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India asks Pakistan to return its rake used in Samjhauta Express

India asks Pakistan to return its rake used in Samjhauta Express

New Delhi: India has asked Pakistan to return the Samjhauta Express rake lying at Wagah for the past five months, following the suspension of train services due to tense relations between the two countries after nullification of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Railway officials said the Ministry of External Affairs […]

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Situation in Kashmir violates human rights: US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell

Washington: The situation in Kashmir violates human rights, a US Congresswoman has said, as she joined as cosponsors to a resolution urging India to end restrictions on communications and mass detentions in the newly-created Union Territory. The resolution No 745 that was introduced in the House of Representatives last year by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal now […]

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If people from outside India have right to visit JK, why not us, asks Kapil Sibal

New Delhi: A day after envoys from 15 countries arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why people from outside India “have the right to visit” the region and not the country’s politicians. He welcomed the Supreme Court order on Internet ban in […]

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Freedom of speech, right to business through Internet constitutionally protected: SC

Freedom of speech, right to business through Internet constitutionally protected: SC

New Delhi:  Expressing oneself through the medium of Internet is an integral part of fundamental right to speech and expression under Article 19 of the Constitution and any restrictions imposed on it should be reasonable, the Supreme Court on Friday held. The top court said that right of trade and commerce through Internet is also […]

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SC order on JK setback to those opposed to govt’s move on Art 370: BJP

SC order on JK setback to those opposed to govt’s move on Art 370: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday described the Supreme Court order, which asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to immediately review curb orders against people, as a “setback” to opposition parties because they had called the Union government’s decision to nullify Article 370 “unconstitutional”. BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said the Ministry of Home […]

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Students booked on sedition charges over “Free Kashmir” placard at protest in Karnataka

Students booked on sedition charges over “Free Kashmir” placard at protest in Karnataka

Bengalur: A sedition case has been registered against a group of students in connection with alleged display of a Free Kashmir placard during a protest in a campus of the Mysuru university against the attack on JNU students, police said on Thursday. The case has been registered against Maridevaiah and others under Indian Penal Code […]

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Khan directs Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi, US as part of Pak’s efforts to defuse tensions in Gulf

Khan directs Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi, US as part of Pak’s efforts to defuse tensions in Gulf

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US as part of Pakistan’s efforts to defuse the tensions in the Gulf region following the killing of a top Iranian general in a US drone strike. Khan also asked Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa […]

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Objective of visit by envoys to Kashmir is to display measures taken to bring back normalcy: MEA

Objective of visit by envoys to Kashmir is to display measures taken to bring back normalcy: MEA

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the objective of taking envoys of 15 countries to Kashmir was to help them see the efforts to bring back normalcy in the Valley after abrogation of Article 370 and rejected criticism that the visit is like a guided tour. The envoys from 15 nations including from the US […]

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In a first, China, Pak navies deploy submarines in strategic Arabian Sea drills

Beijing: Navies of China and Pakistan, holding nine-day exercises in the Arabian Sea to enhance their all-weather strategic partnership, have for the first-time deployed submarines, providing a rare major exposure to the Chinese navy in the region. The Arabian Sea region is strategically important for India as major ports including Kandla, Okha , Mumbai, Nhava […]

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FIR against “Free Kashmir” placard holder at Gateway protest

Mumbai: Mumbai police on Tuesday filed an FIR against the woman holding the controversial “Free Kashmir” placard during a protest against the JNU violence at Gateway of India on Monday. Images and videos of the woman holding up a large poster with the words “Free Kashmir” written in big bold letters at the Gateway of India […]