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Congress High Command Faces a Test of Opposition Unity: What Is Brewing Behind the Scenes After the Delhi CJP Protest?

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Congress High Command, INDIA Bloc Rift and the CJP Protest: What Is Brewing?

Congress High Command, INDIA Bloc Rift and the CJP Protest: What Is Brewing? By: Javid Amin | Delhi / Srinagar| 10 October 2026 The Delhi confrontation over the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has exposed a question that could prove more consequential for the opposition than the demonstration itself: how united is the INDIA bloc when it comes to translating shared political concerns into coordinated action? As police restrictions and mass detentions turned the October 10 mobilisation into a national controversy, opposition parties responded…

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National Conference’s Limited Presence at Anti-CEC Protests Raises Questions Over INDIA Bloc Coordination

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Ruhullah, PDP, PC and AIP Stay Away as INDIA Bloc Protests Continue in Delhi

NC’s Limited Presence at Delhi Protests Raises Questions Over INDIA Bloc Coordination By: News Desk | Srinagar | October 8, 2026 Ruhullah, PDP, People’s Conference and AIP leaders also absent from Delhi mobilisation as regional parties navigate electoral-roll concerns, internal differences and competing political priorities The National Conference’s limited participation in the Congress-led protests in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has triggered fresh questions about coordination within the opposition INDIA bloc, particularly over how far Kashmir-based parties are prepared to participate in a sustained, nationally coordinated campaign.…

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Kashmiri ‘Modi Fan’ Beaten in Delhi: Political Stunt, Publicity Battle or a Test of Democratic Tolerance?

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From Srinagar to Connaught Place: The Background Behind the Faheem Nazir Controversy

Faheem Nazir’s Connaught Place Confrontation Raises Questions About Political Provocation, Viral Videos and the Ground Reality Behind Competing Claims By: News Desk | Srinagar / Delhi | October 8, 2026 A video showing a young Kashmiri man being surrounded, pushed, dragged and hit by a group of people at Delhi’s Connaught Place has triggered a political controversy at a time when opposition parties are protesting against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The man, identified in media reports as Faheem Nazir, says he supports Prime Minister…

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J&K Assembly Session 2026: Omar Govt Faces Heat Over Statehood, Jobs, Reservation

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J&K Assembly Session 2026: Omar Govt Faces Heat Over Statehood, Jobs, Reservation

J&K Assembly Session Begins: Omar Abdullah Government Faces Heat Over Statehood, Jobs, Reservation and Power Tariffs By: News Desk | 20 September 2026 Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly enters its latest session with the Omar Abdullah government facing a familiar but increasingly complicated political test: how to defend its record on governance while managing disagreements with its own alliance partner and a fragmented opposition. The autumn session begins on Monday, September 21, and is scheduled to continue until September 30. The official Assembly portal lists it as the…

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IIM Jammu Modi Birthday Row: ₹500 Fine Notice, Congress Protest and Campus Autonomy

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IIM Jammu Modi Birthday Row: ₹500 Fine Notice, Congress Protest and Campus Autonomy

IIM Jammu Modi Birthday Event Row: ₹500 Fine Notice Sparks Questions Over Campus Autonomy By: News Desk | 19 September 2026 A disputed Students’ Council notice, a political backlash from Congress and the institute’s denial have turned a campus lamp-lighting ceremony into a wider debate over institutional autonomy, student choice and the place of political symbolism inside India’s premier educational institutions. What began as a lamp-lighting ceremony at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu has quickly become a political and institutional controversy. On September 17, 2026, IIM Jammu hosted…

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UPI Charges Above ₹2,000: Government Clarifies New Rule as Congress Raises ‘Wallet Row’

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UPI Charges Above ₹2,000: Government Clarifies New Rule as Congress Raises ‘Wallet Row’

UPI Charges Above ₹2,000: New 0.4% MDR Rule, Government Clarification and Congress Row By: News Desk | 15 September 2026 New Delhi: India’s six-year experiment with completely free UPI merchant payments is set for a significant change from October 15, with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) introducing a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified person-to-merchant UPI transactions above ₹2,000. The move has triggered a political dispute, with the Congress accusing the Centre of moving away from its earlier promise of keeping UPI free, while the government maintains…

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‘Do You Want Kashmiris in Jail?’: Omar Abdullah’s Vande Mataram Rebuke Exposes Fresh NC-Congress Rift

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‘Do You Want Kashmiris in Jail?’: Omar Abdullah’s Vande Mataram Rebuke Exposes Fresh NC-Congress Rift

Omar Abdullah vs Congress Over Vande Mataram: ‘Do You Want Kashmiris in Jail?’ By: News Desk | 11 September 2026 A national song, an old political fault line and a new fight between allies A dispute over how much of Vande Mataram should be sung at official functions has quickly turned into something much larger in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has hit back at his Congress allies after the party objected to the rendition of the complete version of the national song, asking a pointed question: “Does…

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Sajad Lone Challenges Rahul Gandhi Over Kashmir Pellet Victims: Is India’s Outrage Selective?

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Sajad Lone Challenges Rahul Gandhi Over Kashmir Pellet Victims: Is India’s Outrage Selective?

Sajad Lone vs Rahul Gandhi: Kashmir Pellet Victims and the Politics of Selective Outrage By: Javid Amin | 23 Aug 2026 Sajad Lone’s Question to Rahul Gandhi Is Uncomfortable — Precisely Because the Numbers Are Real There is a peculiar irony in Indian politics this week. A 19-year-old student in Delhi suffered pellet injuries during a protest. His complaint initially struggled to get an FIR registered. Rahul Gandhi went personally to the Parliament Street police station, sat through a prolonged dharna and demanded that the police register a case. Eventually,…

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Mirwaiz Backs NC’s Jantar Mantar Statehood Protest, Triggering Political Debate Over Broad Outreach

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Mirwaiz Backs NC’s Jantar Mantar Statehood Protest, Triggering Political Debate Over Broad Outreach

Mirwaiz Backs NC’s Jantar Mantar Protest on J&K Statehood, Political Debate Intensifies Over Broad Outreach By: Javid Amin | 10 July 2026 The National Conference’s (NC) proposed protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi has taken on a new political dimension after Mirwaiz Umar Farooq publicly expressed support for the campaign demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. Mirwaiz described the demand for statehood as a “people’s cause”, welcoming the initiative to raise the issue at the national level. His endorsement has, however, triggered a wider political debate, with…

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Congress to Challenge MP Waqf Board Reorganisation in Supreme Court, Opposes Inclusion of Hindu Members

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Congress to Challenge MP Waqf Board Reorganisation in Supreme Court, Opposes Inclusion of Hindu Members

Congress Opposes MP Waqf Board Reorganisation, Plans Supreme Court Challenge Over Hindu Members By: News Desk | 07 July 2026 Congress Opposes Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board Reorganisation, Announces Supreme Court Challenge A fresh political and legal controversy has emerged in Madhya Pradesh after the reorganisation of the state’s Waqf Board reportedly included Hindu members in its composition. The Congress has strongly objected to the move, arguing that it is inconsistent with the purpose and framework of the Waqf law and has announced that it will approach the Supreme Court. The…

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