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Former Leader Of Mehbooba Mufti's Party, 6 Others Join BJP In Jammu

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Former state president of Peoples Democratic Party's Scheduled Caste wing Vijay Anand on Thursday joined BJP along with six others in Jammu, a party spokesperson said.

Years After Obama Used Facebook To Win, Big Tech Under Democratic Fire

World News | Craig Timberg, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Thursday October 17, 2019

The Democratic Party's rapidly fading love affair with Big Tech has broken into open acrimony in recent weeks, punctuated by a presidential debate Tuesday in which leading candidates took turns decrying the industry's impact on the nation and workshopping ways to rein it in.

Detained PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's Party Members To Meet Her On Monday

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday October 7, 2019

A delegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)from Jammu will be allowed to meet detained party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir administration consented to the meeting today, shortly after a team of former National Conference MLAs visitedparty leaders Farooq and Omar Abdullah for the first time since their detentiontwo mon...

Former Political Worker Shot At By Terrorists In Kashmir's Anantnag

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 6, 2019

Terrorists on Saturday opened fire at a former People's Democratic Party worker in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving him injured, police said.

Elizabeth Warren 2nd US President Candidate To Sound "Concern" Over J&K

World News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Saturday October 5, 2019

US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday became the second presidential candidate of the Democratic party to voice concerns over the communications lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, in force since the centre revoked the state's special status on August 5.

"Detentions Prevented Bloodbath": Kashmir Leaders May Not Be Freed Soon

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday October 4, 2019

The government may have released Jammu-based leaders detained in August ahead of local polls in the region, but it is unlikely that their counterparts in Kashmir will receive similar relief anytime soon. The Satya Pal Malik administration believes that it was because of preventive action taken against leaders such as National Conference leader Omar...

"Wasting Everyone's Time": Trump Blasts Democrats Over Impeachment Probe

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 2, 2019

President Donald Trump accused the Democratic Party on Wednesday of wasting time on the impeachment probe sparked by the Ukraine scandal engulfing the White House, dismissing the inquiry as "bullshit."

BJP's JP Nadda Accuses Opposition Of "Confusing" People On Article 370

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

BJP's national working president JP Nadda in Chandigarh on Monday said Article 370 was a temporary provision in the Constitution and blamed the Abdullah family, late Peoples Democratic Party leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for "confusing" people about the special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi Meets US Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard In New York

India News | ANI | Saturday September 28, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Democratic party leader Tulsi Gabbard on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

Rep. Omar Says Trump "Put My Life At Risk" After He Retweeted False Claim

World News | Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post | Thursday September 19, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of spreading "lies that put my life at risk" after the president retweeted a post falsely claiming that the Minnesota Democrat "partied on the anniversary of 9/11."

United Democratic Party's Metbah Lyngdoh Elected Meghalaya Assembly Speaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

United Democratic Party president Metbah Lyngdoh was on Friday elected Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, after he defeated lone rival of the Congress, Winnerson D Sangma.

All Eyes On Joe Biden As Democrats Face Off In Third 2020 Debate

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 12, 2019

Frontrunner Joe Biden goes head-to-head for the first time Thursday night with Elizabeth Warren, his fast-rising rival for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, in a three-hour debate seen as a tough test of the 76-year-old's stamina.

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Finally Allowed To Meet Relatives: Sources

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday September 1, 2019

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehooba Mufti have been allowed to meet their families nearly a month after their arrest on August 5, sources said. The two former Chief Ministers were taken into custody as a "precautionary measure" ahead of the government's decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special st...

Israel Responds To Trump's Remarks On "Jewish People" Who Back Democrats

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Israeli officials on Wednesday offered a muted response to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump who said American Jews who vote for the democratic Party were 'disloyal.'

What Happened In Kashmir Can Happen In Your State Too: Ramachandra Guha

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Noted historian Ramachandra Guha on Monday criticised the "arbitrary" manner in which the BJP-ruled central government scrapped the special status provided to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, and warned that opting to remain silent at this juncture could backfire in the days to come.