‘Invoke emergency powers under civil defence rules’: MHA to all states, UTs as India-Pakistan tensions rise | India News – The Times of India

Amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions, the home ministry has directed states and Union territories to implement civil defence measures under the 1968 Act. This directive follows Pakistani drone and missile strikes in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan, retaliating against India’s Operation Sindoor, which targeted terrorist sites after the Pahalgama attack. Indian air defence systems successfully intercepted…

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India proposes cutting tariff gap with US to less than 4% from 13% to clinch trade deal with Donald Trump: Report – Times of India

Trump declared a 90-day suspension of his planned reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners last month. India-US trade deal: India has proposed reducing its tariff differential with the United States to under 4% from the current 13%, seeking exemption from President Donald Trump‘s existing and future tariff increases, two sources familiar with the negotiations between…

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Blackouts, sirens & Pakistan’s failed drone attacks: 10 things that happened in the last 36 hours | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Over the past 36 hours, India and Pakistan have engaged in their most intense military confrontation since 2019, marking a significant escalation in tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.India launched “Operation Sindoor,” a precision strike targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), eliminating over 100 terrorists.This operation came as a response to…

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‘Did not want to …’: Pak defence minister’s absurd excuse for army’s failure to withstand India’s Op Sindoor – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In an absurd claim designed to save face in light of the complete failure of its army to take on India’s retaliation, Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has said Pakistani forces did not intercept Indian drones as it did not want to reveal strategic military locations to the enemy.In a viral video, Asif…

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Govt empowers Army chief to mobilise Territorial Army for support amid India-Pak tensions – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has granted the Army Chief expanded authority to mobilise the Territorial Army amid escalating tensions with Pakistan.Under Rule 33 of the Territorial Army Rules 1948, the Chief of Army Staff can now call upon all officers and enrolled personnel of the Territorial Army to provide essential security or supplement regular…

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