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Topic: Kashmir

Kashmir Valley tense as youth run over by CRPF vehicle dies

CRPF says youth “lay under” vehicle, blames stone-pelters; incident casts shadow over Ramzan ceasefire initiative.

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.

BSF former top cop, 4 others held guilty in 2006 Kashmir sex scandal

The case involved the sexual exploitation of two minors in Srinagar by a group of politicians, bureaucrats and police officials.

Don’t judge the Kashmir ceasefire just yet, say experts after attacks on Army personnel

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) said a clear positive outcome of the freeze in anti-militancy operations had been the ‘fall in the number of stone-throwing incidents in Kashmir’, adding that tourism was picking up as well. 

Modi’s on the road again, and this could be the end for Sterlite Copper in TN

Your daily capsule of the news and views that matter.

The barely told stories of Indian and Pakistani spies making peace while waging war

Some untold or barely told stories of Indian and Pakistani spymasters making peace on the sidelines of war.

Last Laughs: The grand opposition ‘photo-op’ & the ‘other side’ of the Nipah story

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Army Major at centre of Kashmir human shield row detained after clash over woman at hotel

The altercation took place after the Srinagar hotel manager refused to allow the woman to meet Major Leetul Gogoi who had booked a room there, police said.

Pak raises India’s ‘violation’ of Indus Waters Treaty with World Bank

Islamabad has objected time and again to the Kishanganga hydro project which was inaugurated by Modi during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir last week.  

Last Laughs: What the Walmart-Flipkart deal overshadows & the problem with Rahul’s PM dreams

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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.