Due to the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan, the Indian government ordered states and URs to conduct mock drills on May 7. In pic: A rehearsal mock drill conducted by the Local NGO and scout volunteers at the Bara Tooti Chowk in Sadar Bazar Market in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (RAJ K RAJ/Hindustan Times))
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MHA said mock drills have been ordered to prepare states and UTs for ‘hostile attacks’ amid ‘new and complex threats’ that have emerged. In pic: Rehearsal of mock drill by civil defence at Lucknow police line on Tuesday, May 06, 2025. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
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Though the nationwide mock drills are a simulation, the large scale of the operation may raise questions among the public.(Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel with its sniffer dogs and other gadgets and equipment conduct a mock drill rehearsal at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), in Mumbai on Tuesday.(ANI- X)
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Students rehearse a mock drill exercise at a school following the MHA's order for nationwide mock drills on May 7, in Jammu on Tuesday. (ANI)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
