By Robinder Nath Sachdev and Ven Parameswaran On Aug 5, 2019, the government of India took a historic step, executed in an elegant manner, to reorganize the governance of the Indian state of Jammu &…
By VISHAL GULATI Jammu, Aug 12 (IANS) Caught in the law and traditions, liberation for the women in real terms came with Jammu and Kashmir becoming the unions territory. A section of women feel that…
By Saeed Naqvi In a sense, the circumvention of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir by the Narendra Modi government concludes the fierce debate between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbahi Patel…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) With the Father of the Constitution differing with Sheikh Abdullah on the structuring of Article 370, Dr B.R. Ambedkars views on certain narrow considerations as thought through by ordinary men…
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani on Monday said that the group has a clear roadmap to become zero net-debt company in 18 months. The statement came in the wake of rising debt…
Tehran, Aug 12 (IANS) Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that intervention of some extra-regional countries, including the US, in the Gulf region only makes the problems more complicated. In a telephonic conversation with Qatari Emir…
Colombo, Aug 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has named his brother and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the opposition’s presidential candidate in a presidential race which will be held later this…
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS) After accusing India’s BJP government of having a “racist” ideology and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having the “mindset of Hitler”, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) The heavy rains that lashed Kerala over the last few days have lessened in intensity, even as the toll rose to 67 while over 2.54 lakh displaced people were in relief…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The spectre of a split in the country’s oldest political party was looming at the Congress Working Committee meeting on Saturday as leaders got emotional at the…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) With its direct or indirect support to controversial Bills, TRS appears to be redrawing its strategy to counter BJP, which is on an overdrive to strengthen itself in…
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) It is a sombre day on the picturesque Dal Lake in Srinagar. There are no tourists and there is no business. The shikaras are all empty and parked…
By Sandeep Bamzai New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) New emergent facts pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir and its Constitutional status from Dr S.N. Busis laborious six volumes on B.R. Ambedkar — “Framing the Indian Constitution”,…
Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Central government decided to abrogate Article 370 of the Consitution, that accorded a special status to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), as it…
By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) It was a golden opportunity to finally bid adieu to the dynasty tag, bring in new blood and re-energise the rank and file, but the Congress partys…
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS) The Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority has asked media outlets not to air “pre-recorded or live special programmes on Eid-ul-Azha because it “may hurt sentiments of not only our nation but also…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Domestic and global downturn in the automobile industry, uncertainty in government policy and aggressive play by the Chinese in the international markets are impacting the $57 billion auto…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian tyre market sees a spurt in imports from Thailand after the imposition of counter veiling duty (CVD) on tyres from China, said a senior official of…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Even as the Indian auto component industry is managing the downturn without major job cuts, there will be job losses to the tune of about 10 lakh if…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian automobile industry is in reverse gear due to economic slowdown with sales plunging, inventories piling up, car makers slashing production and cutting jobs in thousands, an…