BC Sakhi Yojana Transforms Rural UP; Over 50,000 women trained as banking correspondents

BC Sakhi Yojana: The Uttar Pradesh government’s BC Sakhi Yojana is redefining financial inclusion and women empowerment in rural India. Launched in May 2020, the scheme has trained 50,192 women as banking correspondents (BC Sakhis), with 39,561 of them currently active across villages. These BC Sakhis have facilitated transactions worth Rs 31,626 crore so far…

Operation Sindoor Latest Update: Over 70 terrorists reportedly killed as India strikes across 9 terror bases in Pakistan and PoK

Operation Sindoor News Latest Updates: Over 70 terrorists were killed in a series of missile strikes carried out by India across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) early on Wednesday, in retaliation for the deadly terror attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, IANS reported. The counterstrike also left more than…

Bulls steady despite India-Pakistan tensions; midcaps, SMEs under pressure, India VIX surges 3%

Indian stock markets are trading cautiously with mild volatility as geopolitical tensions intensified following India’s launch of “Operation Sindoor.” The operation targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan, launched in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people. The Sensex opened above the 80,000 level and is currently trading near 80,600, while the…

Operation Sindoor: Pakistan stocks drop, Indian assets steady after military strike

A security personnel keeps vigil at the Attari-Wagah Integrated Check Post after Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and PoK under ‘Operation Sindoor’, in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, near Amritsar, Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: SHIVA SHARMA Pakistan’s stocks slid, while Indian assets were steady…

What we know about India’s strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Reuters A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir Two weeks after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, India has launched a series of strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The Indian defence ministry said the strikes – named “Operation Sindoor” – were part of a “commitment” to hold those…

Air India cancels flights to several stations due to airport closures

Air India has announced the cancellation of flights to and from several airports in the country, following a notification from aviation authorities regarding the closure of these airports. The affected stations include Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot, with cancellations valid until 5:29 am IST on May 10. Passengers holding valid…

Who is Colonel Sophia Qureshi, the Army officer who briefed the press on Operation Sindoor?

As tensions rose following India’s precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor, two senior women officers from the Armed Forces made history by jointly addressing the media. Among them was Colonel Sophia Qureshi, a decorated officer of the Indian Army’s Corps of Signals, who stood before the nation and…