A name laden with symbolism and vengeance New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi named India’s retaliatory strike on terror bases in Pakistan ‘Operation Sindoor’, a name rich in symbolism and national sentiment. The mission was launched in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, where 26 civilians were brutally killed — an act…
Timeline of India’s counterattack
May 7, 2025New Delhi: Operation Sindoor, India’s swift and surgical counterstrike after the Pahalgam terror attack, was the result of detailed planning by the government and the security establishment over the past two weeks. The goal was to break the backbone of the terror outfits operating from Pakistan April 22: Twenty-five tourists and a Kashmiri pony operator…
Weapons deployed in Operation Sindoor
May 7, 2025New Delhi: India used HAMMER and SCALP to hit terror camps in Operation Sindoor, thereby using a suite of high-precision, long-range strike weapons. • SCALP (Storm Shadow): A long-range, air-launched cruise missile with a range exceeding 250 km, designed for deep-strike missions against fortified infrastructure. • HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range): These precision-guided…
For the love of gold…
May 7, 2025Undeterred by chain theft, 84-year-old lady makes a daring statement catching City Top Cop by surprise Mysuru: Come what may, I won’t stop wearing the gold chain! This mighty resolve of a octogenarian woman, announcing her tryst with the yellow metal, caught everybody including the City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar by surprise, at the Property…
Denied entry into Pakistan, Mysuru woman returns home with children
May 7, 2025Pakistani minor children pray for High Court protection from coercive action, deportation Mysuru: A woman from Mysuru, who had married a Pakistani national, was unable to cross the India-Pakistan border at Wagah, Amritsar, due to diplomatic restrictions. She has now returned to Mysuru. Ramsha Jahan, a resident of Rajivnagar in Mysuru, married Muhammad Farooq, a…
Brindavan Gardens toll hike sparks protest
May 7, 2025Srirangapatna: Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah led a protest at the entrance of Brindavan Gardens at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam yesterday, opposing the steep hike in entry, parking and bridge toll fees. The entry fee, parking charges and the entry fee of the 650-metre-long bridge leading to the KRS Reservoir have been doubled from May…
259 sites prepare for Mock Security Drills across country; three in Karnataka
May 7, 2025New Delhi: Authorities in Delhi will carry out Mock Security Drills at a total of 259 locations in the country including 55 locations in Delhi, later in the day today. The sites identified for the security drill in Delhi include Connaught Place, Khan Market and Chandni Chowk, to check the preparedness of security agencies, in…
Illegal mining case: Jail again for MLA Janardhan Reddy
May 7, 2025Special CBI Court, Hyderabad sentences Reddy, three others to seven years imprisonment Hyderabad: A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court has yesterday convicted former Karnataka Minister and present Gangavati MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy and three others in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case. The Principal Special Judge for CBI cases Judge T….
Jail Warder arrested for ‘abusing’ CM in viral video
May 7, 2025Mysuru: The Mysuru Central Jail Warder was arrested by Bettadapura Police in Periyapatna, Mysuru district, yesterday for allegedly recording an abusive video against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and posting the video on social media platforms. The accused Warder is Madhu Kumar of Bettadapura. Police produced him before a Court which remanded him to judicial custody. Madhu…
Echo of 2024 teacher’s murder at Melukote: Father of main accused killed in revenge attack
May 7, 2025Melukote: In a chilling act of revenge, the father of murdered teacher Deepika allegedly stabbed to death the father of the accused at Bellale village in Pandavapura taluk, under the jurisdiction of Melukote Police, on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Narasimha (52), a resident of Kanikyanahalli village. According to Mandya Superintendent of…















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