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Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti loses family bastion Bijbehara by 9,700+ votes

Iltija had 'accepted the verdict of the people' before counting of votes concluded. She was pitted against National Conference veteran Bashir Veeri.

Kashmiris stand in silent solidarity, voting is becoming an act of resistance, says PDP’s Waheed Para

Waheed Para, who is contesting the Pulwama seat, says the 2014 PDP-BJP alliance was an act of conflict resolution and that his party wants to be part of the INDIA bloc post-results.

‘PDP will play role of kingmaker after J&K polls’. Iltija Mufti gears up for her 1st political battle

Daughter of ex J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, Iltija says she isn't trying to carry the 'mantle forward' but to 'revive' People’s Democratic Party. She'll fight from family's home turf Bijbehara.

Engineer Rashid set to queer the pitch for Abdullahs and Muftis in Kashmir polls

Awami Ittehad Party winning a significant number of seats could undermine mainstream regional parties' bid to reclaim power, while BJP leaders are wary of separatists entering assembly.

BJP looks to transfer vote as Altaf, Mehbooba fight to regain clout — factors in Anantnag-Rajouri

PDP chief is pitted in party stronghold against NC candidate, who is banking on Gujjar-Bakarwal votes. Apni Party has fielded Zaffar Manhas, a Pahari supported by BJP.

‘To break silence, reclaim what we lost, representation’ — Srinagar sees highest turnout since 1996

In first Lok Sabha election after abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Srinagar constituency recorded 36% voter turnout Monday. In 2019, the figure was 14.43%.

‘Bijli, paani’ or Kashmir’s ‘identity crisis’? What will drive elections in Srinagar, 1st since 2019

Srinagar goes to polls on 13 May, for the first time since Article 370 was scrapped in 2019. Poll contest is expected to be a triangular fight with PDP, NC & Apni Party in fray

BJP, Azad & Apni Party proposed. NC, PDP opposed — implications of delay in Anantnag-Rajouri polling

NC & PDP allege EC postponing polling to 25 May will reduce voting by Gujjar-Bakarwals, who move uphill around this time. Other parties pushed for delay, citing closure of key road.

BJP bulldozing ‘secular nature’ of India, making ‘many mini-Pakistans’, says Mehbooba Mufti

In an interview, former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti says BJP not looking at AFSPA in Kashmir as a ‘human problem. They think it’s a Muslim majority state, so marte hain toh marne do’.

Howl of protest over J&K delimitation isn’t a surprise. PDP, NC didn’t mind injustice to Jammu

While both NC and PDP can oppose the new J&K delimitation proposals and retain hold over their constituencies, for the Congress, it is a strange predicament.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.