A devastating cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district has claimed at least 12 lives near the Machail Mata temple, prompting a swift response from rescue teams. Simultaneously, heavy rain and flash floods have wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, disrupting infrastructure and isolating villages.

Nine IAF officers received the Vir Chakra for targeting terror headquarters in Muridke and Bahawalpur during Op Sindoor. The IAF downed six Pakistani jets in the May conflict.

For many years after independence, prices moved slowly. The real surge began in the post-1990s liberalisation era, when inflation took off