Press Trust of India

Frustration of one party at root of politics over farm bill: PM Modi

Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on those opposing the farm reform bills, saying they do not want farmers to have the freedom of selling their produce in the open market. Without naming the Congress, he said the frustration of a party, which ruled for four generations, was at the […]

 Press Trust of India

Gilgit-Baltistan polls: Pak trying to camouflage ‘illegal occupation’: MEA

New Delhi: India on Tuesday said it has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan over announcement of elections to the “so-called Gilgit-Baltistan” legislative assembly next month, holding that the “cosmetic exercises” are intended to camouflage the “illegal” occupation of the region by Islamabad. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said actions like holding of elections […]

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AI claims its accounts were frozen by govt, winds up operations

New Delhi: Amnesty International has halted its operations in India, alleging that its accounts were frozen earlier this month as part of a crackdown by the government and it had to let go of most of its staff. The government says the global rights watchdog never registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, which is […]

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Conservation of water bodies: Innovative, efficient measures needed: Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Tuesday stressed upon innovative and efficient measures for conservation and preservation of world-renowned Dal lake, Wular lake and other water bodies. “Effective Solid Waste Management shall be put in place not only for houseboats but for the whole Srinagar city for the holistic conservation of Dal lake”, he added. He […]

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Amshipora encounter: Families of slain trio demand bodies of their kin

Srinagar: The family members of three labourers who were killed in a fake encounter at Amshipora Shopian on 18 July, Tuesday questioned the delay in handing over the bodies of the slain trio and demanded authorities to hand over the bodies at earliest. The families said that “if Army and police as per their investigation […]

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Going nowhere

Going nowhere

Relations between India and Pakistan are going nowhere. Both the countries have got into a virtual conflict mode with the Line of Control in various regions like Poonch, Rajouri, Baramulla and Kupwara being turned into a battle field on daily basis. The situation has gone so bad during the past two months that hardly a […]

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Confidence: Way of giving meaning to Life

Confidence: Way of giving meaning to Life

Simrandeep Kour Confidence means having the courage to express yourself fully; no matter what the other person thinks or feels about you and therefore, not being afraid of other peoples’ judgment. One is not born confident but gains it with the passage of time. Once you acquire confidence, use it; otherwise, you will lose it. […]

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Returning to ones roots

K S S Pillai Bernard Heinrich, a German scientist and author, says that home is a place we long for most when we feel we have travelled too far, for too long. He returns every year to a beloved patch of woods in his native western Maine. It is the pull of nostalgia, he says. […]

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Foreign Exchange: A trading opportunity

Fahid Fayaz Darangay Foreign Exchange acronymed as Forex or FX is the marketplace where almost all the national currencies are traded. Rather being a physical market or located at a centralized location, it is a virtual electronic network of banks, brokers, institutions, and individual traders which most of the times trade through these brokers or […]

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The dowry menace

Mohammad Hussain Khan The system of dowry must be as old as institution of marriage itself. It must also have been a universal practice. In a way, there is nothing wrong in giving voluntarily gifts to the girl by her parents, relatives and friends out of sheer love, concern and affection at the time of […]