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Removing Article 370 is India’s Internal Matter;Indian PM ...
( India )
New Delhi:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their meeting on Sunday that repeal of Article 370 was India’s internal matter and “no step has been taken by New Delhi that in any manner threatens regional peace.” The Prime Minister also told Guterres during their meeting on the sidelines of the G-7 summit that terrorism was the primary threat and concern and in keeping with that “certain restrictions will remain in place in Jammu and Kashmir...
Disturbed over J&K curbs,IAS officer who quits facing d...
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New Delhi:The 33-year-old Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Kannan Gopinathan, who quit the service over the Kashmir crisis ever since the government abrogated Article 370 in the region, has been facing disciplinary action from the Centre. Kannan Gopinathan, lauded for his work during the 2018 Kerala floods, quit the coveted government job on August 21, alleging there was a denial of “fundamental rights” to lakhs of people in Jammu and Kashmir for weeks which disturbed him...
Former Finance Minister of India and BJP Leader Arun Jaitley...
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New Delhi:The man who implemented India’s biggest economic reforms of the 21st century has died. Arun Jaitley, who served as India’s finance minister for five years until May 2019, passed away on Saturday in New Delhi. He was 66. Jaitley took charge as India’s top economic official in 2014, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory in an election where he promised to boost growth and create millions of jobs. A lawyer who was once jailed for taking part in student protests,...
What Govt is Trying to Hide over J&K, Asks Congress aft...
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New Delhi:Jammu and Kashmir LIVE Updates: Rahul Gandhi and the delegation of opposition leaders who attempted to visit Srinagar on Saturday to meet people and assess situation in Kashmir Valley were sent back from Srinagar International Airport. Restrictions have been in place in J&K since August 5 after the Centre withdrew special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The delegation included leaders from Congress, CPI-M, CPI, RJD, NCP, TMC and DMK. The leaders who took a flight to Srinagar were Rahul...
In a Telephonic Call, PM Modi & Donald Trump discuss bi...
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New Delhi:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump discussed bilateral trade between the two countries during a 30-minute-long telephonic conversation on Monday. PM Modi also voiced his concerns over the extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region, calling it a hindrance to peace. During the conversation, PM Modi recalled his meeting with President Trump on the sidelines of G-20 Summit in Osaka in June earlier this year. He hoped...
Internet shut down, house arrests the new normal in Kashmir:...
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New Delhi:Former Finance Minister and Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday took a dig at the Central government on the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), saying that what is happening in Kashmir is the new normal. Taking to Twitter, Chidambaram said that the internet was shut down in the state once again but the government has claimed that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is normal. Questioning the alleged house arrest of Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Chidambaram said...
Dialogue with Pakistan now will only be about Pakistan Admin...
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New Delhi:Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday continued his tough talk vis a vis Pakistan stating that should bilateral talks happen, it would not be about Jammu and Kashmir, but on Pakistan Administered Kashmir, the territory under Pakistan’s control since it invaded the region in 1947. Speaking at a rally in Haryana, where assembly elections are due soon, Singh said: “If talks are held with Pakistan, it will now be on PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir),” according to news...
Removing Article 370, 35A key steps in fulfilling Sardar Pat...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
New Delhi:The removal of Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution within 10 weeks of the new government has come as step towards realising the dreams of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. PM Modi said this while addressing the nation from the rampart of Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day of India. He said, “The new government has not even completed 10 weeks in office but even in this small period we have taken and strengthened initiatives in...
New era has begun after removal of Kashmir`s Internal Autono...
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New Delhi:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first public comments since his government’s risky power grab in Kashmir this week, and it’s clear he regrets nothing even though the move could potentially spark a war with Pakistan. Kashmir, a majority-Muslim region in both India and Pakistan’s north, has been partitioned between the two countries since 1947. It’s been a major source of tension ever since, with both sides disputing one another’s control over the region; the two...
Sitaram Yechury and D Raja detained at Srinagar airport day...
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New Delhi: Communist Party of India CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury and D.Raja was detained at the Srinagar airport a day after Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad was stopped from visiting Kashmir. CPM leader Sitaram Yechury, who had earlier written to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik, seeking permission to meet the party’s cadre in Srinagar, has been detained at Srinagar Airport. Yechury had said he will try to go to the restive region, even as restrictions under Section 144 are still...