Latest news with #Laskhar-e-Taiba
Deccan Herald
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Leaders show rare united front as Operation Sindoor dents terrorists and Pakistan
Hello, dear readers!Another week has passed by, a week that saw significant developments that led to political sights which are as rare as finding a four-leafed clover. It also saw renewed hope in eradicating terrorism, and a new Pope that Trump may, or may not, without further ado, let the curtains rise to this week's DH Political Theatre!.Divided by ideologies but united in grief and politics, unity between ideologically different parties is almost impossible to think of. However, even the impossible becomes possible in extraordinary Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which saw 26 people killed, was an extraordinary circumstance. It left the whole nation in shock and seething with anger, seeking justice and retribution against the perpetrators, the Resistance Force, which is a front of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Laskhar-e-Taiba. Putting their politics and ideologies aside, all Indian parties united to support any action the Centre and the Armed Forces weeks since the attack, in the dead of night (between 0105 and 0130 hours on May 7), the Indian Armed Forces provided the retribution that citizens sought through Operation Sindoor, hitting at the core of the terror infrastructure inside Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, destroying nine terror Sindoor's success was hailed by leaders across the country, from regional to national, from MPs and MLAs to CMs, Ministers, and LoPs. The next day, leaders across the political spectrum attending an all-party meeting convened by the government were united in support of Operation Sindoor. "All the leaders have shown maturity at a time when the nation was faced with big challenges," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told was an extremely rare sight for the Indian political sphere, but the circumstances themselves were also precision and maybe even some perception?.While the operation was lauded almost unanimously in India, the symbolic messages that India has been giving through its actions has also been loud and government's choice of the name Operation Sindoor signalled its intention to avenge the widowed women in the Pahalgam attack. It was intended to invoke the image of Himanshi Narwal sitting beside the body of her slain husband Vinay Narwal, who was an Indian Naval it was two female defence officers, Colonel Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, who addressed the media on the operation conducted by the armed daughter of Kochi native N Ramachandran who was killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack, said, there is no better name than 'Operation Sindhoor' to the terrorist act that wiped off the sindoor of many women like my senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said that a war cannot be won on emotions and wondered whether the name "Operation Sindoor" was picked by the government for scoring "sentimental benefits".Whether or not it provided political benefits to any party remains to be seen, but the optics certainly did boost the nation's Modi misses meet, LoP Kharge turns up the all-party meet was the second since the Pahalgam attack. And both were chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. PM Modi skipped both of them. No matter how united the Opposition is with the Centre given the circumstances, they were bound to question his absence. "We wanted the PM to participate and briefly talk about the action against terrorism. We salute the jawans who have shown bravery. We wanted him to come and brief us but he did not. He had not even attended the last meeting," Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said after Thursday's all-party came after Kharge had claimed he had received information that the Prime Minister had cancelled his visit to Kashmir on April 19 following intelligence inputs, and questioned why that intelligence wasn't given to security forces in the to those allegations, BJP Jharkhand president Babulal Marandi said Kharge's criticism of Modi was "uncalled for", as it "lowers the morale of security forces" at a time the fight against terrorism and Pakistan was at a "decisive juncture"..Nation stands united, yet some noises of bickering the nation focus was on the tensions on the border, Assam's CM and Lok Sabha's deputy LoP continued their usual political back and forth with fresh leader Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday hit back at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for making allegations against his wife, saying the BJP IT cell was indulging in "petty politics" at a time the entire country was united and supporting the Centre in its efforts against had alleged Gogoi's wife, Elizabeth Colburn, had "good relations" with the Pakistan Army, adding that she had travelled 19 times between India and Pakistan, and Pakistan Army officials had accompanied her in the neighbouring even in the most unusual of circumstances, it isn't possible to expect complete unity between water says Haryana, too much water says the background of the conflict between India and Pakistan, tensions between Punjab and Haryana are also extremely Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab on Monday moved a resolution in the state assembly here, vowing not to spare even a single drop of water from its share for the neighbouring here, political parties united in their stand, with Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa extending full support to the was after Haryana's leaders, at an all-party meet, hit out at the Punjab government, saying not following the Board's direction to release water was "unconstitutional, inhuman" and an attack on the federal structure of the Constitution. CM Nayab SIngh Saini also claimed that there was a drinking water crisis in Supreme Court intervened on the matter and, after hearing submissions, directed Punjab and Haryana to cooperate with the Centre in reaching an amicable solution on the SYL canal then, it seems the states have put aside their issues for now to focus on the border tension, as Punjab shares a border with Pakistan and needs to remain on alert over potential steadily, Bihar the elections themselves will be conducted somewhere around October-November, politicians in Bihar are slowly building up steam towards the last dash. Last week saw two NDA leaders, Anil Singh, a former BJP leader, and Shambhu Patel, who was with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), inducted into the their I.N.D.I.A. bloc allies, stated that they are set to contest 12-15 seats out of the 243 assembly seats in Bihar, subject to discussion with their allies.I.N.D.I.A. bloc seems determined to win in Bihar, having faced the humiliation of being kicked out of power after JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar switched sides to the NDA to form a fresh govt in the state. They will also hope that a victory for them might sway the Bihar CM's loyalty again, and through it, put pressure on the ruling NDA in the innovation, or 'Gobarnama'?.SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was at it again against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, this time taking shots at the BJP leader's directive to use cow dung-based paint in government buildings."Gobarnama: BJP government's new feat," Yadav said in a post on X in to Yadav's post, BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi claimed the Samajwadi Party chief hated cow dung and cattle. "Yadavuvanshi Akhilesh Yadav hates cow dung and cattle. Has he forgotten Indian culture and traditions after going to Australia, or does he insult cow, Ganga and Gita for his appeasement politics?" Tripathi of Trump's wish comes true, President Donald Trump, when asked who he wanted as the next Pope, had jokingly said that he would be his own 'number one choice', reports had was followed by the White House's official social handles sharing an AI image of Trump as the seems Trump's wish somewhat came true, Francis Prevost, who was elected the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and took the name Pope Leo XIV, is the first Pope from the United while Trump himself wasn't elected Pope, at least it was an American. However, Pope Leo did, at one point in time, criticise Trump and Vance. So it remains to be seen what the White House's attitude to their home-grown Pope will is all about the political drama that unfolded this week. DH Political Theatre will come back again next week with more political advancements from around the Stage Left,DH Newsletters Team
India Today
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Dipika Kakar, Shoaib Ibrahim left Kashmir just before Pahalgam terror attack
Actors Dipika Kakar and Shoaib Ibrahim, who were recently on a family vacation in Kashmir with their son Ruhaan, have responded to concerns about their safety after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The couple clarified on social media that they had already left Kashmir before the incident took the incident, fans of the television couple were worried as they had been sharing videos and photos from Kashmir on social media. Shoaib updated fans about their well-being on Instagram stories and revealed that they have reached Mumbai guys, U all have been concerned for our well-being Hum sab safe hain theek hain, aaj hi morning me we left Kashmir... (We all are safe, we left Kashmir this morning), and we reached Delhi safely Thank you for all the concern.. New vlog coming soon (sic).' The attack - one of the worst in Jammu and Kashmir - occurred around 2.30 pm on Tuesday when a group of terrorists, dressed in fatigues, opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran Resistance Front, a local offshoot of the Pakistan-based terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack in Baisaran, which is also known as 'mini Switzerland' and just five kilometres from sources suspect the involvement of five to six terrorists in Tuesday's attack. The group reportedly included foreign terrorists (FTs), believed to be Pakistanis, who infiltrated the Valley just days before launching the attack on tourists. Sources also said that the attackers had conducted reconnaissance of the area prior to executing the Watch
India Today
22-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
1 tourist killed, 12 injured in J&K's Pahalgam, Lashkar front TRF claims attack
One person was killed and twelve others were injured in a rare terror attack targeting tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The attack took place at around 2:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon when a group of terrorists, dressed in fatigues, opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadow. The person who died has been identified as Manjunath and is from Karnataka's from the site of the attack showed bodies strewn around and a couple of women crying in distress as locals rushed to their aid. An eyewitness said that unidentified gunmen opened fire on the tourists from close range, resulting in injuries to several persons, news agency PTI reported. The Baisaran meadow is located around 5 kms from Pahalgam hill station and is accessible only by foot or ponies. Security forces cordoned off the area soon after the attack. The Resistance Front, a local offshoot of the Pakistan-based terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the Pahalgam terror attack and asked him to take all suitable measures. He also asked Amit Shah to visit the the terror attack, Amit Shah called a high-level meeting. The meeting is being attended by the Home Secretary, senior officials from the Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Jammu and Kashmir officials, including the Director General of Police (DGP), are attending the meeting virtually. Notably, Amit Shah will leave for Pahalgam around 7 pm on Shah also took to X and said that he was anguished by the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam. He added, "My thoughts are with the family members of the deceased. Those involved in this dastardly act of terror will not be spared, and we will come down heavily on the perpetrators with the harshest consequences. Briefed PM Modi about the incident and held a meeting with the concerned officials via video conferencing. Will shortly leave for Srinagar to hold an urgent security review meeting with all the agencies."Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the attack and wrote on X, "I'm shocked beyond belief. This attack on our visitors is an abomination. The perpetrators of this attack are animals, inhuman & worthy of contempt. No words of condemnation are enough. I send my sympathies to the families of the deceased. I've spoken to my colleague @sakinaitoo & she has moved to the hospital to oversee arrangements for the injured. I'll be flying back to Srinagar immediately."advertisementChief Minister Omar Abdullah also returned to Srinagar from Ramban, following the terrorist attack on Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, took to X and wrote, "Directed the district administration and the health officials to provide immediate medical attention to those admitted at Pahalgam. An injured tourist has been evacuated to GMC Anantnag. I pray for the speedy recovery of all the injured."Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti condemned the attack. "I strongly condemn the cowardly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, which tragically killed one and injured several. Such violence is unacceptable and must be denounced," she wrote on added, "Historically, Kashmir has welcomed tourists warmly, making this rare incident deeply concerning. A thorough investigation is needed to bring the perpetrators to justice and examine potential security lapses. Ensuring visitor safety is paramount, and steps must be taken to prevent future attacks. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families."Must Watch
India Today
22-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
PM, in Jeddah, briefed on Pahalgam terror attack, asked Amit Shah to visit site
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Saudi Arabia on a two-day state visit, spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah over the phone about the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, where one person died and twelve others were attack occurred around 2.30 pm on Tuesday when a group of terrorists, dressed in fatigues, opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran the telephonic conversation, PM Modi, who is in Jeddah, asked Amit Shah to take all suitable measures. He also asked him to visit the site of the attack. The Resistance Front, a local offshoot of the Pakistan-based terror group Laskhar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack in Baisaran, a scenic meadow in Pahalgam. The area is accessible only by foot or forces reached the spot shortly after sounds of gunfire were heard and evacuation efforts were launched immediately.A chopper was pressed into service for evacuation while some of the injured were brought down from the meadows by locals on ponies, as per a report by news agency the terror attack, Amit Shah called a high-level meeting in Delhi. The meeting was attended by the Home Secretary, senior officials from the Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Jammu and Kashmir officials, including the Director General of Police (DGP), also attended the meeting Shah will leave for Srinagar soon and is expected to hold an urgent security review meeting there. In a tweet, the Home Minister expressed anguish by the terror attack and vowed to come down heavily on the perpetrators with the "harshest consequences"."Anguished by the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. My thoughts are with the family members of the victim. Those involved in this dastardly act of terror will not be spared, and we will come down heavily on the perpetrators with the harshest consequences. Briefed PM Shri @narendramodi Ji about the incident and held a meeting with the concerned officials via video conferencing. Will shortly leave for Srinagar to hold an urgent security review meeting with all the agencies," he said. Several eyewitnesses recalled the traumatic attack when their loved ones were fired upon. One woman was in tears as she pleaded with rescue personnel to save her husband. Another woman claimed that a gunman said "you're not a Muslim" and shot at her Watch IN THIS STORY#Jammu and Kashmir#Narendra Modi
