India Pakistan news highlights: Over 50 Pakistani drones shot down by air defence array across LoC

India Pakistan news highlights: Leaves of government employees in Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan were cancelled as hostilities ramped up between India and Pakistan, with several border areas, including Jammu, coming under cross-border shelling.

A blackout is seen after residents of Jammu reported hearing explosions and sirens on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP)

India Pakistan news highlights: India on Thursday night repulsed multiple Pakistani strikes in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat as a blackout was enforced across a wide swathe of the western border....Read More

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• 9 May 2025, 09:44:23 AM IST

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• 9 May 2025, 09:15:36 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Omar Abdullah likely to visit Poonch, Rajouri

  India Pakistan live updates: J&K CM Omar Abdullah is likely to visit Poonch and Rajouri, besides Jammu. Abdullah is going to Jammu to assess the situation following a failed Pakistani drone attack that targeted Jammu city and adjoining areas on May 8.

• 9 May 2025, 09:11:28 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Woman killed as Pak resorts to artillery shelling along LoC

  India Pakistan live updates: A 40-year-old woman was killed and five others injured as Pakistani troops resorted to heavy artillery shelling in Gulmarg, Uri, Nowgam, and Kupwara, Rajouri and Poonch along the Line of Control (LoC). The Indian armed forces effectively foiled the attacks, according to officials.

• 9 May 2025, 08:58:22 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Early morning blast sound in Jammu triggers sirens, blackout

  India Pakistan live updates: Sounds of blasts were heard in Jammu early Friday morning, triggering sounds of sirens and a blackout in the city. The blast sounds were heard around 4.15am. The development came hours after India thwarted the Pakistani military's attempts to target military installations in border areas.

• 9 May 2025, 08:44:53 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: All schools in J&K closed today

  India Pakistan live updates: All schools across J&K are closed today and tomorrow as a precaution due to ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan. Yesterday, J&K education minister Sakina announced that educational institutions will remain closed until 10 May in the UT.

• 9 May 2025, 08:20:24 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Indian air defence system destroyed all drones, says Rajasthani local

  India Pakistan live updates:  "The indian air defence system destroyed all the drones in the air...India is many times stronger than Pakistan...We are happy. Pakistan will always face failure," a local in Rajasthan's Jaiselmer tells ANI.

  Pakistani drones were intercepted by Indian air defence in Jaisalmer last night.

• 9 May 2025, 08:10:32 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Russian, Israeli arms used to defend, launch counter-attack

  India Pakistan live updates: The Indian military on Thursday used a mix of Russia and Israel-made weapons, and locally produced systems, to destroy missiles and drones fired by Pakistan at army and Indian Air Force bases. The Pakistani attack unfolded in two waves, one in the intervening night of May 7 and 8, and the other on the evening of May 8.

• 9 May 2025, 08:05:43 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Several houses damaged in Uri

  India Pakistan live updates: Several houses were damaged in Uri's Gingle area as Pakistani troops resorted to firing and shelling in multiple locations near LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.

  "Around 9 pm, shelling damaged about 10 houses... We don't yet know if there are any injuries," a local tells PTI.

• 9 May 2025, 07:45:00 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates:  Befitting reply given to Pak's ceasefire violations, says Indian Army

  India Pakistan live updates: “Pakistan Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along entire Western Border on the intervening night of 08 and 09 May 2025. Pak troops also resorted to numerous cease fire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir,” the army said Friday morning.

  “The drone attacks were effectively repulsed and befitting reply was given to the CFVs,” it added.

• 9 May 2025, 07:22:11 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Over 45-50 drones successfully neutralized last night, defence sources say

  India Pakistan live updates: Defence sources say that when Pakistan made failed attempts to send swarm drones all across various places along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Borders (IB), over 50 drones were successfully neutralized during a large-scale counter-drone operation conducted by Indian Army Air Defence units in the areas of Udhampur, Samba, Jammu, Akhnoor, Nagrota, and Pathankot areas.
  
  The engagement involved extensive use of L-70 guns, Zu-23mm, Schilka systems, and other advanced counter-UAS equipment, demonstrating the Army’s robust capability to counter aerial threats.

• 9 May 2025, 07:12:22 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Schools, colleges closed in Udhampur today

  India Pakistan live updates: In view of the prevailing situation, schools, colleges and educational institutions in Udhampur have been closed today, reports ANI.

• 9 May 2025, 06:51:33 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Kartarpur Corridor shut from India’s side indefinitely

  India Pakistan live updates: Following escalating border tensions between India and Pakistan, India has closed its side of the Kartarpur Corridor — the only active surface-level link between the two countries — indefinitely.

  The Union ministry of home affairs’ bureau of immigration announced the closure of the corridor “till further orders”.

• 9 May 2025, 06:36:28 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Several Pak missiles, drones neutralised in Jaisalmer

  India Pakistan live updates: Officials and eyewitnesses said several missiles and drones were neutralised in Jaisalmer, and at least three drones in Kutch on Thursday night.

• 9 May 2025, 06:33:37 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: HP govt cancels long leaves of all docs, med staff

  India Pakistan live updates: The Himachal government on Thursday cancelled long leaves of all doctors and allied medical staff in the state. The government has instructed all hospitals to be on alert and ensure adequate availability of beds. Trauma centres, laboratories and emergency services are to remain operational 24 hours.

• 9 May 2025, 06:27:32 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Omar Abdullah heads to Jammu

  India Pakistan live updates: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah is heading to Jammu to assess the situation. 

  "Driving to Jammu now to take stock of the situation after last night’s failed Pakistani drone attack directed at Jammu city & other parts of the division," he posts on X.

   

• 9 May 2025, 06:19:39 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Delhi airport says operations remain normal

  India Pakistan live updates: Delhi airport says that operations are normal and some flights have been impacted due to changing airspace conditions and heightened security.

  "Please check with your airline for the latest updates. We urge everyone to rely only on official sources and avoid sharing unverified information. We're working closely with all stakeholders to minimise any inconvenience," it adds.

• 9 May 2025, 06:15:19 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Heavy shelling in Uri, one killed

  India Pakistan live updates: The Pakistan Army has been resorting to heavy shelling in Uri. One woman has been killed and several houses damaged.

• 9 May 2025, 05:57:57 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Amritsar administration asks citizens to stay indoors

  India Pakistan live updates: “All citizens are requested to stay indoors and away from the windows and keep lights turned off and the window curtains drawn. There is no need to panic, a siren will blow now and we will pass the message again once it is clear. Our armed forces are on the job, and we need to support them by staying indoors. There is no need to panic,” a  message from the Amritsar DC says.

• 9 May 2025, 05:54:46 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: JD Vance says conflict ‘none of our business’

  India Pakistan live updates: US Vice President JD Vance has said that the conflict between India and Pakistan is ‘fundamentally none of our business’. 

  “We can't control these countries, though. Fundamentally, India has its gripes with Pakistan, and Pakistan has responded to India. What we can do is to urge these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we are not going to get involved in a war that is fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America's ability to control it," Vance said.

• 9 May 2025, 05:39:24 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Heavy shelling in Uri and Rajouri

  India Pakistan Live updates: The Pakistan Army has been resorting to heavy shelling in Poonch, Rajouri, Uri, Chowkibal and Kupwara.

• 9 May 2025, 05:31:08 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: Major infiltration bid foiled in Samba district

  India Pakistan Live updates:  The BSF says that a major infiltration bid by Pakistan was foiled at the International Boundary in Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

  “At around 2300 hours on 8 May 2025, BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the International Boundary in Samba district, J&K,” it writes on X.

• 9 May 2025, 05:00:58 AM IST

  India-Pakistan live updates: Former Pentagon official backs India, says Islamabad started the conflict

  Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin said that Indians were victims of terror and Pakistan started the conflict.

  "Pakistan started the conflict with its support for terrorism. Indians were the victims of terrorism. While I was initially critical that Prime Minister Modi had taken so long to respond, but it's clear that the Indian military was carefully planning and the Indian military has shown itself to be far more capable. Pakistan is thrashing about, looking for a way to save face. But Asim Munir should understand that the first rule of hole digging is when you're in a hole, stop digging...Looking forward, there can only be one metric by which we look at the diplomatic solution to this issue. Pakistan has to be designated by the United States to be a state sponsor of terror," he told ANI.

• 9 May 2025, 04:41:47 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: The reason for Jammu blackout

  Blackout has been enforced in Jammu because of explosions that were heard, prompting sirens to warn the residents, ANI reported.

• 9 May 2025, 04:29:57 AM IST

  India Pakistan live updates: EAM S Jaishankar says any Pakistani attempt to escalate military tensions will not be taken ‘kindly’

  EAM S Jaishankar told his US counterpart Marco Rubio that India will respond in a "measured" manner to all terrorist attacks targeting its territory and citizens, but will not take kindly to any attempt by Pakistan to escalate military tension, in a call late on Thursday.

  He also said India appreciated the US' commitment to work together to combat terrorism.

  “Underlined India's targeted and measured response to cross-border terrorism. Will firmly counter any attempts at escalation,” Jaishankar posted on X after the call.

• 9 May 2025, 04:15:47 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live updates: West Bengal government cancels leaves of staff; Kolkata civic body puts relief team on alert

  The West Bengal government has cancelled leaves of all its employees, citing the need to maintain public services amid the escalating tensions with Pakistan.

  A notification dated May 7 and circulated on Thursday stated: “In view of the prevailing situation and in the interest of maintenance of public services, it is hereby ordered that all leave sanctioned to the employees of the Government of West Bengal, except leave on medical grounds, stand cancelled with immediate effect. No official shall leave their headquarters without the written permission of their respective Heads of the Departments.”

  “This order is being issued in the public interest and shall remain effective until further orders,” the notification added.

• 9 May 2025, 03:50:43 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live updates: Complete blackout in Jammu

  A complete blackout has been enforced in Jammu.

• 9 May 2025, 03:43:06 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live updates: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urges dialogue amid rising hostilities

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed concern over escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, warning of potential conflict following a recent flare-up in hostilities between the two neighbours.

• 9 May 2025, 03:35:38 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live updates: Ministry of external affairs likely to hold press conference today morning

  Amid the high tension between India and Pakistan, the ministry of external affairs is likely to hold a press conference in the morning.

• 9 May 2025, 03:24:21 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live updates: What did Colonel Sofia Qureshi's Father-in-Law say?

  Colonel Sofia Qureshi's Father-in-Law said that Indian Muslims attack from the front. Col. Qureshi gave a press briefing with FS Vikram Misri after Operation Sindoor.

  "My daughter-in-law has made me proud. She came here around 6 months ago. People in the village are meeting me and congratulating me. I am so happy right now. When I spoke to my son, he told me there is no need to worry about her. Pakistanis attack from behind like cowards, and the Indian Muslims attack from the front," he told ANI on Thursday.

• 9 May 2025, 03:07:10 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live updates: PSL moved to UAE as Indo-Pak tensions intensify

  Pakistan's T20 cricket league will be relocated to the United Arab Emirates, officials said Friday, due to tensions on the border with India.

  "Pakistan Cricket Board confirms that the remaining eight matches of the Pakistan Super League have been shifted to the United Arab Emirates," read a PCB statement.

• 9 May 2025, 02:51:24 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Visuals of blackout in J&K's Ramban

• 9 May 2025, 02:40:28 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Explosions heard near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch

  Explosions were heard near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported.

• 9 May 2025, 02:32:56 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: US VP JD Vance says conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad ‘none of our business’

  US Vice President JD Vance has said that the India-Pakistan conflict 'fundamentally none of our business'

• 9 May 2025, 02:27:58 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: What was discussed in PM Modi's meeting with secretaries?

  Among the issues that were discussed were strengthening of civil defence mechanisms, efforts to counter misinformation and fake news, and ensuring the security of critical infrastructure. Ministries were also advised to maintain close coordination with state authorities and ground-level institutions.

• 9 May 2025, 02:16:13 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: India's mix of arms to repel Pak attacks

  The Indian military on Thursday used a mix of Russia and Israel-made weapons, and locally produced systems, to destroy missiles and drones fired by Pakistan at army and Indian Air Force bases.

  The Pakistani attack unfolded in two waves, one in the intervening night of May 7 and 8, and the other on the evening of May 8.

• 9 May 2025, 02:12:30 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: BSF fortifies defence in Kashmir

  The Border Security Forces (BSF), which is guarding dozens of forward posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir, has fortified its defenses to meet any exigency in case hostilities escalate further between India and Pakistan

• 9 May 2025, 01:57:32 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: States affected by blackouts amid Pakistan's attempted attacks

  States like Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan, and the UT of Jammu and Kashmir have been affected by blackouts as India fights off Pakistan's attempted attacks on the Western border.

• 9 May 2025, 01:49:39 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Rajasthan CM cancels leaves of govt staff, directs release of ₹5 cr to each border district

  Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Thursday ordered the cancellation of leaves of government employees and directed officials to release ₹5 crore to each of the border districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Sriganganagar.

  The decisions were made at a high-level meeting here amid rising tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after Indian armed forces pounded terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre.

• 9 May 2025, 01:40:04 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Indigo statement amid airport services hit

  Indigo has announced that bookings made on or before 8th May 2025 are eligible for change/cancellation fee waiver for travel until 22nd May 2025 to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kishangarh & Rajkot.

• 9 May 2025, 01:37:53 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Delhi airport says operations remain normal

  Delhi airport has said that operations remain normal amid attacks by Pakistan on Western front

• 9 May 2025, 01:31:43 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Amid rising border tensions, Rajasthan chief minister monitors situation

• 9 May 2025, 01:16:50 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: BSF foils infiltration bid in Sambha

  At around 2300 hours on 8 May 2025, BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the International Boundary in Samba district, J&K.

• 9 May 2025, 12:58:38 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: US State Department's reaction on Pakistan's terror support

  US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that the world has rejected the nature of the kind of violence in Pahalgam.

  "Obviously in today's world, that's a call that we have been making for decades. It is the dynamic that we've seen in the Middle East disrupting lives, and clearly what happened in Kashmir is awful, and we've all sent our condolences. The world has rejected the nature of that kind of violence," Bruce said.

• 9 May 2025, 12:50:40 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Security hightened around India Gate| Video

   

  Security has been heightened around India Gate in view of Pakistan's failed attempts to attack locations along the western border.

• 9 May 2025, 12:38:33 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Pakistani shelling injured three in Uri

  Three people have been injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri in Pakistani shelling.

• 9 May 2025, 12:33:33 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Delhi airport issues advisory

  India Pakistan News Live: Delhi Airport issues travel advisory and said that operations remain normal.

  Some flights are impacted due to changing airspace conditions and heightened security. Passengers are advised to check with their airline for the latest updates.

• 9 May 2025, 12:24:06 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Eknath Shinde on Pakistan's missile, drones attack

  India Pakistan News Live: Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde said  Pakistan will be taught a lesson if it acts against India.

  “Pakistan does not have the guts to attack India. India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have taught it a lesson. If it does anything against India at this time, then our armed forces will wipe out Pakistan, and Pakistan will not be visible on the map. This is just the trailer. If Pakistan tries to be too smart, it will get a befitting reply. Our armed soldiers have not attacked any civilians. They have only destroyed the bases of these terrorists and have taught them a lesson,” said Shinde.

• 9 May 2025, 12:20:32 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: Amit Shah reviews border, airport security 

  India Pakistan News Live: Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed border and airport security with top officials amid heightened vigilance due to border tension with Pakistan, reported ANI.

• 9 May 2025, 12:14:29 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: 2 Pak drones shot down by India, sources say

  India Pakistan News Live: Two Pakistani drones were shot down by Indian Army Air Defence Units in Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Heavy exchange of artillery fire between the two sides in the sector, ANI reported, citing defence sources

• 9 May 2025, 12:09:50 AM IST

  India Pakistan Live: High alert in Delhi

  A high alert was sounded in Delhi, and all city government employees' leaves were cancelled as hostilities ramped up between India and Pakistan, with several border areas, including Jammu, coming under cross-border shelling, PTI reported.