Article 370

Assembly polls unlikely till 2021 in Jammu and Kashmir: Election Commission

Assembly elections in J&K will have to wait till 2021, till the ECI formally announces the completion of the delimitation process.

Aug 25, 2019

France in emphatic support of India's Kashmir policy; against 'third party' interference

French President Macron said he would speak to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the issue and tell him that the talks should be held bilaterally.

Aug 23, 2019

India opts out of sharing hydrological data with Pakistan

This year amid tension between two countries after India abrogated the abrogation of Jammu & Kashmir's special status and the bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories, India has decided against renewing the agreement.

Aug 22, 2019

Why Pakistan wants UN to remove Priyanka Chopra as goodwill ambassador?

The 37-year old actress who was appointed as the goodwill ambassador in 2016 was criticised over her tweet hailing the Indian Army after the Balakot airstrike.

Aug 22, 2019

First encounter since abrogation of Article 370 breaks out in Kashmir's Baramulla, SPO martyred

A terrorist was also gunned down during the encounter and arms and ammunition were recovered.

Aug 21, 2019

With Kashmir under lockdown, ISPR running Geelani's Twitter handle?

The ISPR is known to run fake pro-Kashmiri and anti-India handles to keep the separatist fire burning among the people of the valley.

Aug 20, 2019

Modi calls up Trump, raises Pak's anti-India rhetoric

Modi told Trump that the extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was not conducive to peace.

Aug 20, 2019

Shoaib Akhtar requests Indians and Pakistanis to avoid hateful comments towards each other

The former pacer seems to have taken on a different persona compared to the fiery reputation he had in his playing days.

Aug 19, 2019

'Congress Has Lost Its Way': Haryana's Bhupinder Singh Hooda backs BJP on Article 370

Hooda accuses the Congress of losing its identity, adding that he would not compromise with anyone when it came to patriotism and self-respect.

Aug 19, 2019

Govt focusses on four specific groups for maintaining calm in J&K

A clampdown was imposed in J&K on August 4, a day before the J&K Re-organisation Bill, 2019, was passed and a resolution to scrap Article 370 and Article 35A adopted.

Aug 18, 2019

PM Modi has buried Nehru's India: Pak minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed that the Pakistan Army was ready to defend the country against any military action from the Indian side.

Aug 17, 2019

Kashmir telephone lines restored, restrictions eased; schools to reopen after lockdown

In south Kashmir, the landline services have been made operational in Qazigund and Pahalgam areas.

Aug 17, 2019

Curbs in Kashmir to go, detentions to be reviewed

The officer said telecommunication links will be restored gradually, adding that certain curbs became necessary on August 14 and 15 in view of belligerent statements from "across the border".

Aug 16, 2019

PM-inspired stimulus package may come as early as this weekend

The January-March quarter GDP has slowed down to 5.8 per cent, the lowest in five years, which has caused pain points to emerge all across the economic vector.

Aug 16, 2019

'Your petition has no meaning': SC pulls up advocate for defective plea on Article 370

CJI Ranjan Gogoi lambasted petitioner ML Sharma for filing a frivolous plea challenging Centre's decision to scrap provisions of Article 370.

Aug 16, 2019

UNSC to have informal meeting on Kashmir, but Pakistan can't speak at it

Except China, all the other four permanent members of the Council have openly backed New Delhi's position on Kashmir.

Aug 16, 2019

Post Article 370, one can proudly say One Nation, One Constitution: PM Modi

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi said his government within 70 days of its second term had revoked Article 370 and 35A, doing the work that previous governments have been unable to do in the past 70 years.

Aug 15, 2019

Article 370 was a chain that kept people tied says PM Modi on Kashmir's special status

The people of India are witnessing tough but essential decisions that were earlier assumed to be impossible and are now becoming a reality, the PM said in an interview.

Aug 14, 2019

Cold Start doctrine begins, deep strike groups to be based in Jammu, Punjab and Rajasthan

Defence establishment gives the 'Cold Start' doctrine more teeth by raising integrated battle groups (IBG) that can rapidly deploy and strike deep across the border

Aug 13, 2019

Amit Shah may hoist national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Independence Day

In 1992, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, accompanied by Modi, had unfurled the Tricolour at Lal Chowk, despite grave threat from various Pakistan-based terror organisations.

Aug 13, 2019