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Govt releases details on 3 river projects to divert waters away from Pakistan

In its statement, the water resources ministry also listed projects being worked on to implement India's decision to stop the flow of the waters into Pakistan in the wake of the Pulwama attack.

Govt planning SOP for terrorist funerals in J&K, says they need to be watched & regulated

Security forces believe the funeral processions, often of local boys, become a "fertile ground for new recruits".

Despite repeated calls, Twitter CEO won’t appear before Parliamentary panel

CEO Jack Dorsey is sending Twitter's head of Public Policy, Colin Crowell, to face a Parliamentary panel on IT on 25 February.

HC picked Press Council chief to hold J&K cricket body polls. 16 months on, no action

Justice C.K. Prasad was among 2 retired judges appointed as JKCA administrators by the J&K High Court in October 2017. They are yet to organise elections.

Modi govt has swiftly cleared appointments of judges: Supreme Court

CJI Gogoi says only 27 files on appointment of HC judges are pending with Centre, and around 70-80 proposals with the SC collegium.

SC directs 9 states & Delhi to crack down on post-Pulwama harassment of Kashmiris

The Supreme Court was hearing a plea moved by a student who sought to draw attention to the alleged harassment of Kashmiris after the Pulwama attack

2 suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists arrested in UP’s Deoband

UP Police said the two suspected Jaish men are from Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, but are yet to determine if they were involved in the attack on CRPF last Friday.

EC wants curbs on Facebook, Twitter political ads, but that’s unlikely before Lok Sabha polls

The Election Commission has written to the law ministry seeking a check on political ads on Facebook and Twitter ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

Centre to stop sharing India’s water flowing into Pakistan after Pulwama attack: Nitin Gadkari

The implementation of the decision may take nearly 6 years as dams as high as 100 m will have to be built to stop such flow.

Kashmiris offer gratitude to Sikhs for ensuring safety and security for them

Kashmiris are offering free tuitions & consultations to Sikhs as they sheltered Kashmiri students during backlash after Pulwama attack.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.