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4 police personnel injured due to stone pelting at anti-CAA protests in Chennai

Joint Commissioner P Vijayakumari was injured on her head as protest turned violent. Commotion ensued when agitators were 'forcibly removed'.

Has CDS Gen Bipin Rawat overstepped his brief by speaking on ‘de-radicalisation camps’?

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said that India has de-radicalisation camps for the young. He also said that 10-12 years old from Kashmir were being radicalised.

Kashmir pellet wounds not superficial: The story Abhijit Iyer-Mitra didn’t report

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra who went around Srinagar in chauffeur-driven car didn’t realise the inability to access a hospital in a shutdown is not just a result of blocked roads.

J&K devises plan to end stone pelting, draws in local community to reform detained youth

The move involves peer groups of the youth such as family, friends and teachers signing an 'informal community bond' promising good behaviour.

Terror recruitment & stone pelting in Kashmir has dropped this year, says govt

The number of youth recruited for terror from Kashmir in the first three months of this year is almost half that from the same period last year.

‘Hartal’ to neta — how a notorious Srinagar stone-thrower found his calling in politics

As a teenager, Asif Zargar led a gang of stone pelters that terrorised security forces in Srinagar. Now, he is all set to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Kashmir records its bloodiest week this year

Security establishment believes higher number of militant killings in Kashmir indicates an improving situation, but experts say circle of violence is worrying.

360 terrorists killed in less than two years, ‘shelf life’ reduced says CRPF DG

CRPF DG Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar says even if the number of men joining terror ranks might be large, the consequence has become limited. 

Rajnath’s Day 1 in Kashmir: Outreach ‘may not be sufficient’ but ‘definitely positive and sincere’

Expert says home minister’s remarks a welcome course correction to NDA strategy in Valley; political parties welcome peace overtures. New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s...

Kashmir stone throwing incidents have fallen after Ramzan ceasefire, home ministry says

According to official data, there were just 16 incidents of stone pelting in Kashmir Valley during May 16-23 compared to 38 such cases during the May 8-15 period.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.