Saudi Arabia Founding Day 2026: Date, history, significance and celebration of 300 years of statehood

[ad_1] What is Saudi Founding Day and Why is it Celebrated on February 22? Every year on February 22, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pauses to commemorate Founding Day, a national occasion that honours the birth of the first Saudi state nearly three centuries ago. This year’s holiday, officially declared a paid public holiday for […]

Post-Ladakh firing, Omar says can’t hit streets for statehood | India News

[ad_1] Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah ruled out taking to the streets for restoration of statehood, saying Tuesday that young lives cannot be risked in a climate of trigger-ready forces. “In Ladakh, they opened fire within an hour. In Kashmir, they would not wait 10 minutes,” Omar said, vowing to press […]

Protests Erupt in Leh Demanding Statehood for Ladakh; BJP Office Torched | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Leh, September 24 (Udaipur Kiran News): Violent protests broke out in Leh on Wednesday as students clashed with police and security forces while demanding full statehood for Ladakh. Agitators set fire to the BJP office, pelted stones at the police, and even torched a CRPF vehicle. The protests were held in support of social […]

Statehood Is Constitutional Right for J&K, Not Linked to Poll Results: Omar Abdullah | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Srinagar, September 24 (Udaipur Kiran News): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asserted that statehood is a constitutional right of the people and cannot be made conditional on the outcome of elections. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Abdullah said the Supreme Court had earlier been informed of a three-step process — […]

NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi slams his own party again, accuses it of ‘begging’ for statehood | India News

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 […]

Palestine statehood: More countries back two-state solution – what’s keeping the dream a dream?

[ad_1] Palestinians carry sacks of flour taken from a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza City, in the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. (Pic credit: AP) First France, then the United Kingdom, and now Canada: three of America’s closest Western allies have recently voiced support for the idea of a Palestinian state, […]

Who is backing Palestine? From Canada to France, countries recognising its statehood; what is India’s stance?

[ad_1] Entire districts were razed to the ground in Gaza (Photo: NYT) In a sweeping diplomatic shift, several key allies of the United States are now preparing to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state.This development will increase global pressure on Israel and change how the world views Palestinian statehood. In 1988, India became one […]

Gaza crisis: UK to recognise Palestinian state if Israel fails to act on ceasefire; PM Keir Starmer terms statehood as ‘inalienable right’

[ad_1] File photo: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Picture credit: AP) In a major policy shift, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday announced that the United Kingdom will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps toward a […]