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India plans cuts to imports from Malaysia, Turkey over remarks on Kashmir

The world's biggest buyer of edible oils has already effectively stopped importing palm oil from Malaysia by asking Indian importers to look elsewhere

Situation in Kashmir violates human rights: US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell

The situation in Kashmir violates human rights, a US Congresswoman has said, as she joined as cosponsors to a resolution urging India to end restrictions on communications and mass detentions in the newly-created Union Territory. The resolution No 745 that was introduced in the House of Representatives last year by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal now has 36 cosponsors, of whom two are Republicans and 34 from the opposition Democratic party. "The situation in Kashmir violates human rights. Thousands have been detained unjustly & millions are without access to the internet & telephones," Congresswoman Debbie Dingell said in a tweet Monday night. "That's why I signed onto House Resolution 745 so the US can let the world know we will not stand by while these violations happen," she said. Dingell represents 12th Congressional District of Michigan. The Congressional resolution is currently before the House Foreign Affairs Committee for necessary action. Congressman ...

Net freedom

SC constraints on govt actions are welcome

J&K restrictions: Freedom of speech, biz via Net are basic rights, says SC

Orders J&K curbs review in a week; says Sec 144 can't be used as a curb on democratic rights

Experts hail SC judgement on internet access in Jammu and Kashmir

The court had held that complete suspension of services should be considered only if "necessary" and "unavoidable"

The politics of cool

However much the government and its outreach community might insist it is merely an enabling act, it is hard to see it as anything but the first step towards a constitutionally Hindu nation

How internet shutdowns cost India more than $1.3 billion in 2019

Government-led internet shutdowns cost the global economy $8 billion in 2019. India lost $1.3 billion due to 4,196 hours of no internet. 122 major shutdowns took place in 21 countries during the year

J&K restrictions: SC orders review of internet suspension within a week

Freedom of speech and expression includes right to the internet within Article 19 of the Constitution of India, said the apex court

Article 370: Supreme Court verdict on pleas challenging curbs in J&K today

A bench of Justice N V Ramana, Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice B R Gavai had reserved the judgement on November 27 last year

Envoys J&K visit to display measures taken to restore normalcy: MEA

Diplomatic sources said envoys from several European countries conveyed to the government that they cannot go at such a notice and sought to visit Kashmir without any restrictions

'Adviser' Prashant Kishor has altered political discourse of Mamata's TMC

The party took a nuanced position on the scrapping of the provisions of Article 370; now it is mulling whether it should start reaching out to Dalits in Bengal

Envoys from 16 nations in Kashmir to assess ground situation

They will meet Lt Governor G C Murmu as well as civil society members, they said.

Top events of the day: PM to meet Niti Aayog economists, envoys J&K visit

From Omaxe Group's Hyderabad property case NCLT hearing to Global investors meet in Kochi, here are the top news events of the day to watch out for

Amit Shah slams Congress over Artcle 370, Ayodhya verdict in Jharkhand

The BJP leader also accused the Congress-JMM combine of indulging in corruption and 'hoodwinking' the tribals and the poor

Every question by petitioners on Kashmir restrictions must be answered: SC

A bench headed by Justice NV Ramana told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, that petitioners challenging the restrictions have argued in detail and he will have to answer all questions

Article 370: 5-judge SC bench to hear pleas against abrogation tomorrow

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear from Tuesday a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's abrogating the provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana will commence the hearing on a batch of petitions including that of private individuals, lawyers, activists and political parties like National Conference, Sajjad Lone-led J&K Peoples Conference and CPI (M) leader Mohd Yousuf Tarigami. The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant, had on November 14 refused to pass any interim order on the pleas saying it might lead to delay in the matter and the apex court would settle all the issues at one go after hearing all the parties. On Monday, a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Raju Ramachandaran to come prepared in the matter. The bench also asked the

Article 370 abrogation illegal, J&K people bypassed: Petitioners to SC

The Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 was "unconstitutional" since people of Jammu and Kashmir were "bypassed" and any proposal for altering the constitutional status of the erstwhile state should emanate from the citizens there, one of the petitioners said in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana, which commenced hearing on batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision, was told by the petitioner that it was violative of the Constitution as orders were passed in "disregard of consent" of people of J&K. Provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was abrogated by the Centre on August 5. A number of petitions have been filed in the matter including that of private individuals, lawyers, activists and political parties and they have also challenged the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019, which splits J&K into two ...

Being a constitutional court

The current trend of hearing high profile cases end to end should be carried forward

Supreme Court scheduled to hear petitions against Article 370 on Friday

A special bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer, will hear the petitions

Sangh meets two of three objectives with Supreme Court ruling on Ayodhya

Of the Sangh Parivar's core agenda, provisions of Article 370, that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, were scrapped on August 5