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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would discuss the tense situation in Kashmir with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they meet at the G7 Summit in France during this weekend. "I will be with Prime Minister Mod. I'll be with him over the weekend in France. I think, we are helping (resolve the tense) situation (between India and Pakistan)," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House. The development came a day after Trump spoke separately to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan in his bid to ease fresh Indo-Pak tensions after India revoked the s
The "integration” of Kashmir into India, or what some (if a distinct minority) would call its annexation by the Indian nation-state, has been discussed largely from the legal, national security, policy, and geopolitical standpoints. But what might a Gandhian reading of Kashmir look like? The BJP claims that it is now freeing Kashmir from the stranglehold of a colonial-era politics and the Nehruvian dispensation which had no stomach for a truly manly politics. The BJP is thus in the process of creating a narrative around the abrogation of Article 370, the removal of J & K's "special status”, and the "opening up”—an expression that, in such contexts, has meant nothing more than asking for the abject surrender of a people to the regimes of neo-liberalization and rap
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had a telephonic conversation with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Kashmir situation.The Monday night phone call comes a fortnight after Khan had called up the Saudi Crown Prince to inform him about India's
Ending hours-long hijacking of bus passengers on a heavily transited bridge connecting Rio with the neighboring city of Niteroi, the police shot dead the gunman who was holding them hostage since long.At least six people - four women and two men - were freed. Around 31 people had remained on the bus throughout the terrifying ordeal, news agency AFP said in its report.
The biggest tourism showcase platform, The India Tourism Mart, is scheduled to be held from 23-25 September 2019 in New Delhi. ITM is a B2B platform that brings tourism b...
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a crucial three-day visit to China, on Monday said that India-China relations should be a factor of stability at a time when the...
President Rouhani, while underlining that all possible efforts must be made to keep the regional tensions low, stressed that the Muslims of Kashmir must be able to use th...
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram for questioning in connection with an alleged aviation scam during UPA rule.The questioni...
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With the water level of Yamuna river in New Delhi is expected to race towards the danger mark by Monday evening, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged the nearby residents residing in low-lying ar...
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Teachers reported to work in many schools in Kashmir as restrictions were eased further on Monday but not many students were seen. Officials said the government has made necessary arrangements for ope...
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Russia on Saturday backed Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, and its division into two Union Territories, saying that the change brought about by New Delhi is...
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China intends to support Pakistan in the UN Security Council (UNSC) over the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday after meeting with his counterpart Wang Yi and other se...
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US President Donald Trump said he expects to meet again with Kim Jong-un after he received "a very beautiful letter" from the North Korean leader."I think we'll have another meeting," Efe news q...
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The finance ministry's decision to significantly increase the limit for the income tax department to appeal disputes in higher forums will reduce litigation and ensure smoother transition to the ...
by : Jack Thomas
After Europe, the Percassi brand makes its way to Asia. WOMO, the men's cosmetics brand owned by Percassi, and Genesis Luxury, a Reliance Brands Limited company, announce that they have signed an...
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The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually challenged people in identifying currency notes as cash still remains a dominant mode of transaction. At present, ban...
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The interested candidates have to send in their application(s) on or before July 30, 2019, by 5 p.m. at recruitment@bcci.tv. Pertinent to note, that the decision of the BCCI for the said position, wil...
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Yuvraj though was unable to stay till the end of the match as a slower ball from Ben Cutting dismissed him in the 10th over with Toronto still needing more than 100 runs to win.Fast bowler Manpreet Go...
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Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer, who came out with decent performances with the willow for India A have found their names in the ODI and T20 squads. Both made a strong statement with the bat in the fin...
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Singapore: On actress Sridevi's 56th birth anniversary on August 13, Madame Tussauds Singapore announced that it would launch the late actress's wax figure in September. "Happy birthday @...
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Here's the full statement:Press release by All India Cine Workers AssociationMika Singh's performance at the mehndi ceremony of the daughter of Karachi based billionaire businessman Adnan As...
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Abhay's plans in life will be thrown in a tizzy with the resurfacing of his onetime flame Babli Yadav (Parineeti) in his life. They call her Babli Bomb for her feisty personality, and she is quit...
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take your little one to a pediatrician. He asks if you would like to get him vaccinated for influenza. Considering that the doctor presented it to you as an option, a lot of you deem it unnecessary an...
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Energy healing is a holistic practice that helps in activating the body's subtle energy systems to remove blocks. By breaking through these energetic blocks, the body's inherent ability to h...
by : FnF Correspondent
According to Globocan 2018 data (a research on incidence, mortality rate and prevalence of 36 types of cancers in 185 countries), the five most prevalent cancers in Indian men are those of mouth, lung...
by : Priti Prakash
Out of the three significant issues that majorly dot India China relations, NSG and BRI being the ot...
by : Satya Narayan Sahu
Yesterday i.e. on 8th July 2019, the 106th birth anniversary of comrade late Shri Jyoti Basu was cel...
by : Rajeshwar Singal
This may sound like a dilemma, but it is not far from truth. Conduct Rules are meant to govern condu...
by : Sunita Narain
The idea of secularism is this very idea of India which respects the equality of all. Of course, wit...
by : Ravi Kishore
Today every one is talking about judicial accountability i.e. how the whole system of judiciary is t...
