India, May 9 -- After loud explosions were heard and sirens sounded in several locations across Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and parts of Rajasthan, blackouts were enforced by authorities on Friday night amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

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A day after India's air defence system's thwarted an attempt by the Pakistani military to attack several locations in the country with drones, residents were asked to switch off their lights in multiple districts as a precautionary measure.

Further, Pakistani drones were shot down in Rajasthan's Barmer, Pokhran, Jaisalmer, and Phalodi on Friday evening as well. Pakistani shelling has also resumed along the border districts of Jammu...