This comes day before top court’s constitution bench is set to hear batch of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 & notification of J&K Reorganisation Act.
The petitions were last heard in March 2020, when a Constitution bench had declined to refer the case to a larger bench of either seven or nine judges.
In August 2019, the Congress Working Committee had passed a resolution deploring 'undemocratic abrogation' of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir as a crisis has fallen off our headlines and from the top of our collective minds. Which is precisely the most important change for the better.
Besides civilian killings, the entry of 'hybrid' or 'part-time' terrorists being recruited and trained online call into question Modi govt's claims about normalcy in Kashmir.
The court also agreed to re-constitute a 5-judge bench to hear petitions against Centre’s abrogation of Article 370, which were referred to a bench headed by CJI N V Ramana himself in 2019.
The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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