What is happening to India’s oldest political formation, the Indian National Congress? Not only is it apparently headless but also in complete disarray. While Sonia Gandhi has reluctantly reassumed its reigns as its interim acting president, its leadership crisis is far from over.

Discomfiture and disarray in Congress

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is ready for a "conditional dialogue" with India, reported Dunya News quoted a foreign News Agency. The report comes after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is willing to discuss outstanding issues with Pakistan bilaterally in an atmosphere free of terror and violence.

Pakistan ready for 'conditional dialogue' with India: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Imran Khan's Flop ''Kashmir Hour'' in Pakistan. Watch video to know more.

Imran Khan's Flop ''Kashmir Hour'' in Pakistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for mass demonstrations across the country to protest against Delhi's actions in Kashmir, as tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals continued to boil

Pak PM Imran Khan's call for 'Kashmir Hour'

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday denied reports claiming a shortage of medicines or healthcare crisis in the Valley. Calling the reports "baseless", the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir asserted that health services are functioning normally in the region and urged people to not believe in "rumours and fake news".

Reports claiming shortage of medicines, healthcare crisis in Kashmir are baseless: J&K administration

Australian High Commissioner to New Delhi Harinder Sidhu said on Friday that the Indian government's decision to abrogate Article 370 is country's internal matter, and stressed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved bilaterally by New Delhi and Islamabad.

Abrogation of Article-370 is India's internal matter: Aussie envoy Harinder Sidhu

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday briefed his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, as part of Islamabad`s nefarious designs to internationalise the issue after New Delhi changed the constitutional status of the region.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi now dials up South Korean counterpart, briefs on Kashmir

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Pakistan on Thursday violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Mendhar sector of Poonch district. Officials said at about 1130 hours, Pakistan initiated ceasefire violation by firing of small arms and shelling with mortars in Mendhar.

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Mendhar sector of Poonch district

Pakistan on Thursday carried out night training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi in Balochistan. The director-general of Pakistan military operations tweeted out a video of the missile test which was carried out at night.

After failure at diplomatic front, Pakistan test-fires Ghaznavi missile

Imran Khan is on a desperate mission to draw international attention to Kashmir, and to satisfy the jihadi elements within his own country. After failed diplomatic efforts, threats of nuclear war Pakistan is reportedly going to test its Ghaznavi surface-to-surface missile from a flight test range in Balochistan.

After failed diplomatic efforts and nuke threats Pakistan to test ballistic missile

Following days of restrictions, mobile phone services have been resumed in five districts of Jammu region. Starting Wednesday night, the services were restored in Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Rajouri and Poonch districts.

Mobile phone services restored in five districts of Jammu

Pakistan’s frustration is that abrogation of Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir will expose its terrorists fuelling the proxy war in the valley, out of the umbrella of local political patronage.

Pakistan trying hard to spread false narratives on Jammu and Kashmir

The challenges following the historic revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status straddle two broad categories. First, maintaining peace in the Valley in the immediate aftermath of the Parliament approving the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.

With many shibboleths shattered, big challenge for India now is to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir

Ever since the Union government decided to abrogate Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and to divide the state into two Union territories – Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, all efforts have been made to restore full normalcy in Kashmir.

Taliban’s statement on Jammu and Kashmir is very important for India

Russia on Wednesday supported India on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and called it a sovereign and internal matter. Russian Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev stated that the abrogation is a sovereign decision of the Indian Government.

Article 370 abrogation: Russia supports India, says 'matter should be resolved through Simla accord'

From the time the government revoked Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and split the state into two Union Territories (UTs), opposition leaders have used the move to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Article 370 abrogation: Rahul Gandhi should listen to his 'constructive critics'

India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar who is on a two-day India visit to Moscow held "intensive and focused" bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in the Russian capital during which he briefed him about abrogation of Article 370.

Jaishankar briefs Russian foreign minister Lavrov on Kashmir; discusses upcoming visit of PM Modi to Russia

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday announced that the cabinet has approved 75 new medical colleges to be established in the country by the year 2022, which will create an additional 15,700 MBBS seats.

Cabinet approves 75 new medical colleges to be established by 2022

British PM Johnson confirms parliament suspension until October 14 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday confirmed parliament suspension until October 14, as part of a drive to prevent politicians from derailing its Brexit plan.

News brief: Big stories of the day

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan for instigating violence in Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that all matters related to the region are India's internal issues with no room for Pakistan's interference.

Kashmir India's internal matter, no room for Pakistan to interfere: Rahul Gandhi

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday called for redrawing the Indian map which shows not only Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as its territory but also Gilgit-Baltistan.

Redraw Indian map with PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided that a Constitution Bench will hear the pleas on the issue of abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge Constitution Bench will hear the pleas and the hearing will commence in the first week of October.

Supreme Court: J&K matter to be heard in October

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Discomfiture and disarray in Congress

Pakistan ready for 'conditional dialogue' with India: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Imran Khan's Flop ''Kashmir Hour'' in Pakistan

Pak PM Imran Khan's call for 'Kashmir Hour'

Pakistan ready for 'conditional dialogue' with India: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Reports claiming shortage of medicines, healthcare crisis in Kashmir are baseless: J&K administration

Abrogation of Article-370 is India's internal matter: Aussie envoy Harinder Sidhu

Shah Mahmood Qureshi now dials up South Korean counterpart, briefs on Kashmir

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - August 30th, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Mendhar sector of Poonch district

After failure at diplomatic front, Pakistan test-fires Ghaznavi missile

After failed diplomatic efforts and nuke threats Pakistan to test ballistic missile

Mobile phone services restored in five districts of Jammu

Pakistan trying hard to spread false narratives on Jammu and Kashmir

With many shibboleths shattered, big challenge for India now is to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir

Taliban’s statement on Jammu and Kashmir is very important for India

Article 370 abrogation: Russia supports India, says 'matter should be resolved through Simla accord'

Article 370 abrogation: Rahul Gandhi should listen to his 'constructive critics'

Jaishankar briefs Russian foreign minister Lavrov on Kashmir; discusses upcoming visit of PM Modi to Russia

Cabinet approves 75 new medical colleges to be established by 2022

News brief: Big stories of the day

Kashmir India's internal matter, no room for Pakistan to interfere: Rahul Gandhi

Redraw Indian map with PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Supreme Court: J&K matter to be heard in October