India, May 8 -- Amid the escalating war between India and Pakistan, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) filed a plea to register the trademark "Operation Sindoor" and then withdrew it within hours.

On May 7, RIL applied to the Controller General of Designs and Trademarks to register the workmark 'Operation Sindoor'.

For context, Operation Sindoor was the name of the mission undertaken by the Indian armed forces during the night of May 6 and 7 to hit terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The operation came in response to the gruesome terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month.

Besides RIL, four other individuals also applied to register the trademark. However, RIL's bid faced criticism on social...