News for 'indian-kashmir'

From Kashmir to Cortina: Arif Khan chases Olympic dream

From Kashmir to Cortina: Arif Khan chases Olympic dream

Rediff.com6 Aug 2025

Out in the cold, lone Indian qualifier crowdfunds 2026 Olympic bid

After 'not Malala' speech, Yana Mir vs Delhi customs at airport

After 'not Malala' speech, Yana Mir vs Delhi customs at airport

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

Bag scanning of international passengers is done routinely and the "privileges are not above law", the Delhi customs said on Monday after a video by a Kashmiri journalist over her bag checking at the airport in New Delhi went viral.

Pakistani equestrian to ride horse 'Azad Kashmir' at Tokyo Olympics

Pakistani equestrian to ride horse 'Azad Kashmir' at Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

Indian Olympic officials are reportedly seeking legal advice on whether the name represents a political statement.

'Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan supports Kashmiri jihad'

'Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan supports Kashmiri jihad'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has showed its solidarity with the militants of Indian Kashmir and has said that the Taliban are struggling for implementing Islamic Shariah not only in Pakistan but also in the region including Kashmir.

JuD supporters try to cross into Kashmir with aid for protesters, blocked

JuD supporters try to cross into Kashmir with aid for protesters, blocked

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Saeed said Pakistan government has added insult to the wounds of Kashmiris by welcoming Singh.

JuD medical team applies for Indian visa to travel to Kashmir

JuD medical team applies for Indian visa to travel to Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

The team of 30 doctors of 'Muslim Medical Mission' of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah applied for a visa through online and courier.

The Taliban: Barbarians at our gate

The Taliban: Barbarians at our gate

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

'With Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the unemployed jihadis will certainly turn their gaze to India and Kashmir.' 'Despite this imminent danger to national security, defence preparedness does not find a mention in the ongoing electoral campaign,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Did you know Kabir Bedi's mother was a monk?

Did you know Kabir Bedi's mother was a monk?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

She lived for two-thirds of her life in India, adopted its national cause and customs, and took an Indian passport. She served a prison sentence in Lahore as part of Gandhi's protests against an Imperial power which happened to be her motherland. Freda Bedi delighted in confounding accepted definitions of identity.

Imams meet Rajnath, urge Kashmiris to restore peace

Imams meet Rajnath, urge Kashmiris to restore peace

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

A delegation of Imams on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and urged him to help restore calm in the Kashmir Valley which is witnessing turmoil following the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani.

Modi pledges Rs 800 billion in relief and development for Kashmir

Modi pledges Rs 800 billion in relief and development for Kashmir

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

Modi pledges Rs 800 billion in relief and development for Kashmir

Did Sharif know about Kargil before Atal's bus yatra?

Did Sharif know about Kargil before Atal's bus yatra?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

The plan hinged on two critical assumptions: India would not be able to replenish supplies quickly to launch a counter-attack. India could not respond in enough strength to dislodge the Pakistanis. Both assumptions would be proved wrong due to the ferocity of the Indian response, reveals former RAW officer Tilak Devasher in his new book, Pakistan At The Helm.

The Neelam Plan

The Neelam Plan

Rediff.com20 Jun 2003

Why can't we have a better relationship with China?

Why can't we have a better relationship with China?

Rediff.com27 May 2017

'China's deep involvement in the stability and economic and political success of Pakistan actually produces some elements of congruence with India's core interest in a stable and productive relationship with Pakistan.' 'It is not far-fetched for us to pursue that congruence and with ingenuity work out with China a formula that also satisfies our formal position on PoK,' argues Ambassador Kishan S Rana.

No employee raised any slogan at any point: Amnesty clarifies after sedition case

No employee raised any slogan at any point: Amnesty clarifies after sedition case

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Amnesty India said allegations mentioned in a complaint by an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad representative against it were "without substance".

Modi govt's Pak policy an 'international joke': Cong

Modi govt's Pak policy an 'international joke': Cong

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

A tensions escalated with fresh ceasefire violations by Pakistan, the Congress on Saturday said India's Pakistan policy under Narendra Modi dispensation has become an "international joke".

Kashmir may trigger Indo-Pak war, says Sharif: Report

Kashmir may trigger Indo-Pak war, says Sharif: Report

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

Kashmir is a flashpoint that can trigger a fourth war between Pakistan and India any time, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said, seeking an early settlement of the issue.

'India' out, 'South Asia' in. How academics ill serve us

'India' out, 'South Asia' in. How academics ill serve us

Rediff.com11 May 2016

"South Asian studies" academics in the US would do well to introspect how they wittingly or unwittingly become part of Pakistan's proxy war in wielding influence over academics and policy, says Sankrant Sanu.