Will Rahul Gandhi's mohabbat ki dukan sell in J&K? Ultimate test for PM Modi's Naya Kashmir? Farooq Abdullah exclusive on #NewsToday with @SardesaiRajdeep | #ITLivestream x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Isn’t the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and the manner they were forced out in the 1990s a blot on Kashmir’s claim to represent ‘unity in diversity’? Dr Farooq Abdullah responds; ‘Has the BJP brought Pandits back in last 10 years?’ Listen in.

Story that caught the eye: Granting bail to Arvind Kejriwal will ‘demoralise’ High Court: CBI counsel and ASG to SC. Of all the arguments not to grant bail, this is a new one. Bail is rule and jail is exception has been reiterated time and again: clearly, even high judicial

Kashmir musing: in a village near Budgam, an elderly pashmina shawl maker makes me tear up. ‘Mere doctor aur school principal Kashmiri Pandit the… I miss them, I want them to come home, each villager will guarantee their safety !’ Voices of HOPE! #ElectionsOnMyPlate

Friday column: An apology for a fallen Chatrapati Shivaji statue is not what Maharashtra really needs. Netas should instead apologise for a debased political morality and farmer suicides and course correct. Read here: tinyurl.com/72j4ucra

Kashmir musing There are only 808 Kashmiri Pandit families left in the Valley where once there were over 77,000. Sanjay Tikoo is one of them. As he rightly puts it, ‘India must know that its people like us who have kept Kashmiriyat alive by staying on despite all the threats from

Kashmir musing: always good to talk to J and K’a young. They represent the ‘Naya Kashmir’, good, bad and ugly. The ‘good’ they tell me is a far greater sense of security to move around; the ‘bad’ is the lack of job opportunities; the ‘ugly’ (and very disturbing) is the growing

Today’s crime against women: woman raped on busy Ujjain road, filmed by bystanders. Shocking .. and should make us all very angry. indiatoday.in/amp/india/stor…

Can Vinesh Phogat land knockout punch for Congress? Is BJP on the backfoot in Haryana? Will statehood brink J&K back on track? #NewsToday with @SardesaiRajdeep | #ITLivestream x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Listen in to wise words here from Amitabh Mattoo on why statehood restoration is key to Jammu and Kashmir’s dignity.

After staying away from tv for 5 years, Shabnam Gani Lone speaks up: valley sits on a dormant political volcano she says. Why? Listen in

Vinesh Phogat joining Congress : masterstroke or not? Listen in

Kashmir musing: went to see the Friday prayers in Jama Masjid in Srinagar this afternoon. Pre 2019, stone pelting was a regular feature here. Now, it was totally calm. BUT even now Mirwaiz Farooq was today put under house arrest and not allowed to lead the namaaz prayers. Some

श्रीगणेशाच्या दिव्य उपस्थितीने तुमच्या घरात शांती आणि आनंद नांदो. गणेश चतुर्थीच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा! Ganpati Bappa Morya! Greetings to all on Ganesh Chaturthi. ⭐️⭐️

Story that caught the eye: drone attacks followed now by a rocket attack. This is not a conflict zone in the Middle East but here in Manipur. In any other part of the country after 16 unsettled and at times violent months , this would be seen as the biggest national security