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Topic: Ceasefire

Modi govt may extend Ramzan ceasefire if Kashmir situation improves

Centre may even initiate a dialogue with the separatists if violence stops and normalcy returns to the Valley, says a home ministry official.

Ramzan ceasefire evokes mixed response as separatists slam ‘cruel joke’

The Centre had Wednesday announced a conditional ceasefire for the duration of Ramzan, the Muslim month of fasting, amid a particularly restive phase in Kashmir marked by frequent encounters between militants and security forces.

Farooq Abdullah wants Pakistan to reciprocate Kashmir truce, hopes for Vajpayee era peace

Three-time former CM reminisces about the ceasefire announced by Vajpayee in 2000, hopes the Centre’s decision can create lasting peace.

‘Ceasefire will wash away Army’s efforts,’ says BJP as it rejects Mehbooba’s bid for peace

The refusal came a day after Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said all parties in the state agreed to the move.

Data exposes what India & Pakistan don’t reveal about the constant ‘ceasefire violations’

On the ground, there is no commonly-agreed rule among the Indian and Pakistani armies and the BSF and Pakistan Rangers for counting ceasefire violations.

Now that the Indo-Pak ceasefire agreement is off, a summer of discontent awaits

With two-front tensions likely, pressure will be on the army’s most abundant resource, its soldiers.

On Camera

Zubeen Garg saga is resembling Sushant Singh Rajput. Did we not learn our lesson?

Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.