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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicSeparatist movement

Topic: Separatist movement

‘Ready to face whatever’s next’: What Yasin Malik said about guilty plea in terror-funding case

‘Friend of the court’, advocate Akhand Pratap Singh, says he tried to make Malik understand consequences of pleading guilty, but he made up his mind not to face trial.

With SAS Geelani’s death, separatism orphaned and Pakistan loses biggest asset in Kashmir

Marginalised by Musharraf and pushed to the wall, Geelani stuck to his guns and continued to assail Pakistan establishment's way of resolving Kashmir issue.

‘The Making of Early Kashmir’ rediscovers the Valley’s grand Sanskrit heritage

Little is known about Kashmir beyond the media's tales of violence. Shonaleeka Kaul’s book looks at the state that was once a premier centre of Sanskrit scholarship.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.