SRINAGAR – Authorities in Kashmir eased some restrictions to allow people to attend prayers on Friday but anger was still mounting against India’s decision to revoke the special status of the Muslim-majority region, residents and officials said. Seeking to tighten its grip on the region also claimed by […]
New Delhi, Aug 9: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead a delegation of five chief ministers, including from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, and business leaders to Vladivostok in Russia from August 11-13, an official statement said on Friday. The commerce ministry said the visit is aimed at […]
Beijing, Aug 9: China on Friday told Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who air-dashed here to seek its support on Kashmir, that it regards both India and Pakistan as “friendly neighbours” and wants them to resolve the issue through UN resolutions and the Shimla agreement. Tensions between India […]
New Delhi, Aug 9: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was admitted to the AIIMS here on Friday after he complained of palpitations and restlessness, and is under observation, sources at the hospital said. Jaitley, 66, was admitted to the Cardio-Neuro-Centre of the hospital around 10 am, they said. “He […]
New Delhi, Aug 9: As Pakistan mounts a diplomatic offensive against removal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, India on Friday said time has come for the neighbouring country to accept the new reality and stop interfering in its internal affairs. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar […]
New Delhi, Aug 9: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday gave assent to a legislation through which Jammu and Kashmir would be split into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The Parliament had earlier this week given its nod to the legislation for bifurcating the state, […]
Srinagar, Aug 9: Restrictions will be eased to allow people in Kashmir to offer Friday prayers in local mosques, officials said on Friday as security forces were put on high alert across the Valley in an apparent move to prevent possible protests. The decision on easing of restrictions […]
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