Pak to observe ‘Kashmir Hour’; sirens to blare across country

Pakistan has come up with a new plan to draw world attention at Kashmir following India’s move to defang Article 370, scrap Article 35A and bifurcate Jammu & Kashmir into two Union territories. It announced that “Kashmir Hour” will be observed in Pakistan to show solidarity with Kashmiris. Read More
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RBI to transfer ₹1.76 lakh crore to govt from surplus reserve

In the wake of slowing economic growth and growing global uncertainty, the central board of the Reserve Bank of India approved transfer of ₹1.76 lakh crore surplus reserve to the central government. Read More
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In south Kashmir, stone pelters kill civilian truck driver

According to the police, the driver, Noor Mohammed Dar, 42, resident of Zradipora Uranhall locality of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district,was hit on his head by the stones hurled by the protesters. Two youths have been arrested in connection with the killing. Read More
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Arun Jaitley, former finance minister, dies at 66

Arun Jaitley, Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former Union finance minister, died on Saturday at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He was 66. Read More
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India not to share Indus hydrological data with Pakistan

Amidst high diplomatic tensions between the two countries, India has decided to stop sharing hydrological data with Pakistan and told the neighbouring country that it would provide information only on “extraordinary discharges and flood flows”. Read More
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Dalit protests turn violent over Delhi Ravidas temple demolition

After protest by dalits against the demolition of a Ravidas temple in Delhi’sTughlakabad area turned violent, on Wednesday night, the Delhi Police detained Bhim Army chief and dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad “Ravan”, along with 50 others. Read More
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INX case: HC rejects ‘kingpin’ Chidambaram’s anticipatory bail plea

The Delhi high court rejected the anticipatory bail petitions of senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in the alleged corruption and money-laundering cases related to the INX Media. The court also said Chidambaram seems to be the “kingpin” in this case. Read More
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Ratul Puri, Kamal Nath’s nephew, arrested in bank-fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Ratul Puri, former executive director of Moser Baer India Limited and nephew of the Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Kamal Nath, for an alleged ₹354 crore bank-fraud case filed by the Central Bank of India. Read More
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Kashmir decision: New Delhi sensitizes key world capitals

Considering the depth of the decision taken about removing the special status granted to Jammu & Kashmir and also withdrawal of Article 35A, the government has readily apprised the key countries including the United States, China, United Kingdom, France and Russia. Read More
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Sushma Swaraj, former foreign minister, dies at 67

Former external affairs minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj passed away due to a cardiac arrest, on Tuesday night. She was 67. Read More
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