Top news of the day: CDS Anil Chauhan says India suffered initial losses in the air during Operation Sindoor; PM Modi says, Operation Sindoor is biggest and most successful anti-terror operations in India’s history, and more

CDS Gen Anil Chauhan. File. | Photo Credit: PTI

Operation Sindoor: CDS Anil Chauhan says India suffered initial losses in the air, declines to give details

India switched tactics after suffering losses in the air on the first day of conflict with Pakistan earlier this month and established a decisive advantage before the neighbours announced a ceasefire three days later, Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan said on Saturday (May 31, 2025).

Don’t use religion to identify illegal migrants: CPI(M)

The government should deal with those who have entered the country illegally according to the well-laid-out procedures, the CPI(M) Polit Bureau said in a statement on Saturday (May 31, 2025) in New Delhi. The party said that in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the BJP-led State governments and the Central government are targeting particularly Bengali-speaking Muslims and have, without any verification, pushed them to Bangladesh.

U.N. glaciers’ meet: India says Pakistan violating Indus Waters Treaty through terrorism

India has said that Pakistan should stop blaming it for the breach of the Indus Waters Treaty, as the unrelenting cross-border terrorism from its soil is interfering with the treaty’s implementation. Addressing the plenary session of the first U.N. conference on glaciers in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe on Friday, Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Pakistan itself was violating the treaty through terrorism.

Reveal truth to country: Congress to govt after CDS’ remarks on losses in Operation Sindoor

The Congress asked the government on Saturday (May 31, 2025) to tell the country the truth on what losses were suffered during the four-day conflict with Pakistan after Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan acknowledged aircraft loss in the hostilities. Gen Chouhan, however, dismissed as “absolutely incorrect” Islamabad’s claim of downing six Indian jets.

Doubling tariff on steel, aluminium by U.S. to impact Indian exporters: GTRI

“U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminium will impact Indian exporters, as it would hurt their profitability,” think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said on Saturday (May 31, 2025.)

Delhi reports first Covid death amid current surge in cases

A 60-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 has died in Delhi, officials said on Saturday (May 31, 2025). This is the first fatality in the capital amid the current surge in cases. According to official data, Delhi has 294 active COVID-19 cases.

Death toll in rain-induced disasters across northeast reaches 10

The death toll in rain-induced disasters across the northeastern region reached 10 on Saturday (May 31, 2025) after officials in Assam confirmed that landslides in and around Guwahati killed five people during the last 24 hours. Five people – two in Meghalaya and one each in Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura – died owing to landslides, rockfall and drowning in a flooded pool.

Published - May 31, 2025 06:03 pm IST