Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, 138 flights to and from Delhi airport were cancelled on Friday, with security also heightened at airports across the country. In response to India’s Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, nearly 27 airports nationwide were shut down. The operation, launched on Wednesday, was in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held discussions with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to review security in the border state, particularly in sensitive districts like Kutch and Patan. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also convened a meeting to assess the national security situation, as Pakistan’s missile and drone attacks on Indian military installations were successfully repelled. The Indian military intercepted several Pakistani missiles using its S400 air defense system, and strikes were carried out on terror camps, with reports in