FairPoint: When Kashmir sang, and terror sought to still its voice

Deepika Bhan | August 31, 2025 4:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) For much of today's Kashmir, the name Raj Begum barely rings a bell. To millions across India, she is a stranger, her legacy buried under 35 years of Pakistan-sponsored terror turmoil. Even in the land of her birth, where her voice once soared above the valley's meadows and streams, time and violence have obscured her memory.

India-Japan reset marks new era in strategic and economic ties

IANS | August 31, 2025 4:01 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan has elevated the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership into a renewed phase, underscoring security, economic, technological, and people-to-people cooperation amid shifting global dynamics.

India’s horticulture output leaps to 367.72 million tonnes

IANS | August 31, 2025 2:58 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India’s horticulture sector recorded impressive growth over the past decade, driven by the government’s strategy to diversify into high-value agriculture as part of the goal to double farmers’ income in the country.