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Topic: Kashmiri

AK-47s, Quran verses, lovers’ names —the tattoos Kashmiris are rushing to remove

Separated by a Srinagar graveyard, Basit Bashir and Ahmed Hassan are at opposite ends of the push and pull between tradition and rebellion in Kashmir. One makes tattoos, the other removes them.

Curious case of Zubair Bhat: Kashmiri youth’s mysterious death in Delhi, flashpoint in Srinagar

Family alleges torture and discrimination by Delhi Police, latter deny arresting him or even questioning him in any case.

Bring them home, say kin of 2 Kashmiri men stuck in Russia after falling for job scam

J&K Students Association, on behalf of families of Azad Yousuf Kumar & Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, has asked Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to raise the issue in ongoing Parliament session. 

Stopped from flying to US to receive Pulitzer prize, says Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Mattoo

Sanna Irshad Mattoo was awarded the prize for coverage of Covid pandemic for Reuters. This was the 2nd time in four months she has been stopped from travelling abroad, she claimed.

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.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?