Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday convened a high-level meeting with the Managing Directors and CEOs of Public and Private sector banks and insurance companies amidst emerging security concerns arising from tensions at the western border.
Amid escalating tensions, Pakistan resorted to small arms and artillery fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening.
Amid escalating tensions with Pakistan, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan on Friday held a review meeting with senior ministry officials to discuss the availability of food items in the country.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh exposed Pakistan's airspace tactics, saying that Islamabad deliberately kept its civil airspace open after launching a "failed unprovoked drone" and missile attack on Wednesday, effectively using civil airliners as shields.
Amid rising tension between India and Pakistan, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday asserted that everyone is together during this time.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday dismissed rumours of a food grain shortage in the country, saying that India has adequate food grain stocks, far exceeding the required norms.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday condemned Pakistan for targeting Indian cities, including Amritsar, in a series of actions aimed at both civilian and military infrastructure. Misri dismissed Pakistan's claims that India was attacking its own territory as "preposterous and outrage
Pakistan is targeting and shelling places of worship with a particular design, including gurdwaras, churches and temples, foreign secretary Misri said.
Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan wondered if the remainder of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) could be shifted to the UK after the tournament was suspended for a week amid the rising border tensions between India and Pakistan.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma chaired the cabinet meeting on Friday and reviewed the administrative and disaster relief-related preparations in the state amid India-Pakistan tensions.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that the Indus Waters Treaty is in abeyance and emphasised that India has responded to recent developments in a "responsible and just way."