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Topic: stone pelting

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.

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How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

NITI Aayog flags gender pay gap in services sector, women earn half of what men make in rural areas

Federal think tank report says gap persists across most sub-sectors, shaped by occupational segregation, limited access to high-paying positions, and skill mismatch.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.