Holding polls in JK: MHA briefs EC
New Delhi: A high-level team of the Ministry of Home Affairs, led by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, on Monday briefed the Election Commission about the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF jawans were killed, officials said. The meeting was held to help the Election […]
Plebiscite can be an option to solve Kashmir: Kamal Haasan
Chennai: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan has said a plebiscite could have been an option in Jammu and Kashmir earlier to foster peace and disagreed with calls for an immediate surgical strike to avenge the Pulwama killings. Sharing some of his random thoughts on the Kashmir issue at an event here largely attended by […]
Militants using remote motorcycle keys to trigger IEDs in Kashmir: Report
New Delhi: The commonly used anti-theft remote alarms or keys used in motorcycles and vehicles are being increasingly used by militants to trigger IEDs in Jammu and Kashmir, a possibility suspected in the recent Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy that killed 49 personnel, a latest report has revealed. According to the report, prepared by […]
SC to consider plea for urgent hearing of PIL against Art 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would look into the plea seeking urgent hearing of a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament’s power to make laws for the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice […]
Saudi Arabia vows to play peace ambassador
Says will try to de-escalate tensions between India-Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia on Monday vowed to try to “de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the deadly attack in Pulwama by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepares to head to New Delhi from Islamabad. The attack happened when a suicide bomber blew up an explosive-laden vehicle near a […]
US-Taliban talks in Pakistan postponed
ISLAMABAD: The talks between the US and Afghan Taliban slated for Monday here have been postponed, according to the insurgent group which alleged that some members of its negotiating team could not travel to Pakistan for the meeting due to sanctions imposed by America and the UN. Taliban spokesman ZabiullahMujahid announced last week that talks […]