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Pegasus Project: Two Telephone Numbers from Mehbooba Mufti’s Family Selected as Potential Targets for Surveillance while Mufti was CM

Pegasus Project: Two Telephone Numbers from Mehbooba Mufti’s Family Selected as Potential Targets for Surveillance while Mufti was CM

INDIA, Politics, REGIONAL, What's Hot
In the new revelations made by the Pegasus Project, The Wire revealed today that more than 25 people from the Kashmir Valley were selected as targets of surveillance from 2017-2019. A number of political leaders, journalists and activists from Kashmir have made it to the list. The Wire's latest report claims that at least 2 members of the PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's family were targeted. It was around the time that Mufti happened to be the Chief Minister of the erstwhile state, with the PDP in coalition with the BJP. The report claims that the former chief minister's family members were chosen right before BJP decided to pull out of the coalition in June 2018. The Wire said that Mufti had declined to comment when she was asked whether she thought that there was a link. Alt...
No joint decision on meeting Delimitation panel: PAGD

No joint decision on meeting Delimitation panel: PAGD

Politics
'Respective parties to take the decision as per their will' Ahead of the Delimitation Commission's Jammu and Kashmir visit, the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday said that there was no joint decision over meeting the panel. Addressing a presser, PAGD spokesman Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the PAGD has not taken any joint decision vis-a-vis meeting the Delimitation panel, which is visiting J&K for four days from July 06. He added that the political parties, part of the PAGD will take the decision about meeting the panel separately. Pertinently, Delimitation Commission has planned a four-day visit to J&K during which it will interact with all the District Election Officers (DEOs) of J&K—(...
Chidambram reiterates INC’s position on Statehood of Jammu Kashmir, says “J&K is ‘people’, Their Rights and Wishes Must Be Respected

Chidambram reiterates INC’s position on Statehood of Jammu Kashmir, says “J&K is ‘people’, Their Rights and Wishes Must Be Respected

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The senior leader of the INC, P. Chidambaram, in a series of tweets on Monday morning, reiterated the Congress Party's stand on the issue of Jammu Kashmir's statehood, saying that the Parliament should restore the status quo ante in Jammu Kashmir. The tweets come 2 days before the much talked about All Party Meeting to be held on 24 June, at the PM's residence, where 14 politicians from Jammu Kashmir have been invited. Chidambaram tweeted, "Congress Party’s position, reiterated yesterday, that full Statehood must be restored to J&K should clear any doubt or ambiguity." He also added that what was made under the Constitution cannot be unmade by an Act of Parliament misinterpreting and misusing the provisions of the Constitution. "Please remember that the dismembering of J&am...
Congress Asks For Restoring Full Statehood, Conducting Elections in Jammu Kashmir

Congress Asks For Restoring Full Statehood, Conducting Elections in Jammu Kashmir

Politics
On the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, Congress on Sunday said that restoring full statehood and conducting assembly elections is a way forward to restore democracy. The statement from the party has come ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting on 24 June with the leaders of the mainstream parties from Jammu and Kashmir, the first one after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. Randeep Singh Surjewala, the party general secretary, addressing a press conference here, said, “Let me draw your attention towards the Congress working committee resolution on August 6, 2019, whereby it clearly demanded the restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir. We believe that and undoing it is a direct attack on democracy and constitutional principles. “Indian National Congress ...
PDP Urges Government to Revoke Decision on Property Tax by Cantonment Board in Srinagar

PDP Urges Government to Revoke Decision on Property Tax by Cantonment Board in Srinagar

Politics
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said that they cannot participate in the ongoing delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir as the party at present has no incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) as well as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). The party, while addressing a presser, also demanded revocation of the decision to charge property tax from the dwellers living within the jurisdiction of Srinagar Cantonment Board. PDP chief spokesperson, Suhail Bukhari, who was accompanied by the party’s additional spokespersons Najmu Saqib and Dr. Harbakhsh Singh Shunty, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the parties in J&K can individually decide on their participation in the ongoing delimitation commission. “However, as far as PDP is conc...
World Headlines & World Business Report

World Headlines & World Business Report

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Artificial intelligence close to replacing artists?

Artificial intelligence close to replacing artists?

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Artificial intelligence really close to replacing artists?

Artificial intelligence really close to replacing artists?

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