The 18th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) has been suspended indefinitely on Friday (May 9) amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

Earlier, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said that the board would take a decision of future of IPL 2025 after consulting the central government.

India on Thursday said it had neutralised an air defence system in Lahore in a measured military response to Pakistan’s attempted drone and missile attacks on multiple Indian military installations the previous night. The Indian armed forces stated that the retaliation was calibrated, targeting military assets with precision and avoiding civilian casualties.

India on Thursday said it had neutralised an air defence system in Lahore in a measured military response to Pakistan’s attempted drone and missile attacks on multiple Indian military installations the previous night. The Indian armed forces stated that the retaliation was calibrated, targeting military assets with precision and avoiding civilian casualties.

India on Thursday said it had neutralised an air defence system in Lahore in a measured military response to Pakistan’s attempted drone and missile attacks on multiple Indian military installations the previous night. The Indian armed forces stated that the retaliation was calibrated, targeting military assets with precision and avoiding civilian casualties.

Stock market trading in Pakistan was halted on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-30 index plunged 7.2 per cent, a day after India launched targeted strikes following last month's terror attacks.

The benchmark KSE-30 index fell nearly 3 per cent on Wednesday, before being halted for trade on Thursday, as investors watch out for the future escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that India's 'Operation Sindoor' is an ongoing operation, following an all-party meeting convened at Parliament.

Rijiju also praised the opposition leaders and said, "The meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who briefed the leaders about 'Operation Sindoor.'

India’s central bank is expected to pay a record dividend to the government, offsetting shortfall in tax revenues due to slow growth and helping meet any emergency spending needs, economists said.

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. estimates the Reserve Bank of India to transfer as much as Rs 3.5 trillion ($41.4 billion) to the government while IDFC First Bank Ltd.

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A bomb threat was received on Wednesday via a phone call to the Sahar Airport hotline in Mumbai, warning of an explosive device on board an IndiGo flight, reported India Today. The incident comes shortly after India carried out airstrikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday called an urgent meeting of chief ministers, chief secretaries and DGPs of states having borders with Pakistan and Nepal.

The meeting has been called in the wake of the strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir as a retaliatory action against the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said.

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