Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi has said that the revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and ...

The Army chief, speaking at the India Today Conclave, said AFSPA could be revoked from Jammu and Kashmir when the military ...

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from terrorism-hit Jammu ...

Srinagar: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said that the situation was not conducive for removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and ...

It’s got nothing to do with Kashmir. In 1958, the AFSPA was passed, giving the government the authority to declare an area as ‘disturbed’ and then impose the special law in it.

SRINAGAR: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said that while the revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act ...

The BJP defended the imposition of President's Rule in Manipur, emphasizing it was a necessary decision. Biplab Deb praised ...

The AFSPA gives armed forces personnel, operating in disturbed areas, sweeping powers to search, arrest and to open fire if they deem it necessary for "the maintenance of public order".

The National Conference (NC) on Wednesday shared parliamentary records from 1990, revealing that the founder of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) – Mufti Muhammad Sayeed – was ...

Guwahati: The statutory advisory issued by Australia to its citizens against travelling to Assam has been withdrawn but they have been asked not to go to four districts where the Armed Forces ...

Guwahati: Australia has withdrawn its eight-year-old travel advisory restricting its citizens from travelling to Assam, except for four districts which are under AFSPA. The travel advisory for ...