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9 hours ago
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KL Rahul hailed on social media after superb century against England at Headingley: 'Pure Test match gold'
Rahul brought up his ninth Test hundred in 202 deliveries, grinding his way to the milestone on a Headingley wicket that has become slightly tricky to bat on on the penultimate day of the first Test between India and England. Here are select reactions to the senior opener's splendid knock. read more India opener KL Rahul celebrates after completing his century on Day 4 of the first Test against England in Headingley. AP India opener KL Rahul joined the growing list of centurions in the first Test against England at Headingley on Monday, bringing up the milestone after grinding his way through 202 deliveries on a wicket that has become slightly tricky to bat on. Rahul, who is the senior-most member of the Indian squad following Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's Test retirements last month, brought up the milestone with a brace off off-spinner Shoaib Bashir at the stroke of the second drinks interval on Day 4. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD After facing criticism for falling narrowly short of a half-century while playing a 'flashy shot' on the opening day, and Rahul came up with a solid response in the second innings, playing a near flawless innings in which he held fort firmly at his end. The wicketkeeper-batter collected 13 fours during his knock in which he had been dropped on 58 by Harry Brook at gully. Rahul becomes the fifth batter to score a century in the ongoing Test after teammates Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant as well as England's Ollie Pope. Social media heaps praise on Rahul Here are some of the reactions to Rahul's splendid knock: Been saying for a year now that Rahul's best phase as a cricketer is ahead of him. I look forward to the next 4 years — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 23, 2025 I still want KL Rahul as our long term #3 batsman. Like the other Rahul. — Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) June 23, 2025 KL Rahul is the link between seniors who retired and youngsters who are in the team. He is the main man now in test cricket who will excel in this responsibility. Brilliant batting so far. Need to make it big. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 23, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD No Asian opener has more 100s in England than KL Rahul. Only Mark Taylor and Graeme Smith have scored more 100s than him since 1989. — Prithvi (@Prithvi10_) June 23, 2025 Patience. Precision. Perfection. KL Rahul's century in Leeds is pure Test match gold. 🫡 — Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 23, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Rahul keeps playing once astonishingly decisive knock every away tour and leaves us in awe of his talent ! — Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz) June 23, 2025
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First Post
12-05-2025
- Politics
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'India's fight was against terrorists, Pakistan chose to make it its own'
At a tri-services press conference, Air Marshal AK Bharti said that India's fight was with terrorists and it was unfortunate that Pakistan joined the fight on terrorists' side read more The rubble of a building damaged by Indian missile attack, is seen in Muridke, a town in Pakistan's Punjab province, on Wednesday. AP India on Monday said that the country's fight was against terrorists and it was pitiful that Pakistan joined the fight on the side of terrorists. India launched operation Sindoor on May 7 and struck nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK). Later that day, Pakistan responded with attempted drone and missile attacks on several cities. India responded the next day with strikes on Pakistan's several air defence and radar sites. As Pakistan continued attacks, India conducted multiple rounds of strikes and hit at least eight Pakistani airbases and radar and air defence sites. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD At a tri-services press conferences on Monday, Air Marshal AK Bharti, the Director General of Air Operations, said that India's fight was never against Pakistan, but against terrorists. This has been India's stance since the beginning. In the first statement about Operation Sindoor, India said that no military site was hit in Pakistan. 'Our fight was with terrorists and their infrastructure and not with Pakistani military. It's a pity that Pakistani military chose to intervene and take sides with terrorists. We attacked terror camps on 7th May,' said Bharti. Separately, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said that the character of terrorism had been changing lately and the Pahalgam attack was the final straw. Ghai said, 'It is important to understand the context of Operation Sindoor. The character of terrorist activities had seen a change in the past few years. Civilians were being targeted in this dangerous trend.' Ghai went on to refer to the attacks on pilgrims in J&K's Reasi last year in which nine people were killed and more than 40 were injured. He said that terrorists had started targeting civilians and the Pahalgam attack was the last straw. In the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 26 people. The Narendra Modi government has treated the Pahalgam attack as a turning point. The government has made it clear that the next such attack would be considered as an act of war. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Economic Times
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
Pakistan violates agreement to stop military action, India retaliates swiftly
AP India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri addresses the media at a press briefing in New Delhi New Delhi | Srinagar: India said Pakistan violated an agreement to stop military action against each other, hours after the accord was reached and had gone into effect at 5 pm on Saturday. "For the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening," foreign secretary Vikram Misri said at a televised briefing late on Saturday. "The armed forces are giving an adequate and appropriate response to these violations. We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility." National security advisor Ajit Doval spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yo about Pakistan's violation of the agreement. Srinagar was rocked by multiple blasts at around 8:50 pm that continued intermittently for at least 40 minutes on Saturday night. Similar reports came in from other parts of Kashmir, including Anantnag in the south and Baramulla in the north. Electricity was shut across the Valley."What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar! This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up," Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah wrote on social media. The deal had been aimed at halting four days of conflict sparked by the April 22 terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam that killed 26 people. The accord was arrived at purely through bilateral means and is devoid of any preconditions. "India and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding on stoppage of firing and military action," external affairs minister S Jaishankar had earlier posted on X. "India has consistently maintained a firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It will continue to do so."Misri had said the deal was worked out between army officials on the two sides. This underlined that there was no third-party mediation involved. "The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India at 1535 hours IST on Saturday," he said in a statement. "It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time on Saturday."Sources said India has decided that any future act of terror will be considered an act of war and the country will respond accordingly. Instructions had been given to both sides to give effect to the understanding. The DGMOs are to talk again on May 12 at 1200 hours. Highly placed sources told ET that contrary to claims made by US President Donald Trump and other officials of that country, the agreement to stop military action was taken purely on a bilateral basis and that the call was initiated by the Pakistan DGMO. Other Decisions Stay Intact | page 7 There are no preconditions attached to Saturday's decision. The Indus Water Treaty will remain in abeyance, India will continue to deny Pakistan access to its airspace and ports, and postal services and trade will also continue to be banned. There will be no rollback on the decision to stop visas for Pakistanis. The Pakistan diplomatic mission will not be allowed to be upgraded. Trump, US vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio had claimed that the US played a major role in facilitating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Trump posted on X: "After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE." Indian officials briefed the media on Saturday about the previous night's military action. Its forces had carried out precision and targeted strikes against Pakistan Air Force bases at Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala and Rahim Yar Khan, military targets at Sukkur, Chunian besides Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases, following military provocation by the neighbour on May 9-10. The military said it had inflicted major damage on Pakistan's military assets. The Pakistan military was observed at the time to be moving troops into forward areas, indicating offensive intent, to further escalate the situation. The Indian armed forces remain in a high state of operational readiness. The Pakistani military continued with its provocations on Friday night, carrying out aggressive actions, employing multiple threat vectors all along the western border, wing commander Vyomika Singh said in a joint briefing by the external affairs and defence ministries. Pakistan employed UAVs, drones, long-range weapons, loitering munitions and fighter aircraft to target civilian areas and military infrastructure. It also resorted to air intrusions using drones and fired heavy calibre weapons along the Line of Control, Singh said."Along the international border and the Line of Control, air intrusions and several harassment attacks were also attempted from Srinagar till Naliya at more than 26 locations," she said. "Indian armed forces successfully neutralised these threats and majority of the vectors. However, limited damage was sustained to equipment and personnel at Indian Air Force stations at Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur and Bhuj. There were also several high-speed missile attacks noticed subsequently after 01:40 hours in the night at several air bases in Punjab."In a swift and calibrated response, the Indian armed forces carried out precision attacks on identified military targets. These included technical infrastructure, command and control centres, radar sites and weapon storage areas. Pakistan military targets at Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian were engaged using air-launched precision weapons from fighter aircraft. Radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation base were also targeted using precision munitions, she said. While carrying out these responses, India ensured minimum collateral damage. Pakistan on the other hand had targeted civilian infrastructure, attacking medical centres and schools at air bases in Srinagar, Awantipora and Udhampur. India refuted claims by Pakistan regarding damage it had inflicted.
The Irish Sun
10-05-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Pakistan announces military operation against India & launches 25 missiles after week of raging tensions
PAKISTAN says it has launched a military operation against India with 25 missiles strikes. It is the latest esclation in tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals after a week of clashes on the border and in Kashmir. Advertisement 2 Indian paramilitary soldier patrols along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar 2 Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir, third standing on tank, delivers his speech Credit: AP India military officials called Pakistani's strikes a "blatant escalation". The US has already called on both sides to step back from the edge of a potentially devastating war. Trump's secretary of state Marco Rubio said Washington would help starting "constructive talks in order to avoid future conflicts" . More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online Advertisement READ MORE ON INDIA is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at
New York Post
10-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Pakistan launches military offensive against India as conflict escalates
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI – Pakistan said it launched a military operation against India early on Saturday, targeting multiple bases including a missile storage site in northern India as the neighbors extended their worst fighting in nearly three decades. Pakistan's offensive came shortly after it said India had fired missiles at three air bases earlier on Saturday including one close to the capital, Islamabad, but Pakistani air defenses intercepted most of them. Locked in a longstanding dispute over Kashmir, the two countries have engaged in daily clashes since Wednesday when India launched strikes inside Pakistan on what it called militant bases. Pakistan vowed to retaliate. Advertisement 'BrahMos storage site has been taken out in general area Beas,' Pakistan's military said in a message to journalists, adding that the Pathankot Airfield in India's western Punjab state and Udhampur Air Force Station in Indian Kashmir were also hit. Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases, notably one of them near the capital city of Islamabad. AP India's defense and foreign ministries did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours. India's military was expected to brief the media shortly, the ministry of defense said. Pakistan's information minister said in a post on social media site X that the military operation was named 'Operation Bunyanun Marsoos'. The term is taken from the Koran that means a firm, united structure. Advertisement Sounds of explosions were reported in India's Srinagar and Jammu, where sirens were sounded, a Reuters witness said. 'India through its planes, launched air to surface missiles … Nur Khan base, Mureed base and Shorkot base were made targets,' Pakistan military spokesman Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in a late-night televised statement. One of the air bases is in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, just outside the capital Islamabad, and the other two are in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab, which borders India. Advertisement The Pakistani military spokesman said only a few missiles made it past air defenses, and those did not hit any 'air assets', according to initial damage assessments. The two countries have been firing missiles at each other since Wednesday, which has led to at least 48 people being killed. Xinhua/Shutterstock India has said its strikes on Wednesday, which kicked off the clashes between the countries, were in retaliation for a deadly attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir last month. Pakistan denied India's accusations that it was involved in the tourist attack. Since Wednesday, the two countries have exchanged cross-border fire and shelling, and sent drones and missiles into each other's airspace. Advertisement Much of the fighting on Friday was in Indian Kashmir and neighboring Indian states. India said it shot down Pakistani drones. Sounds of explosions were also heard in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore and the northwestern city of Peshawar, as the fighting threatened to spread. At least 48 people have been killed since Wednesday, according to casualty estimates on both sides of the border that have not been independently verified.
