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Operation Sindoor: PM Modi hails action by security forces at Cabinet meet

Following Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Indian armed forces for carrying out targeted strikes at terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet, hours after 'Operation Sindoor' was launched to destroy terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan

07 May,2025 11:13 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
A large-scale security drills across various locations including railway stations, workshops, grounds and civic establishments was also conducted earlier in the day in parts of the city. Pic/Samiullah Khan

Operation Abhyaas: Blackout at BARC complex as Mumbai conducts drills

A blackout was conducted at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) residential complex as Mumbai on Wednesday conducted drills as part of 'Operation Abhyaas' following the directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). A large-scale security drills across various locations including railway stations, workshops, grounds and civic establishme

07 May,2025 10:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
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BCCI pays tribute to Indian armed forces' Operation Sindoor during KKR vs CSK

The Board of Control for Cricket in India paid a heartfelt tribute to the Indian Armed Forces' recent military success, ‘Operation Sindoor’, during the IPL 2025 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. ‘Operation Sindoor’ was a precision strike conducted by India targeting te

07 May,2025 10:03 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
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PBKS vs DC set to proceed in Dharamsala after government clearance

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has received government clearance to proceed with the IPL 2025 fixture between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals scheduled for Thursday at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium in Dharamsala. However, a match originally planned for May 11 against five-time champions Mumbai Indians at the same ven

07 May,2025 09:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Narendra Modi stadium receives chilling bomb threat ahead of GT vs LSG game

Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday, according to a report by IANS. The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) promptly alerted Ahmedabad Police after receiving the threat, which was allegedly sent by an individual claiming to be based in Pakistan. The message, containing a chilling one-line warning, 'We wil

07 May,2025 08:55 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Pic/PTI

J-K CM holds "emergency meeting" with officials over situation in border areas

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held an emergency meeting with officials on Wednesday to discuss the current situation in border areas. Earlier today, Union Minister Amit Shah met with the Chief Ministers and other concerned government officials of various states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan. The meeting was

07 May,2025 08:35 PM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online correspondent
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PCB quashes reports of foreign player exodus from PSL after Operation Sindoor

The ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) will continue to run as scheduled, despite the rising cross-border tensions with India, in wake of the horrific Pahalgam terrorist attack in South Kashmir on April 22, claimed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday. The Indian armed forces, in the early hours of Wednesday, launched precision miss

07 May,2025 06:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The terrorists of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, including Ajmal Kasab and David Headley, were trained in the Markaz Taiba in Pakistani Punjab. PIC/PTI

Operation Sindoor: Camp that trained Ajmal Kasab, David Headley destroyed

About a fortnight after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people – mostly tourists – in Jammu and Kashmir, India carried out military strikes across nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). In a press briefing on Wednesday morning, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi gave

07 May,2025 06:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sharad Pawar (above), in a social media post, said he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the operation and assured full support to the government in the testing times. File Pic

Sharad Pawar hails Operation Sindoor, speaks to PM Modi, Rajnath Singh

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday hailed 'Operation Sindoor' and said that he spoke to PM Modi and Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. Pawar said that no country could be a mute spectator in the aftermath of a terror attack, and now a message has gone out in the world that "India is aggressive". Sharad Pawar, in a so

07 May,2025 05:46 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Ajit Doval. Pic/AFP

Ajit Doval briefs global NSAs post-Operation Sindoor

Soon after the focused strikes on terrorists and terrorist infrastructure at nine sites in Pakistan and PoJK as part of Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval spoke with his counterparts from the United States, Japan and several other countries and briefed them about India's "measured, non-escalatory" action, sources said. I

07 May,2025 05:32 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Sachin Tendlkar, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh (Pic: X/@adgpi/File Pic)

Tendulkar to Dhawan, ex-Indian cricketers hail Army after Operation Sindoor

Former Team India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Shikhar Dhawan heaped praise on the Indian Army for tasting success in the execution of 'Operation Sindoor'. The Indian armed forces, in the early hours of Wednesday, launched precision missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, incl

07 May,2025 05:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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