New Delhi: Nearly four years after the government abrogated Article 370 that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will take up for hearing on July 11 a batch of pleas challenging the contentious decision. According to a notice […]
Srinagar: The PDP and the CPI(M) on Sunday said the BJP was trying to cover its alleged failures on the governance front by “engineering splits” in regional parties. The remarks came after NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight others were inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government. PDP spokesman Mohit Bhan said whenever the BJP […]
Says Pakistan Mistook NDA Govt Was Not Similar To UPA Lucknow: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said during the previous UPA government at the Centre, Pakistan-based militants would often cross over to Indian territory and launch attacks, while asserting that the people of the country now feel safe under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
Jodhpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday accused the opposition parties of trying to bring in a communal angle whenever the Centre talks about implementing a Uniform Civil Code in the country. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also said politics should not be done by dividing the society, but should be done by […]
New Delhi(PTI) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Congress leader P Chidambaram said it cannot be forced on people by an “agenda-driven majoritarian government” as it will “widen divisions” among people. The former Union minister claimed the prime minister was batting for UCC to […]
Says Democratic Process To Be Initiated But Didn’t Give Any Timeframe Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the democratic process would soon be initiated in Jammu and Kashmir. However, he did not give a specific timeline for the development. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also said the government cannot provide a […]
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government will never let the sanctity of India’s borders be violated and talks are going on at military and diplomatic levels with China to resolve issues in a peaceful manner. Addressing a national security conclave here, Singh said there have been perceptional differences between India and […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion in the US about the safety of minorities in India was followed by absurd statements by BJP ministers. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was responding to tweets by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday termed as “cosmetic” the two-day visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the Union Territory and said people want “restoration of their honour” and holding of the much-delayed assembly polls. J-K Congress working president Raman Bhalla said the frequent visits of central ministers to the region […]
Patna: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the state she had ruled, now stripped of its special status and divided into two Union territories, was a “laboratory” for the ruling BJP at the Centre. Talking to reporters here a day after the opposition meeting, Mufti voiced fear of “Kashmirisation” of […]