New Delhi: The armed forces are well equipped, capable and ready to give a befitting reply if anyone casts an evil eye on India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday against the backdrop of the nearly four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh and concerns over Chinese military forays into the Indian Ocean. […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today upheld the right to dissent, saying every criticism is not an offence and if it were thought so, democracy would not survive. The court also observed that the police should be sensitised about India’s democratic values and the freedom of speech granted by the Constitution. Professor Javed Ahmed Hajam […]
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Tuesday said the party will contest all the three Lok Sabha constituencies in the Kashmir valley on its own, even as talks were on with the Congress to decide on the three seats of Jammu and Ladakh regions. Both the parties are members of the opposition INDIA bloc. The […]
United Nations/Geneva: India has slammed Pakistan as it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, saying it should introspect on its own appalling human rights record and “deserved global reputation” as the “world’s terrorism factory”. Under Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva Jagpreet […]
Beijing: China and India have maintained “constructive communication” to find a mutually acceptable solution to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese military has said, underlining that Beijing attaches “great importance” to ties with New Delhi to jointly maintain peace at the borders. The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a standoff in […]
New Delhi: The government has outlawed two factions of the Muslim Conference in Kashmir, the first such move against the Hurriyat Conference constituent under Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s leadership. The groups led by Abdul Ghani Bhat and Ghulam Nabi Sumji were banned for their promotion of anti-India sentiments and pro-Pakistan propaganda, along with discouraging participation in […]
New Delhi: The Centre has extended the ban on ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ for five more years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Announcing the decision, Union home minister Amit Shah said in a post on X on Tuesday, “Pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji’s policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and separatism the government […]
Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that there is a need to make INDIA bloc strong so that the country is “saved from the disaster BJP has done in the last ten years.” He maintained that NC vice-president Omar Abdullah is in constant contact with Congress […]
Says Uri, Balakot Sent Message On Cross-Border Terrorism New Delhi: Calling the national security a complicated calculus in today’s times, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India’s response to Chinese incursions at the Line of Actual control (LAC) and towards cross-border terrorism from Pakistan through its ferocious responses in Uri and Balakot. India said to […]
New Delhi: India put its trust on multilateralism and took the Kashmir “aggression issue” to the United Nations but others made it a matter of “accession” for geopolitical reasons, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said. He made the remarks while elaborating on need for having coexistence between national interests and multilateralism at a session of […]