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At exactly 4 PM, a siren blared at Cross Maidan in south Mumbai, setting off a flurry of activity as part of a mock drill simulating an air strike involving teams of civil defence, fire brigade, and paramedics who rushed to save the “injured”. Source

The dispute stemmed from a 2016 tender issued by BSNL for the installation of a 2G GSM network in remote villages of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, as part of a project funded by the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF). Source

Rishi Sunak earlier had condemned the “barbaric” attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed. Source

The BMC’s Mumbai Fire Brigade said the fire is confined to the showroom, which is located in the basement of the three-storey Link Square Mall. Smoke has logged in the entire mall, it said. Source

Pakistan, in disbelief and distress after Indian armed forces missiles pummeled multiple terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as well as deep inside Pakistan, has decided to close down its airspace entirely. Source

This year, the Padma awards were given to 30 unsung heroes, including 100-year-old Libia Lobo Sardesai, who played an important role in Goa’s freedom movement. She co-founded an underground radio station — ‘Voz da Liberdabe (Voice of Freedom)’ — in a forested area in 1955 to rally people against Portuguese rule. Source

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday appealed to all tourists, visitors and local people who might have any more information, photographs or videos relating to the Pahalgam terror attack to immediately contact it. Source

India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Yojna Patel, cited Asif’s comments during a Sky News interview where he acknowledged Pakistan’s history of backing and financing terror groups. She was addressing a hybrid event to launch the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism’s ‘Victims of Terrorism Association Network’ (VoTAN).  Source

By coupling military precision with diplomatic and economic measures, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India has positioned itself to inflict maximum damage on Pakistan’s terror ecosystem and its broader strategic interests. Source

Following a Disciplinary Committee meeting on April 25, the government engineering university issued an order naming all 100 students and detailing the punishments awarded. Source