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Mehbooba Mufti's Party Worker Shot Dead Allegedly By Terrorists In J&K

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

A Peoples Democratic Party activist, who was shot at by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, died at a hospital here after he was injured, an official said.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Army Gets Poll Body Notice Over "Vote By Phone" Complaint, Issues Denial

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar and Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday May 10, 2019

Army officers posted in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh province have been accused of violating electoral norms by asking soldiers to specify their voting preferences by phone and casting votes on their behalf instead of adhering to the standard procedure of providing ballot papers. A complaint in this regard was cited in a notice issued by Leh Election Of...

"Will Be Biggest Proof Of...": Mehbooba Mufti Calls For Ramzan Ceasefire

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday May 4, 2019

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti today asked the centre to strike a "ceasefire" with terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir during the Ramzan period, so that "people can get some relief".

In Jammu And Kashmir's Pulwama, A Huge Challenge To Get People To Vote

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Saturday May 4, 2019

It's an unusual election meeting in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, yet to completely recover from the effects of February's terror attack that left 40 paramilitary soldiers dead.

Former US Vice President Joe Biden To Announce 2020 Election Run Thursday

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Former US Vice President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday that he is seeking the Democratic Party's presidential nomination for the 2020 election, a source familiar with the plans said on Tuesday.

Watch: Mehbooba Mufti Backers Bash National Conference Worker On Poll Day

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah may have taken to launching joint attacks against the BJP on Twitter, but their newfound solidarity on common issues doesn't seem to have percolated down the party ranks. A video clip that has emerged on social media shows PDP supporters roughing up a Nationa...

Democratic Presidential Candidates Divided Over Impeaching Donald Trump

World News | Reuters | Tuesday April 23, 2019

A group of Democratic presidential candidates were divided on Monday over whether Republican President Donald Trump should be impeached, reflecting a broader split in the Democratic Party over how to react to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian election meddling.

"Regressive": Kashmir Parties Oppose Halting Of Vajpayee-Era Cross-Border Trade

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday April 18, 2019

The central government's decision to suspend trade across the Line of Control with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has come in for scathing criticism, with Kashmir-based opposition parties alleging that the move would only worsen relations with the neighbouring country. While National Conference leader Omar Abdullah claimed that the centre was undoing ev...

Jammu And Kashmir Administration Wants State Polls In June: Sources

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir administration wants the assembly elections in the state to be held in June, sources have indicated. However, that would depend on what the Election Commission eventually decides.

In Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah Fights Election On "Special Status" Plank

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Monday April 15, 2019

With election fever gripping Kashmir, women were seen singing and dancing as National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah reached Nagam village as part of his poll campaign. This was in complete contrast to the 2017 bypolls, when Farooq Abdullah contested from here and nobody would come out to root for him. The bypolls had recorded a dismal 7% voting,...

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Counter PM Modi Attack With Pictures, Sarcasm

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday April 15, 2019

The National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today joined forces to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the two regional parties had ruined three generations of Jammu and Kashmir, pointing out that the ruling BJP had joined forces with both on several instances in the past.

"Want Right Party To Get My Vote": EVM Glitches Sour Poll Mood On Day 1

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday April 12, 2019

The Electronic Voting Machine came in for intense criticism in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections today, with reports of glitches cropping up from several places across the 18 states and two Union Territories that went to the polls.

My Father Held ''Jinn In Bottle'' By Aligning With BJP: Mehbooba Mufti

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday that by aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), her father, Mufti Sayeed, had captured the "Jinn in the bottle".

"Dog Ate My Homework": Mehbooba Mufti's Dig At BJP Over Nehru Attacks

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday April 4, 2019

The BJP's attacks on the Congress involving former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru has prompted People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti's savage dig at the BJP in which she has drawn a curious analogy.

Kamala Harris Raises $12 Million In 2019 For Her White House Race

World News | Reuters | Tuesday April 2, 2019

Candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to be U.S. president began on Monday to disclose how much cash they were able to raise in the first quarter of the year - an early test of their ability to organize and build support.