HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.30 pm:

    NATION

    DEL115 LD INDIA-STRIKE-TERROR HUBS
    * India strikes at core of Pak's terror infrastructure, targets nerve centres of JeM and LeT
    New Delhi: Striking at the core of Pakistan’s terror infrastructure in a series of precision attacks, Indian jets early Wednesday hit training camps, launch pads and headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba without breaching Pakistan’s airspace, officials said. *

    DEL107 INDIA-STRIKE-LD-MISRI
    * Indian military carried out "measured, non-escalatory" strike to deter any further attacks: FS Misri
    New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) Indian military carried out a "measured, non-escalatory, proportionate, and responsible" strike to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan to "deter and to pre-empt" any further terrorist strikes, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, hours after India retaliated the Pahalgam attack.

    DEL67 INDIA-STRIKE-LD POLITICIANS
     Chorus of 'Jai Hind' across party lines as leaders hail 'Operation Sindoor'
    New Delhi: Leaders across party lines on Wednesday rallied to hail the armed forces for missile attacks on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir under 'Operation Sindoor', posting patriotic slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Jai Hind' on their social media handles. *

    DEL111 AVI-STRIKE-3RDLD AIRLINES
    * Over 200 flights cancelled; 18 airports temporarily closed for operations
    New Delhi/ Mumbai: More than 200 flights have been cancelled and at least 18 airports, including Srinagar, have been temporarily shut for operations amid restrictions in the wake of the armed forces launching missile attacks against Pakistan on Wednesday morning. *

    DEL109 PM-EUROPE-VISIT-CALL-OFF
    * PM Modi's three-nation visit to Europe called off
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation tour to Europe has been called off in view of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, official sources said on Wednesday. *

    DEL105 INDIA STRIKE-PB-KARTARPUR
    * Authorities shut Kartarpur corridor after 'Operation Sindoor', pilgrims not allowed passage
    Chandigarh: The Kartarpur corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district was shut for the day, a senior official said on Wednesday. *

    DEL100 INDIA STRIKE-CABINET
    * PM Modi chairs meeting of Union Cabinet
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet, hours after 'Operation Sindoor' was launched to destroy terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. *
    
    DEL99 JK-3RDLD SHELLING
    Pakistan shells areas along LoC in J-K, nine killed
    Jammu/Srinagar: Pakistan army resorted to heavy artillery and mortar shelling targeting forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, leaving nine people dead and 41 others injured, officials said.

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    * Shah orders chiefs of paramilitary forces to call back their personnel who are on leave: Sources
    New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed chiefs of all paramilitary forces to call back their personnel who are on leave in the wake of the strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces in Pakistan as a retaliatory action against the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said. *

    DEL65 INDIA-STRIKE-SHAH
    * 'Operation Sindoor' Bharat's response to brutal killing of innocent people in Pahalgam: Amit Shah
    New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the 'Operation Sindoor' is Bharat's response to the brutal killings of innocent people in Pahalgam. *

    DEL61 INDIA-STRIKE-NAME
    * PM Modi picked the name 'Operation Sindoor': Sources
    New Delhi: It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who picked the evocative term "Operation Sindoor" to name the Indian armed forces' strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday. *

    DEL110 SPACE-PM
    * India’s human spaceflight highlights rising aspirations: PM Modi
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India's maiden human spaceflight, expected in early 2027, highlights the country’s rising aspirations. *

    LEGAL

    LGD3 YASHWANT VARMA-INQUIRY REPORT
    * Cash row: Probe panel confirms allegations against Justice Varma, CJI seeks his reply
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed panel has confirmed the cash discovery allegations against Allahabad High Court's Justice Yashwant Varma in its inquiry report, sources have said. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna is also learnt to have nudged the judge to step down in view of the critical findings in the report. *

    BUSINESS

    DEL97 BIZ-STOCKS-MID TRADE
    * Sensex, Nifty face heavy volatility after India avenges Pahalgam attack
    Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced heavy volatility on Wednesday morning trade after India launched missile strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. *

    DEL96 BIZ-INDIA-UK-FTA-CARBON TAX
    * India reserves right to retaliate if UK's proposed carbon tax hits exports: Official
    New Delhi: The India-UK free trade agreement has no provision to counter Britain's proposed carbon tax, but amid uncertainty and absence of UK legislation, New Delhi has preserved its right to retaliate or rebalance concessions, if future measures impact domestic exports, an official said. *

    FOREIGN

    FGN56 PAK-INDIA-STRIKE-LD WORLD
    * Operation Sindoor: World leaders call on India, Pak to exercise restraint, hope hostilities 'end very quickly'
    Washington/Moscow: World leaders, including UN chief Antonio Guterres and US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and hoped that the hostilities would end "very quickly". *

    FGN53 PAK-INDIA STRIKE-LD DEESCALATION
    * Pak ready to 'wrap' tensions if India de-escalates: Defence Minister Asif
    Islamabad: Pakistan is ready to "wrap up" tensions with India, if New Delhi de-escalates the situation, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday. By Sajjad Hussain ***
    
    

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