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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

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

Accept invite to J&K sans conditions, when can I come: Rahul Gandhi to Guv

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday repeated his demand to visit Jammu and Kashmir and asked Governor Satya Pal Malik when he could come. He said he had accepted Malik's invitation to visit J&K and meet people without any conditions and termed the governor's reply "feeble". "Dear Maalik (sic) ji, I saw your feeble reply to my tweet. "I accept your invitation to visit Jammu & Kashmir and meet the people, with no conditions attached. When can I come?" he said. On Tuesday, Malik had lashed out at Gandhi for putting "pre-conditions" for a visit to Kashmir Valley and alleged he was trying to "create unrest" by seeking to bring a delegation of opposition leaders. Following remarks by Gandhi that there have been reports of violence in Kashmir, Malik had said on Monday he will send him an aircraft to visit the Valley and observe the ground situation. Gandhi has put forth many conditions for the visit, including meeting mainstream leaders under detention, the governor said in a ..

Governor's invite to Rahul Gandhi to J&K was never sincere: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying his invitation to Rahul Gandhi to visit the state was a "tool of propaganda" and never sincere. He said alleging that Rahul Gandhi has put conditions is rubbish, as he only asked for freedom to meet everyone, including soldiers. "J&K Governor's invitation to Rahul Gandhi was never a sincere invitation. It was a tool of propaganda.To say that Rahul Gandhi put conditions is rubbish. Rahul Gandhi asked for freedom to meet everyone, including soldiers. How is that putting conditions?," he asked on Twitter. "Can a visitor not ask for freedom to meet different sections of the people and to enquire about the welfare of the soldiers?," he further asked. Malik had on Tuesday lashed out at Gandhi for putting "pre-conditions" for a visit to the state and alleged he was trying to "create unrest" by seeking to bring a delegation of opposition leaders. Following remarks by Gandhi that

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

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

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

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

Eid in Jammu and Kashmir peaceful; no incident of firing: Police chief

Inspector General of Police S P Pani also said the Jammu and Kashmir administration was committed to maintain peace and order and the police were working in this direction

J&K will have MLAs and chief minister; elections will be held: PM Modi

Revoking Art 370 'historic', J&K will see more development now: Modi

Sitting on a volcano in J&K: Reloading political matrix will not be easy

The govt, it seems, promises to revive democracy from the grassroots by encouraging elected village representatives to occupy a political vacuum left by marginalising the existing political dynasties

Situation in Kashmir peaceful ahead of Eid, markets remain open

Ahead of Eid-ul Azha, banks, ATMs and quite a few markets remained open on Sunday in Kashmir and restrictions were eased allowing people to come out to shop, while residents would be permitted to offer prayers in neighbourhoods mosques on the festival, officials said. There has been no report of violence anywhere in Kashmir, they said. While the administration said it was taking steps to facilitate availability of food and other items, the usual hustle and bustle of the Eid-ul-Azha festival was missing in the Valley where normal life has been paralysed following heavy security deployment, restrictions on movement and curtailing of communication links after the abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5. However, normalcy was fast returning in most of the Jammu region where restrictions under section 144 CrPc have been completely lifted in five districts. In the other five districts, restrictions have been relaxed to facilitate Eid preparations, .

Thousands protest in Kashmir over new status despite clampdown

In a tweeted statement on Saturday, spokeswoman for India's Ministry of Home Affairs, Vasudha Gupta, said that the estimate of 10,000 was 'completely fabricated & incorrect'

National Conference moves SC against Presidential Order on Article 370

The NC also sought to declare the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 as 'unconstitutional'

After revocation of Article 370, many in Pakistan plan to rejoin militants

India recently scrapped the special status given to Jammu & Kashmir

Opposition wilted, broke ranks as govt pushed record number of Bills

In the beginning of the session -- which registered over 100 per cent productivity -- the opposition was seen united, but failed in maintaining it

J&K issue: Pakistan has received little traction globally, suggests report

Do whatever, but do not use terrorism, is the message being told to Pakistani leaders and officials

Pakistan urges US to help ease Kashmir tension, inject sanity on India side

Pakistan's always strained relations with its India are being put to a new test after Narendra Modi-led government revoked the special status of Jammu & Kashmir

Article 370: Indian-Americans back govt move to revoke J&K special status

Indian Americans, under the aegis of the Houston chapter of Friends of India Society International and the Houston chapter of Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora, assembled outside Indian Consulate