Rajasthan border with Pakistan sealed; armed forces on high alert

IANS | May 8, 2025 11:16 AM

Jaipur, May 8 (IANS) A day after India's Operation Sindoor, the 1,037 km-long border that Rajasthan shares with Pakistan has been sealed, and the security significantly tightened. The Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) are on maximum alert, conducting round-the-clock surveillance and combat patrols amid escalating regional tensions.

Pakistan propaganda continues, floods social media with fake videos

IANS | May 8, 2025 11:01 AM

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) In the wake of India's successful counterterrorism strikes under Operation Sindoor, several Pakistani government-linked media outlets and social media accounts have been caught disseminating misleading and fabricated content in an apparent attempt to distort the facts surrounding the operation.

'Pak hid Osama bin Laden', UK MP Priti Patel backs India's right to defend

IANS | May 8, 2025 10:03 AM

London, May 8 (IANS) UK Conservative Party MP Priti Patel extended support to India, saying that it has the right to take reasonable and proportionate steps to defend itself, and to dismantle the vile terrorist infrastructure that has caused death and continues to threaten it. She slammed Pakistan for threatening India and Western interests by fostering terrorism.

Trump offers 'help' to stop tensions escalate between India and Pakistan

IANS | May 8, 2025 4:08 AM

Washington, May 8 (IANS) Amid escalating tensions with Pakistan after India launched airstrike on terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, US President Donald Trump has expressed concerns and said that "he will be there" to offer help and wants the escalating conflict between the two countries to "stop".