The Supreme Court has pronounced its verdict on the legality of Modi govt's action to abrogate Article 370, putting an end to a conflict that engulfed J&K for the past four years.
As a Pasmanda Muslim, I endorse the abrogation of Article 370. It paves the way for implementing comprehensive public welfare & caste-based policies in the region.
Supreme Court affirmed that federalism & democracy are part of the Constitution’s basic structure. But its verdict undermined these core constitutional values to some extent.
POK is India’s gateway that will link Asia to the Middle East and Europe. It's advantage India now as an economically bankrupt Pakistan isn't of much use to either China or US.
A 5-judge bench observed that such a change can alter division of power between Union and state, deny citizens an elected state govt and impinge on federalism.
In separate but concurring opinion, Justice Kaul also recommends setting up panel to probe human rights violations in J&K, both by state and non-state actors.
Top court finds fault in process by which Parliament sought to interpret Article 367 to substitute 'Constituent Assembly' with 'State Legislative Assembly' in Article 370(3).
RS chairman expunges remark of Mohammed Abdulla on discussion of Kashmir bills. Congress is forced to assert that it doesn't support quote invoked by DMK MP.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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