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The former state has been badly hit with educational institutions closed, tourism halted, communication down, and locals wondering what next from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OM7kBY Daanish Bin Nabi

The death toll in the monsoon fury in Kerala rose to 59 on Sunday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YZThIM Press Trust of India

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has welcomed Sonia Gandhi's appointment as interim president of the Congress as the best decision in the current circumstances from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2H1VLjI Press Trust of India

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that China fully supports Pakistan in approaching the UN Security Council after India revoked Article 370 from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MVkKt4 Press Trust of India

IMD on Sunday said that isolated places over Saurashtra, Kutch, ghat areas of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Mahe and Karnataka are likely to receive very heavy rainfall on Sunday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YV1Mc7 Asian News International

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Sunday conduct an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Belagavi district in Karnataka from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZUmhTQ Asian News International

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The abrogation of Article 370 prompted a series of protests in the national capital, essentially by all Left parties and students of central universities: Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University, Ambedkar University and Jamia Milia Islamia. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KJegL1 Pallavi Rebbapragada

It is obvious to anyone acquainted with fertility treatment that it is the whole process of Artificial Reproductive Technology (ART) which has to be regulated. Surrogacy is just one small aspect of it. Passing such a Bill before passing the ART Bill (which has been in cold storage for more than a decade) is meaningless. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Md504O Gita Aravamudan

Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Saturday claimed that the NASA has acknowledged that in future if speaking computers becomes a reality, it would be primarily due to the contribution of Sanskrit, the world's only scientific language from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YBSRgB Asian News International

Daily Bulletin: Sonia Gandhi appointed as interim Congress chief at second CWC meeting; Rahul Gandhi likely to visit flood-hit Kerala districts today; day's tops stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/33nZB0e FP Staff

'The lockdown (in Kashmir) is almost total and draconian for the vibrant local media,' said a statement released by the Editors Guild of India on Saturday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2M96ZqQ FP Staff

Jammu and Kashmir police officer Imityaz Ali tweeted out two videos where people were seen moving freely on the streets of Srinagar. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KDIDCC FP Staff

On the occasion of the Vishwa Adivasi Diwas (World Tribal Day) on Friday, the Maoist cadre in Chhattisgarh asked the tribals to observe it as a 'day of struggle to protect the rights and identity of tribals' from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Maiwq1 Debobrat Ghose

Union Home Ministry denied reports which claimed a thousand people in Jammu and Kashmir had organised a demonstration against Article 370 from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KEpuAj FP Staff

Floods claimed 114 lives in western and southern parts of India. Rescue operations are underway in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2M9W2pd FP Staff

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday visited Anantnag in south Kashmir and interacted with cattle traders and locals ahead of Eid. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YF0sLi Press Trust of India

The Narendra Modi-led government's bid that the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A will usher a 'new era of development' in Jammu and Kashmir and will promote women empowerment in the state, is likely to be drowned out by misogynistic statements regarding Kashmiri women from senior BJP leaders like Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KK8xom FP Staff

The Karachi-bound Thar Express with 165 passengers on-board received clearance from Pakistan on Saturday for an onward journey, officials said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZODdej Press Trust of India

Jammu and Kashmir is limping back to normalcy after the central government scrapped Article 370 from the region, local dailies reported from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OOxpQY FP Staff

Flight operations from the Kochi international airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday, an airport official said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZIM0yl Press Trust of India

Uttar Pradesh Police said that the contractor was carrying cattle carcass with due permission from Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation officials. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPxQ1h Press Trust of India

Multimorbidity, or the coexistence of multiple health conditions, makes it really difficult to treat the person. This is because these patients have to take multiple treatments for different conditions, and the risks of drug interactions and side effects increase. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/31oTCq6 FP Staff

Forty-two people have lost their lives as incessant rains continue to wreak havoc in Kerala, and as many as 19 trains have been cancelled on Saturday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ks08H9 Asian News International

What is particularly significant is the complete liberation of the Kashi Vishwanath temple from the clutches of religious orthodoxy from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KR0W7x Ajay Singh

Of course other states also have special status, but Kashmir was viewed in a particular way because of religion. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Z4qCXr Aakar Patel

Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is admitted, and was informed by doctors that the BJP leader is responding to treatment. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2GTqdwz Asian News International

The Narendra Modi-led government's bid that the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A will usher a 'new era of development' in Jammu and Kashmir and will promote women empowerment in the state, is likely to be drowned out by misogynistic statements regarding Kashmiri women from senior BJP leaders like Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KrRV5N FP Staff

A woman has alleged that her husband gave her triple talaq after her family failed to meet his demands for dowry, in Kannauj's Chhibramau, police said on Friday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2GZA2cc Asian News International

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is all set to embark on a two-day visit to Russia today. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KBSCs8 Asian News International

The iconic Nehru Trophy boat race, a much-awaited annual spectacle in Kerala and scheduled to be held on Saturday, has been postponed for the second consecutive year following floods. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Tl8WkJ Press Trust of India

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced that a campaign to eradicate malnutrition and anemia will be launched in all districts to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/33sZGjs Asian News International

The top Congress leadership held a meeting with its state unit chiefs and leaders of its state legislature parties, along with its general secretaries and in-charges, where they were told by Rahul that there was nothing to worry as regards the selection of the new party chief. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MTfXbi FP Staff

The top Congress leadership held a meeting with its state unit chiefs and leaders of its state legislature parties, along with its general secretaries and in-charges, where they were told by Rahul that there was nothing to worry as regards the selection of the new party chief. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YxMNWe FP Staff

Criticising the Uttarakhand government for setting up a liquor plant in the holy town of Devprayag, RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, an umbrella body of Hindu seers said the step has hurt the community's sentiments. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MfYvP1 Press Trust of India

A Delhi court has directed for charges to be framed against expelled MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case that was brought to the forefront last month when the survivor met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OLjr2c FP Staff

As Modi defended his government's decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, a section of residents alleged the way it was done was 'extremely undemocratic'. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yTvakl Press Trust of India

Indian Railways has introduced an SMS service that will keep passengers updated on everything from seat confirmation to the travel status of the train. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KpM80g FP Staff

The Lost Child, a series by Suno India supported by Firstpost, gives insight into child shelter homes in India and explores the ground reality of the lives of these young people. The series will ask complex questions as it progresses: Why are shelter homes underfunded and not staffed sufficiently? Why is family restoration through counseling and support not a big priority for the government? What is being done to help children in shelter homes to cope? from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yPwjtu Suno India

Nipender Singh, a relative of Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar on Thursday demanded polygraph and narco-analysis tests of the latter should be conducted to know about the truth. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OJZvg1 Asian News International

Heavy Rains and Floods LIVE Updates:The NDRF has rescued sixty people have been rescued on Friday from Puthumala near Meppadi in Wayanad. Reportedly, the toll in flood-related incidents in Kerala has reached 28. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2GWOmCf FP Staff

The Samjhauta Express which was stopped at the Wagah border by Pakistani authorities on Thursday reached Delhi station at 8 am on Friday, four-and-a-half hours behind schedule, the railways said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KpbP19 Press Trust of India

The Assam government along with the Centre had moved the Supreme Court of India with the re-verification appeal but the apex court dismissed the same. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/31tq0Ik Kangkan Acharyya

It is utterly wrong and unjust to blame Article 370 for every minor or major shortfall faced by Jammu and Kashmir state in the path of development under prevailing circumstances which have already taken a toll on economy. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2GVYPxW Shahid Iqbal Choudhary

Following speculations of a debate being organised in AMU on the Kashmir issue, the district administration on Wednesday beefed up security around the campus to avoid any untoward incident. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yJUuJM Asian News International

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday urged the Maharashtra government to waive loans of farmers who hail from flood-affected areas in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OJTksl Asian News International

The disputed map of Kashmir came into being through a long process of empire-building by many different rulers over centuries. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YtbaVe Samrat

Rajasthan BSTC Counselling Result 2019| Rajasthan Pre DElEd (formerly known as BSTC) first round counselling results are expected to be declared today (9 August, Friday) on the official website-bstc2019.org. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Tj8VO9 FP Staff

PM Modi released tiger census figures last week, that records an increase in tiger numbers from 2014- 2018. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MQllMC Mongabay- India

Hailing the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday termed it as a huge and visionary reform. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MRHry6 Asian News International

The Kochi International Airport suspended all operations till Sunday as the runway area in the airport is waterlogged due to flood, the airport authorities said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OL8EFe Press Trust of India

Heavy rainfall and floods wreaked havoc in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. Nine people drowned after a rescue boat capsized in flood-ravaged Sangli district from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yMfDmH FP Staff

As Modi defended his government's decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, a section of residents alleged the way it was done was 'extremely undemocratic'. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OL8E8c Press Trust of India

Here are today's top stories: Several states see floods-related deaths as rescue operations begin on war footing, Narendra Modi appeals to Kashmiris for hope, assures 'transparent' elections, and more from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OPVbvU FP Staff

These turbines harness energy from waves along India's 7,500-km-long coastline, estuaries & gulfs to generate power. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YDqS03 Press Trust of India

Pakistan has no real or tangible leverage over India to force it to reverse its decision on revoking Article 370. What it can do, and will desperately try to do is to foment trouble inside Jammu and Kashmir from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ONsQGI Sreemoy Talukdar

Southwest Monsoon is in its full fury, causing heavy rainfall in several pockets across the country from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2M9NjD9 FP Staff

Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri performed the last rites at Lodhi crematorium, where the mortal remains of the former Union minister were brought from the BJP headquarters from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/33mxcYj FP Staff

RRB JE CBT 1 Result 2019| Railway Recruitment Board is expected to release the results of the RRB Computer-based test (CBT) stage-1 soon on the official website - rrbcdg.gov.in. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TfjEJv FP Staff

It is not surprising that the award-winning journalist and author of Gujarat Files Rana Ayyub finds herself on a global list of 10 journalists threatened for pursuing the truth; the list has been released by Time magazine and One Free Press Coalition. The list underscores the need to take a hard look at the violence meted out to journalists in any form for doing their job, and is as much a reflection of the governments in question as it is of their failure to implement the law of the land. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/33iJuRB Meena Menon

Heavy rains battered large swathes of the country on Wednesday and the situation remained grim in flood-hit parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YvcCpS FP Staff

UPSC NDA Exam II 2019 Notification| Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is expected to release the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) II 2019 notification to commence application process for the examinations. It is likely to release the notification before 5 pm today (Wednesday, 7 August). from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MM0jOT FP Staff

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, is likely to be awarded a Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 during a dogfight over the Line of Control on 27 February, from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZGBMP2 FP Staff

Kashmir News LIVE Updates: The Centre may give some relaxation to the people in the Kashmir Valley, where restrictions have been imposed, so that they can participate in Eid-ul-Zuha on August 12, officials said on Wednesday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KnBtU7 FP Staff

Reacting to reports of Pakistan's decision to expel the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad and to review bilateral agreements with New Delhi, the chief minister described Islamabad's reaction as 'knee-jerk and uncalled for'. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/31tjh18 Asian News International

Kashmir News LIVE Updates: The Centre may give some relaxation to the people in the Kashmir Valley, where restrictions have been imposed, so that they can participate in Eid-ul-Zuha on August 12, officials said on Wednesday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OHwEZV FP Staff

After the announcement of Pranab Mukherjee's name for the Bharat Ratna, Modi had lauded the former president for being an "outstanding statesman of present times" and creating a "strong imprint" on the nation's growth trajectory. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yOLx1y FP Staff

A transgender couple, who underwent sex re-assignment surgeries, have tied the knot in a traditional Bengali ceremony, in what is believed to be the state's first "rainbow wedding". Surrounded by family and friends, bride Tista Das, 38, and groom Dipan Chakravarthy, 40, took part in rituals and pledged their love for each other in Kolkata. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YtDoPA Agence France-Presse

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from granting permission for slaughter of animals this Bakr-Id inside residential flats. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KLZwLx Press Trust of India

The UN and its leadership is in contact with India and Pakistan at "various levels", with Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterating his appeal to all parties involved to exercise maximum restraint amidst tensions over Kashmir, the UN chief's spokesperson has said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YtDmHs Press Trust of India

Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri performed the last rites at Lodhi crematorium, where the mortal remains of the former Union minister were brought from the BJP headquarters from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2GSVTlN FP Staff

People have been asked to move to safer places after the water levels in Vamsadhara river increased following incessant rains in the catchment areas. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TdbnG9 Asian News International

The proposed address of Narendra Modi comes days before the prime minister's customary address to the nation on Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/31nrkw9 Press Trust of India

Amit Shah raises concern over illegal immigration from Bangladesh to India's North East, offers to help Dhaka deal with Rohingya issue from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YyaXjD Press Trust of India

Heavy rains battered large swathes of the country on Wednesday and the situation remained grim in flood-hit parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YJHTow Press Trust of India

For the residents in Kashmir, the only access to information on Monday was through official radio broadcast and outstation television channels. Residents continue to remain locked inside their homes with no access to essential supplies like food and medicine. While the curfew-like strict restrictions continued on Tuesday, only the reporters of outstation television channels, and no local reporters, were visible on the streets along with security forces. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZG4XSb Safwat Zargar

Sushma Swaraj, 67, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2H7HHpd Press Trust of India

Daily Bulletin: After downgrading diplomatic ties with India over Article 370, Pakistan partially closes airspace; Kerala to receive heavy rains today; IMD issues red alert in three districts; day's top stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MG9y3g FP Staff

Imran Khan chaired a crucial meeting of Pakistan's National Security Committee (NSC). A statement issued after the meeting read that the NSC discussed situation 'arising out of unilateral and illegal actions' by the Indian government, situation inside Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YJF1Ig FP Staff

A Hyderabad woman has urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to help her husband, who as she claimed is stranded in Oman. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yJWvpa Asian News International

IMD officials said that this deep depression, in association with an active Arabian Sea, will cause isolated extremely heavy rains over the ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa, among other regions, over the next three to four days. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/31lQATA FP Staff

Sushma Swaraj death; latest updates: Senior BJP leader LK Advani and his daughter Pratibha had an emotional moment when they reached at Sushma Swaraj's residence to pay her their last respects, Advani was seen consoling Swaraj Kaushal, Sushma's husband. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2M4qp0e FP Staff

Sister Lucy Kalappura, a nun who had participated in the protest against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has been dismissed from Franciscan Clarist Congregation. Franco Mulakkal was arrested on 21 September, 2018 on a nun's complaint that he had raped her at least 13 times between 2014 and 2016. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KiJx8s FP Staff

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that isolated places over Konkan, Goa, South Interior, Coastal Karnataka and Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Wednesday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Kuic26 Asian News International

Sanna Wani, a Canadian citizen of Kashmiri origin, wrote on Twitter about ordeal her family underwent in getting from their home in Kashmir to the airport during the curfew that preceded the abrogation of Article 370 from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OJa6b2 FP Staff

The Narendra Modi-led government had just started the policy to ensure outreach to citizens via social media in 2014, and Swaraj arguably was at the forefront throughout her tenure, even during a short period in 2016 when she was seriously ill and had to undergo a kidney transplant. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPxEiy FP Staff

Veteran politician Sushma Swaraj, who passed away at the age of 67 late on Tuesday night, is being hailed by politicians and citizens for being an "accessible" and illustrious leader, while also being an orator "par excellence." from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZyJc6R FP Staff

Sushma Swaraj was made Union health minister in January 2003 and continued until May 2004 when India went for the Lok Sabha polls from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPgFNa Aiswarya Rao

On Tuesday night, five rescue teams of the Indian Navy had been mobilised to provide assistance to those affected heavy rains in Maharashtra's Kolhapur and Sangli districts from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YuYTPR FP Staff

Over 300 people who were stranded near Kadra dam area in Kaiga village owing to incessant rains were rescued by an Indian Navy team on Tuesday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MK6h2T Asian News International

A politician who was respected across party lines, Sushma Swaraj was aptly hailed as 'supermom' of India by Washington Post for solving the problems of distressed Indians around the world. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KvTGxE FP Staff

Former External Affairs minister and veteran BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away in Delhi on Tuesday night due to a cardiac arrest. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/31mK7aR FP Staff

Breaking free from the chains of an unequal relationship is never an easy task. If you dare to challenge the system, you are punished. This is the simple logic through which these systems reproduce. And this is exactly how Miyah poetry was responded to by those who speak as representatives of the Assamese society. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KlmAld Yengkhom Jilangamba

The disputed map of Kashmir came into being through a long process of empire-building by many different rulers over centuries. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YtbaVe Samrat

Sushma Swaraj death; latest updates: The Delhi government will observe two-day State mourning as a mark of respect in memory of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was quoted as saying. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yJZ9ve FP Staff

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rains as a depression over North Bay of Bengal, Orissa is likely to intensify further into a deep depression in the next 24 hours, the IMD has predicted. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OHSoF5 Asian News International

Illustrious BJP leader and former External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Tuesday, is being hailed by politicians across party lines for being an 'accessible and kind' minister from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YNTMpp FP Staff

The Indian diaspora condoled the demise of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and remembered her as a "caring" and "remarkable" leader. Swaraj passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest. The senior BJP leader was 67. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/33hJmSo Press Trust of India

All schools and colleges will remain closed in Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts on Wednesday as heavy rains continued to lash the region from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TaRwqT Asian News International

The mortal remains of Sushma Swaraj was taken from AIIMS to to her Delhi residence, where it will be kept till 11 am. Then from 12 pm to 3 pm, her remains will be kept at the BJP headquarters for party workers and leaders to pay tributes. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MLrdqe FP Staff

Calling Article 370 a threat to India's unity, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that Jammu and Kashmir will be returned to statehood when normalcy is restored in the region from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YqEQlI FP Staff

Sushma Swaraj had always been a fighter and never shied away from a challenge that was given to her. She wouldn't accept a perceived privileged position if her heart wouldn't allow it from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YM2gkW Sanjay Singh

The lawyer of the Unnao rape survivor, who suffered critical injuries in a car-truck collision last week, was airlifted to New Delhi on Tuesday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MFadln Press Trust of India

The Union government's decision to effectively scrap Article 370 through a Presidential Notification has intrigued a lot of experts in the legal domain. However, sifting through the technicalities, it can be understood that this move is constitutional in toto and complies with all the legal requirements that were to be respected from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2yIbn7I Raghav Pandey

Gurgaon saw maximum number of rape and murder cases being registered among all Haryana districts in nearly past five years. Faridabad and Gurgaon also saw highest number of child rape cases registered under the POCSO Act. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Yt6bE1 Press Trust of India

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday called for a withdrawal of services of modern medicine doctors across the country on 8 August against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YFykHf Asian News International

Incessant rains continued to lash several parts of Goa on Tuesday, causing flooding in some low-lying areas and forcing several families to shift out of their water-logged homes from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZJLH6B Press Trust of India

As per the IRCTC website, the online ticket cancellation should be done within the time limits prescribed under these rules for obtaining refund. The procedure of refund depends on the nature and status of the e-ticket. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2M3NhwC FP Staff

Two trains have been diverted and one cancelled following heavy downpour in Mumbai, the Central Railway said on Tuesday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KuxDr6 Asian News International

United Nations on Monday urged both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint. It said that it was concerned about the rising tensions between the two neighbours after New Delhi abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2GPROP2 Asian News International

The Narendra Modi-led "Hindu nationalist" government's decision to abrogate Article 370 in conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, was met with resounding protests from the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha when the resolution was passed, and also from human rights activists and the general public. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/33oPzMu FP Staff

Kashmir News LIVE Updates: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has arrived in Srinagar to handle situation on ground amid tension in Kashmir over Centre's decision to abolish Article 370. News18 reported that Doval is scheduled to hold discussions with all the stakeholders, including the bureaucracy and the security forces on the creation of structures for the administrative set up in the two new Union territories. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2T6ntAS FP Staff

The Indian government on Monday scrapped the Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two Union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/33gpE9G Press Trust of India

IMD on Tuesday has forecasted light to moderate rains for Mumbai, and heavy rains in isolated places in adjoining Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MHuRS8 FP Staff

The existing All India Service Officers - namely IAS, IPS and IFS of Jammu and Kashmir cadre - will be allocated to serve in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YsFCi7 FP Staff

The Union Government passed a Presidential Order under Article 370 (1) of the Indian Constitution, to supersede the 1954 Presidential Order, which, along with several other Presidential Orders, specifies which provisions of India's Constitution apply to Jammu and Kashmir. This Presidential Order is unique in that it lays out most of the details on the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under the Indian Constitution. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2MIk6P9 Malavika Prasad

Kashmir News LIVE Updates: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has arrived in Srinagar to handle situation on ground amid tension in Kashmir over Centre's decision to abolish Article 370. News18 reported that Doval is scheduled to hold discussions with all the stakeholders, including the bureaucracy and the security forces on the creation of structures for the administrative set up in the two new Union territories. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2M2mTU6 FP Staff

A resident of Srinagar said though the state's ruling parties rendered Article 370 a mere skeleton over the last 70 years in collusion with the different governments at the Centre, its scrapping is bound to provoke the people to vent their anger. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/31nmFKy Press Trust of India