A senior police officer posted in the security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has lashed out at theories about simmering discontent in the Kashmir Valley as "dimwitted". The officer, Imtiyaz Hussain, a Senior Superintendent of Police, tweeted that ...
Though living in 'forced exile' within their own state for over three decades now, the longing to return to their homeland in the turmoil-hit Kashmir Valley has not waned among a majority of the Kashmiri Pandits in this Hindu-dominated town. "I still am eager to set foot on the soil that we were forced to leave long ...
The Uttar Pradesh Police has decided to impose a blanket ban on offering of Friday "namaaz" on roads across the state. "On special occasions, when large crowd gathers for offering prayers on festivals, it could be allowed by the district administration, but this ...
Striking down of Article 370, which gave Jammu and Kashmir a sense of specialness, is the tipping point as it can further escalate the communal tension in the state, says Shadi Lal Pandita, a Kashmiri Pandit, who was forced to migrate along with his family to Jammu in 1989 in wake of terror attacks....
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that the Modi government is trying to change the demography of Kashmir through delimitation of Assembly constituencies in Jammu to install a BJP leader as the Chief Minister. He said by scrapping special status to Jammu and Kashmir with its sheer ...
The Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL), led by Shivpal Singh Yadav, has decided to construct a temple of Bharat Mata in Jammu. Senior PSPL leader Deepak Misra said that the party will purchase a plot of land in Kathua in Jammu. The temple complex will be spread over one-acre land....
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday warned that none should "try to spread violence and fear in her state". Inaugurating the world's first museum dedicated to the life and teachings of 16th century saint and social reformer Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Banerjee said it ...
The United Nations said in a statement that it stands ready to support China's search-and-rescue efforts after the Typhoon Lekima. ...
With Hong Kong witnessing the 10th consecutive weekend of demonstrations sparked by the government's contentious extradition bill that was later shelved under intense pressure, US President Donald Trump, citing intelligence sources, said on Tuesday that China was moving troops to its border with Hong Kong....
There is prohibitory orders in place in various areas of the Rajasthan capital following a spate of communal clashes over the last two days, in which some 10 people were injured. Tear gas shells were used to quell the mob and five persons were arrested, police said. ...
