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Foreign Secretary Misri briefs MPs on India's global outreach post-Pahalgam attack; Rafale cited as symbol of India-France ties in meet with French lawmakers
Foreign secretary rejects Rahul's 'Pakistan was forewarned' claim
UK Labour government proposes stricter English rules for migrant dependants, citing integration and employment issues, with implications for Indian-born residents
India-Türkiye ties are strained over Ankara's Islamabad tilt, its arms links with Pakistan, and fallout from the Pahalgam terror attack
Tharoor's role in bipartisan diplomatic outreach in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack has raised eyebrows in the country's main Opposition party
Azad, Tharoor likely to be part of govt delegation to world capitals
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin says Centre's Presidential reference undermines Supreme Court ruling on Governor deadlines and poses a threat to opposition-led state autonomy
In a related development, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Wednesday urged Indian citizens to boycott travel to Turkiye and Azerbaijan
Responding to a question during a briefing Tuesday evening, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said "military action was entirely in the conventional domain"
Modi said that India would first give a befitting response to a terrorist attack on its terms and take strict action at every place from where the roots of terrorism emerge
Will respond 'fiercely' and 'punitively' in case of violations by Pakistan, say Armed forces
India also said Pakistan was targeting and shelling places of worship, including gurdwaras, convents, and temples "with a particular design", calling it a "new low, even for Pakistan"
The sources assessed that the Pakistan Army was operating and behaving like Hamas, which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by many countries
The codename 'Operation Sindoor' was chosen as an expression of solidarity with women whose husbands were killed by terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22
The war exercise and the civil preparedness campaign follow heightened tensions after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed
The exercise will be conducted in 244 'civil defence districts' on Wednesday
Experts suggest diplomatic manoeuvres to put Pakistan back in FATF 'grey list', regulate information on hydrological data to the lower riparian and convincing friends like Saudi, UAE to block aid
Coercion should be a means to an end, its impact leveraged through diplomacy and dialogue to shift Pakistan towards a more reasonable stance, which could lower volatility to a manageable level
Parties and leaders across the political spectrum welcome the decision
At the panel's meeting, Governor Malhotra and Deputy Governor Rajeshwar Rao were present