<![CDATA[India News in firstpost, India Latest News, India News]]> https://www.firstpost.com/india/ Fri, 9 May 2025 17:56:19 +0530 India 60 Copyright (C) https://firstpost.com. All Rights Reserved. https://www.firstpost.com/ en https://www.firstpost.com/ https://www.firstpost.com/static/images/fp-desk-logo.png https://www.firstpost.com/india/ India News in firstpost, India Latest News, India News Feed provided by Firstpost <![CDATA[Why Indian envoy to US corrected CNN host for saying 'India-administered Kashmir']]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Banks and ATMs, schools, offices: What’s open, what’s closed amid India-Pak standoff?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India-Pakistan tensions: Why the Indian Navy is a force to reckon with]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[S-400, drones, Akash…: The real story of India’s air defence shield built over a decade]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[BSF foils infiltration bid in J&K's Samba, 7 JeM terrorists shot dead: Report]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Civilian deaths, damaged homes: How Pakistani shelling left a trail of destruction in J&K's Poonch]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[How India foiled Pakistan’s overnight air attacks with advanced defence systems and blackouts]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘No limit in protecting sovereignty’: Rajnath says India prepared for ‘responsible responses’ to Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: India-Pakistan tensions hit markets, Nifty 50 down 700 points & Sensex falls 500 points]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: Govt debunks claims of suicide attack at Army Brigade in Rajouri]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Indian Army issues statement on how it foiled Pakistani strikes, 'gave a befitting reply']]> Firstpost <![CDATA[From Air India to SpiceJet, Indian airlines issue travel advisories amid tensions with Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pakistani jet shot down in Pathankot, 2 drones neutralised by Indian air defence in J&K's Naushera]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[High alert sounded in Delhi, govt employees' leave cancelled as conflict with Pakistan intensifies]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: NSA Doval meets PM Modi amid faceoff with Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pakistan targets Jammu with loitering munitions, blackout enforced as India responds with heavy fire]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Together, we'll stand, fight and prevail': Mukesh Ambani hails PM Modi, Indian forces]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[From Srinagar to Bhuj: Which are 15 Indian cities that Pakistan wanted to target?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Country that started lying as soon as it was born': India dismisses Pak claim of downing 5 jets]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Giving terrorists state funeral..': India exposes Pakistan's glorification of terrorists after Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Pak uses evidence that India provides to cover its tracks and defend terrorists']]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Government advises OTT platforms to halt streaming of Pakistan-origin content]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Borders sealed, airports shut: How border states are prepping as India, Pakistan tensions escalate]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[The many dams of Jammu and Kashmir that give India a controlling edge over Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[The 4 diversions that stunned Pakistan when Operation Sindoor was launched]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Tension after Pahalgam: In a first, India uses S400 and Akash systems in a military operation]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab's Ferozpur]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Poonch deaths: A strong case for India to ramp up cross-border surveillance to silence Pakistani guns]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: Who was the Indian Army jawan killed in Pakistan shelling along LoC?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam to Poonch: Two tales of responses, India follows UNSC as Pakistan commits war crimes]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[The counting is on...: At least 100 terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor, govt tells all-party meet]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: Centre asks states to crack down on misinformation, propaganda]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Govt briefs Opposition on Op Sindoor: 3 things different from 2016, 2019 strikes]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: 27 airports shut till May 10, over 400 flights cancelled]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India on high alert with combat air patrols, warships and ground forces to meet Pak escalation]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pakistan Army's shelling at civilians along LoC a war crime: Defence expert]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Sikh community condemns Pakistan's attack on Poonch Gurudwara, says four killed]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Behave well or get punished': More terror hubs on radar, India ready to counter Pak response]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Lord Hanuman and Operation Sindoor: Rajnath Singh makes a connection]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘I am from a warrior family, it’s in my genes’: Op Sindoor’s Col Sofiya Qureshi said in 2023 video chat]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India briefs 13 foreign envoys on India’s 'measured military response' to avenge Pahalgam]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[How India destroyed Pakistan’s ‘terror nursery’ Muridke Markaz, where Kasab trained]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘Dangerous to contextualise terrorism’: Israeli envoy supports India's fight against terror, urges stronger global action]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Osama bin Laden-funded Markaz Taiba, which trained Ajmal Kasab, destroyed in Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Biggest anti-Maoist operations of the year along Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, 26 insurgents killed]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[When 'mock drills' were about surviving wars: Stories from letter-shaped trenches of Assam]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: Will stock market fall as India-Pakistan tensions escalate? History says...]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Who are Sofiya Qureshi and Vyomika Singh, Indian officers who led Operation Sindoor briefing?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['It was a perfect strike': PM Modi briefs Cabinet ministers on Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Op Sindoor: PM Modi’s tour, new FTA, civil drills… the smokescreen India created to stun Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[A Kashmiri, a Muslim, two women officers: The message in India's briefing after Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam attack was intended to incite ‘communal discord’ in Kashmir and rest of India: Misri on Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Misri says Pakistan has well-deserved reputation as a haven for terrorists | Read full text]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['More terror attacks planned against India': Misri cites intel inputs at Op Sindoor briefing]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Justice has been served': Kin of Pahalgam attack victims hail Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Op Sindoor under right to preempt, incapacitate terrorists to be sent to India: Misri]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Abhi picture baki hai': Former Indian Army chief Naravane's cryptic post after Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[PM Modi chose codename 'Operation Sindoor' for India's response to Pahalgam]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Terror headquarters, camps of JeM, LeT, Hizbul Mujahideen hit in IAF strikes]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India's Sensex fluctuates but panic in Pakistani markets as SE100 drops 5% after Operation Sindoor]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Politicians hail Operation Sindoor as India's tri-service take out 9 terror hubs in Pak, PoK]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Rupee falls 31 paise to 84.66 against US dollar in early trade after India avenges Pahalgam attack.]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India hits 9 terror hubs in Pakistan, PoK: Operation Sindoor carried out while you were sleeping, recap in 10 points]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[PM Modi monitoring Operation Sindoor through the night as strikes hit terror targets in Pakistan and PoK]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India-Pakistan LIVE Updates: Pak Army using Turkey-made drones in attacks, MEA says Kartarpur services suspended]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India conducts Operation Sindoor post-Pahalgam; Armed forces hit terror camps in Pak, PoK]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[How govt is fast-tracking 4 big hydropower projects in Kashmir after Indus Waters Treaty suspension]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pakistan 'manipulated, misguided' group: India rejects OIC's 'absurd' statement on Pahalgam terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Plan for Change': What Modi, Starmer said as India, UK conclude FTA, double contribution convention | Full statement]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[When India 'hid' the Taj Mahal from Pakistani air forces during 1971 war]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[The historic India-UK trade deal in 10 numbers]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India, UK ink landmark free trade agreement concluding years of negotiations, PM Modi announces]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Canada's Carney heads to Washington to meet Trump amid trade strains, domestic dissent]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Was Donald Trump 'banned' from the Met Gala event?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[May 7 mock drill: Amid tension with Pakistan, India checks on protocols to test its war readiness]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Who is Balvinder Singh Sahni, the Indian-origin billionaire jailed in Dubai?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Buddha's Piprahwa relics withdrawn from sale after India writes to Hong Kong auction house]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India-Pakistan tension: May 7 security drills planned at 244 locations across states]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam: NSA Doval meets PM Modi as govt reviews security preparedness amid Pakistan’s wargames]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India vs Pakistan in Arabian Sea: INS Tamal is coming and it’s a worry for China-tied Pak navy]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[The Chenab choke: India readies dams with desilting, flushing to store more water]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[INS Tamal: Russia-built multi-role stealth frigate to join Indian Navy soon]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Ather Energy shares to debut on stock exchanges today: Here are IPO GMP, performance stats]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Indian Army practises long-range Pinaka missile firing in Pokhran]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam: Centre tells states to conduct civil defence mock drills, activate air raid warning signals]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam: PM Modi holds key meeting with top PMO officials]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Kohinoor diamond coming back home? UK minister says ‘this is something I’ve discussed…' | Watch]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Partners or preachers? The many mediation hopefuls as India-Pakistan tension rise over Pahalgam]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India to receive final Russian-built frigate Tamal by May-end, commissioning likely in June]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Exclusive | India's Arctic ambitions: Milind Deora advocates for climate awareness & strategic engagement]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India stable but post-Pahalgam tension could ‘impair’ Pakistan’s access for foreign funds: Moody’s]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Chenab water level declines: Is it a fallout of PM Modi’s Indus waters decision?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[5 signs that a strike against Pakistan may be 'imminent']]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Amid India-Pakistan tensions, long leaves cancelled at ordnance factories]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Tension after Pahalgam: India’s air defence leapfrogs Pakistan’s China-fed teeth]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Amid India-Pakistan tension, 30-minute blackout drill held in Punjab’s Ferozepur Cantonment]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Fake news factory: How Pakistani TV channels, X handles are targeting Indian military post-Pahalgam]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India recalls IMF nominee days before it considers $1.3 bn loan to Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India's airship platform soars to new heights, enhancing military capabilities]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[CRPF soldier dismissed from service for not disclosing marriage to Pakistani woman]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Police carry out searches in Srinagar at multiple locations after Pahalgam terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Intelligence agencies had warned of attack on tourists in Kashmir around April 19]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[No ships, imports and mail: India’s new punishing measures against Pakistan after Pahalgam attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[7 dead, many injured at stampede in Goa temple: Did electric shock lead to the tragedy?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[7 killed, 30 injured as stampede erupts at Lairai Devi temple in Goa's north]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[When fighter jets land and take off from India's highways it's not just 'show' of strength]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[After PM Modi, Rajnath Singh may also skip Russia’s Victory Day parade amid tensions with Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[WAVES 2025: Jaishankar slams 'colonialism and big power dominance', bats for pluralism]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[The tale of Accenture employee whose deportation to Pakistan was halted by the Supreme Court]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[WAVES 2025: Nita Ambani says India 'very cradle of civilisation', credits PM Modi for country's growing stature]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Why is 'creator economy' called 'orange economy' and why India's betting big on it]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Mangaluru on alert after murder-accused hacked to death: What’s going on?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India asks IMF to review loans to Pakistan as tensions rise after Pahalgam attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India to grow at 6.3%, China at 3.5%: S&P flags Trump tariff uncertainties for FY26]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Passenger flow declines by more than half in Kashmir after Pahalgam terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam: India's multi-sectoral attack as Pakistan awaits a military strike]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[900+ and soaring: Sensex jumping in joy after big tech posts profits, Trump hints at India-US trade deal]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India’s factory output at 10-month high, exports surge despite global trade uncertainties: PMI data]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[NIA finds Lashkar-ISI-Pakistan Army nexus in Pahalgam attack, overground workers played big role]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['This is India's real power': Mukesh Ambani hails India's content creators | Full Speech at WAVES 2025 Summit]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India will hunt down each and every terrorists involved in Pahalgam attack: Amit Shah]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India's media sector poised for $100 bn growth, says Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[IAF to conduct day-night drills on Ganga Expressway in UP's Shahjahanpur amid tensions over Pahalgam attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[GST revenue for April sets new record at Rs 2.37 lakh cr, pace of collection highest in 17 months: Govt report]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Victory over enemies of humanity certain: Mukesh Ambani on Pahalgam attack at WAVES 2025 | Full text]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘Viksit Bharat's journey has only started’: What PM Modi said at WAVES 2025, top quotes]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[You want to demoralise security forces? 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Here’s the truth]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam: 48 of 87 public parks and gardens closed in Kashmir Valley after terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam attack: Pakistani terrorist behind massacre was ex-special forces commando, says report]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India’s military spending nearly 9 times that of Pakistan in 2024, says SIPRI report]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘Made in India’ dengue vaccine likely to be launched next year. Here’s what we know]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Sinister design behind selective targeting': J&K assembly's resolution on Pahalgam attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[WATCH: 'Won't use Pahalgam to demand statehood, I too failed to protect guests', says Omar in hard-hitting speech]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Storyboard18 'Delhi Literature Festival' to kick off on May 2 at Bikaner House]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Quickplained: Who is Neha Singh Rathore, the folk singer facing sedition charges for Pahalgam posts?]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Ceasefire violations at LoC: Pakistan resorts to old diversionary tactic after Pahalgam terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Rafale-M deal signed, Indian Navy to get 26 fighter jets for Rs 63,000 cr]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Indian stock market rebounds: Sensex sees 1,000-point jump, Nifty soars over 24,300]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam: Rajnath Singh meets PM Modi amid rising India-Pakistan tension over terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Jharkhand CM says five migrant labourers abducted in Niger, families seek MEA’s help]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India, France to sign their mega deal for Rafale-Marine fighter jets]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pakistan airspace closure disrupts over 800 Indian flights weekly; fares to rise by 8–12%]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘No country can ever have foolproof 100% intelligence:’ Shashi Tharoor cites Oct 7 example to defend govt]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Indian diplomat meets Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi, discusses trade, visas and more]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow:’ Indian Navy’s explosive message to Pakistan from Arabian Sea]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘Peace was returning…:’ PM Modi says terrorists couldn’t stomach Kashmir’s progress]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[60 raids, 9 houses demolished: Security tightens in J&K after Pahalgam attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[With Indus Waters Treaty’s suspension, India is playing long game to corner Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Major fire breaks out at ED office in Mumbai, no injuries reported]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pahalgam: Panic in PoK after India releases Jhelum water]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Suspected terrorists shot a 45-year-old social activist in J&K’s Kupwara after Pahalgam attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[India to study maximising use of Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers after treaty suspension]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Technical intel, eyewitnesses and 'electronic signs': How Pahalgam terrorists have been linked to Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Reliance Industries names Anant Ambani company's whole-time director]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Crackdown on terrorists linked to Pahalgam attack: J&K authorities demolish 5 homes, search ops underway]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[This Week in Explainers: How India is not sparing Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Trousers of 20 of 26 killed in Pahalgam terror attack were pulled down, unzipped: Officials]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[EAM Jaishankar speaks to Saudi FM, discusses Pahalgam and cross-border linkages]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Sikkim landslides: 1,000 tourists stuck in high-altitude hill stations; 1,500 rescued]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Agencies trace Pahalgam attackers’ digital footprints to Pakistan, a 26/11-like control room]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[17 cr lifted above poverty, new jobs in India outpace working-age population: World Bank]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pulwama: Did PM Modi hint at a military strike? Clues in what he said after Uri, Pulwama terror attacks]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[PM Modi said won’t spare culprits of Pahalgam: What military options India has]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Identify and expel all Pakistani nationals, Amit Shah tells states after a high-level meeting]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[‘Would take a bullet’: Meet the brave Pahalgam guide who saved the lives of children and BJP worker]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Mahatma Gandhi used words 'your faithful servant' to British': SC pulls up Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar remarks]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Pulwama to Pahalgam: Rafale jets with Scalp missiles give India edge over 2019 Balakot strike]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Kerala family of 11 narrowly escaped Pahalgam terror attack, thanks to over-salted lunch restaurant served]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[House of Pahalgam attacker demolished as police begin crackdown against terrorists in Kashmir]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Explained: The tit-for-tat clash between India and Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attack]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[Masters behind the curtain: The Sharif brothers and the machinery of bloodshed]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[History Today: When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Mt Everest, killing nearly 9,000 in Nepal]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[President Murmu to attend Pope Francis’ state funeral in Vatican]]> Firstpost <![CDATA['Sustained cross-border terror' has led to Indus Water Treaty abeyance, India writes to Pakistan]]> Firstpost <![CDATA[France's Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu postpones April 27 India visit, sources say]]> Firstpost