PARIS (FRANCE) — World leaders voiced hopes for a reset with the United States on Wednesday after voters delivered a huge midterm election defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican party. The Democrats seized control of both Senate and the House of Representatives, giving them the power to block legislation and hold up Trump’s […]
SRINAGAR — Dissident National Conference (NC) MLAs are likely to meet party president Farooq Abdullah here on Friday to air their grievances following the recent cabinet reshuffle, party sources said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is also expected to attend the crucial meeting, as the party leadership seeks to pacify the legislators unhappy at being omitted […]
SYDNEY — Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to a 14-year career during which he won three ICC World Cup titles. The 38-year-old last represented Australia in their final match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Oman. Maxwell played 149 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ousted in a mass uprising in 2024, has told The Associated Press that she remains committed to returning to Bangladesh from exile in India next month, despite being sentenced to death over her government’s deadly crackdown on protesters. Hasina fled to India after student-led protests forced her […]
SRINAGAR — Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Thursday said AIIMS Awantipora in south Kashmir is expected to commence Outpatient Department (OPD) services before December 2026, with inpatient (IPD) services and academic activities scheduled to begin in July 2027. In a post on X, Nadda said he reviewed the progress and operational readiness of […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday attended the ‘Honour & Excellence 2026’ annual awards ceremony organised by the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar Education Society (DJSES) at the Convention Centre in Jammu as the chief guest. The ceremony celebrated academic achievements of meritorious students, honoured staff members for their dedicated service and recognised distinguished alumni […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti was on Wednesday unanimously re-elected as the party’s president for the fifth consecutive term. The organisational elections were held at the party headquarters in Srinagar, where party leaders, elected representatives and members of the Electoral College assembled to elect the party president. According to a post […]
SRINAGAR — In a major move to check unauthorised constructions, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has directed an immediate suspension of all ongoing construction activities across 35 wards of the city until building permissions and approved plans are verified. The directions have been issued through separate circulars by Enforcement Officers of the North/East, West and […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag arrested four alleged drug peddlers in four separate operations across the district and recovered around 11.86 kilograms of contraband substances, officials said on Thursday. In the first operation, Police Station Mattan conducted a search at the residential premises of Zakir Hussain Khan, a resident of Satrimaidan, Gopalpora, Mattan, following specific […]
PARIS (FRANCE) — World leaders voiced hopes for a reset with the United States on Wednesday after voters delivered a huge midterm election defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican party. The Democrats seized control of both Senate and the House of Representatives, giving them the power to block legislation and hold up Trump’s […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump concedes that the war he ordered on Iran was partly to blame for his Republican Party’s sweeping midterms losses — but even as he comes under pressure, analysts said Wednesday that he has few good options ahead. It remains to be seen what path Trump will take after emerging […]
WASHINGTON — US Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Iran war had doomed Republicans in the midterm elections, moving to distance himself from the unpopular conflict ahead of a possible 2028 White House run. “The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,” Vance said in a lengthy […]
SRINAGAR — Dissident National Conference (NC) MLAs are likely to meet party president Farooq Abdullah here on Friday to air their grievances following the recent cabinet reshuffle, party sources said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is also expected to attend the crucial meeting, as the party leadership seeks to pacify the legislators unhappy at being omitted […]
