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Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs concluded on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. MPs from Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal were present at the meeting. In the meeting, a target was set to make India more developed in the next 25 years and to win maximum seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections. BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar while talking to ANI said, "Today there was a meeting of NDA MPs from Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Two videos related to each state were shown in the meeting, in one video development works done by the central govt in these states were shown and in the second video corruption done by these state governments was shown...Through this video, it was shown how development works were being done in non-BJP-ruled states with the help of the central government." "PM Modi said that we have to win more seats this time ...

An army jawan on Monday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said. S Surendra shot himself while on duty at an army camp in Baramulla town in north Kashmir, they said, adding that he died due to the gunshot injuries. This is the second such incident in the last two days. A police constable shot himself with his service rifle in Rajbagh area of the city on Sunday night. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Helplines Vandrevala Foundation for Mental Health 9999666555 or help@vandrevalafoundation.com TISS iCall 022-25521111 (Monday-Saturday: 8 am to 10 pm) (If you need support or know someone who does, please reach out to your nearest mental health specialist.) Read full article

The Jammu and Kashmir Police questioned a dozen of persons and examined the call details of army jawan Javaid Ahmad Wani who went missing a couple of days ago from his native Kulgam district while on leave, officials said on Monday. The soldier, posted in the Ladakh region, was supposed to join work on Sunday. His car was found abandoned at Paranhall. A dozen of people have been questioned and the call records are being examined as the search operation to locate the missing soldier continues, officials said. Javaid AhmadWani's father has appealed to those who might have abducted his son to release him alive since he was the only breadwinner of the family. "I appeal to all the brothers to let him go alive. If he has troubled anyone, I apologise for that. If they want I will get him to quit his job as well," Mohammad Ayoub Wani told reporters on Sunday. Mr Wani said his son had gone out to buy meat on Saturday evening as he was to go back to his place of posting on Sun...

More than 13.13 lakh girls and women went missing in the country in three years between 2019 and 2021 and most of them were from Madhya Pradesh, followed by West Bengal. According to the Union Home Ministry data, tabled in Parliament last week, 10,61,648 women above 18 years and 2,51,430 girls below that age went missing between 2019 and 2021 across the country. The data was compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). In Madhya Pradesh, 1,60,180 women and 38,234 girls went missing between 2019 and 2021, according to the data provided to Parliament. A total of 1,56,905 women and 36,606 girls went missing from West Bengal in the same period. In Maharashtra, 1,78,400 women and 13,033 girls went missing in the said period. In Odisha, 70,222 women and 16,649 girls went missing in the three years while 49,116 women and 10,817 girls went missing from Chhattisgarh in the said period. Among the Union Territories, Delhi recorded the highest number of missing girls and women. In ...

Difficult terrain and weather challenges have pushed the deadline for completion of the Zojila tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between the Kashmir valley and the Ladakh region, to December 2030, according to officials. The tunnel, said to be the longest of its kind in Asia and at the highest altitude, will significantly cut down the time to cross the Zojila pass from four hours to just 15 minutes, they said. Officials said that while 40 per cent of work on the 13-km-long tunnel is already over, the challenges posed by the terrain and weather are such that the rest of the work is taking so much time. "The area is severely avalanche-prone. The work had to be stopped multiple times due to the difficulties posed by the weather and the terrain. The tunnel was to be completed by December 2026. But now, keeping the challenges in mind, the deadline has been revised to December 2030," Captain IK Singh of the Border Roads Organisation told PTI. The tunnel projec...

The Monsoon session of Parliament which saw many disruptions since it began on July 20 over the Manipur violence issue, is set to become more turbulent with the government likely to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill has become a rallying point for a united opposition against the BJP-led NDA. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's AAP, which is a part of the opposition coalition INDIA, has reacted strongly against the ordinance. The Congress and other opposition parties have also come out against the ordinance. The government has also listed 13 draft legislations for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha even as a notice for moving a no-confidence motion is pending before the House. Amid the impasse in Parliament over the violence in Manipur and the opposition's demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in the House, Home Minister Amit Shah ha...

An Armyman has gone missing in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Rifleman Javed Ahmad was on leave and had come home a few days back. He went out in a private vehicle last night but did not return. The vehicle was found abandoned later. Security forces have launched a search operation for the 25-year-old soldier. The family members of the soldier suspect he has been kidnapped by terrorists and have put out a video statement, appealing for his release. "Please forgive us. Release my son, release my Javed. I will not let him work in Army, but please release him," the soldier's grieving mother said. In the past, several soldiers at home on leave have been abducted and killed by terrorists in the area. Read full article

Infiltration by Rohingyas from Bangladesh through Assam's Karimganj district is 'alarming' and a threat to national security, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. There is a network of brokers who bring the Rohingyas into Tripura, from there to Karimganj in Assam and then the rest of the country, the chief minister said while addressing a press conference at the conclusion of the two-day conference of superintendents of police in Bongaigaon. ''Five police teams from Assam are currently in Tripura and working with the state government to act against the brokers,'' he said. The situation is alarming and anyone entering the country illegally without valid papers is a threat to the security of the country, Mr Sarma added. ''We have already informed the Centre and sought help from central agencies along with the cooperation of the Tripura government'', he added. The Rohingyas do not stay in Assam but move to other parts of the...

Leaders of various political parties on Saturday targeted the BJP-led central government over the delay in holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said the union territory cannot be run through a "remote control from Delhi". Speaking at a round-table discussion, the leaders underlined the importance of dialogue to reach a consensus to pull Jammu and Kashmir out of the present "quagmire". CPI-M's MY Tarigami, National Conference (NC) Jammu provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta, National Panthers Party (NPP) president Harsh Dev Singh, Shiv Sena-BST's Manish Saini, Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Varinder Singh Sonu and Awami National Conference senior vice president Muzaffar Shah were among those who took part in the discussion -- 'Jammu and Kashmir – The Way Forward'. No Congress representative took part in the discussion, which was organised by the Centre for Peace and Progress. Tarigami said when the assembly polls are announced...

A group of Haryana women recently met former Congress president and Lok Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, and one of them asked her about the marriage of her son and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, to which Mrs Gandhi replied, "Why don't you look for a suitable girl for him?" This interaction happened recently during a meet-up of the Gandhi family with a group of women from Haryana. Rahul Gandhi had visited Madina village in district Sonipat in Haryana on July 8, where he had promised a group of women a Delhi visit along with lunch at his house. Rahul Gandhi shared a video of the interaction with the women on social media, with a caption that reads, "A memorable day for Mother, Priyanka, and me, with some special guests! Sonipat's farmer sisters visit Delhi, bringing gifts with them and lots of fun talks. We got precious gifts together: desi ghee, sweet lassi, homemade pickles, and lots of love." View this post on Instagram ...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Friday stressed the need for changing the colonial narratives, which he said have been carried forward even after independence. Speaking at the launch of former Rajya Sabha MP Balbir Punj's book "Narrative ka Mayajaal", Mr Hosabale said the narrative set during the British rule was carried forward after independence by their "agents". Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan was also present at the event. Talking about the narratives, Mr Hosabale said when the Mughals invaded the country, people faced them fiercely. "We never thought of the Mughals to be superior to us... The people of this country never accepted that the barbarians who attacked us were superior to us," the RSS general secretary said. He said during the colonial rule a narrative was set which made people believe they were slaves and the "white man's burden". "It should have changed after independence...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Congress and its allies, including the DMK, saying nothing would happen by changing the name of their alliance to INDIA. He was addressing a rally here, ahead of kick-starting Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai's state-wide 'En Mann, En Makkal (My Land, My People)' padayatra. "When Congress and its allies, including the DMK, go to the people seeking votes, the public would remember the corruption, including the 2G scam and CommonWealth Games scam during the UPA regime, " he said. "Congress-DMK and allies opposed the removal of Art 370; is Kashmir ours or not," he asked. Taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Tamil pitch, he said PM Modi honoured Tamil culture by installing the 'sengol' in the new parliament building. The senior BJP leader hit out at the DMK regime, calling it the most corrupt in the nation and said the BJP's yatra is an attempt to usher in politics of devel...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today that the state is being used as a corridor by "Rohingya infiltrators" from Bangladesh to either go to Delhi or Kashmir with the help of some brokers in Tripura. During the past several years, infiltration from Bangladesh into Assam was almost zero, but some recent activities have been noticed along the Indo-Bangla border in Karimganj district, Mr Sarma said while addressing the Superintendents of Police convention at Bongaigaon. ''Assam is now being used as a corridor by the Rohingyas to go to Delhi or Kashmir. Our investigations have revealed that some brokers of Tripura facilitate this infiltration,'' Mr Sarma said. The director general of police has already taken some steps to prevent this while the Karimganj superintendent of police has been asked to step up vigil to stop infiltration, he said. ''(Authorities of) three districts in Barak Valley should remain active and we should not just confi...

Zoji La Tunnel, which is said to establish all-weather connectivity between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, is expected to be completed by December 2030, an army official said on Thursday. Captain IK Singh, office-in charge, of Border Roads Organisation told ANI, "The revised length of the tunnel is 13. 15 km. The total length is 14.15 km. It is a horseshoe-shaped shaft single tube and a two-lane road tunnel." Mr Singh said, "The proposed date of completion of the tunnel is December 2026 and now the Construction company has set a new date, December 2030." Elaborating on the advantages of the Zoji La tunnel Mr Singh said, "It takes 3-4 hours to cross Zoji La. Once the tunnel is completed, the time travel will be reduced to 15 minutes". The official said that once the tunnel is completed, it will "facilitate military movement" and "holds significance from the security viewpoint of India". The project includes a...

Launching a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the prevailing situation in Manipur, West Bengal Chief Minister on Thursday asked why the party is scared of the violence-hit state and dared the party to send its MPs.  Chief Minister Mamata claimed that the BJP is there only for 6 months adding that they “are counting money there.” “You (BJP) are there only for 6 months. Why are you scared of Manipur? Go and send your MPs and say there who is responsible. You are counting money here - Manipur, Nagaland all are burning, Kashmir has been finished”, she said. She further said that the INDIA delegates will be visiting Manipur and oversee the situation. “I had sought permission but was not allowed”, she added. However, a team of opposition MPs belonging to I.N.D.I.A is slated to visit Manipur on July 29 and 30 amid their demand for a detailed discussion in Parliament on the situation in the state, which has seen ethnic violence. The Opposition has used a parliament...

Zoji La Tunnel, which is said to establish all-weather connectivity between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, is expected to be completed by December 2030, an army official said on Thursday. Captain IK Singh, office-in charge, of Border Roads Organisation told ANI, "The revised length of the tunnel is 13. 15 km. The total length is 14.15 km. It is a horseshoe-shaped shaft single tube and a two-lane road tunnel." Mr Singh said, "The proposed date of completion of the tunnel is December 2026 and now the Construction company has set a new date, December 2030." Elaborating on the advantages of the Zoji La tunnel Mr Singh said, "It takes 3-4 hours to cross Zoji La. Once the tunnel is completed, the time travel will be reduced to 15 minutes". The official said that once the tunnel is completed, it will "facilitate military movement" and "holds significance from the security viewpoint of India". The project includes a...

Amazon India on Thursday announced its first-ever floating store on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, as part of its last-mile delivery programme "I Have Space". Murtaza Khan Kashi, owner of houseboat Selec Town, will deliver packages every day to customers at the doorstep of their houseboats as part of the onboarding. Amazon Logistics, India, Director Karuna Shankar Pande said this will provide faster and more reliable deliveries to customers across Srinagar, opportunities for small businesses and strengthen Amazon's delivery network. Launched in 2015, the 'I Have Space' programme has 28,000 neighbourhood and kirana partners in about 420 towns and cities in India. It partners with local stores and small businesses for delivering products within a 2 to 4 kilometres radius.  Read full article

Nagaland has been declared a Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) positive state as more than 900 cattle were found afflicted with the infectious ailment in eight of the 16 districts, an official notification said on Thursday. The government of the northeastern state has decided to take all preventive measures including vaccination and isolation to save the animals, most of which are 'thuto' cattle which is indigenous to Nagaland. In light of the positive cases detected, Nagaland has been declared as an LSD positive state, said the government notification issued by Vikeyie Kenya, the Commissioner & Secretary of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department. "This declaration is made in accordance with The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009," he said. According to data compiled by the Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services department till July 24, a total of 931 cattle, especially 'thutho', have been infe...

Terror group Al Qaeda is "shaping" its regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent to spread its operations into Jammu and Kashmir, Bangladesh and Myanmar, according to a UN report. The 32nd report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the 1267 ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, released this week, noted that "one Member State assessed that Al-Qaida is shaping AQIS (Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent) to spread its operations into neighbouring Bangladesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Myanmar". "That Member State also noted that certain limited elements of AQIS are ready to either join or collaborate with ISIL-K (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- Khorasan)," it said. The Al Qaeda core in Afghanistan remains stable at 30 to 60 members, while its fighters are estimated to be 400, reaching 2,000 with family members and supporters included, in the country. In the Indian Subcontinent, the Al Qa...

Zoji La Tunnel, which is said to establish all-weather connectivity between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, is expected to be completed by December 2030, an army official said on Thursday. Captain IK Singh, office-in charge, of Border Roads Organisation told ANI, "The revised length of the tunnel is 13. 15 km. The total length is 14.15 km. It is a horseshoe-shaped shaft single tube and a two-lane road tunnel." Mr Singh said, "The proposed date of completion of the tunnel is December 2026 and now the Construction company has set a new date, December 2030." Elaborating on the advantages of the Zoji La tunnel Mr Singh said, "It takes 3-4 hours to cross Zoji La. Once the tunnel is completed, the time travel will be reduced to 15 minutes". The official said that once the tunnel is completed, it will "facilitate military movement" and "holds significance from the security viewpoint of India". The project includes a...

A no-confidence motion by the Congress against the Narendra Modi government was admitted in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown between the opposition and treasury benches amid concerted efforts by the anti-BJP bloc to force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak on the Manipur issue in Parliament.   Admitting the motion moved by Congress MP from Assam Gaurav Gogoi after a head count of 50 members in its support, a mandatory requirement, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said a date for a discussion on the motion will be decided after consulting the leaders of all parties. Six bills, including four related to Jammu and Kashmir, were introduced in the Lok Sabha as the government pushed its legislative agenda following Speaker Om Birla admitting the no-confidence motion against the government moved by Congress and other opposition parties. Here are the LIVE Updates on Day 5 of the Monsoon Session: Read full article

The unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir, on a steady rise, stands at a staggering 18.3 per cent, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed Rajya Sabha today. The national average, interestingly, stands at around eight per cent now. The estimates for the unemployment rate specifically among the educated are not available for the period between April and June 2021. "However, according to a survey conducted between July 2020 and June 2021, the estimate of the unemployment rate among the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the age group of 15-29 years was 18.3 per cent," the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, told the Upper House. The government in J&K has introduced several initiatives to bring down unemployment, implementing various self-employment schemes through different departments, and providing subsidized loans for the establishment of sustainable income generation units, the minister said. "Several self-employment schemes like Mission Youth, R...

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the centre, criticising their handling of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the removal of Article 370 of the constitution which gave the former state special status. Despite supporting the revocation of Article 370 initially, Mr Thackeray expressed concerns about the prevailing conditions in the region in an interview released by his party, Shiv Sena UBT. "Target killing is still happening there. Kashmiri Pandits cannot return to the Valley. No one can buy land there. Elections are not happening. Kashmir has been divided into pieces. Leh-Ladakh separated. Jammu was separated, then why don't you hold elections now?" he said. Needled about sitting next to Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Thackeray reminded the BJP of its previous alliance with her and challenged them to establish a stable government in the region. On the topic ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation. Citing the example of the Russia-Ukraine war, he said the war has been going on for more than a year because civilians have stepped up and are participating in the war. Rajnath Singh was speaking at the Kargil War Memorial in Ladakh's Dras on the occasion of the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas. Earlier, he paid laid a wreath at the memorial to pay tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil war. Rajnath Singh said the Kargil war was imposed on India by Pakistan. "We were back-stabbed by Pakistan... the war was imposed on India. I salute our brave sons who put the country first and sacrificed their lives," he said. The minister further said, "Whenever there has been a war situation, our public has always supported the...

Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has claimed the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax department and the CBI are the "only three strong parties" in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). In an interview to Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, who is the executive editor of Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', Mr Thackeray also slammed the Centre over the violence in Manipur and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not even ready to visit the north-eastern state. Taking an aim at a recent meeting of the BJP-led NDA, Mr Thackeray claimed when elections approach, for the BJP its government is the NDA government. After the polls are over, it becomes the Modi-government, he added. Leaders of 38 parties, part of the NDA, met in Delhi last week. On the same day, 26 opposition parties, including the Shiv Sena (UBT), met in Bengaluru and a proposal was adopted unanimously to name their coalition as Indian National Devel...

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War in 1999. The day honours the bravery and sacrifice made by Indian soldiers during the intense war. The successful operation against Pakistan was named Operation Vijay. Today, it's the 24th anniversary of the Kargil War. Honouring the soldier on Kargil Diwas 2023 , Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X that they will "always remain an inspiration for the countrymen". "I bow down and salute him from the bottom of my heart," he added. History of Kargil Diwas The armed conflict between India and Pakistan started after the Pakistani soldiers crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and entered Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir (now part of the Union Territory of Ladakh). Known as the Kargil War , it continued from May to July 1999. Significance of the day It was on this day 21 years ago that the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that h...

Amid tight security, the 22nd batch of 3,898 pilgrims left the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra here on Monday for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. More than 3.25 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the cave shrine located at a height of 3,888 metres since the commencement of the annual pilgrimage from the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal districts on July 1. A total of 3,898 pilgrims -- 2,898 males, 898 females, 90 seers and 12 children -- left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in the morning in a convoy of 149 vehicles amid heavy security of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the officials said. They said 1,292 pilgrims heading for Baltal were the first to leave the Bhagwati Nagar camp in 50 vehicles, followed by a second convoy of 99 vehicles carrying 2,606 pilgrims for Pahalgam. More than 1.2 lakh pilgrims have so far left the Bhagwati Nagar camp for the Amarnath Yatra since June 29...

A married Indian woman has travelled to Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to meet her friend whom she befriended and fell in love with on Facebook, police said on Sunday. Anju, 34, was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and lived in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. She is now in the Upper Dir district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to meet her 29-year-old Pakistani friend Nasrulla. Nasrullah, who works in the medical field, and Anju became friends on the social media platform Facebook a few months ago, ARY News reported. Anju is visiting Pakistan for a month and has not come here to marry him, The Indian woman was initially in the custody of the police but was released after her travel documents were verified by the district police. "She was allowed to go after all the travel documents were found to be in order. They were provided security to ensure no untoward incident takes place which can bring a bad name to the country," a source told ...

Two more Amarnath pilgrims have died, taking the death toll during this year's pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas to 36, officials said on Saturday. The two pilgrims belonged to Rajasthan. They have been identified as Phateh Lal Manaria (died at the holy cave) and Mangi Lal (died at the Baltal base camp). They were aged 60, the officials said. While Manaria died of cardiac arrest, the cause of Lal's death was being ascertained, they added. These two deaths have taken the toll during the yatra so far this year to 36. Cardiac arrest triggered by low oxygen concentration at high altitudes is one of the most common causes of fatalities among Amarnath pilgrims and security forces posted there. So far, more than three lakh pilgrims have visited the cave shrine to glimpse the natural ice lingam formation. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,888-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Balt...

Hollywood blockbuster Oppenheimer is witnessing a phenomenal response in Kashmir, with capital Srinagar's lone multiplex reporting record sales on Friday, the day the Christopher Nolan biopic was released. Srinagar's only multiplex is sold out for the next three days, making Oppenheimer the biggest release in Kashmir after Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan. This is the first time a Hollywood epic thriller has achieved full house in Kashmir's only multiplex where Cinemas remained shut for 33 years. Even before the film was released tickets at Srinagar's INOX - the only multiplex in Kashmir- its tickets got sold out. Vikas Dhar, the owner of the INOX, said that the overwhelming response of people has surprised him. "Tickers are sold out for another few days. It has surpassed our expectations. We had never thought that a Hollywood film will get such a response," said Mr Dhar. INOX in Srinagar was opened in September last year ending an entertainment draught in...

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta wrote to Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday flagging a "serious security lapse" after Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik , serving life term in Tihar jail, was brought to the Supreme Court for attending a case proceeding. "It is my firm view that this is serious security lapse. A person with terrorist and secessionist background like Yasin Malik who is not only a convict in terror funding case but has known connections with terror organisations in Pakistan could have escaped, could have been forcibly taken away or could have been killed," Mr Mehta wrote. He said that even the security of the Supreme Court would have been put to a serious risk if any untoward incident were to happen. Mr Mehta highlighted that there is an order passed by the Ministry of Home Affairs with regard to Malik under section 268 of the Criminal Code of Procedure which prevents the jail authorities to bring the said ...

The Supreme Court on Friday was shocked to see Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) commander, Yasin Malik, ready to appear before it as it noted that there was no such order passed by the top court asking him to appear in person. The Central government also expressed concern over the physical appearance of Yasin Malik, in the Supreme Court. Yasin Malik, who is serving life sentence in Tihar Jail after being convicted in a terror funding case, was to be presented before the top court for a hearing on a CBI plea against Jammu court order. Appearing for Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, apprised the court that there was no order passed by the top court that Yasin Malik has to be presented before the Supreme Court physically in the matter. A bench of justices, Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta, recused from hearing the matter but noted that there was no such order passed by it asking Yasin Malik to present before it. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta apprised the top court that t...

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri today released the trailer of his upcoming series "The Kashmir Files Unreported" here and said the show consists of the research, archival footage and interviews he did for his 2022 movie "The Kashmir Files". The seven-part ZEE5 series delves into the "historical, ethnical, and geopolitical details, encapsulating the events, mistakes, crimes and circumstances that led to the massacre and mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the 1990s", the streaming service said in a statement. According to the makers, the show features conversations with historians, experts, real-life victims and their families. Vivek Agnihotri claimed "The Kashmir Files Unreported" is a "type of national archive" that will serve as a "document for future". PRESENTING: A lot of Genocide Deniers, terror supporters & enemies of Bharat questioned The Kashmir Files. Now bringing to you the VULGAR truth of Kashmir...

The Centre today informed the Bombay High Court that it won't notify till September 4 the 'Fact Check Unit' (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules to flag fake content on social media against the government. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought a division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale to adjourn the earlier dates set by the court for the Centre to put forth its arguments justifying the new IT Rules. The bench has been hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the amended IT Rules. Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild of India and the Association of Indian Magazines have filed petitions in the high court against the Rules, terming them arbitrary and unconstitutional and claiming that they would have a chilling effect on the fundamental rights of citizens. The petitioners' advocates have completed their arguments after which the court posted the matter on July 27 and 28 for Mr Mehta to argue. Mr Mehta today so...

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary B R Sharma on Thursday took oath as the State Election Commissioner of the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to BR Sharma at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar. BR Sharma was last week appointed the State Election Commissioner. His predecessor K K Sharma completed his term on February 1. BR Sharma will hold the position of SEC till the age of 65. A 1984-batch IAS officer hailing from Kathua district of the Jammu region, B R Sharma has served as the chief secretary of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2015 to 2017. He has also served as Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), as well as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

The situation in Manipur and the Delhi services ordinance are set to dominate the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Thursday with the Opposition gearing up to raise these issues to corner the government. The session begins close on the heels of 26 opposition parties forming the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Opposition has been raking up the issue of Manipur violence. The northeastern state is witnessing ethnic violence since May 3 that has claimed over 160 lives. The other key issue which is likely to trigger a face-off between the government and the opposition is the Delhi services ordinance which will come up as a bill in the session. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is opposing the ordinance on the transfer and posting of bureaucrats in Delhi brought by the Centre in May, virtually negating a Supreme Court verdict giving the elected government in ...