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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, India’s first Muslim home minister & lover of gardens and golf

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, a two-time chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, passed away this day two years ago.

PDP leader Bashir Ahmad Runyal quits party 

The senior PDP leader also said that he would fight the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as an independent candidate. 

Narendra Modi govt simply can’t comprehend the enormity of the problem in Kashmir

Unlike Vajpayee, Narendra Modi’s BJP has shown no inclination for dialogue with Kashmir.

Former J&K finance minister Haseeb Drabu resigns from PDP

The letter, which was posted by Drabu on his personal Twitter handle, said his exit from the PDP had been coming for a while now.

One solution governor Satya Pal Malik failed to consider in Jammu and Kashmir

There is no guarantee that a future election in Jammu and Kashmir will not result in another hung assembly.

Ex-governors, including a Vajpayee appointee, question J&K assembly dissolution

Former Governors, UPA or NDA appointees, criticise hurried move, say J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik should have called for floor test. But one disagrees.

In Jammu & Kashmir’s rocky political stakes, Congress, NC & PDP outmanoeuvre BJP

The decision to stake claim to form the government, and subsequent assembly dissolution, may have put paid to BJP’s hopes of expansion in the state.

Pakistan not involved with J&K’s mainstream parties: BJP allies disagree with Ram Madhav

BJP's Bihar allies JD(U) and RLSP say Ram Madhav’s accusations that PDP and NC were working on ‘instructions from across the border’ are irresponsible.

Kashmir’s young are disillusioned with Delhi’s democracy project

New Delhi has to open its heart to accommodate dissent and divergent political thoughts. The events of 21 November will be remembered in history as...

PDP offered NC to lead J&K ‘grand alliance’ but we turned it down: Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah says NC agreed to support a PDP-led govt from outside and not a long-term arrangement because it did not want to look 'desperate for power'.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.