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The ministry has directed states to operationalise air raid warning sirens and train civilians to protect themselves in the event of a hostile attack. The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Monday directed several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 to enhance civil defence preparedness. The ministry directed states to operationalise air raid warning sirens and train civilians to protect themselves in the event of a hostile attack. The states have also been directed to update and rehearse evacuation plans, crash blackout measures, and early camouflaging of vital plants and installations. The developments come amid rising tensions between…

Congress leader Ajay Rai said that govt purchased Rafale fighter jets but those are lying in hangars with “nimbu mirchi” (lemon and chillies) hanging on them. Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday drew flak from the Bharatiya Janata Party for criticising the central government for what he said was “big talk and no action” against perpetrators of Pahalgam terror attack, saying that they purchased Rafale fighter jets but those are lying in hangars with “nimbu mirchi” (lemon and chillies) hanging on them. Displaying a toy plane with Rafale written on it and with lemon-chillies hanging on it, Ajay…

Defence minister Rajnath Singh reminded people of “working style” of PM Modi and said under his leadership, what people “desire” will happen. Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that as a defence minister it is his “responsibility to give a befitting reply to those who dare to attack” India, a comment that comes in the reverberations of the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. While addressing the Sanskriti Jagran Mahotsav, defence minister Rajnath Singh reminded people of “working style” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, I want to assure you that…

Police named Palak Sher Masih and Suraj Masih as suspects, linking them to Pakistani operatives via Harpreet Singh, now lodged in Amritsar Central Jail. Punjab’s Amritsar Police arrested two people on Saturday for allegedly sharing sensitive details and images of Army cantonment areas and air bases in the region, as part of a counter-espionage operation. The arrests come amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions following the recent Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The Amritsar Rural Police identified the suspects as Palak Sher Masih and Suraj Masih, stating that the two had links to Pakistani intelligence operatives, which were traced through…

Air India said that the flight landed normally in Abu Dhabi and will soon return to Delhi. An Air India flight from Delhi to Tel Aviv was diverted to Abu Dhabi on Sunday after a missile attack near the Ben Gurion Airport in the Israeli city. The missile attack happened less than an hour before the Air India flight AI139 was to land at Tel Aviv. According to information on the flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the flight was in Jordanian airspace when it was diverted to Abu Dhabi. Air India said that the flight landed normally in Abu Dhabi and…

Protesters in Kalaburagi claimed Brahmin candidates were again asked to remove or had their sacred threads cut before entering NEET UG exam centre on Sunday. Members of the Brahmin community held a protest outside a NEET exam centre in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi on Sunday, after some students were allegedly asked to remove their sacred thread (Janivara) before being allowed to take the test. The protest was sparked after a candidate named Shripad Patil was made to remove his sacred thread at St. Mary’s School, the designated exam centre, before being permitted to enter the examination hall. In response, a large group…

Anthony Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to win a second consecutive three-year term as his opponent conceded defeat after projections forecast incumbent Labor Party’s return. Anthony Albanese will be the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Australia’s right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton also conceded defeat in Saturday’s election and said that he had congratulated Anthony Albanese on his success. “We didn’t do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight,…

Security was enhanced in and around Srinagar, including near several hotels popular with tourists, and also at tourist hotspots such as Dachigam National Park. The intelligence bureau (IB) and other agencies alerted local security officers in Jammu and Kashmir about the possibility of an attack targeting tourists, but around the time of the Prime Minister’s scheduled visit to the union territory (UT) on April 19, and in Srinagar, people familiar with the matter said. Security was enhanced in and around Srinagar, including near several hotels popular with tourists, and also at tourist hotspots such as Dachigam National Park, 22 km…

SriLankan Airlines said that Flight UL 122, operated by, which arrived from Chennai, was “subjected to a comprehensive security search” on arrival. A Sri Lankan flight that arrived in Colombo from Tamil Nadu’s Chennai was subjected to a “comprehensive security search” upon arrival following a support regarding a suspect wanted in India, a press statement from the carrier stated on Saturday. While there was no immediate official information on the wanted suspect in India, a PTI news agency report said, citing Sri Lanka police, that cops searched the a flight arriving from Chennai after being tipped-off that a suspect linked…

North Goa Superintendent of Police (SP) Akshat Kaushal said that they are still looking into what exactly caused the incident. A stampede took place during the early hours of Saturday at the Lairai Devi Zatra temple in North Goa’s Shirgao, killing six people and injuring several others as thousands jostled for space in narrow lanes of the shrine devoted to a goddess. Dinanath Gaonkar, the President of the Lairai Devi temple and an advocate, said the chaos may have started when one devotee touched a light bulb with his cane stick, got an electric shock, and fell onto others nearby.…