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New lawmakers in Indian Kashmir seek restoration of partial autonomy

SRINAGAR, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Newly-elected lawmakers in India’s Jammu and Kashmir territory passed a resolution on Wednesday demanding New Delhi restore the partial autonomy of the Himalayan region, a contentious move Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is likely to reject. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s partial autonomy in 2019, splitting the state into the two federally administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The decision was opposed by opposition parties, and many people were detained in 2019 to forestall a backlash against the shock move. Modi’s government also imposed months of curbs on

Cabinet approves PM Vidyalaxmi scheme for students to avail easy loans for higher education

New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Union Cabinet has approved a new scheme PM Vidyalaxmi, targeting middle-class students who wish to get admission into higher educational institutions but face financial constraints. Any student who secures admission to higher education Institutions and wishes to avail of education loans to pursue higher education in these institutions will be eligible to get the loan through the PM Vidyalaxmi scheme “Such loans will be collateral-free and guarantor-free” Union Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed reporters after the Cabinet meeting. A maximum of one lakh students each year will be covered under the scheme. A student

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

PALM BEACH, Florida, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Donald Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad. Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, Edison Research projected, following a campaign of dark rhetoric that deepened the polarization in the country. The former president’s victory in the swing state of Wisconsin pushed him over the threshold. “America has given

Supreme Court slams UP govt on illegal demolition, says “You can’t come with bulldozers and demolish houses overnight”

New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government authorities for the illegal demolition of houses for road widening while terming the action by the state as “high-handed” and without authority of law. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also directed the UP government to grant punitive compensation of Rs 25 lakhs to persons whose house was demolished. “You can’t come with bulldozers and demolish houses overnight. You don’t give time family to vacate. What about the household articles? There has to be

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