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Omar Abdullah’s statehood signature drive sparks Opposition heat in J&K

Srinagar, Aug 15 (UNI) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s announcement of a door-to-door signature campaign across the Union Territory for the restoration of J&K’s statehood has drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties.
Peoples Democratic Party MLA and legislature party leader in J&K Assembly Waheed Parra accused Omar of “betraying” the people of Jammu and Kashmir by reducing the fight for statehood to “token gestures” through a signature campaign.
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Railways Clears Major Slope Stabilisation Project on Jammu–Vaishno Devi Katra Line

19 May 2026 | 5:31 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Indian Railways has approved critical slope stabilisation, tunnel rehabilitation, and bridge protection works worth Rs 238 crore on the Jammu–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra section of Northern Railway, aimed at enhancing the long-term safety and reliability of the strategically important route.

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PM Modi holds extensive talks with Nordic leaders in Oslo, focuses on green growth and emerging technologies

19 May 2026 | 5:13 PM

‎‎New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with leaders from Iceland, Denmark and Finland on the sidelines of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit in Oslo, with discussions centering on clean energy, sustainability, emerging technologies, trade, investment and innovation-driven partnerships.

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Maj Gen B C  Khanduri, soldier-statesman passes away at 91

Maj Gen B C Khanduri, soldier-statesman passes away at 91

19 May 2026 | 4:43 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Major General (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, AVSM, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, ex-Union Minister and a decorated Army officer, passed away in Dehradun on Tuesday. He was 91.

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India, Vietnam reaffirm Indo-Pacific commitment; ink AI, quantum tech pact during Rajnath Singh's Hanoi visit

19 May 2026 | 3:42 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held bilateral talks with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang in Hanoi, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to maintaining peace, stability, security, safety, and freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Between Elections and Armies: Myanmar’s Unfinished Democratic Transition

19 May 2026 | 3:15 PM

(UNI SPECIAL)
Guru Saday Batabyal

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) On the morning of February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s democratic transition did not simply falter—it collided with a structural reality that had long constrained it. Television screens in Yangon went dark, mobile networks were severed, and armoured vehicles appeared at major junctions. Within hours, elected leaders were detained, and civilian rule was abruptly suspended.

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