Month: May 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Thursday targeted Jammu with loitering munitions in retaliation to the Operation Sindoor. This is the same weapon used by the Indian Armed Forces during the Operation to target nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.The Indian Armed Forces intercepted Pakistani missiles, drones. A complete blackout has been enforced in Akhnoor, Kishtwar, Samba and other Jammu regions.Blackout has also been imposed in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Jaisalmer, Gurdaspur in Punjab along with Bikaner, Rajasthan.What are loitering munitions?A loitering munition is a precision-guided weapon designed to hover over a target zone, identify threats, and strike—either autonomously or with human input—before self-destructing upon impact.India had targeted nine locations, including Jaish-e-Mohammed’s base in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s hub in Muridke. Utilising advanced precision weapons and intelligence-based targeting, the Army, Navy, and Air Force coordinated the strikes without engaging Pakistani military sites.The […]

[ad_1] Dharamsala: Spectators being asked to leave by officials after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was suspended, at the HPCA Stadium, in Dharamsala. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) *** Local Caption *** New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is in a huddle after the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called off midway due to the cross-border tensions. The players and spectators were asked to evacuate the venue immediately and now the Indian cricket board has planned a special train to get the players, support staff and broadcast crew to safe zone."We are organising a special train to bring everybody home safely. As of now the match has been called off and the stadium has been evacuated. We will take a call on the […]

[ad_1] White smoke is rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling the election of a new pope after two failed attempts at election. This tradition means that one of the candidates has secured at least 89 of the 133 votes cast by cardinals in the secret conclave, confirming him as the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.The crowd in St. Peter’s Square broke into loud cheers as white smoke rose into the late afternoon sky at 6:07 p.m. Some priests made the sign of the cross, while several nuns were seen in tears as people shouted, “Viva il papa!” – meaning “Long live the pope!”The name of the new pope has not yet been made public. As per tradition, the announcement will be made when a senior cardinal steps onto the balcony of St. Peter’s […]

[ad_1] The match has been called off at Dharamsala The match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) has been called off at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) in Dharamsala. The players and fans has been asked to evacuate the stadium. Earlier, Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Capitals in a rain-delayed match. The match was delayed by an hour but no overs have been lost.PBKS fielded an unchanged side, while DC made one change replacing Vipraj Nigam with Madhav Tiwari.TeamsPunjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), KL Rahul, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan. […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Govt has raised security at Indian airports and flights to the highest level with immediate effect. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Thursday ordered all passengers at all airports across the country will need to undergo secondary ladder point security check (LPSC) or pre-boarding check. Also, visitor entry to terminal buildings has been banned.Airport operators have been ordered to ensure all CCTV cameras are in working condition. Air marshal deployment will be aligned accordingly. Intensive checking of vehicles and persons will be undertaken at the approach (naaka) to airport terminals/installations and parking areas of airports. Proper checking of IDs of passengers and staff before entering into the airport premises apart from random checking of passenger baggage before entering the airport premises will be done.“In view of the recent attack in Pahalgam and subsequent surcharged security scenario, […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a cat-and-mouse game of global deception, Pakistan's shifting narrative on Sajid Mir left it exposed, as pointed out by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday, and left the world questioning the country's claims of combating terrorism.Once claimed to be a non-entity, Mir was abruptly declared dead in a brazen attempt to shield him from accountability.The truth eventually caught up, and Mir was ‘arrested’ by Pakistan's authorities, exposing the Pak govt's long-standing charade. As the veil of secrecy lifted, the world got a glimpse into the shadowy world of state-sponsored terror, where 26/11 plotters like Mir operated with impunity and the Pak govt played a game of denial and deception.According to sources, the acceptance of Mir’s existence was a desperate attempt by Pakistan to get out of the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), […]