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Man-made Solar Eclipse on Horizon? ISRO, ESA Ready to Launch Satellites to ‘Cover’ the Sun

Leave it up to astrophysicists and scientists to come up with a way to tame even the sun, and they won’t disappoint. In a development that seems straight out of Star Wars,

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Gaza’s IVF Embryos Destroyed in Israeli Strike

April 17 (Reuters) – When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology

Sports

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Watch: SRK’s Inspiring Dressing Room Speech Sparks Epic Reaction From Gambhir

Seeing his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffer a narrow defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan decided

There are formidable reasons, says SC on J&K curbs

The Supreme Court asked the government to take all steps to restore normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir but stressed there were “formidable reasons” for the restrictions imposed by the government. A three-judge

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Farooq Abdullah detained under PSA

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, under detention since August 5, has now been booked under a provision of the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) which allows authorities to detain

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Day 39: Normal life still out of gear in Kashmir; schools remain shut, public transport off roads

Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir as the stalemate following the abrogation of Article 370 entered its 39th day on Thursday with schools closed and public transport off the roads, officials said.

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NC leader Akbar Lone ‘appreciates’ Pakistan’s role in raking up Kashmir issue

SRINAGAR: National Conference leader and MP Akbar Lone has “appreciated” the role of Pakistan in raking up the Kashmir issue internationally and “putting pressure” on India, even as he said that his

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Kashmir integral part of India, says Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind

Top Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JuH) on Thursday came out in support of the Centre’s decision of abrogating provisions of Article 370, saying Kashmir is an “integral part” of the country and

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UN chief urges dialogue on K-issue

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to both India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue to avoid any “potential escalation” as the two countries clashed at the UNHRC over

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Pakistan sees risk of ‘accidental war’ over Kashmir

Pakistan’s foreign minister warned Wednesday that the situation in Kashmir risked sparking an “accidental war”, and urged UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to visit the troubled region. Speaking to journalists on the

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Pakistan claims backing of 60 countries on its J&K statement

Pakistan has submitted to the UNHRC a “joint statement” on the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir which it said was supported by some 60 countries that it didn’t publicly identify,

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Srinagar: Shia muslims taking out "Ashura Procession" (10th Muharram Procession) at Zadibal in Srinagar on Saturday. PTI Photo by S Irfan (PTI10_24_2015_000107B)

Restrictions reimposed in Kashmir to foil Muharram processions

Curfew-like restrictions were reimposed on Tuesday in several parts of Kashmir, including the city, to foil any plans on taking out Muharram processions in the Valley as authorities apprehended that large congregations

5 years ago

Govt sets up 3-member committee to look into assets, liabilities of JK to be given to 2 UTs

The Centre has constituted a three-member committee to look into distribution of assets and liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir between two successor Union territories, which will come into existence on October 31,

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