NEW DELHI — Social media giant Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about the name change at the company’s annual Connect conference on Oct. 28, but […]
NEW DELHI — The chances of a third Covid-19 wave appear remote under the “present circumstances” with only the Delta and its derivatives as the main SARS-CoV-2 variants in circulation and the weekly caseload dropping steadily, as per experts. “We need to forget about the third wave for the moment. If it does come up, […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will soon take over probe into the recent civilian killings in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), sources in the security setup said on Tuesday. The agency will investigate four cases involving pharmaceutical dealer ML Bindroo, street vendor Virendra Paswan and school teachers Supinder Kour and Deepak Chand, all […]
JAMMU — Three members of a family were arrested for smuggling drugs and Rs 1.6 lakh recovered from them in Jammu district on Tuesday, officials said. A police team stopped a man, his father and mother at a checkpoint near Chorli Kothey in Bishnah belt. They signalled to stop for checking and instead of stopping, […]
SRINAGAR — The weatherman on Tuesday forecast heavy rains and snow at many places of Jammu and Kashmir, mainly on October 23, and said that the wet spell could damage orchards and lead to temporary disruption of major highways on hilly areas. “A fresh spell of widespread moderate rain/snow is most likely during 23rd October […]
SRINAGAR — Thousands of devotees from across the Kashmir Valley converged at the historic Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of city on the eve of Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi (SAW) on Tuesday. Thousands of men, women and children thronged the shrine, also known as Dargah Sharif and Asar-e-Sherief, all through the day to have glimpses of the holy […]
PULWAMA — To strengthen the ties between General public and Indian Army an Interaction session was Organised on this Auspicious day of Eid-e-Milad by 55 RR in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. On the Directions of CO 55RR, Tahab Cob Organised this interactive session with masses, wishes and distribute sweets among them. Army troops wishes people […]
MUMBAI — India badminton legend Prakash Padukone on Tuesday said that sports and politics should not be mixed with each other, and the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan should proceed as planned. India and Pakistan are slated to lock horns against each other in the World Cup on October 24 […]
BENGALURU — A 37-year-old woman in Bengaluru has lost Rs 18 lakh after she was conned by a person whom she met on a dating app. The woman, a resident of Austin town, lost the money over a span of five days and approached cops on October 7, police sources said. The police said she […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Navy detected and blocked an Indian submarine from entering Pakistani territorial waters earlier this week on October 16, Pakistan’s military media wing informed. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the navy showed “unremitting vigilance and professional competence” in ascertaining and blocking the attempted entry of the Indian vessel. “During the prevailing […]