COUNTER TERRORISM
#URIATTACK – World Reacts
Sep 18, The United Kingdom in strong words today condemned the terrorist attack on J&K’s Uri which claimed the lives of 20 soldiers and injured 27 and came out in support of India. “I offer […]
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COUNTER TERRORISM
UN Secy Gen Ban Ki-moon condemns Uri attack
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the terrorist attack on Uri in Jammu & Kashmir. The response comes in the middle of the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
#Uri attack:Punjab traders talk of severing trade ties with Pak
Chandigarh, Sep 19 (TIP) Punjab traders dealing in import and export of goods with Pakistan today sought a fitting reply in the aftermath of Uri attack, threatening to end Rs 3,000 crore worth of trade […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Uri attack: India to declare Pakistan state sponsor of terror, may launch punitive strikes
Hardening its stance on terrorism in the wake of Sunday’s attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, India is actively considering imposition of material damage on Pakistan. There may even be a punitive strike […]
Asia
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to consult Hurriyat, PoK leaders before leaving for US
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will hold consultations with Hurriyat and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) leaders on Sept 16 before leaving for the US to address the UN General Assembly, where he is likely to raise […]
India
JOLT TO MEHBOOBA AS FOUNDING MEMBER KARRA QUITS PDP, AS MP TOO
SRINAGAR (TIP): In the first major fallout of over two-month-long unrest in the Kashmir valley that has left over 80 persons dead, PDP’s founding member Tariq Hameed Karra resigned from the party and membership of […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Kashmir Remains Paralyzed For 69th Consecutive Day
For 69th consecutive day and after violence has claimed over 80 lives in the Valley, life remained paralyzed. In view of the continuing protest in Srinagar, the authorities made heavy deployment of the security forces in […]
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After Eid curfew in Kashmir Valley: Politicians need to be pressed in Kashmir
It was left to senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav to observe that it was a “frightening situation” that a curfew had to be imposed on Eid in Kashmir. Yadav speaks the language of a politician, […]
India
Kashmir: Centre to wait for cessation of violence
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Centre’s next political course in Jammu and Kashmir will entirely depend on the drop in number of incidents of clashes and complete cessation of violence. No fresh initiative is likely till […]
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WHISTLING IN THE DARK: The new groupthink in Kashmir is misconceived
Three weeks after the Americans had elected him as their next President, Barack Obama met a group of reporters and shared his thoughts on pitfalls of decision-making. In the course of that interaction, he made […]
India
Rajnath Singh says Syed Geelani betrayed ‘Kashmiriyat’ as peace bid fails
Srinagar — Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sept. 5 hit out at Kashmiri separatist leaders who refused to talk to some MPs from an all-party team, saying their conduct defied the spirit of “Kashmiriyat.” The […]
India
KASHMIR UNREST: MEHBOOBA WALKS OUT OF PRESS MEET WITH RAJNATH
SRINAGAR (TIP): Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti walked out of a press conference with Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday even as the Centre promised an alternative to pellet guns that have […]
United States
AmeriCares Responding to India Floods
STAMFORD, CT (TIP): AmeriCares is deploying medical teams to Assam and Bihar, where relentless flooding has killed more than 90 people and forced nearly 1 million into relief camps. The first teams, organized by the […]
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Talk is not sedition: Case against Amnesty International premature
A case of sedition has been registered against Amnesty International India in Bangalore after it organized an event to highlight alleged human rights violations in Kashmir. Charges under the very ambiguous Section 124-A of the IPC have […]
India
LECTURER DIES IN ARMY CUSTODY IN J&K
SRINAGAR (TIP): The army ordered a probe on Thursday, Aug 18, into the death of a 30-year-old college lecturer who was allegedly beaten to death in its custody after being picked up from his home […]
Asia
Indian Defense Minister Compares Pakistan to Hell
Amid escalating tension between New Delhi and Islamabad over the ongoing violence in the Kashmir Valley, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Aug. 16 here that going to Pakistan was the same as going to hell. […]
India
Amid Kashmir Stand-Off, Jaishankar Accepts Pakistan’s Invite for Talks
NEW DELHI – Amid escalating bilateral tension over the unrest in Kashmir Valley, India Aug. 17 said that Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar will go to Islamabad for talks with his Pakistani counterpart, but will focus […]
India
Mehbooba Mufti in Delhi To Discuss Kashmir Situation with Rajnath Singh
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday, August 8, met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the situation in Kashmir while the opposition has demanded a discussion in parliament on the ongoing […]
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Another SAARC farce: Much ado about nothing in Islamabad
Another ministerial meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has come and gone, this time in Islamabad, with people of its eight-member nations none the wiser about the purpose of the get-together. The […]
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Kashmir Turmoil: Demystifying a few Myths
“”With the death toll rising daily in the Valley, it is no time to get involved in blame game. Deaths both of civilians and Security Forces (SF) personnel need condemnation by one and all. It […]
Indian Americans
Ekal Vidyalaya’s Phenomenal Fund-Raising Success in 2016
NEW YORK (TIP): As India is emerging as an economic power on the world stage, there is another contrarian reality by its side which is quite unsettling. Even in this technologically advance new millennium, there […]
Asia
Pakistani campaign looks to drag Indian celebs into Kashmir row
NEW DELHI (TIP): A Pakistani organization has launched a graphic online campaign on the Kashmir issue, attempting to drag Indian celebrities into the controversy by using their morphed images. The campaign comes at a time […]
India
SECURITY FORCES WERE UNAWARE OF WANI’S PRESENCE: MEHBOOBA
SRINAGAR (TIP): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on July 28 claimed that the security forces were unaware of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani’s presence at the scene of the July 8 encounter. “How […]
Asia
AMID INDIA-PAK TENSION, RAJNATH SINGH TO VISIT ISLAMABAD NEXT WEEK
NEW DELHI (TIP): Home minister Rajnath Singh will visit Islamabad on August 3 and 4 to attend the meeting of home ministers and interior ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc)?nations. This will […]
India
INDIA ASKS PAKISTAN TO VACATE POK
NEW DELHI (TIP): India on July 21 (Thursday)accused Pakistan of providing state support to terrorists and asked the neighbouring country to vacate the territories it has been illegally occupying in Kashmir. New Delhi issued a strong […]