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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicNational Conference

Topic: National Conference

Angry Kashmiri politicians confront cops after security personnel ‘body search’ Sajad Lone

The verbal spat occurred at the MLA hostel in Srinagar, where the Valley’s political detainees were being moved after complaints of inadequate heating at the earlier ‘sub-jail’ at SKICC.

J&K block polls saw ‘historic’ turnout, but people in Valley are not convinced

The polls have been held at a time when leaders of NC and PDP are under house arrest, leaving an open field for the BJP.

Abdullahs don’t want to be released before others, signal consensus among parties

Not seeking legal remedy for detention is part of a larger strategy by Valley’s politicians to raise a joint front against Modi government's Article 370 move.

J&K block polls will create a parallel political class as NC & PDP are unlikely to contest

With 310 blocks set to elect chairmen on 24 October, J&K block polls have become the latest flashpoint between state administration and political parties.

After meeting Farooq & Omar Abdullah, NC leaders say party will boycott J&K block polls

Party members meet incarcerated National Conference leaders in Srinagar, and say the situation isn’t conducive for the political process to resume.

Trying to bring back Article 370, says NC as it meets Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar

Farooq Abdullah, who was booked under the PSA last month, flashed the victory sign to media as he met some NC leaders.

The idea of Kashmiriyat is dead. So is India’s secular consensus

Idea of Kashmiriyat rested on asserting Kashmir’s uniqueness, and emerged out of Kashmiri nationalism’s close relationship to Indian nationalism in early 20th century.

Kashmir begins moving politicians out of detention, but they will be under house arrest

The leaders shifted are Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, NC leader Ghulam Ahmad Sofi, PDP leader Muzaffar Baig and CPM’s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami.

Phone finally rings at NC’s Srinagar HQ but there are just 2 leaders around to take calls

Two weeks after they were first imposed, restrictions that brought life to a standstill in J&K began to be eased over the weekend.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.