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Thursday, November 20, 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

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

India & France ink pact for joint R&D. The aim—to develop solutions for future defence challenges

This agreement is not with regard to any specific project like the planned co-development of fighter engines, but an overarching agreement that will enable a host of joint development and research.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.