Sonia Gandhi Returns To Lead Beleaguered Congress After Son Rahul Quits
Opposition Congress party selected past president Sonia Gandhi as its interim leader on Saturday, while it searches for a successor...
Year: 2019
Some Signs Of Normality Return To Kashmir, But India’s Clampdown Still Strict
For the first time in six days, India eased travel restrictions in some parts of Srinagar on Saturday, and people...
Death Toll From Floods Rises To 95, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
The death toll from floods in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra rose to 95, official figures showed on Saturday, as heavy...
Kashmir Clampdown Pushes Some In Pakistan To Discuss Rejoining Militants
Three decades ago, Ali Mohamad says he made a trip into Indian-controlled Kashmir to join a small armed militant group....
Kashmir Journalists Frustrated By Communications Blockade
Kashmir has nearly 180 English and Urdu daily newspapers, but only five are publishing these days, due to restrictions imposed...
Thousands Protest In Kashmir Over New Status Despite Clampdown
Police used tear gas and pellets to fight back at least 10,000 people protesting Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for...
Timeline: Vladimir Putin — 20 Tumultuous Years As Russian Head Of State
Russian President Vladimir Putin was appointed acting prime minister on Aug. 9 1999 by then president Boris Yeltsin. He has...
Anger Builds In Kashmir As Friday Prayers Held Amid Security
Anger was mounting in Kashmir against India’s decision to revoke the special status of the Muslim-majority region, residents and officials...
Unnao Case: Court Frames Charges Of Rape Against Expelled BJP MLA Sengar
A Delhi court on Friday framed charges against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar for allegedly raping a minor in Unnao...
Ayodhya Case: Muslim Party Opposes Hearing On All Days Of Week
A Muslim party on Friday opposed in the Supreme Court the five-day a week hearing of the politically-sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri...
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...
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...
