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  Army commander visits Ladakh sector, reviews operational preparedness

  India | August 09, 2019 21:34 IST

  Lieutenant General Singh also met and interacted with troops deployed on the forward posts and complimented them for their dedication and tenacity in these challenging conditions, officials said.

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  United Nations 'very concerned' about tensions in sub-continent

  World | August 05, 2019 23:53 IST

  Dujarric was responding to a question on whether the Secretary-General has any comment on India's decision to revoke Kashmir's special status and the Pakistani's response that this is a violation of UNSC resolutions calling for a UN-organised plebiscite.

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  Of Special Category Status: Will Andhra Pradesh be able to win its biggest battle post bifurcation?

  India | August 05, 2019 22:54 IST

  Maintaining its stand, Andhra Pradesh, post the bifurcation, lost a large part of its revenue due to Hyderabad being named as the capital of Telangana and remained as a residual state. The then prime minister, Manmohan Singh, during the debate in the Rajya Sabha on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act on February 20, 2014, promised that special status would be "extended to the successor state of Andhra Pradesh for a period of five years to put the state into the firm footing."

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  Article 370 scrapped: Experts divided over government's decision

  India | August 05, 2019 19:31 IST

  The scrapping of Article 370 had been BJP-led government's electoral promise for 2014 as well as 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The government has not only abolished Article 370 but it also moved a separate bill in the Rajya Sabha to bifurcate the state into two separate Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, simultaneously.

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  Kashmiri students in Delhi term Article 370 abolition 'dictatorial', fear for families' safety in valley

  India | August 05, 2019 17:31 IST

  Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) member Shehla Rashid, who is a member of former IAS officer Shah Faesal's political outfit Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Movement (JKPM), took to her twitter handle to post, "We will challenge the order passed today in the Supreme Court. The move to replace "Government" by "Governor" and Constituent Assembly by "Legislative Assembly" is a fraud upon the Constitution. Appeal to progressive forces for solidarity. Protests today in Delhi and Bangalore."

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  Will exercise possible options to counter 'illegal steps': Pakistan on India scrapping Article 370

  India | August 05, 2019 16:47 IST

  Indian government's move of abolishing Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation, is receiving tremendous responses not only from India but also across the border. Pakistan government on Monday strongly rejected the Indian Government's decision of withdrawing special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It vowed to exercise all possible options, including appealing to the UN, to counter India's "illegal" and "unilateral" step.

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  TDP chief urges AP Governor to ensure transparent bifurcation

  India | May 19, 2014 23:59 IST

  Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu today requested Governor E S L Narasimhan to ensure that bifurcation process of Andhra Pradesh is done in a transparent manner, leaving no scope for any

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  Congress, TDP, BJP responsible for bifurcation: YSR Congress

  India | April 28, 2014 23:58 IST

  Congress, TDP, BJP responsible for bifurcation: YSR Congress Kadapa (AP): Congress, TDP and BJP are the main culprits responsible for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress leader Sharmila said here today.Addressing huge gatherings at roadshows at

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  Bifurcation: Kiran to meet GoM in Delhi today

  India | November 18, 2013 7:33 IST

  Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy would be holding a crucial meeting with the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the issue of the state's division in Delhi today.Reddy has said that he