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Topic: Ramzan

Modi govt may extend Ramzan ceasefire if Kashmir situation improves

Centre may even initiate a dialogue with the separatists if violence stops and normalcy returns to the Valley, says a home ministry official.

Months after son’s murder by his Muslim lover’s family, Delhi man plans iftar for love

Yashpal Saxena has continued to reject the attempts to politicise his son’s death, and wants Ankit to be an inspiration for those in inter-faith...

India takes seriously any comment from Pakistan on peace with us: Sitharaman

We shall fully honour the policy of conditional ceasefire in J&K, and we shall abide by everything says Nirmala Sitharaman. 

Pakistan teenager shot dead in Texas was to return home for Eid

Here's what's happening across the border: Pakistan gets its first Sikh female reporter; a PML-F leader raises a shoe at the deputy speaker during Sindh...

First day of Ramzan brings heat & darkness for Karachi

A new 'women and children protection' desk opened by Sindh's police department, and a billion dollar crude oil pipeline between Pakistan and China is underway.

Congress can learn from PM Modi that politics is hardly a kitty party

Modi’s sheer determination to win Karnataka may have actually seeded the Congress with some of the fight he has so clearly displayed these last few years.

Ramzan ceasefire evokes mixed response as separatists slam ‘cruel joke’

The Centre had Wednesday announced a conditional ceasefire for the duration of Ramzan, the Muslim month of fasting, amid a particularly restive phase in Kashmir marked by frequent encounters between militants and security forces.

Centre accepts Mehbooba’s demand, announces ceasefire for the month of Ramzan

Days before the start of the holy month, home minister Rajnath Singh conveys the decision in a series of tweets. CM Mehbooba welcomes it.

‘Ceasefire will wash away Army’s efforts,’ says BJP as it rejects Mehbooba’s bid for peace

The refusal came a day after Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said all parties in the state agreed to the move.

Mehbooba wants Vajpayee model ‘Ramzan ceasefire’ in Kashmir, and talks with Pakistan

Political parties to discuss security situation in the Valley, a joint memorandum may be sent to the Centre after the meeting

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How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.