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 Maria Fernanda Espinosa said she has "sent her condolences to the people and the Government of India after the monsoon floods in the southern and western parts of the country, which led to over 140 deaths, and hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated"
 

The Congress opposed abrogation of Article 370 and said Jammu and Kashmir will turn violent. But there is peace and positive changes in the region, say reports. Will Congress accept the change, or it just can't?

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday (August 12) lashed out at the former Congress president Rahul Gandhi after he claimed that he heard about a few instances where there was violence following the abolition of Article 370

US President Donald Trump has made it clear that his offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on the matter of Kashmir was not on the table any longer. India's ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, said that America's decades-old policy on Kashmir has been no mediation but to encourage India and Pakistan to resolve their differences bilaterally.

Former Congress president and present Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday (August 12) visited the worst flood-hit areas in Kerala and claimed that he would demand the central government to provide full support to the victims

Rahul Gandhi had quit as the Congress president, leaving the seat vacant for as long as three months. After several endless meetings, the party decided to ask Sonia Gandhi to once again lead the way for the party.  Watch Simplified by Jervis Deuel for the details
 

DMK President M K Stalin said A Raja, representing the hilly Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency, will contribute Rs three crore, five Rajya Sabha MPs Rs one crore each and local MLA Dravida Mani Rs two crore.
 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has named his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna presidency. Gotabhaya had led Rajapaksa's military campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) between 2006 and 2009 and won the hearts of many.
 

India and China must be a factor of stability, at a time when the world is facing an uncertain situation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said while calling on Chinese vice president Wang Qishan.

 

Jaishankar, minister for external affairs is in Beijing on a three-day visit to discuss a host of issues including finalisation of arrangements for President Xi Jinping's visit to India

President Ram Nath Kovind has given the nod to a Bill seeking an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill was passed by Parliament earlier this week

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday (August 10) named as interim president of the Congress. Reacting to this, BJP leaders claimed that dynasty politics was rejected by the people of India

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was named as the interim Congress president after Rahul Gandhi’s resignation was accepted in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting

Days after Article 370 was revoked, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, officially making J&K and Ladakh Union Territories on Friday, August 9.
 

The highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, was conferred on former President Pranab Mukherjee and was posthumously awarded to music maestro Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh