While the J&K Police has not officially released any data on such detentions and subsequent release, many high-ranking police officials in Srinagar confirm that the numbers could be as high as 4,500.

In his speech at the Hindi Diwas event, Shah repeatedly underlined the pre-eminence of Hindi. However, Shah added that he didn’t consider multiple languages existing in the country a 'liability', unlike 'many people'.

At the Express Adda, Nick Clegg fielded questions on the influence of Facebook and controversies around the company, Brexit, and nationalism, as well as on his talks with the Indian government on issues such as Internet regulation.

She said she bought the spectacles online earlier this year, and that both the glasses as well as a chip with some of the videos were now gone from her hostel room.

Priority sector tag for export credit; corpus for stuck housing projects

New Delhi and Washington are exploring the possibility of Trump attending both events or at least one of them. If he attends the diaspora event, which is expected to be a gathering of about 50,000 people, it will be a first for an American President.

Of the total 21,135 transit tenements, meant to temporarily house those residents of the perilously run-down old cessed buildings in South and Central Mumbai, nearly 40 per cent or 8,448 are illegally occupied.

The special judge passed orders to recover compensation, concluding that the “menace” of registering false complaints of Dalit atrocities to get compensation from the government “cannot be overlooked”.

While Kejriwal said the move was aimed at combating high levels of air pollution in winter, when crop burning takes place in neighbouring states, Gadkari claimed works underway in Delhi would ensure it is pollution-free in the next two years.

Responding to questions sent by The Indian Express on the notices and the key allegations, a Reliance spokesperson replied: “We deny all the contents of your email including receipt of any such notice.”

“Studies show 10% to 13%  reduction in pollution because of this scheme, which is only an emergency measure, but the smog from stubble burning creates such an emergency,” Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said.

The court said that “though Hindu laws were codified in the year 1956, there has been no attempt to frame a Uniform Civil Code applicable to all citizens of the country despite exhortations of this Court” in the Shah Bano case and other cases.

Nehal Modi, in his appeal to the Interpol commission, had said that he will not get a fair trial if he is extradited to India. He said he had “no institutional ties” with Nirav Modi’s companies and the sale of 50 kg gold of a liquidated firm was “legal”.

In an interview, Lt Gen K J S Dhillon says that there has been no cross-Line of Control infiltration as is being rumoured in Gulmarg. “I sleep well in the night,” he says, when asked what worries him when he goes to bed.

With 40 days of lockdown in Jammu & Kashmir, this also sets the stage before Imran Khan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scheduled to speak at the United Nations General Assembly on September 27.

With the Congress-NCP’s fortunes falling, Bhosale had been contemplating a switch for the last few months.

As for Anmol, the only thing on her mind is Friday’s visit to the DC office. “I will do whatever DC sir tells me. It will be a great experience for me,” says the Class 11 student, who also dabbles in content writing and graphic design.

The Express Adda is a series of informal interactions organised by The Indian Express Group and features those at the centre of change.

India responded cautiously, with Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar saying they will continue to try for “full implementation of ICJ judgement”. He said they are in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic channels.

The average modal price of onion in this market, the country’s largest, has risen from Rs 830 per quintal in April to Rs 931 in May, Rs 1,222 in June, Rs 1,252 in July and Rs 1,880 in August.

About 70 students are camping in a hostel in Ghaziabad for the last three weeks, at their own expense, to organise their placement drive. The total final year class has 360 students of whom 80 are from Jammu and Kashmir, most from the Valley.

The chargesheet also refers to a preliminary report by the board of doctors that conducted the post mortem, which says if the viscera report does not point to “poison”, the cause of death was a head injury.

Reddy was speaking on the sidelines of an event organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).

Following the Centre’s decision to scrap J&K’s special status, Farooq Abdullah has been placed under house arrest in Srinagar while Omar Abdullah has been detained at Hari Niwas.