HIGHLIGHTS AT 5PM
New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL100 INDOPAK-TERRORISTS-LD IDENTITY Top terrorists, including IC-814 planner, killed in Operation Sindoor New Delhi: The Indian strikes on terror nerve centres of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir under Operation Sindoor on May 7 have neutralised five most wanted terrorists of these organisations, including the mastermind of IC-814 hijacking in 1999, officials said Saturday.
DEL102 INDOPAK-2ND LD HOSTILITIES India counters Pakistan’s hostile actions, hits 8 Pakistani installations New Delhi: India on Saturday said it had hit eight military installations in Pakistan in response to the neighbouring country’s “provocative” action of targeting its defence infrastructure and civilian areas using drones, long-range weapons and fighter jets.
DEL96 INDOPAK-2NDLD FACTCHECK Govt debunks claims of India attacking Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, other misinformation New Delhi: The government on Saturday debunked claims that India had launched a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.
DEL60 INDIOPAK-JAISHANKAR-RUBIO India’s approach is measured, responsible: Jaishankar New Delhi: India’s approach has always been measured and responsible and remains so, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday after talking to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
DEL95 AVI-DELHI AIRPORT-FLIGHTS At least 60 domestic flights cancelled at Delhi airport on Saturday New Delhi: At least 60 domestic flights to and from the Delhi airport were cancelled on Saturday, a source said.
DEL94 INDOPAK-PB-LD PROJECTILE Massive crater formed after explosion in field in Punjab’s Gurdaspur Gurdaspur/Phagwara (Pb): A massive crater was formed in an agricultural field on Saturday following an “explosion” in village Rajubela Chhichhran in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, amid security forces thwarting attacks by Pakistani drones, long-range weapons and other munitions along the Western front.
MDS5 KL-INDIA-STRIKE-LD STUDENTS 75 Kerala students being brought back from border states amidst India-Pak military conflict Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Amidst the military conflict between India and Pakistan, around 75 students from Kerala, who were studying in universities in some border states, are on their way back home, the state government said on Saturday.
LEGAL LGD3 NALSA-JUSTICE SURYA KANT President nominates SC judge Surya Kant as executive chairman of NALSA New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has nominated Supreme Court judge Surya Kant as the executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
LGD1 SC-YOUTUBE CHANNEL SC to hear plea challenging blocking of YouTube channel ‘4PM’ on May 13 New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea seeking quashing of an order blocking YouTube channel ‘4PM’ on May 13.
FOREIGN FGN31 PAK-INDIA-LD SAUDI Saudi Foreign Minister speaks with EAM Jaishankar, Pak FM Dar; discusses efforts to de-escalate tensions Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday evoked its “close and balanced relations” with both India and Pakistan and discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions and end ongoing military confrontations between them.
FGN29 PAK-INDIA-5THLD STRIKE Pakistan says it will consider de-escalation if India stops further attacks Lahore/Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday said it will consider de-escalation if India stops further attacks, as the militaries of the two countries targeted each other’s installations, further escalating tensions. By M Zulqernain FGN27 RUSSIA-SANJAY SETH Russia assured full support to India in its fight against all manifestations of terrorism: MoS Defence Moscow: Russia has assured full support to India in its fight against all manifestations of terrorism and promised to promptly fulfil military orders in the pipeline, visiting Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth said on Saturday. By Vinay Shukla FGN21 PAK-INDIA-ASIF-NUCLEAR India-Pak tensions: Pak defence minister says ‘nuclear’ not on cards right now Lahore: The option to go nuclear is not on the cards right now, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said as Indian and Pakistani militaries targeted each other’s installations, escalating the already serious confrontations. By M Zulqernain FGN20 PAK-INDIA-LD CHINA China ‘strongly’ urges India, Pakistan to exercise calm, restraint Beijing: China on Saturday strongly urged India and Pakistan to exercise calm and restraint and return to the track of peaceful settlement amid reports of escalation of the military conflict between the two neighbours. By K J M Varma PTI HIG HIG