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Srinagar, Aug 15: Governor Satya Pal Malik hoisted the national tricolour at the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in the first Independence Day celebration in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of its special status. After unfurling the flag, Malik inspected the parade of para-military forces and Jammu and Kashmir Police. Restrictions were put in place in the wake of the abrogation of the special status

New Delhi, Aug 15: The Delhi Police is using cameras equipped with facial recognition software for the first time to secure the Red Fort, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag on the 73rd Independence Day, officials said on Wednesday. A multi-layered security arrangement, involving SWAT commandos and NSG snipers, is being put in place for the national capital in view of

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed concern over "population explosion" in the country saying it causes new challenges for the coming generations and asserted that the central and state governments should launch measures to deal with the issue. In his Independence Day speech, Modi said the issue of ever-rising population is a matter of concern and said that a

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed his government's decision to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, saying that it was a step towards realising the dream of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day, Modi said: "The government is yet to complete

Chandigarh, Aug 14: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that dilution of Article 370 would strengthen the security, safety and integrity of India and should not be viewed through any other narrow prism. Delivering the first Balramji Dass Tandon Memorial Lecture at Panjab University here on Wednesday, the Vice- President said Jammu and Kashmir has always been an integral part of the

New Delhi, Aug 14: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed an enemy jet during an aerial combat with Pakistan in February and was held captive for three days, has been conferred the Vir Chakra, India's third-highest war time gallantry medal. The defence ministry announced the military awards on the eve of Independence Day celebrations. From the Army, Sapper Prakash Jadhav of the Rashtriya

Islamabad, Aug 14: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Wednesday said "Kashmiris and Pakistanis are one" people and the country will continue to stand with the people of Kashmir. Addressing the main function here to mark the 73rd Independence Day, he reiterated Pakistan government's stand against India's move to revoke the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said Islamabad will move the UN

Srinagar, Aug 14: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Wednesday was sent back to Kashmir from the Delhi airport and detained here under the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said. Faesal, who was bound for Istanbul, was detained at the airport on Wednesday morning, they said. The former bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir had floated a political outfit after resigning from the Indian Administrative

New Delhi, Aug 14: Former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik for his u-turn on the invite to Rahul Gandhi to visit the state, saying that it was "never sincere" and a "propaganda tool". Chidambaram's remarks came a day after Malik turned down the invitation for Rahul to visit J&K accusing him of politicising

New Delhi, Aug 14: One of the biggest decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first 75 days of his government is undoubtedly the unshackling of Jammu and Kashmir so that there is better integration and mobility and the faux concept of dual citizenship is scrapped once and for all. In what was not just a political but a diplomatic masterstroke as well, the Prime Minister, who has