Added on August 8, 2020
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New Delhi: The BJP and the Congress on Friday targeted each other over their alleged connections with China and its firms, with the ruling party president J P Nadda seizing on Supreme Court’s observations on a matter to launch a fresh attack on the opposition party’s leadership. While refusing to hear a PIL that had […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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Srinagar: Manoj Sinha, former union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, was on Thursday appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the first political leader to take charge as the LG of the union territory. The 61-year-old, who is known for his massive connect with the people of […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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New Delhi: Hitting out at China for making yet another effort to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council, India on Thursday asked Beijing to draw proper conclusions from such “infructuous attempts” and “firmly” rejected its “interference” in the country’s internal affairs. China backed an attempt by Pakistan to discuss the Kashmir issue […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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New Delhi: India on Thursday called as factually “incorrect, biased and unwarranted” Turkey’s comments that removal of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir has not contributed to peace and stability in the region. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava also asked Turkey to refrain from interfering in internal matters of India. “The statement is […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday advised nations, including those in India’s neighbourhood, to refrain from commenting on its internal matters and asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was taken in the larger interest to protect the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country. He also said […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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New Delhi: Lauding former Union minister Manoj Sinha as an accomplished administrator, BJP leaders on Thursday expressed confidence that his appointment as Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor will usher in development in the union territory. ”A gentle, erudite and experienced leader with loads of administrative experience as a minister to head J&K administration. J&K to […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday saw a “strange coincidence” in the resignation of Girish Chandra Murmu, saying the last Jammu and Kashmir governor and its first Lieutenant Governor have been “removed” from Raj Bhavan when they least expected it. Murmu had abruptly submitted his resignation on Wednesday night, following which senior BJP […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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Washington: Throwing their weight behind the India-US relationship which enjoys bipartisan support, two top American lawmakers have said that close partnership between the two countries assumes significance in view of the “aggression” that New Delhi faces from Beijing. Writing jointly to demonstrate the strong bipartisan support for the US-India relationship, the Chairman and Ranking Member […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday asked the government why a Defence ministry report mentioning Chinese ‘transgressions’ in eastern Ladakh in May was taken down with party leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that removal of the document from websites would not change facts. The document, which was uploaded on the Defence ministry’s website, was removed on […]
Added on August 7, 2020
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Srinagar: As many as 504 separatist leaders, who had been detained following the abrogation of Article 370 provisions a year ago, were released after they signed bond of “good behaviour”, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh said on Thursday. Singh also said out of the 350 separatist leaders and stone pelters who had been […]
