India reopens 32 airports after ceasefire with Pakistan
India reopened 32 airports on Monday following a weekend ceasefire that ended the worst fighting with neighboring Pakistan since 1999.
Kolkata Correspondent
Meghalaya imposes 2-month night curfew along Indo-Bangladesh border
Amid escalating tensions with Pakistan, the Indian state of Meghalaya has imposed a two-month-long night curfew along the India-Bangladesh border. The curfew has been enforced in East Khasi Hills district under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). It will remain effective within a one-kilometer radius from the zero line of the international border.
Operation Sindoor: Spotlight on Sophia Qureshi and Vyomika Singh
After various speculations following the terrorist attack in Kashmir, India has launched a military operation in Pakistan. The operation, conducted on the night of Tuesday (May 6), has been named ‘Operation Sindoor’. According to India, the operation was carried out as retaliation for the incident in which the sindoor (vermilion) of the wives was wiped off after 26 tourists were killed in Pahalgam.
Trade with Tripura still normal
After the ouster of the Awami League government in the face of a student-people mass uprising in August last year, trade between Bangladesh and various Indian states slowed down to some extent.
Indian textile industry seeks alternative routes to export yarn to Bangladesh
Bangladesh has recently halted yarn imports from India via land ports, leading Indian textile mills to explore alternative routes and request the Indian government to take up the issue with Bangladesh.
Pakistan's airspace closure may increase airfares in India
India has taken several strict steps after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. As a result, Pakistan also closed its airspace to Indian flights in response. It is to be noted that international flights from various airports, including Delhi's IGI International Airport, use Pakistan's airspace. But after Pakistan's decision, there is a discussion in India about whether airfares will increase and how much financial loss Indian airlines will face. Apart from this, there are also problems with air routes.