Kashmir

As many as 48 human rights activists have written to the National Human Rights Commission raising specific concerns over cases of police excesses in the time of national lockdown announced in the wake of the spread of COVID 19.Apart from police excess, the activists also said that specific areas like…

It is rather interesting at this moment in time to look at a period in our history from about 70 to 80 years ago, specifically in the region of Bengal, in undivided India. At the beginning of World War II in September 1939, India was deep in the struggle for…

Medical professionals are the first point of contact of the COVID-19, they are vulnerable. | File   | Photo Credit: T. Vijaya Kumar Provide protective gear and ‘risks and hardship allowance’ to medical and non-medical professionals designated to treat patients infected with COVID-19, says activist Suhas Chakma’s plea A Public…

Talking of Kashmir, everyone heaps praise on its postcard-worthy scenery, its houseboats and apple trees, but not much is known about its syncretic traditions of sacred architecture. The region has long been a melting pot of cultural practices that include Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. The 14th century, in particular, is…

Key point: During the early years of the hunt for Bin Laden, Delta operators saw action in Afghanistan and more discreetly in Pakistan and India’s Kashmir province. Just how much torture is a person willing to undergo to get a prestigious job? Given that an average of 250 resumes are submitted…

The flower doubtlessly presents random bubbling of possibilities inspiring and recording the creative impulses of man. It is a powerful symbol of the ironical scale of eternity. Even in its ephemeral tangible form, it stands to sway in the breeze, hypnotising the human eye with its colour and fragrance. Amidst…

The space of Shrishti Art Gallery smells of fresh paint and the muted suede tones of the walls allow the varied works of the latest exhibition to take centre stage. A multi-artist show, Entwined: Stories in Thread and Weave is curated by Goa-based curator Lina Vincent. It is a visual…

New Delhi (Sputnik): Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have been at loggerheads over the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region since independence in 1947. The two countries have fought three wars over the disputed territory and often report ceasefire violations near the border.A limited nuclear war between the two South Asian…

The study looks at what might follow if both sides set off a total of 100 Hiroshima-sized bombs A low-level nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could wipe out large swaths of the world’s food supply, igniting cataclysmic fires that blot out the Sun in a decade-long nuclear winter, according…

A low-level nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could wipe out large swaths of the world’s food supply, igniting cataclysmic fires that blot out the Sun in a decade-long nuclear winter, according to new research. Estimated to hold about 150 warheads each, India and Pakistan’s combined arsenals make up only…