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Kashmiris more agitated over fate of Article 35A than talk of India-Pakistan war

A senior Kashmiri official of the Jammu & Kashmir govt said any move to tinker with Article 35A will create a law and order situation that 'will be difficult to control'.

Air India, Jet Airways among airlines forced to reroute flights after Pakistan closes airspace

Inbound and outbound flights from US and Europe for Delhi are being re-routed through Ahmedabad and Mumbai, tweeted Air India.

Samjhauta Express will continue to run between Delhi and Attari

Pakistan has suspended the biweekly train's operations between Wagah to Lahore on its side.

Nepal’s tourism minister Adhikari among seven killed in helicopter crash

The Air Dynasty helicopter Ang Tsering Sherpa, prominent aviation, and Yubaraj Dahal, personal aide to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

Nine airports in northern India shut as tensions between India and Pakistan rise

Operations at airports of Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, Kullu Manali and Pithoragarh have been suspended.

PM Modi’s plan to provide Rs 2,000 to small farmers might not give much relief

Modi’s surprise cash ban and introduction of GST hit the rural economy hard, and by the time he came up with fixes, the rural distress had penetrated deeper and wider.

Srinagar, Jammu and Leh airports among 5 airports closed as civilian air traffic suspended

According to an official of the Airport Authority of India, the move was planned considering the situation following an IAF jet crash in Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls meeting with decision making body on nuclear issues

Pakistan's National Command Authority controls the country's nuclear arsenals including policy formulation, deployment, and research and development.

Travel boom in India & Asia could take a hit as pilot shortage worsens

Airlines such as IndiGo, Air Asia have had to cut flights daily with pilots exhausting their annual limit of flying hours.

No room for Kashmiris in Deoband as councillor tells hostel owners to get students to leave

After arrest of 2 alleged Jaish militants from Deoband, local councillor Haris Saeed tells hostel owners not to rent rooms to Kashmiri students, says don't want terror link.

On Camera

NEET is too high-risk for pen-and-paper tests. It needs a fraud-proof online process

Unless the loopholes are fixed in the NEET system, no matter how many culprits are caught and punished, new ones will continue to emerge.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.