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TopicSyed Ali Shah Geelani

Topic: Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Masarat Alam, whose outfit govt banned, is J&K’s ‘stone-pelting kingpin’, in Tihar for terror funding

Muslim League Jammu Kashmir led by Masarat Alam Bhat banned for 5 yrs. Home Minister says group involved in ‘secessionist activities’, incited people ‘to establish Islamic rule in J&K’.

What is the 2010 ‘hate speech’ case against Arundhati Roy, and why it has been pending for 13 years

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has granted Delhi Police sanction to prosecute author-activist Arundhati Roy and one more accused in a 2010 case.

On his ‘death bed’ — Separatist Altaf Ahmad Shah needs urgent medical care, says his daughter  

The son-in-law of separatist leader late Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been in Tihar jail since 2017 in an alleged terror funding case. He was diagnosed with cancer Friday

Geelani’s grandson sacked from J&K govt job for ‘aiding terror activities’

Anees-ul-Islam allegedly appointed to a gazetted-grade equivalent position in govt-funded & controlled SKICC as part of deal to bring down violence after Burhan Wani’s killing.

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.

Pakistan’s Senate recommends highest civilian honour for Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani

Imran Khan govt plans to confer former Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani with Nishan-e-Pakistan on 5 August, the anniversary of India scrapping Article 370.

J&K police file FIR after letter calls for strike on Burhan Wani death anniversary tomorrow

The letter was being circulated as a missive from separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, but police say his family has denied he wrote it.

Geelani blames Pakistan but quitting Hurriyat has Modi govt written all over it

It is possible that Pakistan ISI will see the leadership vacuum in Hurriyat as an opportunity to take over the outfit and regroup terror modules. Delhi needs to be vigilant.

Disillusionment or Pakistan push? Story behind Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s Hurriyat exit

Kashmiri separatist Syed Geelani has resigned from his faction of Hurriyat Conference. Indian officials see several possible reasons for this, but say it's 'to early to give a final verdict'.

Modi govt has been on a mission to finish Hurriyat. Geelani’s exit shows it’s succeeding

Syed Ali Shah Geelani quit the Hurriyat Monday, blaming his fellow hardline separatists for ‘not reacting properly’ after Article 370 was scrapped.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?