WASHINGTON – Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the ‘Wall Street Journal’ reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report. The newspaper said the report – which provides fresh details on the number of researchers affected, the […]
ANKARA – The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has agreed to cooperate with a “notorious” Turkish paramilitary group that has been accused by the United Nations of deploying fighters from Syrian armed groups to take part in military operations in Libya. The Pakistani Air Force’s policy thinks tank, the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS), […]
SRINAGAR – The Union Territory government’s region-specific recruitment of domiciles for Covid care hospitals coming up temporarily in Jammu and Srinagar has drawn resentment from the general public. The two 500-bed hospitals are being built in collaboration with the DRDO. Both the hospitals are likely to be made operational next month. “In the Advertisement 06/AHJ […]
NEW DELHI – India’s death toll due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has reached 303,720 after 4,454 people succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) dashboard showed on Monday morning. This makes India only the third country after the United States and Brazil, respectively, to […]
JAMMU – A court here has denied bail to two illegal Rohingya immigrants who were arrested two months ago, saying their release shall create law and order problems. The court also said that it cannot be ruled out that the accused persons may be involved in criminal as well as militant activities. The accused, Ashiqur […]
SRINAGAR – Awami Action Committee (AAC) said that it was deeply concerned by the write ups appearing in some media platforms on the 31st death anniversary of Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq on May 21, 1990. In a statement, AAC said that there was a concerted attempt by certain powerful quarters who control all modes of […]
NEW DELHI – India on Sunday recorded a grim milestone as it became the third country in the world after the United States of America and Brazil to record more than three lakh deaths due to the covid-19 pandemic. America was the first country to record three lakh fatalities due to covid-19 followed by the […]
NEW DELHI – The leaders of 12 major opposition parties on Sunday extended their support to the call for a countrywide protest on May 26 given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — the umbrella body of farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s three agricultural laws. May 26 marks six months of the protest by […]
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates stands ready to facilitate peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians, the de facto ruler of the Gulf state said in remarks carried on state media on Sunday. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan made the comments in a telephone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah […]
PUNE/SRINAGAR – A Pune NGO has laid bare an alleged human trafficking racket perpetrated in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir since the past few months and has urged the Centre and local administration to intervene in the matter on priority. Recently, at least eight youngsters, including a girl, were rescued by volunteers of […]