India Pakistan news LIVE: Schools in Punjab border districts reopen today

While taking note of PM Modi’s visit to the Adampur air case in Punjab, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “We wanted him to visit Kashmir as well. We want PM Modi to meet the families of those who have lost their lives and listen to them. Everyone wants to listen to him.”

“The entire country has supported him. People from every religion and section have supported PM Modi, but some questions will remain unanswered. We expected PM Modi to answer them in the address to the nation,” he added while speaking to news agency ANI.

Tommy Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, on Tuesday was asked if America received any assurance or commitment, during their talks with Pakistan, said, “I can only reiterate that we welcome the ceasefire reached between India and Pakistan this weekend. We commend both Prime Ministers for choosing the path of peace… We also want to encourage direct communication between the parties…”

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Maharashtra’s Mumbai was lit with tricolor to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor, which was launched by the Indian armed forces to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

Central Railway CPRO Dr Swapnil Nila said, “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) illuminated in the colours of the tricolour to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor. Central Railway salutes the armed forces”

In a post on X, Ministry of Railways said, “The Railway’s Heritage Building at Mumbai glows in Tiranga hues, a proud tribute to Operation Sindoor and a shining salute to the valour and sacrifice of our Armed Forces.”

Schools in all the border districts in Punjab will reopen on Wednesday, including those in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Pathankot, Fazika, and Ferozepur.

Schools in Gurdaspur reopened on Tuesday itself as ceasefire deal with Pakistan remained in place.

Nearly all the schools and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir, except those in the border towns, re-opened on Tuesday after being suspended for nearly a week in the backdrop of the India-Pakistan hostilities.

However, officials said that educational institutes in Kupwara, and Baramulla districts, and in Bandipora’s Gurez sector would remain closed for now.

The University of Kashmir, which had postponed exams and suspended classes amid the last week’s fighting between India and Pakistan, is set to resume classes on Wednesday, May 14.

Despite India rejecting his claim of having brokered the Pakistan ceasefire understanding over trade recently, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again reiterated the same in a speech in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh.

Vising Saudi Arabia on a bilateral trip, Donald Trump stated that he hoped to be a peacemaker as he announced removing longstanding US sanctions against Syria, imposed during ex-President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

To back up his ‘peacemaker’ statement, Trump also used the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire as an example and claimed that his administration asked both India and Pakistan to trade goods, instead of nuclear missiles.

India on Tuesday pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate on Kashmir and his claim that he used trade to prevent a “nuclear war” between India and Pakistan, with the external affairs ministry saying the military action under Operation Sindoor was “entirely in the conventional domain”.

Trump, who first announced the military understanding reached between India and Pakistan on May 10, offered to mediate on the Kashmir issue and claimed that he used trade to stop a “bad nuclear war”.

Responding to a question about Trump’s offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India’s long-standing position has been that any issues related to Jammu and Kashmir “have to be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally”. He added, “That stated policy has not changed. As you are aware, the outstanding matter is the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan.”

Jaiswal responded to another question on Trump’s comments about a possible nuclear war by saying that the military action during Operation Sindoor was “entirely in the conventional domain”.

India on Tuesday expelled a staffer of the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi for his alleged links with two people from Punjab who were arrested this week on charges of involvement in espionage, people familiar with the matter said.

A statement from the external affairs ministry said the government had declared the staffer of the Pakistani mission “persona non grata for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status in India”. The statement did not give further details of the matter.

Addressing the armed forces personnel at the Adampur air base in Punjab on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra doubled up the show of strength and said that India’s new Lakshman Rekha (red line) against terrorism is crystal clear. He affirmed that New Delhi will respond to any future attack fiercely.

“India’s Lakshman Rekha against terrorism is now crystal clear. India will respond strongly if hit by a terror attack and our response will be at a time of our choosing, on our conditions and in our way,” he said in the context of Operation Sindoor during his nearly 30-minute address.

“I have come here today for a darshan of our brave soldiers…you have scripted history and will be an inspiration for this generation and the future,” he added.