Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday congratulated security forces for the successful operation in Narayanpur, where 27 Naxals were killed in an encounter, including top CPI-Maoist leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju.
A devastating blast targeted a school bus in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, killing at least six people, including four children, and injuring 38 others, Al Jazeera reported, citing an official statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed pride in the success of India's security forces following the neutralisation of 27 Maoists, including CPI-Maoist General Secretary Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that security forces have neutralized 27 dreaded Maoists, including Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, general secretary of CPI-Maoist, in an operation in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district and lauded the the major breakthrough.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Wednesday asserted that security forces are working "diligently" to make Bastar Naxal-free by March 2026 after 26 Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Narayanpur district.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Wednesday said that at least 26 Naxals were killed during an encounter that broke out between security forces and Naxals in the forest area of Abujhmad in Narayanpur district.
BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, sharply criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's comments on Operation Sindoor, calling them a serious affront to national security and the Indian Armed Forces.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi and other officials of the Indian Army paid homage to 'Agniveer' Murali Naik, who lost his life in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor.
Ethiopian Ambassador to India, Fesseha Shawel Gebre, strongly condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, squarely blaming Pakistan for orchestrating the violence that killed 26 civilians while appreciating India's response on the matter.
The White Knight Corps saluted AgniVeer Murali Naik, who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Sindoor. He succumbed to injuries sustained in shelling from Pakistan's side along the LoC. Operation Sindoor responded to the Pahalgam terror attack.