Diplomats from different embassies, including senior officials from the United States and the United Kingdom, have contacted officials from India’s ministry of external affairs to express concern over the current situation in the Kashmir valley and that said they were watching the developments close
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The Rajya Sabha passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 with 147 votes in favour and 42 against it while the opposition called it to be sent to a selection committee.
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report which accused India of human-rights violation in Kashmir yet again. It has also warned Pakistan for detaining Kashmiri separatists in its part of disputed region.
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Quoting the 2018 World Press Freedom Index, the report says Hindu nationalists are trying to purge all manifestations of “anti-national” thought from the national debate, self-censorship is growing in the mainstream media and journalists are targeted.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetization of ₹500 and ₹1000 notes, which saw 86 per cent of high value currency going out of circulation, even before formal approval by the RBI central board. A query under the Right to Information Act revealed this.
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The Army is all set to witness some major changes as the defence ministry has approved the proposal to increase the number of officers for forward units and also to the creation of the post of deputy chief of Army staff strategy to handle operational and force planning.
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