Kashmir Curfew To Be Eased For Friday Prayers: Police Chief
Indian authorities will ease a curfew in troubled Kashmir so that the Muslim-majority population can go to Friday prayers, the...
Month: August 2019
Pakistan Halts Train Service To India, Bans Films Over Kashmir Change
Pakistan halted its main train service to India on Thursday and banned Indian films as it exerted diplomatic pressure on...
Kashmir Communications Blackout Angers Some In The Indian Media
Indian authorities imposed a communications blackout on Kashmir for a fifth straight day on Friday, stopping India’s normally vibrant media...
India To Hold State Assembly Elections In Jammu And Kashmir Soon: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday that elections would be held soon in...
Making Converts Out Of Perverts: Voyeurism And Women’s Health
It’s enough to make most of us cringe. Switch on the TV and you will come across periodic, prime-time exhortations...
Men Who See New Policy As Chance To Marry Kashmiri Women Accused Of Chauvinism
Women’s rights advocates have slammed a torrent of online posts by men from across India who expressed enthusiasm about marrying...
More Hong Kong Protests Planned As US Raises Travel Warning
The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging increased caution by visitors to the Chinese territory, in...
At least 300 Kashmiri Politicians Detained To Quell Protests Over Changed Status
Indian authorities have detained at least 300 politicians and separatists to quell protests in Kashmir over the withdrawal of its...
Pakistan Expels Indian Ambassador As Kashmir Dispute Escalates
Pakistan said on Wednesday it would expel India’s ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its arch-rival after New Delhi stripped...
Nun Who Took Part In Protest Against Rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal Expelled
The Franciscan Clarist Congregation under the Roman Catholic Church has expelled a nun for publishing poems, buying a car and...
Sporadic Protests As Kashmir Seethes Under Clampdown
Thousands of security forces kept a lid on protests in disputed Kashmir on Wednesday, helped by the continued suspension of...
Ladakh Buddhist Enclave Jubilant At New Status But China Angered
The Buddhist enclave of Ladakh cheered India’s move to hive it off from Jammu and Kashmir state, a change that...
‘Everyone Is Mourning What We Lost’: Shah Faesal
Former IAS officer and founder of Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement, Shah Faesal, took to social media and in a...
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Dead At 88
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature, whose imaginative power in "Beloved," 'Song of Solomon"...
Veteran Politician Sushma Swaraj Passes Away
Veteran politician Sushma Swaraj, who most recently served as minister of external affairs, passed away on Tuesday, following a cardiac...
‘Unnecessary, Uncalled For’: Former R&AW Chief AS Dulat On Bid To Amend Article 370
“You can turn Jammu and Kashmir into a police state or a military state, but even the most severe of such treatments...
Pakistan Army Chief Vows Support For Kashmiris As India Keeps Up Blackout
Pakistan’s military will “go to any extent” to support people in Kashmir, its army chief said on Tuesday, as India...
Ayodhya Dispute: No Muslims Were Allowed To Enter The Structure Since 1934, Says Nirmohi Akhara
Nirmohi Akhara, one of the parties in the politically-sensitive case of the Ayodhya land dispute, told the Supreme Court on...
Hong Kong Leader Says City On Brink As Protesters Unleash Travel Chaos
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are close to creating a "very dangerous situation", the city's leader warned Monday as train travel...
Govt’s Decision On Article 370 Is A “Betrayal Of Trust”: Omar Abdullah
Terming the government's move on Article 370 "unilateral and shocking", former chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said...
Rajya Sabha Approves Resolution On J&K
Rajya Sabha on Monday approved a resolution abrogating Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir and a bill to bifurcate the...
Govt. Revokes Art 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, Bifurcates State Into Two UTs
The government on Monday revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state...
Kashmir Goes Dark As Phone Lines, Internet Suspended In Widening Clampdown
Phone and internet services were suspended in Kashmir on Monday and state leaders placed under house arrest, deepening fears that...
Govt. Scraps Special Status For Kashmir Amid Crackdown
The government on Monday revoked the special status of Kashmir in a bid to fully integrate its only Muslim-majority region...
9 Killed In Ohio In Second Mass Shooting In 24 hours
Nine people were killed in a mass shooting early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, police said, adding that the assailant was...
