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IAF admitting friendly fire in chopper crash is professional, but criminal charge avoidable

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Kashmir villagers say didn’t steal crashed IAF chopper black box, uniformed men took it

Residents of Gariend Kalan, where the IAF Mi-17 V-5 crashed, say men in uniform took away parts of the chopper from the crash site and its vicinity.

This Kashmir district used to defy calls for poll boycott, but now it couldn’t care less

Despite bad roads & chronic power shortage, the mood in Budgam is marked by political indifference after 8 young men were killed in 2017 during bypoll voting.

Army jawan reported missing from Kashmir’s Budgam, police suspect terror group abducted him

The soldier, who was home on vacation, was taken away from the house, his family told police.

2 pilots among 7 killed in IAF chopper crash in J&K’s Budgam

Both pilots, four of the crew and a local were killed when the helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

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.