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The government on Friday extended the deadline for submitting bids for buying 100 per cent stake in Air India till April 30. The deadline was originally set at March 17

Future to be decided after all leaders are released: Farooq Abdullah

Abdullah was under detention since August 5 last year when the Centre abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into two union territories.

451 under detention in J&K, over 7000 in preventive custody since Aug: Govt

In reply to another question, Reddy said no case had been registered against any person under sedition law for using social media platforms in the union territory.

Jaishankar pays surprise visit to J&K, meets kin of people stranded in Iran

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived on a surprise visit to Kashmir on Monday and met the relatives of those people, including students, who are stranded in Iran, officials said. They said the Union minister reached the valley on Monday morning on a surprise visit. Jaishankar met the relatives at Kashmir International Convention Complex situated on the banks of Dal Lake here, they said. The relatives of those stranded, who include students from the Union Territory and pilgrims in Qom, demanded that the Centre airlift them from Iran immediately, the officials said. The Union minister had on Sunday said efforts were underway for the return of Indians from Iran. "Efforts underway for return of Indian pilgrims in Qom #Iran. Screening process has started & follow up arrangements are being discussed with Iranian authorities. This is top priority & Embassy team @india_in_iran is fully engaged on this," Jaishankar wrote on Twitter. "Our Emb @India_in_Iran continues to ...

Jaishankar meets parents of Kashmiri students stuck in Iran due to Covid-19

The parents have been appealing the government to lift the students from Iran.

PM's global image: Cultivated over six years, gone in three days

Everything that could go wrong for him has done so, both internationally and at home since he returned to power last year

J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 finds a place in J&K class-10 textbooks

The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has introduced a chapter on J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 in the political science textbooks for class 10, an official said on Saturday. The book (Social Science Democratic Politics-II) concludes with an Addendum on the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 under chapter eight of Unit IV. The centre had on August 5 last year revoked provisions of Article 370 which guaranteed special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the erstwhile state into two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The Centre's announcement proceeded strict curbs across Jammu and Kashmir to maintain law and order. The restrictions were, however, eased out in a phased manner to a large extent as the time passed. However, three former Chief Ministers -- National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti -- and scores of other leaders continue to be ...

Govt performance shows strong leadership no guarantee for good economics

The data and the feel after six years under PM Modi prove a strong leader doesn't necessarily give us decisive economic leadership unmindful of immediate political risks

'Introspect': India lambasts Pak for raking up Kashmir issue at UNHRC

The diplomat said that Jammu and Kashmir was, is, and will continue to be an integral part of India

J&K received investment proposals of over Rs 13,000 cr: Govt in LS

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a written reply in Lok Sabha that all proposals were under scrutiny by respective departments

J&K lifts ban on social media, access to 2G internet services till Mar 17

Earlier, only access to white-listed sites was allowed after the services were restored for a week on January 25 and subsequently extended from time to time.

Algo rhythm: Activity in cyberspace since the revocation of J&K autonomy

According to a report, India witnessed heightened activities by these adversaries post the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution by the Indian govt in August last year

J&K can now use social media, mobile internet speed restricted to 2G

The order said the internet speed on mobile data service will be restricted to 2G only and the post paid SIM card holders would continue to be provided access to the internet.

At a presser alongside Pak's Qureshi, OIC Secy General raises Kashmir issue

OIC Secretary General's Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir Yousef M Al Dobeay made the remarks at a press conference alongside Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi here

Omar Abdullah detained under PSA over his past conduct: J&K admin to SC

Jammu and Kashmir administration informed the Supreme Court on Monday that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has been detained under the Public Safety Act considering his "past conduct" and possibility of such conduct being repeated on his release, which may "prejudice the public order". Terming Abdullah as "a very vocal critic" of abrogating Article 370, the J&K administration claimed that his acts squarely fell within the realm of public order as it was "calculated to disturb public peace and tranquility". The District Magistrate of Srinagar has said this in his reply filed on a plea by Sara Abdullah Pilot, who has challenged the detention of her brother Omar Abdullah under the provision of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). The J&K administration has said that in the history of independent India the existence and continuance of Article 370 of the Constitution, which used to give special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, has "always ...

No need to refer petitions on abrogation of Article 370 to larger bench: SC

The five-Judge Bench had on January 23 reserved its order on this issue

After CAA, Centre might bring population control law: MoS Niranjan Jyoti

Jyoti claimed that she has already spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard

Jammu and Kashmir extends amnesty schemes till June 30 for tax disputes

The scheme is well tailored to cover the period up to July 7, 2017

Balakot, a year on: What has changed for India after the airstrike?

A realistic assessment will tell us that not much has changed between India and Pakistan since Balakot; the relationship remains as fraught as before with little prospect of reconciliation

J&K was, is and shall forever remain integral part: India tells Pak at UN

India abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5 and bifurcated it into two Union territories