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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
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
SC to hear on Thursday PIL seeking judicial probe into Pahalgam terror attack
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a PIL seeking a judicial probe into the horrific and brutal A two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Surya Kant and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, is slated to hear the PIL (Public Interest Litigation) on May 1, Thursday, according to the causelist. The plea has been filed in the top court by three individuals: Mohammad Junaid, a resident of Kashmir, along with Fatesh Kumar Sahu and Vicky Kumar. The matter is listed as item number 25 before the bench, and the hearing is expected to begin around 11:30 a.m. The plea seeks a direction from the apex court to constitute a judicial commission to investigate the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22. It also requests that the Supreme Court direct the Central government and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir to ensure the protection of other tourists in Kashmir. According to reports, 25 tourists and one local guide were killed when four to five terrorists allegedly opened fire on them in the Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam. The Resistance Force (TRF), an affiliate of the banned Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the alleged terror attack.
India Today
30-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Supreme Court to hear plea seeking special probe into Pahalgam attack tomorrow
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking directions to constitute a judicial commission headed by a retired judge to investigate the Pahalgam attack, in which 26 people were killed. The top court has listed the matter for tomorrow.A total of 25 tourists and one local were killed when four to five terrorists opened fire on them in the Baisaran valley on April 22. The Resistance Force (TRF), an affiliate of the banned Pakistani terrorist group, Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the plea also demands from the court to direct the Centre, Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to prepare an action plan to ensure the safety of citizens in the tourist areas of Jammu & Kashmir. The government should mandate enhanced security measures for tourist destinations in the Union Territory, including real-time surveillance, intelligence coordination, and rapid response teams, and establish an institutionalised security infrastructure to prevent such incidents in the future, it the deadly incident, locals and tourists alleged that there was no security in place at the famous tourist site at the time of the litigants, local resident Junaid Mohd Junaid, and two lawyers, Fatesh Kumar Sahu and Vicky Kumar, have also sought directions for the government to ensure minimum security standards for pilgrimage and tourist sites in conflict-prone areas such as Jammu & applicants also sought that directions be issued to the government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the attack and fix PIL also called on the top court to direct the Press Council of India to ensure that only "fair and true" reporting is allowed, keeping in view the harmony and peace of NIA has already begun its investigation into the April 22 attack that laid the ground for tensions to rise between India and Pakistan.
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First Post
30-04-2025
- Business
- First Post
Why saffron prices are rising faster than gold, and why that's good news for Kashmir
The price of saffron has crossed Rs 5 lakh per kilo – as much as 50 grammes of gold. The development came after India shut down the Attari-Wagah border for trade in response to the terror attack in south Kashmir, which left 26 dead read more The price of saffron has surged 10 per cent over the past four days to hit Rs 5 lakh per kilo. Saffron prices are through the roof – and it has to do with the Pahalgam attack. According to several media reports, the price of saffron has crossed Rs 5 lakh per kilo. The development came after India shut down the Attari-Wagah border for trade in response to the terror attack in south Kashmir which left 26 dead. The Resistance Force (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, has taken responsibility for the attack. Let's take a closer look: STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Saffron prices skyrocket As per Business Today, India's move has cut-off the flow of saffron – the world's most expensive spice – from Afghanistan. A kilo of saffron now costs as much as 50 grams of gold. The price of saffron has surged 10 per cent over the past four days. Prior to the attack and the closure of the border, prices of the highest quality saffron ranged between Rs 4.25 lakh and Rs 4.50 lakh per kilo, as per Economic Times. As per Business Today, there are three major varieties of saffron. These are: Mongra (Kashmir) – A deep crimson, with the strongest flavour. Is also the most expensive Lacha (Kashmir) – slightly lower strength saffron Pushal (Afghan, Iran) – lighter strands of saffron with some yellow. Cheaper than other varieties. Saffron from India is the only saffron in the world grown at an altitude of 1,600 metres to 1,800 metres above mean sea level (AMSL). According to Economic Times, the saffron from Kashmir is thought to be top quality. Saffron cultivators in Kashmir. But Kashmir produces just six to seven tonnes of saffron per year, while the rest is imported from Afghanistan and Iran, which is the world's largest saffron producer. Afghanistan saffron is known for its intense colour and aroma, while Iranian saffron is thought to be the cheaper option. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD However, the price of Iranian saffron has also increased by five per cent. India, on the other hand, consumes around 55 tonnes of saffron every year, as per Business Today. Time for Kashmiri saffron to step up As per The Hindu, Kashmiri saffron is grown in Pampore, Budgam, Pulwama, Srinagar and Jammu's Kishtwar district. Saffron cultivation in Kashmir dates back to 500 BC, as per India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Center. Kashmiri saffron was given granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2020 – making it the only GI tagged spice in the world. A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation due to that origin. 'The GI certification will stop the prevalent adulteration of Kashmir saffron, thereby, authenticated saffron will fetch much better prices,' an official said at the time. Kashmiri saffron is used in food, for medicinal purposes, in cosmetics and is a part of religious rituals all across India. However, Kashmiri saffron has witnessed a significant decline in output since the 1990s. Senior trade officials, speaking to Economic Times on conditional of anonymity, blamed pollution from new cement factories in Pampore and erratic weather conditions for the falling output. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The saffron flowers are tender and wilt when cement dust falls on them, hurting the quality and quantity of saffron, officials said. With inputs from agencies
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Exactly how it happened on Oct 7…': Is there a connection between Hamas and Pahalgam attack? - The Economic Times Video
A deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, left 26 dead and dozens injured. The Resistance Force (TRF), linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility. Analysts and officials are drawing comparisons to Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, questioning ideological links and regional terror strategies. India has responded with strong diplomatic and military actions against Pakistan.
