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Topic: Operation Sindoor

Beating Retreat to resume at Pakistan border after almost 2-week hiatus, handshake remains suspended

The scaled-down ceremony is being resumed after it was halted on 7 May, when India launched Op Sindoor, and Pakistan retaliated, resulting in escalated tensions at the border.

Pakistan espionage: Punjab, Haryana cops widen net with 2 arrests in Gurdaspur, another in Nuh

New Delhi/Gurugram: Punjab and Haryana are seeing an uptick in cases of the police uncovering espionage rings ever since the launch of Operation Sindoor...

No nuclear signalling from Pakistan during Op Sindoor, Foreign secy Misri tells House panel

Parliamentary panel chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also passed resolution praising Foreign Secy Vikram Misri for his conduct during Op Sindoor, it is learnt.

‘Never asked where she went’: Hisar YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra’s father

A quiet storm of suspicion is sweeping through Haryana. Devendra Singh of Kaithal, Nauman Ilahi of Panipat, Armaan of Nuh, and Harkirat Singh of Kurukshetra have been accused of spying for Pakistan.

BJP is ‘fearful of any opinion’, Congress president Kharge condemns arrest of Ashoka professor

In a post on X(formerly Twitter), the Congress chief said that supporting the Armed Forces & government 'does not mean that we cannot question the Government.'

7 delegations & 1 message: How India chose 33 countries for ambitious diplomatic push post-Op Sindoor

Seven all-party delegations will depart India in the next few days to build New Delhi’s case against Pakistan's cross-border terrorism. Over 30 nations to be covered.

Congress revives Morarji ‘treason’ charge to attack Jaishankar over Op Sindoor ‘message’ to Pakistan

The opposition party alleges ‘espionage’, slamming Modi’s silence on Trump's claim that US brokered the India-Pakistan ceasefire.

Central govt depts in race to hail Op Sindoor. From e-tickets to prabhat pheris & word of caution

In immediate aftermath of military strikes, BJP leaders had fanned out across country to sensitise people about success of India’s operation against Pakistan.

‘Entire nation ashamed’—SC orders SIT probe into MP BJP minister Vijay Shah’s remarks on Col Qureshi

Bench of Justices Surya Kant & N. Kotiswar Singh stayed BJP leader’s arrest, but rebuked him for ‘filthy, crass’ comments & ‘insincere’ public apology.

How to win friends & influence people (Tharoor edition) & Putin, do you copy?

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

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.