ANANTNAG [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — The 40th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) organized a free medical camp on Thursday in the Palpora village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Around 200 persons, including women and children, were examined by a team of doctors and provided with free medicines. The medical team consisted of […]
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600 Indian students, including 500 from Kashmir, evacuated to Mashhad amid ongoing crisis in Iran; Likely to return tomorrow
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant development, around 600 Indian students — including 500 from Kashmir — have safely reached Mashhad from Qom, as part of the ongoing evacuation process amid growing security concerns in Iran. This is the second group of students who were previously relocated to Qom, where they spent three days. The […]
Kashmiri students being moved to Turkmenistan for evacuation
SRINAGAR — Over 1500 students who were relocated to Qom over the last few days have been moved to Mashad this morning for evuacation from Turkmenistan. The journey to Mashhad will take approximately 12 hours, after which they are expected to cross to Turkmenistan. In the meantime, over 100 students who had crossed into Armenia […]
Iran-Israel conflict raises alarm in Pakistan amid fears over own security
ISLAMABAD — In January 2024, Pakistan and Iran fired missiles into each other’s territory in a brief military escalation between the neighbours. Yet 17 months later, after Israel attacked Iran with strikes on the latter’s nuclear facilities, and assassinated multiple Iranian generals and nuclear scientists, Pakistan was quick to condemn the Israeli action. Islamabad described […]
Delhi-bound Air India Dreamliner returns to Hong Kong after mid-air technical issue
NEW DELHI — An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane bound for New Delhi returned to its origin of Hong Kong as a precautionary measure on Monday after a technical issue was suspected mid-air, the latest incident affecting the airline in recent days. AI315 “returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off due to a technical […]
Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: US official
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior US official told AFP Sunday. “We found out that the Israelis had plans to hit Iran’s supreme leader. President Trump was against it and we told the Israelis not to,” said the US official, speaking […]
Faiq Rather, Director Oxford Presentation School Speaks at J&K CII Education Summit 2025
Srinagar: Faiq Rather, Director of Oxford Presentation School, participated as a panelist at the CII J&K Education Summit 2025, held at SSM College of Engineering. The event, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) J&K, focused on the theme “Future of Education in J&K.” The summit featured key education leaders including G. N. War […]
Iraq urges US to prevent Israeli aircraft from using Iraqi airspace to strike Iran
BAGHDAD — Iraq on Saturday called on the United States to prevent Israeli aircraft from breaching Iraqi airspace to carry out attacks against Iran, citing bilateral agreements and international law. “The Iraqi government urges the United States to uphold its responsibilities under the agreements signed between the two countries and prevent aircraft belonging to the […]
India abstains in UNGA on draft resolution demanding immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS — India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt the resolution introduced by Spain that demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, to be respected by all […]
Air India flight with 242 on board crashes in Ahmedabad, no survivors
AHMEDABAD — An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport this afternoon, in one of the worst ever aviation tragedies in India. There were 232 passengers and 10 crew on the flight which was headed to London. None of them survived the crash, officials said. The plane […]