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TopicArticle 35A

Topic: Article 35A

Modi govt redefines J&K domicile rule, extends it to those who have lived in UT for 15 yrs

New rules say those who have studied in J&K for 7 years and appeared in either Class 10 or Class 12 exam will also be eligible for J&K domicile certificates.

J&K residents not impressed with Modi speech, say opening up Kashmir will hurt state

Few in J&K have bought into PM Modi's Thursday speech promising all-round development, early and transparent elections and an end to terrorism.

After Scindia, Congress leader Karan Singh says govt’s Kashmir move has some positives

Karan Singh, the son of former J&K ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, said he didn't agree with a blanket condemnation of the government scrapping Article 370, which gave the state special status.

Congress embarrasses itself yet again, split wide open on Modi govt’s move on Article 370

Deepender Hooda & Milind Deora of poll-bound Haryana & Maharashtra, among others, openly support govt move to repeal Article 370 and bifurcate J&K.

Will scrapping Article 370 and splitting the state resolve Kashmir problem or worsen it?

Home Minister Amit Shah Monday announced the end of ‘special status’ to Jammu and Kashmir.He told the Rajya Sabha Article 370 has been scrapped.

No debate, no discussion, no dissent, and the Constitution is changed

The Modi government’s unilateral and arbitrary decision to change the constitutional status of Jammu & Kashmir is anything but democratic.

Modi’s Mission Kashmir was to make scrapping of Article 35A a necessity. That moment is now

If Modi govt fails to scrap Article 35A now, it will be loss of face for Delhi and a de facto surrender of Kashmir to transnational terror groups.

Panic in Kashmir helps Modi deflect attention from sinking economy, even if fear is real

Why do we not want to believe that it is genuinely a terror alert?

Legally, BJP govt can revoke Article 35A but Ambedkar would have asked if this was prudent

BJP government must show a willingness to discard the tunnel vision of its project to make Kashmir fully Akhand with Bharat.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?