NEW DELHI (Kashmir English): India’s leading social activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk has ended her 26-day hunger strike in support of young protesters demanding education reforms. Wangchuk, also known as “Sonam Sir”, said on social media platform X that he had decided to end his hunger strike after detailed negotiations on various conditions and to
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Indian government has once again accused Pakistani social media accounts of being behind the ongoing student protests in India. The Modi government has blocked 480 Pakistani social media accounts in an attempt to divert public attention from domestic issues and avoid accountability. Indian authorities have repeatedly attributed internal unrest, including protests
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NEW DELHI (Kashmir English): Members of the Sikh community joined protests against the proposed demolition of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, expressing solidarity with students and saying the authorities are targeting the institution out of political vendetta. According to Kashmir Media Service, the protest was led by Samajwadi Party (SP) National
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): Following heavy rains in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a risk of flooding has emerged in various areas of Pakistan due to India releasing water into the Chenab River. According to the Punjab Irrigation Department, India has opened all gates of the Salal Dam after heavy rains, resulting in a rapid increase
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NEW DELHI (AFP): Delhi Police on Tuesday detained Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister and fellow lawmaker, Priyanka Gandhi, as well as the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav from a protest site outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, The Press Trust of India reported. The opposition leader, also chief of the Indian National
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IMPHAL (Kashmir English): A 52-year-old man was shot dead while his wife sustained critical injuries after unidentified assailants attacked them inside their residence in India’s Manipur on Monday. Police said the incident took place in Keirao Wangkhem locality in Imphal district of Manipur at around 2.30am, where the attackers entered the couple’s house and
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RIYADH (Kashmir English): Saudi Arabia has launched a new multiple-entry Umrah visa that allows pilgrims to enter the Kingdom several times over a one-year period. The initiative marked another major step under the country’s Vision 2030 initiative to improve the pilgrimage experience. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the visa, which
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SANAA (Reuters): Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, a move that threatens to escalate the conflict in the region and disrupt global energy supply and trade beyond the Gulf. The Houthis’ armed forces in a statement said they were declaring “a maritime embargo against the criminal
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WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): A US military personnel was killed in action in northern Iraq on July 18, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM says the US military personnel died while destroying the ammunition left over from the downing of the Iranian drone through a controlled explosion. This incident happened after 2 US soldiers were killed
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CAROLINA (Kashmir English): A woman from the US state of North Carolina has won a lottery prize worth more than $150,000 after playing an online game on her mobile phone late at night. Sue Rowley told the lottery officials that she could not sleep on the night of July 8. “To pass the time,
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