Topic: Pakistan occupied Kashmir
Kashmir cops ‘questioning’ students enrolled in Pakistan colleges, cite radicalisation fear
Police in Kashmir have denied the allegations, which come after Imran Khan govt in Pakistan announced 1,600 scholarships for Kashmiri students.
PoK police ‘arrests two Indian spies’, Kashmiri man identifies one as missing brother
The arrested duo were made to address the media in blindfold, where they ‘confessed’ that they had been forced to cross over into PoK by a trooper of the Territorial Army.
Maqbool Bhat, Kashmir’s first radical separatist, hanged by Indira after diplomat’s killing
ThePrint looks at the life of Maqbool Bhat, who became the leader of the first generation of Kashmiri separatists.
Viral ‘LoC firing’ video shared as Diwali wish has nothing to do with terror camp strike
Video was shared after India conducted a counter offensive targeting terror launch pads in Neelum valley of PoK.
Vaping ban an important public health intervention, but what about cigarettes and beedis?
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TOI, HT mark PM’s b’day, India Today ‘exposes’ Pakistan, Times Now focuses on ‘Ek Bharat’
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HT, TOI report violence in J&K, Yogi best CM, says India Today
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Amit Shah tells Lok Sabha J&K also means PoK & Aksai Chin, ready to die for this
Home Minister Amit Shah says that decision to remove special status for J&K and bifurcate the state completely constitutional.
New book claims Indira Gandhi wanted to recapture Pak-occupied Kashmir after 1971 war
A. Parthasarathi’s book claims Indira Gandhi received a secret telegram from then Soviet President Brezhnev who pledged military support if she decided to ‘re-take’ PoK.
How France-Turkey’s probable but unlikely conflict has been shaped by Erdogan’s politics
In episode 604 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the recent France-Turkey conflict and the deeper implications of this row.
Tax revenues decline 22% in April-September, at one-fourth of full year target
Tax revenues declined 22 per cent from the year-ago period to Rs 4.58 lakh crore and were at 28 per cent of the full year target of Rs 16.36 lakh crore in the April-September period.
Defence
Army develops WhatsApp-like app for personnel to dodge risk of communication leaks
The Secure Application for Internet supports secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It is end-to-end encrypted.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.