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Prime Minister Narendra Modi told JD Vance India's response would be "more devastating and strong" if Pakistan does something, sources said on Sunday, reacting to The New York Times' account of the US Vice President reaching out to the prime minister as tensions between India and Pakistan soared.
India's Operation Sindoor , conducted on the night of May 6 and 7, resulted in the elimination of around a dozen high-value terrorists in Pakistan, including IC-814 hijacker Yusuf Azhar , chief of Lashkar's Muridke headquarters Abu Jundal aka Mudassar, and the son of the 2016 Nagrota attack plotter.
Top terrorists behind IC-814 hijack and Pulwama attack eliminated, says DGMO
At an Armed Forces Press Briefing, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai stated, "'Operation Sindoor' was conceptualised with a clear military aim to punish the perpetrators and planners of terror and to destroy their terror infrastructure. What I do not of course is the often-stated determination of India and its intolerance to terror." Follow live update
'If Pakistan does something, response will be more devastating': PM Modi told JD Vance
According to the report, Vance, who was in India with his Indian-origin wife Usha and their children on the day (April 22) of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which led to the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours, called PM Modi on Friday (local time) with the message that the US officials had assessed there was a "high probability of a dramatic escalation of violence that could tip into full-scale war." Read full story
Over 100 terrorists killed in Indian strikes on May 7, say defence forces
DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said, "It set into motion a very diligent and microscopic scarring of the terror landscape across the borders and the identification of terror camps and training sites. The locations that emerged were numerous, but as we deliberated more, we realised that some of these terror hubs were now bereft of presence and had preemptively been vacated, fearing retribution from us..." Follow live updates
Russia launches more than 100 drones at Ukraine as 72-hour ceasefire ends
In a significant escalation of hostilities, Kyiv reported over 100 drones launched by Russian forces into Ukraine, on the intervening night of May 10-11. This came shortly after the expiration of a self-imposed Russian ceasefire for 72 hours. Ever since the ceasefire came into effect Kyiv hadn’t reported any drone or other attack, since Thursday. But it did accuse Russian forces of multiple violations, and the Kremlin too made allegations of Ukraine of not observing the ceasefire. Read full story
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Mother's Day: 'My Aai has always been my anchor'
On Mother's Day, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar shared a heartfelt message for his mother Rajni Tendulkar on his social media platform on Sunday. On X, Sachin posted a touching tribute to his mother, stating: "Everything I am started with her prayers and her strength. My Aai has always been my anchor, just like every mother is for her child. Wishing all the incredible mothers a very Happy Mother's Day!" Read full story
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told JD Vance India's response would be "more devastating and strong" if Pakistan does something, sources said on Sunday, reacting to The New York Times' account of the US Vice President reaching out to the prime minister as tensions between India and Pakistan soared.
India's Operation Sindoor , conducted on the night of May 6 and 7, resulted in the elimination of around a dozen high-value terrorists in Pakistan, including IC-814 hijacker Yusuf Azhar , chief of Lashkar's Muridke headquarters Abu Jundal aka Mudassar, and the son of the 2016 Nagrota attack plotter.
Top terrorists behind IC-814 hijack and Pulwama attack eliminated, says DGMO
At an Armed Forces Press Briefing, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai stated, "'Operation Sindoor' was conceptualised with a clear military aim to punish the perpetrators and planners of terror and to destroy their terror infrastructure. What I do not of course is the often-stated determination of India and its intolerance to terror." Follow live update
'If Pakistan does something, response will be more devastating': PM Modi told JD Vance
According to the report, Vance, who was in India with his Indian-origin wife Usha and their children on the day (April 22) of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which led to the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours, called PM Modi on Friday (local time) with the message that the US officials had assessed there was a "high probability of a dramatic escalation of violence that could tip into full-scale war." Read full story
Over 100 terrorists killed in Indian strikes on May 7, say defence forces
DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said, "It set into motion a very diligent and microscopic scarring of the terror landscape across the borders and the identification of terror camps and training sites. The locations that emerged were numerous, but as we deliberated more, we realised that some of these terror hubs were now bereft of presence and had preemptively been vacated, fearing retribution from us..." Follow live updates
Russia launches more than 100 drones at Ukraine as 72-hour ceasefire ends
In a significant escalation of hostilities, Kyiv reported over 100 drones launched by Russian forces into Ukraine, on the intervening night of May 10-11. This came shortly after the expiration of a self-imposed Russian ceasefire for 72 hours. Ever since the ceasefire came into effect Kyiv hadn’t reported any drone or other attack, since Thursday. But it did accuse Russian forces of multiple violations, and the Kremlin too made allegations of Ukraine of not observing the ceasefire. Read full story
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Mother's Day: 'My Aai has always been my anchor'
On Mother's Day, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar shared a heartfelt message for his mother Rajni Tendulkar on his social media platform on Sunday. On X, Sachin posted a touching tribute to his mother, stating: "Everything I am started with her prayers and her strength. My Aai has always been my anchor, just like every mother is for her child. Wishing all the incredible mothers a very Happy Mother's Day!" Read full story
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