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7 Pakistan posts across LoC destroyed after Indian Army retaliates to ceasefire violations

Officials said that there was heavy mortar shelling and firing along LOC in Poonch district and Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.

Modi understands Pakistan army’s Islamic doctrine. That’s why he called its nuclear bluff

After Pulwama, India achieved complete strategic superiority over Pakistan by putting economic and diplomatic pressure on it.

Indian Army warns Pakistan of dire consequences amid heavy artillery exchange on LoC

Bofors guns swing into action as Indian Army warns Pakistan not to target civilian areas, and vows to give befitting response to any ‘misadventure’.

Indian Air Force dismisses Pakistani claims of shooting down a Sukhoi Su-30MKI

IAF says Pakistan has made false claims ‘to cover up’ for the loss of its own aircraft in the dogfight on 27 February, which it insists was an F-16.

In the other Balkote, Kashmiris want peace, a bunker and good roads

The idyllic surroundings of Balkote, just 1.5km from LoC, seem enchanting, but ask the locals, and they will tell you the reality of living along one of the world's most tense borders.

Claim vs fact — what’s true and what’s not in the India-Pakistan information war

After Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes, several unconfirmed stories are doing the rounds on social media. ThePrint tries to verify these claims.

Imran Khan has bloody nose and Narendra Modi aims for two birds with one stone

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Be ready for our surprise’- Pak media had warned of strike

As tensions escalate between the two nuclear neighbours, ThePrint takes a look at headlines from Pakistan in the last two days.

Pakistani troops fire mortar shells at Indian posts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri region

The shelling from across the border comes a day after the Indian Air Force carried out air strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed camps in Pakistan.

Biggest Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp struck, says foreign secretary Gokhale

In a press conference, foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said that credible information was received that the JeM was planning another suicide attack.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?