India Returns To New Normal
Evacuation underway in 5 border districts of Jammu region
People are being evacuated from at least five districts in the Jammu region bordering Pakistan amid a continued cross-border shelling, which has left 18 dead and wounded nearly 60 wounded this side.
3 injured after debris of Pak drone falls on house in Punjab's Ferozepur
Three people were injured Friday after debris from a Pakistani drone fell on a house here, police said.Ferozepur Senior Superintendent of Police Bhupinder Singh said the crashing projectile from a Pakistani drone, destroyed by the army air defence system, landed in Village Khai Pheme Ke on a house, setting it on fire.
PM Modi holds high-level security meet amid escalating tensions
PM Modi holds high-level security meet amid escalating tensions
PM Narendra Modi chaired a key security meeting on Friday evening with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, CDS General Anil Chauhan, and the Chiefs of the armed forces.
Loud sound heard in Assam's Golaghat; officials blame 'sonic boom'
A loud, mysterious sound was heard in several places in Assam's Golaghat district on Friday, and preliminary investigation suggested it emitted from a 'sonic boom', the local administration said.
A sonic boom is a thunderous sound caused by the shock wave from an aircraft or other object travelling faster than the speed of sound.
The loud sound was heard in Merapani, Sarupathar and several other places in the district at around 3.35 pm, the Golaghat district administration said on its official Facebook page.
Hyderabad airport receives bomb threat e-mail, security stepped up
The Rajiv Gandhi International (RGIA) Airport in Hyderabad received a bomb threat e-mail on Friday, prompting authorities to step up security.
The mail warned that there were "sleeper cells" and the "airport" would explode, following which searches were carried out and nothing suspicious was found, police said.
Multiple aerial threats in Jaisalmer, intercepted
Multiple aerial threats coming from Pakistan were intercepted on Friday in Jaisalmer for a second consecutive night. The threat prompted forces to issue a red alert and blackouts in several border districts, creating panic among residents.
Soon after the attacks, sirens rang out in Pokaran, and a complete blackout was imposed in the region.
Following the attack, the blackout in Jodhpur, originally scheduled to begin at midnight, was implemented immediately.
Blackout in several Punjab districts; sound of loud explosions heard in Pathankot, Ferozepur
A blackout was enforced in several areas of Punjab, including in Ferozepur, Pathankot, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur, on Friday evening amid a military standoff between India and Pakistan.The sound of loud explosions was heard in Pathankot and Ferozepur districts.
Drones intercepted in Pathankot, Jammu and Samba amid escalating tensions
Drone attack on Srinagar airport thwarted
Drone attacks on Srinagar airport and Awantipora air base were thwarted late on Friday, while blasts were heard in Jammu and parts of the south Kashmir region, officials said.The attack came a day after India thwarted attempts by the Pakistan military to hit Indian military installations using drones and missiles.
The sky was lit up in Baramulla district as the Indian military shot down Pakistani drones.
Addressing the special briefing on Operation Sindoor on Friday, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh exposed Pakistan's airspace tactics, saying that Islamabad deliberately kept its civil airspace open after launching a "failed unprovoked drone" and missile attack on Wednesday, effectively using civil airliners as shields.