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More panic in Srinagar after IAF strike on Balakot, residents queue up for petrol

Roads in many downtown areas of Srinagar were deserted, with markets in some areas remaining shut despite no curfew being imposed or bandh being called.

In striking terror camps beyond PoK, Modi sends a message to Pakistan and the world

An IAF team went 80 km across the LoC — beyond PoK — early Tuesday morning to destroy Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camps.

Indian military on ‘high alert’ after IAF strike against Jaish in Pakistan’s Balakot

The IAF strike, first made public in a series of tweets by Pakistan military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor, has been confirmed by India.

Ajit Doval had discussed Balakot strike with US NSA John Bolton on 16 February

The discussion between the two national security advisers was during a phone call on 16 February, two days after the Pulwama terror attack.

This hill-top near Balakot is the possible location of the IAF’s strike on Jaish camp

Using Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s description of the target, ThePrint accesses satellite imagery to find the possible location of the IAF strikes.

Pakistan says IAF strike act of aggression, has right to respond

Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan has the right to give a suitable response in self defence to India's "aggression".

Mirage 2000: Why India used these fighter jets for its strike on Pakistan

Mirage 2000 is a product of France-based Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of the controversial Rafale fighter jets.

This is what India means by its ‘non-military’ action against Pakistan

The Indian govt confirmed 'non-military preemptive' IAF strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan Tuesday morning. But what does such an action mean?

Pakistan drone shot down near Gujarat border after IAF’s pre-dawn strikes

Govt officials confirmed that an unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down near the international border in Kutch district of Gujarat.

Madrassas to military training — how Balakot emerged as largest breeding ground for JeM

Balakot campus was used as a training ground for over 10,000 recruits at a time. It also had madrassas, masjids and control rooms where operations were planned.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.