Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday directed all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to stay vigilant in view of the latest cross-border tensions escalating between India and Pakistan.
The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) hopes of hosting the remainder of the PSL 10 in the United Arab Emirates have suffered a massive setback. The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) remains wary of the repercussions it can cause amid the escalating border tensions between India and Pakistan.
The Uttarakhand government has placed all hospitals on high alert amid the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict. Leave for medical staff has been banned, and hospitals have been instructed to prepare 12,000 beds and ensure that all ICUs and ventilators are ready.
In response to escalating tensions along the international border, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma convened a high-level meeting to review and reinforce security arrangements across the state, with a special focus on the border districts, said a statement from CMO on Friday.
The Congress party has extended its full support to the Central government during an all-party meeting held on Thursday to address the escalating tensions with Pakistan following India's 'Operation Sindoor' and subsequent cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC).
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Madani expressed full support for the Indian armed forces, calling national defense a shared duty and urging a united response to any threat.
Indian stock markets opened in negative but recovered and trading in flat at the time of filing this report on Wednesday after India launched anti-terrorist strikes in Pakistan.
Amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab, Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday attacked the Punjab government and said that the leaders of Punjab should be "ashamed" for raising such issues when the country is already going through the border tensions.
The heightened security measures also come amid multiple small-arms firing from the Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LOC), which was responded by the Indian forces accordingly.
The move comes as India takes multiple diplomatic steps against Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam attack. India has also held the Indus Water treaty in abeyance. Chenab is also part of the treaty. The Indus river system consists of Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, whose usage rights