Abrogation of Article 370 and sexist remarks on social media
WEB DESK Revocation of Article 370 and the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, has sparked protests and jubilation across India. Apart from the debate over the Constitutional legality of…
Jammu and Kashmir must attain full statehood as soon as possible: Karan Singh
AMN / NEW DELHI Senior Congress leader Karan Singh, whose father signed the terms of Kashmir’s accession in 1947, has said he did not agree with a “blanket condemnation” of…
President gives nod to National Medical Commission act 2019
AMN / NEW DELHI President Ram Nath Kovind has given his nod to National Medical Commission act 2019. The move came after Parliament passed the bill in the just-concluded session.…
Pranab Mukherjee awarded Bharat Ratna by President Kovind..
STAFF REPORTER / NEW DELHI President Ram Nath Kovind today conferred country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on former President Pranab Mukherjee and posthumously on social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and…
Pakistan stops Samjhota Express
AMN / ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday announced that Pakistan had closed the Samjhota Express train service with India. Addressing a press conference here, Rasheed said:…
Flood situation remains grim in many parts of India
WEB DESK THE flood situation remains grim in Sangali, Satara and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra. One rescue boat overturned today near Brahmanal in Sangali district. Till now 9 dead bodies…
Article 370: Supreme Court declines urgent hearing
AGENCIES The Supreme Court today refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea challenging the Presidential Order on Article 370 which revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The Apex…
President declares abrogation of provisions of Article 370
AMN President Ram Nath Kovind has declared abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A Gazette Notification to this…
Sushma Swaraj’s last rites performed with full state honours
AMN / NEW DELHI The last rites of senior BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were performed with full state honours at Lodhi Road Crematorium in New…
Pakistan Expels Top Indian Envoy, Recalls its Envoy as tension escalates
AGENCIES / ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Wednesday expelled Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria and suspending bilateral trade a day after New Delhi scrapped Jammu and Kashmir of special status and bifurcated…