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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicJammu & Kashmir

Topic: Jammu & Kashmir

Upset over ouster, BJP ex-minister who backed Kathua accused plans yatra

State BJP leaders also feel that acceding to PDP’s demand for the two ministers’ resignation has sent the wrong signal to its electorate in the Jammu region.

While politicians take U-turn, Kathua protesters persist with demand for CBI probe

They say the J&K crime branch investigation is ‘biased’, adding that they are ‘pandering to one community’.

BJP minister who’s backing Kathua rape-murder accused once compared Modi to a dog and bull

From his scathing attack on the BJP as a Congress leader to allegations of sexual harassment that he faced, J&K minister Lal Singh is not new to controversy.

Why the outcry over the 8-yr-old’s rape-murder is nowhere close to what we saw for Nirbhaya

Jammu-centric parties realise that supporting the alleged killers of the 8-year old will get you votes, supporting the call for swift justice won’t

Revised rehab policy for militants puts PDP, BJP on warpath again

The bone of contention is the Rs 6 lakh grant outlined for militants who surrender.

Terror funding case: NIA suspects top J&K lawyer’s LLB degree is fake

'Intelligence inputs' suggest that Mian Abdul Qayoom is practising in high court without a valid degree, with support from separatists.

TALK POINT: Is India less mindful of global censure of its hard military posture in Kashmir today than it was in the ’90s?

Is it easier for India to adopt a tough line in Kashmir today than it was in the 1990s? How is India’s position today different from the 1990s when New Delhi felt the impact of censure from groups like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, U.S. and European capitals? Is the world too distracted right now to lecture India on human rights? We ask experts Ajai Sahni, Aakar Patel.

“Three years is not enough to judge any government in black and white”

Edited transcript of 'Off The Cuff' conversation with Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, BJP

The clear and present danger

Indians complain that the world looks at our region only in terms of the India-Pakistan hostility. Yet, we also cannot break out of that mindset.

On Camera

Musk’s golden touch is on the line. Tesla needs him to do what he does best — sell a pen

Tesla sales have been sliding, profits have been shrinking, and brand loyalty is faltering. Elon Musk’s politics has something to do with it.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.