WELLINGTON — India will play 12 international cricket matches in New Zealand later this year in a tour billed as the biggest in New Zealand in a generation. The all-format tour will feature India playing the Black Caps in five Twenty20 internationals, five one-day internationals and two test matches. India will play more international matches […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Bank has bagged Gold award at the Finacle Innovation Awards 2026 in the category for “Modern Technologies-led Innovation – Data Insights & Analytics Platform”. Its MD and CEO Amitava Chatterjee, along with General Manager (Strategy & IT/CIO) Mohammad Muzaffar Wani, received the award at an event organised by Infosys Finacle in Mumbai, […]
MULLANPUR — Suryakumar Yadav is set to be removed as captain of the India T20 team and the all-powerful Apex Council might be informed of his status even before the squad for the UK tour is selected. Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma have emerged as the top contenders to succeed Surya as the leader of […]
SRINAGAR — Upping the ante, the ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday announced that its legislature party will launch a protest in New Delhi on the first day of the forthcoming Monsoon session of Parliament to press for the immediate restoration of statehood and constitutional guarantees for Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made by […]
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things “work out”. “They’ve already agreed they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told “Pod Force One” in an interview broadcast on […]
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — Gulf hostilities flared again on June 3, with an Iranian missile attack damaging Kuwait’s airport and the US military carrying out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showing little sign of progress. The attacks are the latest to test a shaky ceasefire, sending oil prices up more […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a fire incident in Delhi. “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a tragic fire incident in Malviya Nagar, Delhi. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families in this hour […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday led his party MLAs and independents supporting him for a meeting at on off-site location amid claims by Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma that the National Conference government can fall anytime. Sharma had claimed that several ruling party MLAs were on the verge of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday flagged off a cyclothon at the Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) here to mark World Bicycle Day. The event, organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council under its flagship initiative “My Youth My Pride”, witnessed enthusiastic participation from cyclists, youth, students and sports […]
NEW DELHI — A massive fire broke out in a hotel in a congested bylane in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, including foreigners whose ailing relatives were being treated in hospitals nearby. The blaze at the Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani in Malviya Nagar started around 8.30 […]