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TopicHaseeb Drabu

Topic: Haseeb Drabu

Haseeb Drabu, NC, Congress leaders ‘gained’ from controversial Roshni land act — J&K govt

The J&K administration had last month cancelled all land transfers under the controversial Roshni Act following a high court order.

Ex-RBI governor criticises income tax move, Yamini Aiyar says Budget doesn’t fix demand

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Former J&K finance minister Haseeb Drabu resigns from PDP

The letter, which was posted by Drabu on his personal Twitter handle, said his exit from the PDP had been coming for a while now.

Drabu rebuffs Mehbooba’s offer to join PAC, says panel not ‘empowered enough’

In letter, ex-J&K finance minister terms reorganisation and reconstitution of the PAC ‘more appeasement than atonement’.

Mehbooba brings back former PDP minister Haseeb Drabu to her party’s key panel

In March, Drabu was dropped from Mehbooba-led J&K cabinet following his controversial remark that Kashmir ‘isn’t a political issue’.

Haseeb Drabu: Mufti Sayeed’s close confidant who didn’t have Mehbooba’s trust

Drabu was the architect of the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K. He was sacked from the cabinet for his comment that Kashmir is a social, not political issue.

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How ancient manuscripts are writing the next chapter of India-UK cultural cooperation

When the Programme of Cultural Cooperation (PoCC) was signed between India and the UK in May 2025, it acknowledged that cultural heritage knows no borders.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.