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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicJ&K

Topic: J&K

House of Yolk — J&K leader’s son seeks diplomatic immunity as ‘Kashmir Maharaja’ in UK egging case

Ankit Love claims to be descendant of Dogra dynasty & ‘Maharaja’ of ‘sovereign state’ of J&K. He is facing charges of damaging Indian High Commission's property in London.

5 people arrested for carrying out robberies by posing as terrorists in J&K

Acting on complaints from several areas of Kulgam district, police constituted a special team to arrest them. The vehicle used in the crimes has also been seized.

Promised ST status by Shah, Paharis could be kingmakers when J&K goes to polls

Paharis play crucial role in swinging results in 8 assembly seats of Rajouri & Poonch districts, which hold significance for any party that seeks to form govt in J&K, where polls are due.

Bitta Karate’s wife, Hizbul chief’s son among 4 J&K govt staff sacked for terror links

Channeling money for terror, propagating secessionist-terrorist agenda are among the charges faced by the duo; dismissals are part of a larger crackdown that is on for the past one year

There’s a new Hindu-Muslim conflict in Kashmir—this time over one language, two scripts

Kashmiri Pandits started writing in Devanagari after 1990. Today, it has turned into a cultural battle with Muslims who fear it will lead to religious divides.

Ignored lower bids, bought Mumbai building at Rs 100-cr loss — CBI’s charges against J&K Bank

According to FIR, bank purchased property ‘at a high price to confer undue benefit to vendor’, as part of ‘criminal conspiracy’ between its officials & owners of Akruti Gold Builders.

Jails full, J&K Police struggle to execute arrest warrants under draconian PSA

Over 500 people being held under PSA in J&K, of which 150 were arrested in March-April alone. PSA allows detention without trial for up to 2 years — subject to a review every 6 months

Kashmir was never an issue. India moved on from Partition, but Pakistan couldn’t

In 'The Kashmir Conundrum', General N.C. Vij looks into the troubled history of Kashmir, and how Pakistan kept the pot boiling.

Minorities leaving in fear. A silent Modi govt and Naya Kashmir promises not helping

Us-vs-them rift is deepening in Kashmir. But be it Army personnel killed or civilians or migrant workers, outrage is always selective.

2 militants killed in encounter with security forces in J&K’s Pulwama district

Encounter breaks out during cordon and search operations. Officials says incriminating material including arms and ammunition have been recovered from encounter site.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.