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Kerala woman tests positive for Nipah

A woman in Kerala's Malappuram on Thursday tested positive for Nipah, the deadly zoonotic virus that causes infections in human beings and is time and again striking in and around the district in the past few years, officials said.

May 8, 2025

Bhutan signs MoU with Adani Group to develop 5,000 MW hydropower projects

The Adani Group and the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) of Bhutan have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop 5,000 MW of hydropower projects in Bhutan.

May 8, 2025

Pakistan giving state funerals to terrorists: India debunks claims of civilians killed during Operation Sindoor

Highlighting Pakistan's reputation as the epicentre of global terrorism once again, India on Thursday questioned Islamabad's claims about civilians being killed during the May 7 Operation Sindoor strikes even as the video footage of eliminated terrorists being accorded a state funeral has gone viral on social media.

May 8, 2025

Operation Sindoor not complete until Pahalgam attackers are nabbed, says Shiv Sena-UBT

The Shiv Sena-UBT voiced both support for the armed forces and strong demands for further action at the all-party meeting convened in the national capital on Thursday in the wake of "Operation Sindoor", a cross-border counter-terror operation targeting nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

May 8, 2025

Terror will persist unless Pakistan army, ISI are crushed: Former J&K DGP SP Vaid

Former Jammu & Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP), S.P. Vaid, said that while the destruction of terror camps can curb terrorism temporarily, the root cause - Pakistan's Army and the ISI - must be dealt with directly for lasting peace.

May 8, 2025

Karnataka BJP vows support for KPSC aspirants fighting 'injustice'

Karnataka BJP announced on Thursday that it will stand with the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) aspirants in their fight against 'injustice'.

May 8, 2025

PAK tried to hit Indian military targets last night, were neutralised: Women officers tell the nation

Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, the two women officers of the Indian Armed Forces whose briefing on 'Operation Sindoor' made a global statement, made a fresh appearance before the press on Thursday, to inform about Pakistan's misadventures on the intervening night of May 7/8 and how they were thwarted by Indian defence system.

May 8, 2025

History will record PM Modi's leadership in glowing terms: Deve Gowda on Operation Sindoor

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) Rajya Sabha member H.D. Deve Gowda expressed his admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership following Operation Sindoor.

May 8, 2025

False alarm: PIB refutes video claiming Pakistani strike on Indian military base

A video widely circulated on social media platform X, claiming to show a Pakistani attack on an Indian military colony, has been debunked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

May 8, 2025

Any attempt at further escalation will be responded appropriately, India warns Pakistan

India on Thursday warned Pakistan that any attempt at further escalation of the situation will be responded to in an appropriate manner.

May 8, 2025

Poonch under fire: "Bloody Wednesday" triggers civilian exodus, outrage over misinformation

A wave of migration has begun from Poonch town in Jammu and Kashmir following intense cross-border shelling by the Pakistani Army, which claimed 15 civilian lives, including women, children, and religious figures. Among the targeted locations were a gurdwara, a madrasa, Geeta Bhawan, and other civilian structures.

May 8, 2025

Couldn't intercept single missile: PAK citizen exposes Army and its weak defence system

As India bombarded key terror installations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and in Pakistan on Wednesday, Pakistan has gone into overdrive to save face by resorting to false propaganda. However, there are some who are unhesitant and unrestrained in calling out their own Army's bluff.

May 8, 2025

False alarm: PIB refutes video claiming Pakistani strike on Indian military base

A video widely circulated on social media platform X, claiming to show a Pakistani attack on an Indian military colony, has been debunked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

May 8, 2025

Govt debunks claims of Indian UAV drone shot in Pakistan, shares evidence

After India launched its most expansive cross-border strikes on terror bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan, a flood of misinformation and false propaganda is being peddled from across the border by influencers, media, as well as government-sponsored social media handles.

May 8, 2025

India foils major Pakistani strike on 15 military bases; Air Defence System in Lahore neutralised

In a significant escalation of hostilities, Indian forces thwarted a large-scale drone and missile attack by Pakistan on 15 military installations across Northern and Western India during the night of May 7–8, 2025.

May 8, 2025