor employed at a reputed hospital in Hyderabad and a delivery agent were detained after police seized 53 grams of cocaine from them on May 8, media reports said.

Indian envoy to Nepal meets family members of Pahalgam terror victim Sudeep Neupane

India’s Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, on Sunday, met family members of Sudeep Neupane, the only foreign national who was killed during the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

‘Indian armed forces response echoed in Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi’: Rajnath Singh on Operation Sindoor

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said “Operation Sindoor” launched by the Indian armed forces not only shook Pakistan’s military bases near the border but also sent shockwaves all the way to the Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi.

'1971 and 2025 are different': Shashi Tharoor amid Congress' campaign to highlight Indira Gandhi's leadership

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has taken a different stand than his party over the social media campaign showcasing Indira Gandhi's leadership during the Bangladesh liberation war to take a sipe at Modi government following yesterday's ceasefire agreement with Pakistan.

India-Pakistan Ceasefire: Antonio Guterres says UN ready to support efforts to promote peace

Following pronouncements of an end to hostilities between India and Pakistan, neighbouring nuclear powers, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that the organisation stands ready to support efforts aimed at promoting peace and stability in the region.

India gets new BrahMos manufacturing and testing facility in Lucknow today

Lucknow/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Sunday.

PM Modi holds key security meet at his residence today after Pakistan's ceasefire violations

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a key security meeting at his residence on Sunday following Pakistan's breach of the ceasefire agreement.

Donald Trump offers to 'work with both' India and Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue

New Delhi/IBNS: Sixteen hours after his announcement about a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump has now offered to work with the two neighbours to resolve the Kashmir issue.

'Uski fitrat hai mukar jaane ki': Shashi Tharoor slams Pakistan's ceasefire violation in a poetic fashion

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a poetic jab at Pakistan after it violated the ceasefire within hours of reaching an understanding with India.

Rajasthan jawan working as IAF assistant medical sergeant in Udhampur killed in Pak airstrike

Jaipur/IBNS: A 36-year-old assistant medical sergeant of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Surendra Kumar, who had been working as an a at the Udhampur airbase in Jammu and Kashmir, was killed during an airstrike launched by Pakistan early on Saturday, media reports said.

Drones target locations across Rajasthan, J&K, Punjab, Gujarat as Pakistan breaches ceasefire

New Delhi: Hours after India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire agreement, swarms of drones targeted several Indian cities in the bordering regions, including Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Gujarat.

India warns Pakistan after ceasefire violations, says armed forces will respond strongly

New Delhi: Within hours of the ceasefire declaration, Pakistan violated the agreement, prompting India to demand that Islamabad act responsibly and rein in the breaches, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said late Saturday night.

Explosions rock Srinagar hours after ceasefire; Omar Abdullah says ‘this is no ceasefire’

Srinagar: Hours after India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire agreement, residents of Srinagar were rattled late Saturday night by loud explosions, prompting sharp public remarks from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan violates ceasefire hours after truce, drone attack in Srinagar

Hours after a ceasefire deal supposedly brokered by United States, Pakistan on Saturday violated the agreement along the LoC at multiple locations. Explosions were heard in Srinagar, said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. "This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up," he posted on X.  This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up. pic.twitter.com/HjRh2V3iNW — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 10, 2025 "What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!," Abdullah posted.  Reports said the Border Security Force (BSF) has been asked to retaliate the violations along the LoC.

India accepted ceasefire with Pakistan but only on its own terms

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.

Names of top 5 LeT, JeM commanders killed in Pakistan in Operation Sindoor emerge

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.

India and Pakistan agreed to stop military actions: Govt confirms Trump's ceasefire claim

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.

PM Modi chairs high-level meeting as India-Pakistan military conflict escalates

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 rejects Pakistan's claim of destroying S-400 air defence system

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 dials Jaishankar, urges India, Pakistan to identify methods to de-escalate

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.

Indian Army 'pulverizes' multiple terrorist launchpads located across LoC, video shared

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.

'Frivolous allegation': India dismisses Pakistan's 'Indian missiles hit Afghanistan' disinformation

New Delhi/IBNS: India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday rejected Pakistan's claim that Indian missiles hit Afghanistan calling the allegation "frivolous".

Pak military moving into forward areas, Indian Armed Forces ready: Govt in Operation Sindoor briefing

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.

NCAER-ILO Roundtable discusses greater investment in care economy, formalization of part-time work  

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.

Operation Sindoor: NSA Ajit Doval meets PM Modi after overnight India-Pak military conflicts

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.

Jammu and Kashmir: BSF hits back after unprovoked firing by Pakistani Rangers

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.

Indian Army confirms destroying drones spotted over Khasa Cantt in Amritsar, shares video

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.

Senior Jammu and Kashmir official Raj Kumar Thappa dies in Pakistani shelling, says CM Omar Abdullah

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.

India opposes IMF's proposal to extend fresh loans to Pakistan, abstains from voting

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.

NYT shifts tone, calls Pahalgam attackers 'terrorists' after India strikes terror hubs in Pakistan

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.