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TopicOperation Sindoor

Topic: Operation Sindoor

Trump is wrong about Operation Sindoor. Not an ancient battle, it’s a war on terror

While Trump may not be aware of the region’s history, his remarks are no laughing matter. They summarise how the West views the recent tensions between India and Pakistan.

Day after Op Sindoor, blast heard in Pakistan’s Lahore. Reason unknown

The blast was heard Thursday morning, according to Geo TV and a Reuters witness. Pakistan says Op Sindoor killed 31 civilians and wounded over 50.

Rafale’s Sindoor strike thrilled TV war rooms—’Painted Pakistan red’, ‘Dharam bata diya’

As Indian missiles hit Pakistan, news anchors erupted with joy. From ‘Sindoor ka badla’ to ‘Rafale trailer’, this is how Indian TV covered the strikes—like a war game, not journalism.

Pakistan PM says ‘blood spilt of civilians’ will be avenged, India accused of harbouring terror proxies

Meanwhile, director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations says its military is 'responding in kind' to LoC firings, inflicting significant losses, destroying checkposts.

After Operation Sindoor, why India must keep an eye on Bangladesh too

Amid escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan, Bangladesh has undertaken a series of rather unusual strategic measures, including a military drill, Akash Bijoy 2025.

Decades-long terror trail of Lashkar & Jaish, the bullseye of India’s Operation Sindoor

Lashkar offshoot The Resistance Front claimed the Pahalgam attack in an online post before withdrawing the claim while attributing its initial post to a 'cyber attack'.

Pakistan continues shelling after Op Sindoor, target civilians in J&K’s Kupwara

The Indian armed forces retaliated against the unprovoked firing. There are no reports of any casualties so far.

Post Op Sindoor, Air India offers free cancellation, rescheduling for armed forces personnel

Air India & Air India Express will offer full refunds and a one-time rescheduling waiver for defence fare bookings till 31 May 2025, valid for changes till 30 June 2025.

Pakistan announces 48-hr closure of airspace for all commercial flights at Lahore, Islamabad

The govt cited 'serious risks' posed by India's 'reckless' actions late Wednesday after Operation Sindoor—India's strikes on 9 terror hotbeds in Pakistan and PoK.

Code Yellow—inside a mock drill at Delhi’s RML Hospital

Similar drills conducted at other hospitals and establishments such as markets, govt infra, airports and community buildings amid Operation Sindoor & escalating India-Pakistan tensions.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

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.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.