India-Pakistan Tensions: India Intercepts Missiles Launched By Pakistan — As It Happened

India responded with full might against Pakistan's aerial incursions in Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. The armed forces thwarted Pakistani missile and drone attacks Thursday evening.

On the diplomatic side, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Iranian, European, Saudi and US diplomats. He told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio India is resolute in its fight against terrorism and will firmly counter any attempts at escalation.

Several states in the north and west are on high alert and governments cancelled leaves of staff. Delhi's prominent India Gate public area was closed on Thursday evening. Many Indian cities along the Pakistan border are under blackout.

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A day ahead of a crucial meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, India on Thursday hinted that it could communicate its view to the global financial body on its bailout package for Pakistan.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said India's executive director at the IMF will put forward the country's position during the meeting of the board of the global body on Friday.

"I'm sure that our executive director will put forward India's position," he said at a media briefing. "The decisions of the board are a different matter...But I think the case with regard to Pakistan should be self-evident to those people who generously open their pockets to bail out this country," he said.

(Source: PTI)

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) will block over 8,000 accounts in India following the government's order to do so, the Elon Musk-run company said. While X agreed to block the accounts, it protested against the order citing fundamental right of free speech.

The platform has been flooded by posts, images and videos regarding the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions. Many have been flagged as fake news and disinformation, meant to mislead users.

Statement from X:

"X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company’s local employees. The orders include demands to block access in India to accounts belonging to international news organizations and prominent X users. In most cases, the Indian government has not specified which posts from an account have violated India's local laws. For a significant number of accounts, we did not receive any evidence or justification to block the accounts. To comply with the orders, we will withhold the specified accounts in India alone. We have begun that process. However, we disagree with the Indian government’s demands. Blocking entire accounts is not only unnecessary, it amounts to censorship of existing and future content, and is contrary to the fundamental right of free speech. This is not an easy decision, however keeping the platform accessible in India is vital to Indians’ ability to access information."

BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the International Boundary in J&K's Samba district at around 11 pm on 8 May 2025.

Blackout being observed in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri as Pakistan attacks locations along India's western border, as per PTI reports.