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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti speaks at the launch of financial assistance package for displaced persons of Pak Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) 1947, 1965 and 1971, in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Hari Singh's legacy

Mehbooba Mufti could have opposed the resolution.

5 Feb 2017 1:00 AM IST

The data said that as on January 1, 2016, a total of 59,272 cases were pending in the Supreme Court, of which there were 48,181 civil matters and 11,091 criminal cases.

Citizens have a right to access inquiry reports

Another ploy used by past governments is delaying the publication of a report and even suppressing the dissenting note.

29 Jan 2017 4:32 AM IST

Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. (Photo: File)

Hurriyat: Engage with people to move ahead

The Hurriyat never set down calmly to deliberate on strategy.

22 Jan 2017 3:18 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmir forsaken

The Centre poured more troops into Kashmir in August. Some of them took over schools to use as barracks.

15 Jan 2017 2:58 AM IST

Secretary of State John Kerry (Photo: AP)

Palestine forsaken

The main theme of Kerry's speech was that Israeli settlements must stop, else the two-state solution is now in serious...

8 Jan 2017 3:36 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Too many problems in state funding of elections

An official said that it would require a lot of time and effort to bring about a consensus on the proposal and to settle...

3 Jan 2017 12:18 AM IST

The fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression includes press freedom.

Laws in India fail to protect media sources

It is a reporter's need and duty to protect the identity of the source of his information.

26 Dec 2016 3:35 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump points to cheering supporters, in front of a backdrop of Christmas trees, at a rally in Orlando, Fla. (Photo: AP)

Harsh words & violence: A clear link?

Hate speech was treated as part of the wider problem of public order.

18 Dec 2016 1:55 AM IST

Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), or the National Volunteers Force chief Mohan Bhagwat, center,offers prayers during a rally in Jammu, India. (Photo: AP)

What is Hindutva?

It splits the nation into us' and them', and discards Indian nationalism in favour of Hindu nationalism...

11 Dec 2016 12:21 AM IST

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti meeting the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

PDP allowed RSS presence in Kashmir

The PDP-BJP alliance's agenda was drafted by the mufti's Man Friday.

4 Dec 2016 2:06 AM IST

Heavy police force deployment as security has been beefed up in wake of SIMI operatives encounter in Bhopal. (Photo: PTI)

Does public approval' encourage encounters?

The number of encounter cases has gone up from 90,946 in 2008-09 to 105,664 in 2005-16.

28 Nov 2016 7:10 AM IST