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Leave Cancelled, Schools Shut: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Among States On High Alert
- May 08, 2025 22:12 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, many states have announced the closure of schools, blackouts in border districts, and cancellation of leave of police personnel and administration officials.
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"Need For Immediate De-escalation": Marco Rubio Speaks To S Jaishankar
- May 08, 2025 22:08 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Even as the night skies over Indian cities lit up by Pak missiles, the United States has emphasised on India the need "immediate de-escalation" of military tension with Pakistan, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Thursday night.
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Sirens Sounded In Chandigarh And Mohali, Blackout Enforced
- May 08, 2025 21:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Amid a missile and drone attack by Pakistan in parts of Jammu and Kashmir and shelling in Punjab's Pathankot, sirens have been sounded in Chandigarh and a blackout has been enforced. Shops have been asked to close and people have been asked to go hom
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Pakistan F-16 Shot Down By Indian Surface-To-Air Missile: Sources
- May 08, 2025 21:38 pm IST
- Edited by: Divyam Sharma
An F-16 supersonic fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force was shot down in the evening by an Indian surface-to-air missile defence system, sources told NDTV.
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"Mark Those Words": India's Sharp Response To Pak On Indus Treaty Suspension
- May 08, 2025 21:34 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
India on Thursday asserted its right to put the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in "abeyance" following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, in which 26 civilians were killed by terrorists linked to Pakistan.
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Pak Launches Fresh Attack In Jammu, Other Areas. What We Know So Far
- May 08, 2025 21:11 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
Pakistani missiles were intercepted over Jammu this evening, the authorities said. The Pakistani attack marked a huge escalation. Information is coming fast, with people sharing videos of what appeared to be Indian interceptor missiles being fired.
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Pakistani Shelling Reported In Punjab's Pathankot, Parts Of J&K
- May 08, 2025 21:03 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The Pakistani military opened up artillery fire in Punjab's Pathankot in a major escalation of hostilities this evening. Pathankot is about 30 km from the International Border and serves as the entry point to Jammu region and Himachal Pradesh.
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Pahalgam Terror Attack Was "Original Escalation" By Pakistan, Says India
- May 08, 2025 20:54 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
India has responded in a "controlled, precise, measured, considered and non-escalatory" manner to the Pahalgam terror attack - the "original escalation" - that killed 26 tourists, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters in Delhi today.
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Pakistani Missiles Intercepted In Jammu, Blackout In Border Areas
- May 08, 2025 20:43 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Pakistan, hours after its foiled attempt to target 15 Indian cities, launched an attack on parts of Jammu and Kashmir. While the border areas are under heavy shelling, Jammu is being targeted with missiles and drones.
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Paytm Owner, CEO, Brother Settle Stock Options Case, Pay Rs 2.8 Crore
- May 08, 2025 20:35 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
One97 Communications Ltd, owner of the Paytm brand, its CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma and his brother Ajay Shekhar Sharma on Thursday settled with markets regulator SEBI a case pertaining to the company's Employee Stock Options by paying Rs 2.8 crore.
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Nikki Haley Backs India's Right To Retaliate, Slams Pak On Terror
- May 08, 2025 20:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley on Thursday said that India had "every right" to retaliate and defend itself after the Pahalgam terror attack, asserting that Pakistan does not get to play the "victim".
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After India's Strikes, 6 Applications Filed To Trademark 'Operation Sindoor'
- May 08, 2025 19:55 pm IST
- Written by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
Six trademark applications for 'Operation Sindoor' were filed on Thursday, a day after India unleashed a barrage of missiles on terror bases in Pakistan in a historic military operation, even as one of the petitions was withdrawn later.
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"Pak Launched Targeted Attacks On Sikhs": Government Cites Poonch Gurdwara
- May 08, 2025 19:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Pakistan's claims that India had targetted its religious sites were shot down by the foreign ministry today, with a sharp reminder -- that it was Pakistani shelling that destroyed a Gurdwara in Poonch.
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PM Modi Meets Army Chief After Pakistan's Missile Attack, India's Response
- May 08, 2025 18:57 pm IST
- Edited by: Divyam Sharma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.
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Several Flights Cancelled At Delhi Airport Due To Airspace Closure
- May 08, 2025 18:48 pm IST
- Asian News International
Several flights scheduled for arrival and departures from Delhi Airport were cancelled on Thursday due to the closure of airspace, said airport sources.
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"A Pretext To Target?" India Rubbishes Pak Claim Of Hitting Dam In PoK
- May 08, 2025 18:42 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
India has rubbished Pakistani claims that it has targeted a dam -- the Neelum Jhelum project -- during "Operation Sindoor", the retaliatory strikes against terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
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Lahore Anti-Aircraft Site Hit: NDTV Explains India's SEAD Strike
- May 08, 2025 18:11 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
A Pakistani air defence system installed in one of its major cities, Lahore, was destroyed in a counter-strike by India in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, the Press Information Bureau said in a statement today.