Bharatiya Janata Party held a 'Tiranga Yatra' in support of the Indian armed forces following Operation Sindoor that struck nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has condoled the death of Border Security Force Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imtiaz, who lost his life during cross-border firing by Pakistan along the International Border in the R S Pura area of Jammu.
An Indian Army soldier was injured in a gunfire exchange with an intruder at the Nagrota Army Station in Jammu, the White Knight Corps said on Saturday. A search operation has been launched for the suspect.
India said on Saturday that Pakistan has violated the understanding reached between DGMOs of the two countries earlier in the day on stoppage of firing and military action and that the Indian Army is retaliating and dealing with the border intrusions.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Saturday led a peace march in Chennai to show solidarity and extend support to the armed forces in light of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Actor Sanjay Dutt has lauded the bravery of the Indian Armed Forces amid rising India-Pakistan tensions and has called for unity and strength in the face of terrorism.
India has decided that any future act of terror will be considered an "act of war" against India and will be responded to accordingly, the top government sources said on Saturday.
Congress MP Manish Tewari slammed the International Monetary Fund's approval of a USD 1 billion loan to Pakistan, terming it "extremely unfortunate" and said that the 'sympathy' of the IMF towards Pakistan is clearly "unwarranted."
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday urged the people not to believe in rumours and asked them to inform the police or the Army if they came to know about any explosion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces at his residence in New Delhi.
The Indian Armed Forces' precision strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7's Operation Sindoor resulted in the elimination of high-profile terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), including Maulana Yusuf Azh