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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicLine Of Control

Topic: Line Of Control

Pakistan defence minister declares Simla Agreement ‘dead’, says disputes to be dealt with ‘multilaterally’

However, Pakistan's foreign ministry said Thursday that no decision had been made to revoke bilateral agreements with India.

BSF confirms ‘planned attack’ on LeT launchpad near LoC during Op Sindoor after Pakistan’s shelling

At a press conference, BSF officers emphasised that India's response to the cross-border shelling from Pakistan was loud and effective.

Home blown to bits, cattle dead, these Jammu border villages fell prey to Pakistan’s ceasefire breach

Shelling has impacted residents in J&K's border villages, with many displaced & living in camps or hiding in bunkers. Their livelihoods have taken a hit too, they find on return home. 

Amid fears of unexploded shells & ceasefire violations, Uri hopes for normalcy

Residents want both India & Pakistan to understand that local people are eager to return to normal life without the threat of attacks. They seek permanent ceasefire.

Op Sindoor: Did we achieve our military objective? ‘A thumping yes,’ says IAF, killed over 100 terrorists

DGMO Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai says Op Sindoor was conceptualised with a clear military aim to punish the perpetrators and planners of terror and to destroy their terror infrastructure.

‘We don’t wait, we provide help’: How Sikhs, Gujjar-Bakarwals led civilian rescue along LoC in Kashmir

As areas along LoC saw Pakistani firing & shelling following Op Sindoor, civic volunteers stepped in to evacuate families, offering food, water & bedding—often in their own homes.

Three of a family injured as Pakistani drone hits residential area in Punjab’s Ferozepur, 1 critical

According to eyewitnesses, a drone fell on a part of the victims’ house, causing a parked vehicle to catch fire. They rushed to put out the fire and sustained burn injuries.

Residents of J&K’s border villages are fleeing to Poonch & Jammu. ‘But no place is safe’

Those left behind in border villages either don't have resources to move out, or rescue efforts are too stretched. But, even residents in Jammu & Srinagar cities are distressed.

Amid tensions with Pakistan, J&K govt appoints senior IAS officers as ‘mentors’ for sensitive districts

Officers from secretariat assigned Jammu, Poonch, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri, Baramulla, Kupwara & Bandipora. They will oversee emergency measures provide support to district magistrates.

Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, killed at LoC, cremated in Palwal amid chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’

Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar Sharma was cremated after a gun salute and ceremonial drill. He was killed Wednesday while patrolling the Line of Control.

On Camera

What a Tamil town tells us about votes, caste, and fraud in medieval India

Nepotism seems to have been a concern in Uttaramerur elections. That's why the drawing of ballots was done by a child and executives' relatives were banned from being elected.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?