Hindustan Times Delhi - May 12, 2025

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May 12, 2025

Highly confidential, sky-blue manual guided top officials during the conflict

THE CONCEPT OF THE WAR BOOK GOES BACK TO COLONIAL TIMES BUT A NEW EDITION IS BROUGHT OUT EVERY 15 YRS OR SO

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Objectives achieved, India sets 'new normal' in fighting terror

Rezaul H Laskar

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India shot down Pak jets in Op Sindoor: Top IAF official

India shot down a few high-tech fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force during Operation Sindoor and the Indian Air Force is poring over the technical details to establish the hits, a top IAF officer said on Sunday while indicating that there were combat losses on the Indian side too but the fighter pilots were back home.

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A semblance of calm in areas on border after uneasy nights

Border areas across India's northern and western fronts remained peaceful on Sunday after India and Pakistan reached an understanding on halting military actions, after four days of escalating conflict.

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Trump Praises India, Pak, Says Will Increase Trade With Both

US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the \"strong and unwaveringly powerful\" leadership of India and Pakistan for reaching a \"ceasefire\" and offered to work with them for a \"solution\" on the Kashmir issue.

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Modi Chairs Key Meet Ahead of DGMO Talks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting of key ministers and top defence officials to review the security situation, a day after India and Pakistan agreed to stop all military actions against each other, bringing to an end four days of fierce fighting.

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Nicobar tribes watch as key road project gathers pace in the region

The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has invited financial bids to conduct a social impact assessment for land proposed to be acquired for an arterial road at Great Nicobar Islands (GNI) under the Great Nicobar Holistic Development Project, according to documents seen by HT.

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Passenger Bus Skids Off Cliff in Sri Lanka Killing at Least 21 People

An allegedly overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims plummeted into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring around 35, a senior official said.

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Trains with border evacuees reach city

Security remained tight at railway stations across Delhi as special trains continued to bring in people stuck in northwest parts of the country.

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Govt, police remain alert

The Capital will continue to remain on high alert in case any escalation with Pakistan is reported from the border, the Delhi Police said on Sunday.

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Capital alerts: Delhi's long tryst with sirens

Once central to wartime blackouts and air raid drills, Delhi's sirens return —evoking memories of darkened windows and tense, silent waits

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97 flights cancelled, over 150 delayed at IGI amid ceasefire

At least 97 flights were cancelled and over 150 were delayed in Delhi on Sunday as the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport continued to reel from the closure of 32 airports in western and northern states of India due to ongoing hostilities with Pakistan, even as an agreement to stop all military action was reached on Saturday.

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Legacy secure, DFS looks for modernity

The Delhi govt has allocated 110 crore for the reconstruction of the DFS hq, which has stood untouched since the 1960s

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NDMC to trial round-the-clock water supply at Vinay Marg

Strengthening basic infrastructure

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UP-Rera to crack down on handover of incomplete flats

The promoters found violating these rules can be fined up to 5% of the total project cost under Sections 38 and 61 of the Rera Act. MAHENDRA VERMA, secretary, UP-Rera

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Missing 22-yr-old found dead, minor held

The body was still identifiable. It was surrounded by blood.

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City feels the late evening gust

Gusty winds of 50-60 kilometres per hour (kmph) hit the Capital late Sunday evening, despite the weakening impact of a prevailing western disturbance in the region.

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DoE sets rules for guest teachers, allows special classes from May 13

The directorate of education (DoE) announced on Saturday that services of guest teachers in all government and government-aided schools will be discontinued during the summer vacations, which have begun from May 11 and will continue till June 30.

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CRRI Suggests Fixes for 60 NDMC Roads

For a smooth ride

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2 Repeat Offenders With 50+ Cases Held in RK Puram Firing

Two men, allegedly involved in over 50 serious criminal cases across the Capital, were arrested early on Friday after an exchange of fire in south Delhi's RK Puram, police said on Sunday.

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'Not all can fight for nation... fight social evils': CM

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday, saying all citizens may \"not get an opportunity to die for the country at the border\", exhorted Delhi residents to contribute towards national development and \"fight social evil\" at home on the lines of soldiers fighting for the country.

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GMDA to install CCTVs at 62 spots in Ggm's Sadar Bazar

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has finalised a plan to install CCTV cameras at 62 locations in the \"congested\" Sadar Bazar area, which sees thousands of daily visitors, officials said.

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Panel to investigate illegal water extraction in Ggm

DEVELOPERS FACE SEALING AND DEMOLITION OF GROUNDWATER UNITS IF APPROVAL ISN'T SECURED IN 21 DAYS, SAID HWRA

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Committed to implementing ceasefire: Pak Foreign Office

PAKISTAN'S FORCES ARE HANDLING THE SITUATION WITH RESPONSIBILITY AND RESTRAINT, SPOKESPERSON FOR THE FOREIGN OFFICE SAID

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'Pak jets shot down during Op Sindoor

India shot down a few high-tech fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force during Operation Sindoor and the Indian Air Force is poring over the technical details to establish the hits, a top IAF officer said on Sunday while indicating that there were combat losses on the Indian side too but the fighter pilots were back home.

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India warned US of 'devastating' action against Pak

INDIA TOLD OTHER INTERLOCUTORS ACROSS THE GLOBE THAT THERE WOULD BE STRIKES AGAINST TERRORISTS BASED IN PAKISTAN

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Indian Airspace Curbs To Remain Despite Ceasefire Deal With Pak

Airspace curbs enforced after India launched targeted strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7, will not be discontinued in view of the ceasefire announced on Saturday, officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

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Oppn calls for spl Parl session

Oppn seeks discussion

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India to only engage with Pakistan at DGMO level

India will engage with Pakistan only at the level of the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) and there will be no talks on issues such as Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty, which remains in abeyance, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

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As Prez Trump offers to mediate, questions arise on role in ceasefire

A day after India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all military action against each other, the President Donald Trump-led US administration has moved quickly to claim credit for brokering the ceasefire agreement.

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Sense of calm returns to border villages

Sanjeev Sharma, a resident of the border town of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), returned home on Sunday after four days, only to find the first floor of their house damaged by the cross-border shelling and drone attacks from Pakistan.

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Two Punjab Residents Held on Charges of Espionage

Amid the India-Pakistan conflict, the Malerkotla Police arrested two people, including a 31-year-old woman, for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to an official posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said in Chandigarh on Sunday.

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Forces Gave Befitting Reply to Pak: Rajnath

Operation Sindoor, New Delhi's direct military response to the Pahalgam terror strike, showed the unflinching courage and resolve of the Indian armed forces as they smashed terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and gave a crushing blow to the neighboring military by striking its bases after it made brazen attempts to target the country's military infrastructure and civilian areas, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

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Last rites of 3 jawans, killed near LoC, held

The bodies of three soldiers killed during cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir were cremated on Sunday, officials said.

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Kin of BSF man held in Pak pin hopes on meet

The family of BSF constable PK Shaw, who was detained by Pakistan Rangers on April 23 after inadvertently crossing the border in Punjab, said they are hopeful of his safe return after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire along the Indo-Pak border.

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Sounds of Pak shelling fall silent as J&K limps back to normalcy

Normalcy was limping back to the border districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) much to the relief of local residents, who woke up in a peaceful atmosphere on Sunday morning having witnessed the first night in nearly a week without the sound of cross-border artillery and mortal shelling, missile and drone attacks, officials said on Sunday.

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Politicians, Diplomats Come Out in Support of Misri Amid Online Attacks

Politicians and former diplomats came out in support of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri after the veteran foreign services officer faced trolling on X.

1 min

Damage India wrought on Pak military

New satellite imagery details the damage on Pak military installations that India struck as part of Operation Sindoor.

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How will Bhutan adapt to warmer summers?

I was lucky enough to visit the extraordinary Kingdom of Bhutan recently.

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Indian girls face higher risk of sexual assault

The estimates remained stable since 1990, with slight variations across regions

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Women Entitled To Protection For Period Of Cohabitation: HC

The Rajasthan high court has upheld the verdicts of a trial and appellate court, ruling that a divorced woman is entitled to relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV Act), provided the allegations of abuse pertain to the period when she was in a domestic relationship with her husband.

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Doctor dies at hospital; police suspects suicide

The body of 24-year-old doctor, who was interning with JJ Hospital in Mumbai, was found dead on the building premises on Friday evening, police officers aware of the matter said on Sunday, adding that preliminary reports suggested that it may have been a case of suicide.

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India's Forgotten Role as a Crucial Economic Fulcrum

India Exported Everything From Mathematics to Art, Religion, Architecture, Mythology, and Theology, and Language Says Dalrymple

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Punjab CM hits out at BBMB, BJP amid water-sharing row

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said the Bhakhra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre will be held responsible if violence breaks out over the ongoing water dispute.

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Credibility of judiciary has to be enhanced: SC judge

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who will assume office as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on May 14, believes the credibility of the judiciary must be \"enhanced\", particularly in the wake of the episode involving former Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma.

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Awami League ban bad news for democracy

Bangladesh's caretaker administration has banned Awami League, even as a tribunal investigates and tries several party leaders over the deaths of protesters before party chief Sheikh Hasina was ousted as prime minister last year by a popular uprising.

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New boundaries of a new normal

The post-Pahalgam paradigm places PoK as the core issue between India and Pakistan

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World Should Take Note of Pakistan's Nuclear Bombs

As I complete this article on Sunday morning, a tense peace prevails on the northern and western borders of our country.

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Kashmir to water: The reset in India-Pak ties

Pahalgam and the events thereafter have changed the terms of engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad

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Looking to the future, a river runs through it

Perspective is a useful thing. Open Google Earth and zoom out a few thousand kilometers. Around the 30°N latitude, you will see a band of sand stretching across the Earth.

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Pope Leo urges peace in Ukraine. Gaza

Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to call for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, building on the message of his predecessor, Pope Francis, and offering a glimpse into the likely geopolitics of his рарасу.

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Israel: Recognition of Palestinian state will force 'unilateral actions'

Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state would force Israel to take \"unilateral actions\", following announcements by several countries that they plan to take such a step.

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'No compromise' on right to enrich uranium: Iran FM

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Tehran would not compromise its right to enrich uranium, after the latest round of nuclear talks with the United States.

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Ukraine truce talks: Zelensky says ready to meet Putin in Istanbul

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he would be ready to meet Vladimir Putin for talks in Istanbul on Thursday after US President Donald Trump told him to agree to an offer of talks with Russia immediately.

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Awami League Slams Government Decision To Ban All Its Activities

Bangladesh's former ruling party accused on Sunday the interim government of \"stoking division\" and trampling on \"democratic norms\" by banning all of its activities.

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'Substantial progress': US reaches deal to cut trade deficit with China

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday reported \"substantial progress\" in US talks with China's top economic officials to de-escalate a damaging trade war, but offered no details of an agreement reached as two days of negotiations wrapped up in Geneva.

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CPI inflation likely at 3.2% in April

India's retail inflation is expected to have eased further to 3.2% in April, from 3.34% the previous month, according to a Mint poll of 21 economists.

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Music cos crack down on influencers violating copyright|

A reckoning may be coming for India's booming influencer economy as music labels crack down on the rampant and unauthorized use of copyrighted music on platforms such as Instagram.

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India Should Target 7-8% Annual Growth: Puri

India should target consistent 7-8% annual economic growth to achieve its long-term objectives, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president Sanjiv Puri said in an interview with Mint.

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India, EU to Begin Next Round of Proposed FTA Talks Today

The Two Sides Have Agreed to Conclude the Agreement in Two Phases Due to Uncertain Global Trade

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JBL maker Harman to sell stake in India unit

Harman US, the maker of JBL, Harman Kardon and Infinity audio products, is in talks to sell a controlling stake in its Indian unit, three people aware of the matter said.

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Sebi Eases HFT Rules, But Keeps Watch on Retail F&O

Sebi may also look to modify the market-wide position limit across exchanges

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India's No.2 singles player, teen Aryan takes baby steps into pro tennis club

Aryan Shah looked to take a step up in the hierarchy of tennis tournaments.

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Smriti, Sneh sparkle as India win tri-series final

The opener's 116 and spinner Rana's 4/38 help India romp to a 97-run win over hosts Sri Lanka in tri-series final in Colombo

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Table tennis: India turn focus on doubles ahead of 2028 LA Games

The senior World Championships in Doha starting on May 17 and the Asian Youth Championships (June 26-July 2) in Tashkent will provide the Indian table tennis team's head coach Massimo Costantini a chance to take stock of and draw a roadmap in an area where Indians have had greater success at global level: doubles.

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IPL targets May 16 to 30 window to finish league

The Indian Premier League (IPL) could restart by May 16, exactly a week after it was suspended on May 9 after escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan.

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Arsenal hit back to rescue draw at Liverpool

Arsenal fought back from two goals down to rescue a valuable 2-2 draw against Liverpool as the Gunners moved a step closer to qualifying for the Champions League on Sunday.

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Barca edge Real, on verge of Liga title

Barcelona mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the La Liga title.

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Sinner Wins on His Return From Ban

After a wait of more than 100 days, Jannik Sinner still knows how to win a tennis match.

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'The fear I saw around me as I drove back to Delhi with my family was real'

Actor Mohitt Maalik was enjoying a holiday in North India with his wife, actor Aditi Malik, and his four-year-old son Ekbir when tensions between India and Pakistan escalated.

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