As restrictions imposed in the wake of scrapping of provisions of Article 370 continue in Kashmir with situation relatively peaceful in Jammu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the Kashmir issue on Thursday.
In his special televised address to the nation, PM Modi said the decision was taken to usher in development in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh and assured that the state will not be a Union Territory for long.
Amid escalating tensions and an unfolding war in West Asia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to make a first official visit to India. The visit is slated to take place from May 23 to May 26.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a five-nation tour, will be arriving in Italy shortly on the last leg of his tour. The tour, which included visits to the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy, signifies a shift in India's foreign policy towards strengthening technology and supply chain security.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Norway, a joint diplomatic press statement in Oslo saw Norwegian journalist Helle Ling question the Prime Minister on India's human rights record and press freedom.
Twisha Sharma, the 31-year-old Noida woman found hanging at her Bhopal home while two months pregnant, is now at the centre of explosive court claims.
