Page 33 - Latest Updates on Article 370
What kind of petition is this? SC on pleas against Article 370 revocation
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the petition by advocate M L Sharma challenging the scrapping of Article 370 has "no meaning"
 "What kind of petition is this? SC on pleas against Article 370 revocation")
Kashmir stays shut for 12th day, restrictions on people's movement relaxed
Officials say the situation in the Valley is being monitored on a real-time basis and the decision to remove the forces will depend on the ground situation
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China seeks 'closed consultations' in UNSC on India's Kashmir move: Report
Pakistan formally called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss India revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir
 "China seeks 'closed consultations' in UNSC on India's Kashmir move: Report")
UN Security Council to meet on Friday on India's moves in Kashmir
It is extremely rare for the Security Council to discuss Kashmir
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Shah Faesal taken to makeshift detention center in Srinagar's Centaur Hotel
During preliminary questioning, Faesal said he was taking a connecting flight to London from Istanbul, officials said
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A challenge, an opportunity
India had to respond to adapting its strategic thinking on the Kashmir issue, if it was serious in resolving the conflict
UNSC likely to hold session on J&K on Aug 16 after China's request
This comes a day after Pakistan's foreign minister wrote a letter urging the council to urgently convene a session on India's decision to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir and revoking of Article 370
 "UNSC likely to hold session on J&K on Aug 16 after China's request")
Best of BS Opinion: Climate change, India's economic challenge, and more
From J&K to Indian economy, read best of Business Standard opinion here
 "Best of BS Opinion: Climate change, India's economic challenge, and more")
States of the union
Centre-state relations need to improve
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Imran Khan vows to become 'voice of Kashmir', raise issue at every forum
The Pakistan PM was addressing a special session of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad
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Modi to deliver his sixth I-Day speech, expected to talk about J&K, economy
Modi has used August 15 addresses to present a report card on the governments performance to highlight how the country has grown on his watch
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Ex IAS officer Shah Faesal sent back to J-K from Delhi, detained under PSA
The former bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir had floated a political outfit after resigning from the Indian Administrative Service
Why J&K's reorganisation makes it similar to Delhi, not Puducherry
The J&K Reorganization Act makes it clear that the 'Delhi model' will be followed on policing and public order. On issues like land and powers of court, there is no clarification
 "Why J&K's reorganisation makes it similar to Delhi, not Puducherry")
Accept invite to J&K sans conditions, when can I come: Rahul Gandhi to Guv
Governor Satya Pal Malik had lashed out at Gandhi for putting 'pre-conditions' for a visit to the Kashmir Valley and alleged he was trying to 'create unrest'
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Governor's invite to Rahul Gandhi to J&K was never sincere: Chidambaram
Gandhi has put forth many conditions for the visit, including meeting mainstream leaders under detention, the governor said in a statement
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We should not interfere in 'friend' India's internal matter: UK MP on J&K
In a letter to British PM Boris Johnson in support of India, Conservative lawmaker Bob Blackman says that the UK does not interfere in the domestic affairs of a third country
 "We should not interfere in 'friend' India's internal matter: UK MP on J&K")
Pak seeks UNSC emergency meet over India revoking Kashmir's special status
India has categorically told the international community that its move to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution removing the special status to Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter
SC refuses to lift restrictions in J&K; will take up matter after 2 weeks
The apex court said that it will wait for return of normalcy and take up the matter after two weeks
 "SC refuses to lift restrictions in J&K; will take up matter after 2 weeks")
Trump has taken Kashmir mediation offer off the table: Indian envoy in US
India has made it clear to America that any discussion on the issue, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally
 "Trump has taken Kashmir mediation offer off the table: Indian envoy in US")
What you've heard on J&K is distortion, not truth: Indian envoy to US media
Last week, New Delhi revoked Article 370 that gave special status to J&K and enacted the law that bifurcates the state into two UTs -- Jammu and Kashmir with Assembly and Ladakh without it
 "What you've heard on J&K is distortion, not truth: Indian envoy to US media")