Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has decided to block social media sites for four hours in Pakistan. A temporary ban has been imposed on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Tiktok, WhatsApp, and YouTube. They will resume working at 4pm. The decision has been taken to maintain the law and order situation in the country. The step comes […]
Kulgam: Jammu and Kasmir Police on Friday claimed to have booked a woman Special Police Officer (SPO), hailing from Frisal area of Kulgam under the Unlawful activities Prevention Act UA(P)A. Officials told that a woman SPO identified as Saima Jan, daughter of Ghulam Nabi Rah of Frisal area of Kulgam was seen shouting at security […]
New York: At least 71 journalists have been arrested by Myanmar authorities since the military coup in February, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday. “From Myanmar, our colleagues at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) say that 71 journalists have been arrested, with more than half of them […]
New Delhi: India reported over 2 lakh new COVID-19 cases and more than 1,100 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 1,185 COVID-related deaths were reported in the country taking the death toll to 1,74,308. As many as 2,17,353 new COVID-19 cases have […]
Lahore/Karachi: At least four policemen were killed during the clashes as violence erupted across Pakistan over demand of the expulsion of a French envoy over the publication of alleged blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, according to media reports. The police also used baton-charge on the demonstrators. Violence erupted across Pakistan after security forces fired […]
New Delhi: As India witnesses an unprecedented surge in Covid caseloads, voices for a short-duration national lockdown or in severely-hit states/UTs grew louder on Wednesday and experts urged the Centre to immediately plan and execute a 15-day lockdown to break the chain of infection and manage the second wave of the pandemic. The fact is […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Government on Thursday deferred the annual ‘Darbar Move’ in view of sharp rise in COVID19 cases in the Union Territory and ordered that the Civil Secretariat shall function in both Srinagar and Jammu in equitable manner. The decision has been taken in view of safety of employees as […]
Srinagar: Following the incident of ruthlessly beating a student in a private coaching centre in Srinagar by a faculty member, the District Magistrate Srinagar has taken cognizance of the incident while the CEO of the district has also sought strict action against the erring teacher, institute. According to an order issued from the office of […]
New Delhi: Delhi government has imposed a weekend curfew in a view of the grim situation due to the coronavirus pandemic in the national capital. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he concluded his meeting with the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on the Covid-19 situation. As per the announcement made by […]
Washington: In the aftermath of the US and the NATO withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, India will have tremendous concern on the resurgence of the Taliban and its territory being used as a safe haven for terrorist, experts said. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by […]